The Mad Centrist

Send us Fan Mail What is a tariff?  Are they good or bad?  Or is this maybe one of those "It depends" type of things?  Has the USA done tariffs like Trump is proposing before? Sit back and listen in! The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House , “A sane person to an insane society must appear in...

Send us Fan Mail Elections come and go, and this one definitely did.  Want to increase or reduce the impact?  Start thinking about the next "biggest election in your life!" The Election remorse, midterm history, and more! The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House , “A sane person to an insane...

Send us Fan Mail The election is causing crazy amounts of anxiety, deservedly so.  I do not think we have much to fear or worry about, and this episode digs in to why.  Relax, after the tidal wave, the ocean will be calm.  Sit back and enjoy this episode, and feel better about the election. The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegu...

Send us Fan Mail It seems everyone is calling Donald Trump a fascist.  But, what exactly is a fascist? And is it fair to call Trump a fascist?  Join in on a stroll through history and compare the characteristics of fascism to the MAGA leader. Also discover where Trump gets his "big men, tough men, with tears in their eyes" from! The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the first ever Endorsement Episode! Who exactly does an avowed centrist independent endorse for president of the United States of America in 2024?  And Why?!?  That is what this episode is all about.  The answer is both predictable, and shocking.  The reasons given are very well researched, well thought out, and with a little luck presented fairly well - but I suppose t...

Send us Fan Mail Jack Smith had no choice - the Supreme Court forced his hand.  They declared all evidence must be reviewed before trial to make the determination if a trial should even happen, due to the new immunity of kings, um, I mean presidents. So, Jack Smith and the Department of Justice released their evidence, and Judge Chutkan made it public.  That Supreme Court ruling backfired spectacu...

Send us Fan Mail The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House , “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” Crime - we keep hearing it is going up.  We also keep hearing it is going down.  That doesn't work.  Are Democrats and Republicans playing with the numbers?  Let's dig in and f...

Send us Fan Mail The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House , “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” Yeah, it was 2 weeks ago, and everyone covered it.  But no one covered it like this.  Aren't you curious what you missed?  I found a bunch of things I have heard no one else talk ab...

Send us Fan Mail The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House , “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” A social media production company, with 2,000 videos watched by 16 million pairs of eyeballs, has been indicted for being a Russian Influence campaign operation!  The right-wing media op...

Send us Fan Mail The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House , “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” Every 4 years at least one new Vice Presidential hopeful is introduced to the nation.  Every 4 years a pretty horrible job is usually done with that as well. In 2024 we have the pleasure...

Send us Fan Mail The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House , “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” Every 4 years at least one new Vice Presidential hopeful is introduced to the nation.  Every 4 years a pretty horrible job is usually done with that as well. In 2024 we have the pleasure...

Send us Fan Mail It took the United States well over 200 years to reach the staggering level of National Debt we collectively hold.  Embarrassment begins to describe it.  Most Americans still don't really get what it means though.  This episode attempts to correct that.  Buckle up, and let's go! Links: Nations holding US Debt: Countries With The Largest Budget Surplus - WorldAtlas The Ma...

Send us Fan Mail The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House , “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” Welcome to a special 'stream of consciousness' episode!  Going over the recent political happenings in the United States, and where it leaves us little people. Biden's out...

Send us Fan Mail The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House , “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” The Supreme Court has been busy, with the striking down of the Chevron Deference, and the creation of Presidential Immunity, continuing the politicized drive that overturned Roe v. Wade...

Send us Fan Mail The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House , “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” The Budget - the next topic in the Government Economics series. The American budget process is complex, but not overly so.  Still, it seems neither party is capable of getting a budget t...

Send us Fan Mail The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House , “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” No real agenda, let’s talk about some past episodes, and just sort of catch up on some things :  Alito announcing he won’t recuse himself despite the flag-gate controversy – another news...

Send us Fan Mail The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House , “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” When did ethics so thoroughly leave the world of politics?  Specifically, when did it leave the one branch of government supposedly immune to the baser qualities involved in the sport of...

Send us Fan Mail The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House , “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” Back to the money series of Podcasts, this one deals with Inflation, and some truly important things to consider regardless of your political leanings. What causes it?  What is causing i...

Send us Fan Mail The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House , “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” The most important Podcast I have ever done. The small eastern European nation of Georgia is struggling, and the world seems to not even know it is happening.  Hundreds of thousands of G...

Send us Fan Mail The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House , “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” Donald Trump is the first former president to go on trial for a crime in the history of the United States of America.  In this episode we take a peak at "week one" of the trial...

Send us Fan Mail The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House , “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” Shh!  You're not supposed to bring up abortion in conversation! Or are you?  I think we should.  Listen to a brief discussion on a bit of history, a bit of current politics, and som...

Send us Fan Mail The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House , “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” Debt ceiling?  Debt? Deficit?  These terms get tossed around often in the news, but what do they mean?  In the 2nd in a series of money issues in politics, this episode deals with the De...

Send us Fan Mail The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House , “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” Russia has a long history of battlefield, influence, and cyber campaigns.  How is the world handling them today?  Where are they winning, and where are they losing?  How do we fight them...

Send us Fan Mail The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House , “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” It seems apropos to drop an episode on the myth of George Santos and his removal from Congress by the Republicans in the House on April Fool's Day, but it makes me wonder about the...

Send us Fan Mail The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House , “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.” The Supreme Court, the revered highest court in the land!  History, despite many safeguards put in place by the Founders, says otherwise.  The question: Is history repeating itself, or d...