The Mad Centrist

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...

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.” What is with Congress and the debt limit?  And...what is a 'debt limit' anyway?  Continuing a series on economic issues, this episode strays into current events as well. Links...

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.” Is raising the Minimum Wage a good idea?  Or a bad idea?  Have we learned from the past, or does it even matter in modern times?  This episode is an honest (and sometimes accidentally hu...

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 Top-Secret information on this episode: What the FBI Files Reveal About Hillary Clinton’s Email Server - POLITICO Magazine Lt. Colonel Benhamin Pierce Bishop National Security Divisi...

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.” Parties change over time.  Sometimes it is drastic and takes a long time, sometimes it is shocking and happens before the party is even aware.  Let's walk through some examples and...

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.” Judges, Prosecutors, and Public Servants being swatted, and more reasons, ironically, why things are actually not that bad.  In fact, there is great reason to be optimistic! Join in the...

Send us Fan Mail The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. Episode #5: What happens when bias enters politics ?  And what is the key to making better choices ?  Are some types of bias more harmful than others?  Also, some show notes and stuff to catch up on. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House , “A sane person to an insane society must ap...

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 not angry, but crazy.  Also not crazy, but sane in a crazy world.  I think a large portion of the earth’s population feels this way, but I know we feel this way in America. The Politi...

Send us Fan Mail he 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 not angry, but crazy.  Also not crazy, but sane in a crazy world.  I think a large portion of the earth’s population feels this way, but I know we feel this way in America. The Two-Par...

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 not angry, but crazy.  Also not crazy, but sane in a crazy world.  I think a large portion of the earth’s population feels this way, but I know we feel this way in America. The Judici...

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 not angry, but crazy.  Also not crazy, but sane in a crazy world.  I think a large portion of the earth’s population feels this way, but I know we feel this way in America. What to ex...