Centrist Sh—kickers

Really struggling with the divides in our country. If you’ve ever listened before, you know where I’m going with this. I’m a little out of practice so sorry if it gets incoherent, but hey, I’m just your basic American laborer; what do you expect? https://youtube.com/shorts/D2diZhSXiMg?si=s6ad6zWXZysoslQk

Speaks for itself.

Hey, as a basic knuckle dragging American, I’m wrong often! But is it possible to be wrong and right at the same time? Not according to Ben Shapiro. We kick around what is happening with the cease fire between Iran and Israel, and toy with what might have been possible. More importantly what could have been PROBABLE under another president. Reuters link: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/f...

We appear to be on the precipice of another regime change war. Where you at Tulsi? Anyway, I go on at some length, vaguely, about how centrist independent populism is the only way to take back our republic. Wish I had sounded more hopeful, but this isn’t going to happen overnight.

I’m a week late, but what’s new? Today I dive into the State of The Union, or the Prez addressing congress, whatever you want to call it, cause I didn’t get many good vibes SO I NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT haha. https://youtu.be/GCM9_cdwHNw?si=imgwZPvyjXjLHxfd : Democrat with This is not Normal sign. Rep. Lance Gooden of Texas taking sign from Rep. Melanie Stansbury of New Mexico https://www.youtube.com...

I supposed it was time to dive into a little of what Trump has done during his first 5 weeks as president. But then there was the shocking argument he had with the Ukrainian president, so we had to touch on that. I gave some ham fisted opinions on USAID, which is the biggest thing that the administration has done so far (speaking of ham fisted), but maybe it’s not such a bad thing; not only for US...

In this episode I rely heavily on Andrew Heaton’s new book: Tribalism is Dumb: Where it Came From, How it Got So Bad, and What to do About it. I read a passage from the book and discuss how the defined terms of progressive/socialist, Conservative, Libertarian, and Populist don’t actually have that as many differences as they might think—if they would just strip away the nonsense dividing them. I c...

So many things to discuss, but instead I got sidetracked by Bill Maher. https://youtu.be/dskdjJJ7bnQ?si=RCLQ8yE55hVKYUsz Medical bills account for 40% of bankruptcies: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1127305/ John Brown: Pottawatomie Massacre * On May 24–25, 1856, Brown and his men killed five pro-slavery settlers in Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas 
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Welcome back! Hope everyone had a great holiday season, now it’s time to fight the power! Haha. No, but seriously, how do we do that? It’s obvious that I don’t have any answers. Then again, you could listen to a hundred other podcasts, or read a hundred other books, and the answers they give aren’t clear paths to victory either. It’s gotta start with you, that’s all I know. https://www.nytimes.com...

Hey, I read a book! It was The Myth of American Idealism: How U.S. Foreign Policy Endangers the World, by Noam Chomsky and Nathan J. Robinson. This was a timely read, coming on the heels of the election, and the promises of the incoming administration to be less belligerent and promote peaceful resolutions to ongoing conflicts. I am not holding my breath. The book is worth a read. It will challeng...

Most of this episode is me not only putting the election to bed, but the woke religion— that I think—has largely been written off as inconsequential in Harris’s loss. To highlight this, the much admired Krystal Ball of Breaking Points gave a monologue on precisely this topic, and in my opinion —missed the ball (harhar). Yes, I know I’ve talked about pumping the break on cultural issues, but when I...

Certainly didn’t think we would be crowning an election victory in less than 24 hours, but we have: President elect Trump. I go over my previously unshared predictions, touch again on the abortion topic, but mostly we hear Marianne Williamson explain the flaws in the democratic party which gave Trump 2 pathetic candidates to run against. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/ballot-measu...

(In the style of Jonathan Davis) Are you ready!? It is election week, and yes, I am coming to you twice in 2 weeks based on that reason alone. So who are you voting for? More importantly, why are we voting? That’s really what lies at the heart of this episode as we dive into what is most important to registered voters, via a PEW poll from September 2024. Also, what can the president actually accom...

