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Ruben In The Center

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The extremes have it all wrong. Naturally. On every issue, they only see half the picture. The ideologues always lead to a dead-end. You need to travel the middle of the road. That’s where the action is — in the center. On the basketball court, the chessboard, or the boxing ring, the center is where you want to be. Now more than ever, our country needs to be centered. While other journalists lurch to the right or left, nationally syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette keeps it one hundred by writing — and fighting — in the center. Here’s your host, Ruben Navarrette

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Episode 7 | Baseball & Voting Rights — From the Center 06.04.2021 19:35

Host Ruben Navarrette uses centrist common sense to explain why Major League Baseball is pulling the All-Star Game out of Georgia over a voter restriction law.

Episode 6 | Immigration & The Border: Americans Have Seen This Movie Before | Angela Kocherga, El Paso Public Radio 06.04.2021 20:29

Guest: Angela Korcherga, News Director of KTEP — El Paso Public Radio Host Ruben Navarrette speaks with his good friend, fellow journalist Angela Kocherga, who — like the host — has covered immigration for 30 years. Angela is the News Director of KTEP, El Paso Public Radio and has a front-row seat to the latest flare up in the border immigration challenge.

Episode 5 | Anti-Asian Hate; It’s The Racism, Stupid! 06.04.2021 20:01

Host Ruben Navarrette takes a hard look — from the center — at the scourge of anti-Asian violence in America, and why many Americans are in denial.

Episode 4 | When The Center Gets Political 06.04.2021 19:44

Host Ruben Navarrette looks at issues ranging from abortion to gun control to explain why the center is the only sensible place to be.

Episode 3 | Searching for the Purple With Guest Anthony Butler 06.04.2021 19:13

Host Ruben Navarrette has an engaging conversation with Anthony Butler, an African-American millennial podcaster who camps out in the middle of the road regularly on his "Where's The Purple Podcast."

Episode 2 | Why The Middle Matters 06.04.2021 18:15

Host Ruben Navarrette breaks down the importance of being in the middle of the road, and why it matters in everything from politics to media to everyday life.

Episode 1 | Introduction: Welcome to the Center 06.04.2021 20:36

Host Ruben Navarrette introduces himself and explains the mission behind this unique podcast, an overdue journey to where the action is: the center.