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!
The Mad Centrist
Episode 91: Gas-lighting Midterms
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Everything is seemingly bad news, interest rates are rising, job numbers are bad, the International community is slowly backing away from the USA.
Is there any good news?
Well, yeah, gas prices are dropping!
But...Why? Listen and find out!
Show Notes:
Bond information: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/07/treasury-yields-auction-fomc-minutes.html
Bond King article: https://www.thestreet.com/investing/stocks/bill-gross-stock-market-warning
Job Numbers: https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/us-posts-weak-job-growth-132758582.html
For fun, the inflation calculator: https://www.us-debt-clock.com/inflation
Trucking article: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/16-trucking-companies-hit-bankruptcy-court-in-less-than-a-month
Ohio gas tax holiday: https://www.13abc.com/2026/09/30/ohio-lawmakers-pass-gas-tax-suspension-heads-governors-desk/
White House staff on Trump's Iran war rationale: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/white-house-says-us-bombed-173000099.html
Episode 79 & 51 can be found on https://www.themadcentrist.com
TIME interview transcript: https://time.com/article/2026/10/01/donald-trump-2026-interview-transcript/
UN Charter: https://www.un.org/en/about-us/un-charter
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