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[ ![Episode 37 The Matt Mercer Interview: Defining the Next Era of the Conservative Movement](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/podcasts/reagan_faulkner/2026/april/mercer/Reagan%20Faulkner%20Show%20-%20square.png) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/reagan-faulkner-show/episode-37-the-matt-mercer-interview-defining-the-next-era-of-the-conservative-movement)

Matt Mercer breaks down Gen Z politics, MAGA’s future, Trump’s wins, and 2026 midterm stakes for conservatives in North Carolina and beyond.

  21 April 2026