I have come back at the turn of the tide! Nope, not as a wizard savior, just the same basic guy in his closet. So much has happened that I’m sure that I forgot 80% of it, but I do my best to get through the important parts (politically anyway). Hope to return before long to take the temp on the country before, or after the November election. Stay on the healthy side!

Buckle up and get ready for a depressing ride through today’s headlines; delivered by a guy who has barely read today’s headlines. Is being a Centrist the equivalent to being a useless downer? Perhaps not, but you won’t be convinced after listening to this episode. Sending all the love and appreciation to anyone who listens. Go be the light!

Like any good Centrist I spin in a circle around what it means to be in the Revolutionary Age: casting doubts about the very idea we’re in such an epoch, and why it’s failing even if we are! Yay! I, of course, touch more on the Middle East situation and how sickening it all is. Can we at least agree on that? https://stevenpinker.com/publications/enlightenment-now-case-reason-science-humanism-and-p...

I do my best to catch up with all y’all; and let you know what the hell I’ve been up to over the passed few months. I do my best to compare and contrast the history of the French Revolution with the strife in our current political cultural landscape. These are the books I got my understanding of the French Revolution. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens:_A_Chronicle_of_the_French_Revolution htt...

The main thrust of this episode was to try and give some perspective on the things that actually matter: they could affect your daily life and freedom. Better to see the knives coming for you than to get it in the back while watching the fireworks. Guns vs overdose: https://www.mass.gov/news/massachusetts-opioid-related-overdose-deaths-rose-25-percent-in-2022 What the data says about gun deaths in...

Welcome back. Is there anything more important than the proper allocation of outrage? Sounds silly, right? Maybe it isn’t. The culture war is a life suck; it’s time we start realizing it. AOC IG March 26th:https://instagram.com/aoc?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Blocked and Reported (50:15 for Walsh): Episode 160: Katie Comes Out Of The Closet (As A Dylan Mulvaney Fan) ContraPoints: https://youtu.be/EmT0i0xG...

Hello again! I go on and on about what it is to be in the Center, and why I think that the old timers and those in the wealthy demo are holding back needed change. I also make a presidential endorsement that is sure to shake the landscape. Breaking Points: https://youtu.be/qaixVF944Vg Krystal Kyle and Friends interview with Marianne Williamson: https://youtu.be/K4tk7etwBpY

I get a bit personal about what’s going on in my life since the last time we talked. I go over some great books that I’ve read and give some thoughts on them: Outliers by Malcom Gladwell, and Dream Hoarders by Richard V. Reeves. Pareto Principle - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_distribution Jordan on JRE - https://open.spotify.com/episode/7IVFm4085auRaIHS7N1NQl?si=OzISOp_ERdqg6Qgx8uer3g&cont...

Happy holidays. Today we talk about the investigations—the constant never ending investigations—that have happened, and are once again, on our horizon. I get cynical about compassion, institutions, and even bi-partisan legislation! What a shock! Matt Gaetz on C-Span2: https://mobile.twitter.com/repmattgaetz/status/1592286771517083648

I open up about my voting record and have to subsequently defend my diminishing centrist bona fides. Oh well, it’s ugly out there, I might as well be honest. You be the judge. I touch on conservative’s mistaken views on our fragile society. Plus, there’s a capper on Covid amnesty. Kyle’s take on Breaking Points 3:30:00 - https://youtu.be/kkXWGxzj2t4

Buckle up! I do little but scream about our broken democracy and voice all of my unhinged frustrations with our incumbents and their know-nothing adversaries. Drive By Law: https://mynorthwest.com/3302011/drive-by-shooting-bill-washington/ WA Voters Guide: https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/voters-guide/2022-general-election-voters-guide.aspx

Give a boring as biography about my political awareness, or lack there of, throughout various periods of my life; and how that got me to where I am today. Plus I touch on the ridiculous culture war of the day, and a few other interesting news tied bits. Congressional Dish: https://congressionaldish.com/ The Political Orphanage: https://politicalorphanage.libsyn.com/who-actually-survives-a-nuclear-...