The MiddleGround Mic
Tired of partisan bullshit tearing America apart while politicians hide behind excuses and sacred cows get endless protection? Step into The MiddleGround Mic, the no-compromise centrist politics podcast that refuses to play nice with extremes. No Left. No Right. Forward. Hosted by Joseph Steagall, we deliver militant centrism at full throttle — ripping apart hypocrisy from every angle, calling out the nonsense on both sides, and hammering pragmatic, zero-BS fixes for the real fights: elections, foreign policy disasters, border security failures, economic meltdown, and community breakdowns in this fractured mess of a country.
Regularly hitting the top 30 in U.S. News Commentary with over 750,000 downloads and rising fast, we bring raw, bipartisan truth from thought leaders, journalists, policymakers, and actual people — not scripted talking heads. This is the honesty, clarity, and politics without tribal loyalty that the mainstream media won’t touch.
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The REAL JFK: Sickly, Rebellious, Brilliant — A Truth America Forgot
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what if everything you’ve been told about John F. Kennedy is only half the story?
Historian and Kennedy scholar Scott Badler, author of Becoming JFK, joins The MiddleGround Mic to reveal the shocking, inspiring, and deeply human journey of a young man who was never supposed to become president.
Before the speeches, before Camelot — JFK was:
• chronically sick
• overlooked by his father
• overshadowed by his older brother
• rebellious, witty, and underestimated
• forged through war, pain, failure, and adversity
In this detailed interview, we break down:
• JFK’s brutal early health battles
• The rivalry with Joe Jr. that shaped him
• His eye-opening travels through pre-WWII Europe
• The truth behind the PT-109 rescue
• The real reasons Americans connected with him
• The leadership traits that still matter today
PLUS — a Fact or Fiction Lightning Round where Scott answers the tough questions about JFK’s charm, his flaws, and whether Jack would’ve ever been president if Joe Jr. survived.
This episode goes deeper than the myth — and reveals the man who had to fight for every ounce of greatness he achieved.
👉 Check out Scott’s work + rare JFK photos:
https://www.scottbadler.net
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