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"A sane person to an insane society must appear insane." ― Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Not Mad as in Angry, Mad as in Insane. And in an insane world, the sane are simply Mad. I am a Mad Centrist. You can be too! The Mad Centrist podcast is a middle ground, pragmatic, politically polite, and irreverently independent show. Pulling the rug out from beneath Democrats and Republicans alike, while respecting democrats and republican citizens (the distinction between Party and people is critical!). Amusing a ...
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A host with a centrist view that has buddies on both side of the spectrum.
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Join us on a new path: Alt-Centrism. New ideas & a divorce from polarized two party politics. Conservative, Liberal, Radical - we all want this world to be a better place. Let's do it together. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alt-centrism/support
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TMC Episode 37 - SS Fix-it
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Send us a text It is full-on Political Football season again! Republicans are running their backward-yardage play of Cut-Social-Security, making sure the most dependent among us can no longer get in the game... or get food, clothing, and housing. Learn about Social Security, history, how it works, 3 stupid ways to fix it, and 2 smart ways with no i…
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TMC Episode 36 - Immigration & Wealth
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Send us a text We have been told immigration is bad. We have been told to vote for tougher immigration laws and strong anti-immigration leadership. We have been lied too. Learn the truth on immigration and the American economy. The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from T…
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TMC Episode 35 - Tariff-ic or Tariff... ick.
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Send us a text What is a tariff? Are they good or bad? Or is this maybe one of those "It depends" type of things? Has the USA done tariffs like Trump is proposing before? Sit back and listen in! The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person t…
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TMC Episode 34 - Next: Midterms
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Send us a text Elections come and go, and this one definitely did. Want to increase or reduce the impact? Start thinking about the next "biggest election in your life!" The Election remorse, midterm history, and more! The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey …
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TMC Episode 33 - Election Anxiety Relief
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Send us a text The election is causing crazy amounts of anxiety, deservedly so. I do not think we have much to fear or worry about, and this episode digs in to why. Relax, after the tidal wave, the ocean will be calm. Sit back and enjoy this episode, and feel better about the election. The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. Th…
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Ep 84: Resist Lib Stalingrad
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Rallying the troops for the final battle between good and evil. Plus toothpaste flavor pairing.Von Centrist Madness
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TMC Episode 32 - Fascism
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Send us a text It seems everyone is calling Donald Trump a fascist. But, what exactly is a fascist? And is it fair to call Trump a fascist? Join in on a stroll through history and compare the characteristics of fascism to the MAGA leader. Also discover where Trump gets his "big men, tough men, with tears in their eyes" from! The Mad Centrist - The …
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TMC Episode 31 - The Endorsement Episode
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Send us a text Welcome to the first ever Endorsement Episode! Who exactly does an avowed centrist independent endorse for president of the United States of America in 2024? And Why?!? That is what this episode is all about. The answer is both predictable, and shocking. The reasons given are very well researched, well thought out, and with a little …
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TMC - Episode 30 - Trump's election Supreme nightmare
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Send us a text Jack Smith had no choice - the Supreme Court forced his hand. They declared all evidence must be reviewed before trial to make the determination if a trial should even happen, due to the new immunity of kings, um, I mean presidents. So, Jack Smith and the Department of Justice released their evidence, and Judge Chutkan made it public…
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TMC - Episode 29 Crime-ing Shame
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Send us a text The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” Crime - we keep hearing it is going up. We also keep hearing it is going down. That doesn't work. Are Democrats and Republicans playing wit…
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TMC Episode 28 - What you missed in the debate
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Send us a text The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” Yeah, it was 2 weeks ago, and everyone covered it. But no one covered it like this. Aren't you curious what you missed? I found a bunch of …
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TMC Episode 27 - Russian Influence
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Send us a text The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” A social media production company, with 2,000 videos watched by 16 million pairs of eyeballs, has been indicted for being a Russian Influen…
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TMC Episode 26 - The VeepStakes, Part 2: Tim Walz
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Send us a text The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” Every 4 years at least one new Vice Presidential hopeful is introduced to the nation. Every 4 years a pretty horrible job is usually done w…
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TMC Episode 25 - The VeepStakes, Part 1: JD Vance
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Send us a text The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” Every 4 years at least one new Vice Presidential hopeful is introduced to the nation. Every 4 years a pretty horrible job is usually done w…
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TMC Episode 24 - National Embarrassment, ah, I mean Debt
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Send us a text It took the United States well over 200 years to reach the staggering level of National Debt we collectively hold. Embarrassment begins to describe it. Most Americans still don't really get what it means though. This episode attempts to correct that. Buckle up, and let's go! Links: Nations holding US Debt: Countries With The Largest …
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Ep 82: VEEPSTAKES and Rambo
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Rambo: First Blood deconstructed in context of the Reagan revolution and its pernicious effects on popular culture.Von Centrist Madness
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TMC Episode 23 - Biden, Harris, Trump, & Vance - Oh My!
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Send us a text The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” Welcome to a special 'stream of consciousness' episode! Going over the recent political happenings in the United States, and where it leave…
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Don't cry cause it's Joever, smile cause it Joeappened.Von Centrist Madness
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TMC Episode 22 - Supremes, Debates, and why
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Send us a text The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” The Supreme Court has been busy, with the striking down of the Chevron Deference, and the creation of Presidential Immunity, continuing the…
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TMC Episode 21 - No Budget (Again!)
