The Mad Centrist
"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 The 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 anecdotes of the crazy world we find ourselves in, how to maybe get along better, and pull the world back towards sanity, and do so while having some fun!
Episodes
49 episodes
TMC - Episode 49: SAVE Act
Covering some stories of continued government removing people - sometimes even citizens - from the streets and trying, and succeeding, to deport them.Then we get to the heart of the show: the SAVE Act. How does it harm voting in Am...
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Season 2025
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Episode 49
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41:06
TMC - Episode 48: Uncivil Deportation
Taken from the street. Disappearing from an appointment with ICE. Held at the border, or at an airport on your way home. The stories are coming in fast and way too frequent.The stunning thing is we aren't seeing more outrage....
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28:38
TMC - Episode 47 - The Swamp, part 3
The President of the United States. Mission #1, choose a cabinet.The question: does this help fill the swamp or drain it?This is part 3 of a look into Donald Trump's cabinet choices, and providing information for YOU to deci...
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Season 2025
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Episode 47
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32:13
TMC - Episode 46 - The Swamp, part 2
The President of the United States. Mission #1, choose a cabinet.The question: does this help fill the swamp or drain it?This is part 2 of a look into Donald Trump's cabinet choices, and providing information for YOU to deci...
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Season 2025
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Episode 46
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42:11
TMC - Episode 45 - The Swamp, part 1
The President of the United States. Mission #1, choose a cabinet.The question: does this help fill the swamp or drain it?This is part 1 of a look into Donald Trump's cabinet choices, and providing information for YOU to deci...
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42:46
TMC Episode 44 - The budget bill or what the heck just happened?
February 25th was a rough day, but it really shouldn't have been. Learn why the House Budget Bill means about as much as a wooden nickel. Also, learn what the bill is, and what it isn't. History provides amazing perspective so...
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Season 2025
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Episode 44
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35:33
TMC Episode 43 - Only 47 Months to go!
The Trump Administration seems to be flailing. I know, Republicans say it is the best ever, Democrats say it is the worst. I think neither is correct, because it is proving to be largely ineffective. Immigration, slow and expe...
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Season 2025
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Episode 43
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37:17
TMC Episode 42 - Trump's ED issues
Trump has an ED issue, and Congress is the only solution. Find out why that is a problem even he knows will not work out in his favor.Learn about the Education Department, its history, what it does, and the $$$ behi...
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38:56
TMC Episode 41 - Crypto Currency Con
What is a currency exactly? And is a Crypto Currency really a currency?Once the hope for a means to make a currency democratically available to all, something along the way went wrong. Criminals started to use and then abuse ...
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Season 2025
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Episode 41
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41:40
TMC Episode 40 - Capital Idea
Capitalism is being treated as some sort of evil that needs to be destroyed. I think this is the wrong approach. Capitalism is very much like people - some capitalist or companies or organizations are indeed bad. Most however ...
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Season 2025
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Episode 40
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24:17
TMC Episode 39 - Paging Doctor King
Inauguration day 2025 also happens to be the day we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Many may choose to watch the inauguration; I will choose to embrace one of the greatest Americans to ever live.In troubled times when our na...
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28:17
TMC Episode 38 - Aging Politicians and the 28th Amendment
The United States has a problem. Our elected officials keep getting older and older. The Constitution says nothing about the elderly serving in Congress, the White House, or on the Supreme Court. Let's examine this and maybe m...
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Season 2025
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Episode 38
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31:22
TMC Episode 37 - SS Fix-it
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.
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Season 2024
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Episode 37
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38:46
TMC Episode 36 - Immigration & Wealth
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 M...
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Season 2024
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Episode 36
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32:27
TMC Episode 35 - Tariff-ic or Tariff... ick.
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...
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37:33
TMC Episode 34 - Next: Midterms
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 Centris...
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Season 2024
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Episode 34
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18:27
TMC Episode 33 - Election Anxiety Relief
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 en...
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Season 2024
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Episode 33
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25:46
TMC Episode 32 - Fascism
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.A...
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Season 2024
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Episode 32
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36:30
TMC Episode 31 - The Endorsement Episode
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...
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Season 2024
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Episode 31
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33:01
TMC - Episode 30 - Trump's election Supreme nightmare
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.
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Season 2024
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Episode 30
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39:05
TMC - Episode 29 Crime-ing Shame
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 he...
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Season 2024
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Episode 29
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32:15
TMC Episode 28 - What you missed in the debate
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 wee...
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Season 2024
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Episode 28
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40:39
TMC Episode 27 - Russian Influence
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 pro...
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Season 2024
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Episode 27
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33:59
TMC Episode 26 - The VeepStakes, Part 2: Tim Walz
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 l...
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Season 2024
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Episode 26
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31:25