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
58 episodes
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.
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Season 2025
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Episode 58
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38:50
And the Law Won
The Trump Administration and the Supreme Court - frienemies?Trump continues to try to bully law firms, and has some success, and some failures. Why does Trump continue to attack the legal system? How does he get away with it?...
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Season 2025
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Episode 57
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57:18
TMC - Episode 56: Quality news, Inflation, Senate and more
Sometimes things go another direction, and the perfect opportunity arrives.I wanted to speak about how I get news sources for some time, and I also thought it would be an injustice to not touch of some of the most important current event...
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Season 2025
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Episode 56
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26:55
TMC Episode 55: Woke and Juneteenth
Juneteenth just passed, so, yeah, I am a bit late. I had mentioned wanting to cover the history of "Woke," and adding Juneteenth seemed perfect, if a few days late.This is a shorter episode, but very important none the less....
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Season 2025
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Episode 55
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24:50
TMC Episode 54: Currently Dramatic
The Mad Centrist plays off of the famous Kurt Vonnegut quote "A sane man, to an insane world, must appear insane." Recently this seems even more apt.The world is hitting new levels of insanity, and we must be Mad to be so sane!...
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33:29
TMC - Episode 53: Medicare and Medicaid explained
The Episode I promised long ago, in Episode #37. This episode covers the social programs Medicare and Medicaid. Two programs with similar names, but they are very different indeed! Take a listen to see if you feel they are wor...
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Season 2025
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Episode 53
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25:53
TMC - Episode 52: Freedom of the Press
This week's episode we have a special guest: Professor, Lawyer, and Journalist Israel Balderas. The conversation is focused on Journalism - an area of expertise where you might be hard pressed to find a better professional to give their o...
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Season 2025
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Episode 52
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47:38
TMC - Episode 51: Idiot or Savant?
A really rare non-political episode - well, not really. It centers on the president, but it is about his mental acuity, and not his politics. To that extent, it really is not political.This episode asks the question, a questi...
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Season 2025
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Episode 51
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35:27
TMC - Episode 50: Nifty Fifty
Thanks to the listeners! A recap episode, on what has happened, what the show is about, and where we are going. We have covered a lot of ground, but we are just getting started!Starting it out with a quote.Finishing w...
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Season 2025
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Episode 50
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30:02
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