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Send us a text The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” The Budget - the next topic in the Government Economics series. The American budget process is complex, but not overly so. Still, it seems …
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TMC Episode 20 - 10 Trial Lies & 1 Truth, Supreme Redux
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Send us a text The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” No real agenda, let’s talk about some past episodes, and just sort of catch up on some things: Alito announcing he won’t recuse himself des…
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TMC Episode 19 - Supreme Ethics
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Send us a text The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” When did ethics so thoroughly leave the world of politics? Specifically, when did it leave the one branch of government supposedly immune t…
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TMC Episode 18 - Inflated Pressures
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Send us a text The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” Back to the money series of Podcasts, this one deals with Inflation, and some truly important things to consider regardless of your politic…
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TMC Episode 17 - Georgia Deserves Better
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Send us a text The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” The most important Podcast I have ever done. The small eastern European nation of Georgia is struggling, and the world seems to not even kn…
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TMC Episode 16 - Now Serving: Justice
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Send us a text The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” Donald Trump is the first former president to go on trial for a crime in the history of the United States of America. In this episode we ta…
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TMC Episode 15 - Grabbing the 3rd Rail
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Send us a text The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” Shh! You're not supposed to bring up abortion in conversation! Or are you? I think we should. Listen to a brief discussion on a bit of hist…
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TMC Episode 14 - The Deficit, explained
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Send us a text The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” Debt ceiling? Debt? Deficit? These terms get tossed around often in the news, but what do they mean? In the 2nd in a series of money issues…
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TMC Episode 13 - Russian Aggression
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Send us a text The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” Russia has a long history of battlefield, influence, and cyber campaigns. How is the world handling them today? Where are they winning, and…
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TMC Episode 12 - Congressional Conscience
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Send us a text The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” It seems apropos to drop an episode on the myth of George Santos and his removal from Congress by the Republicans in the House on April Foo…
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Ep. 78: Evolution DEBUNKED
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In the rain forests of Indonesia, there grows a plant shaped like a miniature toilet which provides such an ideal pooping place for the tiny tree shrew that it is almost as if it were hand-crafted by a wise and benevolent creator.https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2zxOlbh-RF/?igsh=ZTFnM3dna3h2cGU3Von Centrist Madness
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TMC Episode 11 - Supremely Disappointing
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Send us a text The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” The Supreme Court, the revered highest court in the land! History, despite many safeguards put in place by the Founders, says otherwise. Th…
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TMC Episode 10 - Debt limiting what?
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Send us a text The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” What is with Congress and the debt limit? And...what is a 'debt limit' anyway? Continuing a series on economic issues, this episode strays …
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Rocky 4. Matt addresses the lactating Al Gore incident.Von Centrist Madness
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TMC Episode 9 - At a Minimum
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Send us a text The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” Is raising the Minimum Wage a good idea? Or a bad idea? Have we learned from the past, or does it even matter in modern times? This episode…
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Trump trial updates. Graduate seminar-level semiotic analysis of Rocky 2/3Von Centrist Madness
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TMC Episode 8 - Its Classified
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Send us a text The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” The Top-Secret information on this episode: What the FBI Files Reveal About Hillary Clinton’s Email Server - POLITICO Magazine Lt. Colonel …
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TMC Episode 7 - Changes
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Send us a text The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” Parties change over time. Sometimes it is drastic and takes a long time, sometimes it is shocking and happens before the party is even awar…
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This is the rocky that started them all, the rocky upon which all subsequent rockys would build.Von Centrist Madness
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TMC Episode 6 - All is well
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Send us a text The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” Judges, Prosecutors, and Public Servants being swatted, and more reasons, ironically, why things are actually not that bad. In fact, there …
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TMC - Episode 5 - Bias in Politics
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Send us a text The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. Episode #5: What happens when bias enters politics? And what is the key to making better choices? Are some types of bias more harmful than others? Also, some show notes and stuff to catch up on. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “…
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TMC - Episode 4 - Compromise is the American Way!
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Send us a text The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” No not angry, but crazy. Also not crazy, but sane in a crazy world. I think a large portion of the earth’s population feels this way, but I…
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TMC - Episode 3 - One America, Two Parties
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Send us a text he Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” No not angry, but crazy. Also not crazy, but sane in a crazy world. I think a large portion of the earth’s population feels this way, but I …
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TMC - Episode 2 - Judicial System
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Send us a text The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” No not angry, but crazy. Also not crazy, but sane in a crazy world. I think a large portion of the earth’s population feels this way, but I…
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TMC - Episode 1 - TMC Introduction
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Send us a text The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” No not angry, but crazy. Also not crazy, but sane in a crazy world. I think a large portion of the earth’s population feels this way, but I…
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Ep. 73: Not the Worst Podcast
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Critics say we're the worst podcast ever made. We're keeping em honest. PLUS the Republican debate, vampires, volcanos and Microsoft.Von Centrist Madness
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Ep. 72: Tubs of Lard
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Ep. 71: Ain't dead, ain't gonna die
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Returning after extended hiatusVon Centrist Madness
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Ep. 68: The four types of Chinese faces
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Patrick Breen joins to help us solve the mystery of the JFK assassination once and for all. The answer may surprise you (if you're a rube.) Also some really great discussion on Bill O'Reilly's killing X book series.Von Centrist Madness
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Hobbits can be black now. What does it mean? How does it affect YOU? We break down all the angles. PLUS special guest Dhaaruni makes her Centrist Madness debut with some big ideas for the Democratic party.Von Centrist Madness
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