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
82 episodes
Voting Rights: Cheat or Lose
Splitting the nation in two is going very well these days.Texas rams through a redistricting effort. California puts redistricting on the ballot and wins. Then something happened that brought the Gerrymandering Wars to new he...
TMC - Episode 81: (Almost) War Powers
Defense Production and War Powers. What do they have to do with the economy and Spirit Airlines? And honestly, what are they anyway? That is what this episode is about - along with a bit of coincidental news and events....
Episode 80: Hope Springs
Can you feel the tide shift? Maybe a little?Ukraine, Orban in Hungary, Georgia, Russia, and now...the USA too?A lot of little things are adding up to big things, and I feel the change happening, join me in this episode as I ...
Episode 79: Iran into Trouble
The previous Iran Nuclear Deal was effectively ended by Donald Trump in 2018.But, what was the deal? Why did so many world powers sign on to the deal? And how did removing the United States of America make it fall apart?Toda...
Episode 78: Saving America from SAVE
The SAVE Act is all over the news. Well, various other dumpster fires such as the Epstein Files, or the Epstein Files War - AKA the war in Iran, and gas prices, and...You get the point. The midterms are coming, and the SAVE A...
Episode 77: Trump, Netanyahu, Iran, Oh My!
It is a crazy world! War, or not War, the PResident calls it was, but Congress doesn't. What did past presidents call it? And why does Netanyahu always seem to pop up just before mid-east wars?Iran has been a threat to ...
Episode 76: Pre-response to the State of the Union
It is entirely possible that we all know what is going to be said at the State of the Union. Trump will lie, repeatedly, and declare a bunch of things to be true that are complete fabrications. But the actual State of the Union? Not...
Episode 75: K-Shaped Truth
We have all heard the news talk about a K-Shaped Economy. What the heck is it though? How did it happen? Why has it never happened before - or has it?Learn the answers, and more, in this episode!Show Links:
Episode 74: Ice Rage
ICE has achieved the lofty status of becoming a curse in the English language. Call someone an ICE agent, or suggest maybe they should get a job with ICE, and expect a fight. Rarely in our nation's history h...
Episode 73: Bored of Peace
Davos was a disaster for Trump, and the USA's standing on the world stage. Something else happened at Davos that didn't get the same amount of press the low-energy, fabricated reality, falsehoods, and mistakes that the Trump speeches did:...
Episode 72: Re-play of Episode 39: Paging Doctor King
This episode was one of the most downloaded from the entire collection.For good reason! MLK, jr is a legend is American history.See the original show notes:
TMC - Episode 71: Murdering Monroe
The Economy is still in tatters, and the evidence lays it out. I cover some of it, but then move on to the 800-pound illegally invading gorilla in the room - Trump's Venezuela crime spree.Maduro was no saint, but he also was...
TMC - Episode 70: War Powers
A very short episode - covering the Farce in Venezuela, the crimes being committed, and why they are crimes, and not part of the "War on Terror."Plus some show notes! Speaking of which, this week's notes for this show:...
TMC - Episode 69: Trump Traps and Illegal Orders
5 Democrats do something uncharacteristic, but relatively normal - at least if we were in normal times. These are anything but normal times. Trump threatens enemies with death, threatens invasions of allies, threatens invasions of n...
TMC - Episode 68: What gave us Trump?
I hear it, you probably do too: McConnell's fault, or Biden's. Maybe even the Supreme Court or Aileen Cannon. It might be a bit simple to claim any one thing brought about the success of Donald Trump's brand, or kept it going. ...
TMC - Episode 67: Nuclear Senate!
Have you ever heard the term "Nuclear Option" and wondered what it meant?Me too! I decided to find out, and put together the normal person's guide to the filibuster, cloture, and the Nuclear Option in the United States Senate - I f...
TMC - Episode 66: Corruption in Chief
What do you get when the SEC backs off Crypto Currency rules and regulations at the behest of the leader of the Free World? Maybe corruption at a scale never seen before on the planet.How is the ballroom being paid for?How is the ...
TMC - Episode 65: No Kings - Less MAGA?
The No Kings rally was a great success. There has never been a protest this large in American history! The goal was to raise awareness of the moves being made to consolidate - or simply take - power into an authoritarian executive b...
TMC - Episode 64: Tarnishing the National Guard
The National Guard is getting some bad press. This is not the National Guard's fault though. The Guard has a long, storied history in America, and this episode shares some of the highlights (and a low light too). It also compa...
TMC - Episode 63: Are we Ignoring Financial Indicators?
The data exists, if we want to find it. This is the job of some people. But no one seems to be able to find it. In this episode I present some data that makes me question the stability of the economy. Some of it is uniqu...
TMC - Episode 62: What killed Charlie Kirk
Ask an easy question, and sometimes you get a deep thoughtful response.What killed Charlie Kirk is one of those questions. Not who, but what. This episode is off the cuff and relies on thoughts already recorded in past episod...
TMC - Episode 61 - Tariffs Global Cause and Effect
Tariff, a hot button issue for sure. In America, we argue - still - over who pays them (Hint: it is not the foreign nation). We complain about how they increase prices. We largely ignore the international consequences - but we...
TMC - Episode 60: Conspiracies (Q)Anonymous
In the throes of COVID-19 a movement gained power. A silly on, but still, Q Anon grew unexpectedly.In hindsight it would be laughable that it ever happened, except for the damage done to our nation, and families and individuals.No...
TMC - Episode 59: Concentration Camps of the USA
Who would have thought we would be here? Camps now across multiple states, and most of the population recognizes them as what they are: concentration camps.The crazy part is half of the people seem to be OK with concentration camps...
TMC - Episode 58: Epstein, Maxwell, Trump, oh my!
Jeffrey Epstein has a sorted past. Ghislane Maxwell, his partner in crime is serving 20 years for human trafficking and other sex crimes. Both of these notorious people have ties to President Trump from the 1980s to the mid-2000s.