The Middle with Anthony Weiner

This Week on The Middle: Anthony looks at the most popular governors in the nation and sees some lessons for Republicans like Lee Zeldin. Also, is Anthony smarter than a 5th Grader? Uh, no. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Week on The Middle: Anthony leans on his Italian first name as he explores the "controversy" around Columbus Day. He issues a ruling on removing statues and admits he may be wrong...again. He also remembers Bernard McGuirk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Middle: Anthony imagines a new amendment to the constitution. He calls it 25.5. It's not ageist! It is popular. He also offers up some advice about Andrew Cuomo's comeback. Sort of what NOT to do. Also, he panics about the Mets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Middle: Anthony employs the specters of George Soros and Jeff Bezos to strike fear about the plague of unregulated dark money in politics. Now that the left is outspending the right, could this be the time for a consensus on publicly financed campaigns? Or is it the turn of the left to suddenly like the status quo? Also, Anthony loses his marbles a little bit at an unlikely target...

He planned something different this week on The Middle but events sucked Anthony into the vortex that is the performance of outrage about immigration. Also, this week an explanation about the history of the FerryHawk.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Daly joins Anthony Weiner to reflect on September 11th and the first victim Father Mychal Judge in his book "The Book of Mychal: The Surprising Life and Heroic Death of Father Mychal Judge" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Like the rest of his city, Anthony takes a moment to reflect this week on The Middle. September 11 took something from all of us. But Father Mychal Judge gave so much and still does. Michael Daly joins to tell the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is California dreaming? This week Anthony sounds smitten about the electric car future. We better hurry, the world is almost literally on fire. Also, some questions about Serena and a Trumpet tribute to the Mets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Middle: Anthony makes the case that his generation had it pretty good and should help out the kids today. He also offers some advice to the GOP. Oh and btw, Jordan is mega famous. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anthony is paying attention to the midterm landscape so you don’t have to. On this week’s episode he is bringing his crystal ball, his tea leaves and every other shop worn cliche to the table. His conclusion – if the election were held today…we would be very surprised since its August. But he reveals who will win some fun primaries in New York City and what lessons we can learn from some the fate...

Anthony steers clear of the specifics of the raid on the former president but uses the news of the week to meditate on how whether it be the FBI or our beat cops, some skepticism of authority is a thing we all should have. Also, Anthony talks about his own experience with the FBI and says a prayer.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don't call it a comeback, but this week Anthony sees cause for bipartisan celebration in Kansas, on the battle fields of Kabul and even in the US Senate. People we despise have to pay up and we pay our debts to sick veterans. And guess who stopped cheating at Wordle?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 19 - Betrayal of Veterans... Again Anthony breaks down the tragic and shameful flip flop by 41 GOP Senators who put politics ahead of the health of veterans. He gets to the bottom of ZeldinGate and he makes a big announcement about his return to public life. Here come da Judge!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 18 – Misplacing the Blame for Crime…Again Its crimes and Mr. Weiner this week on The Middle. See what we did there?  In a special episode of the show, Anthony takes a long look at the recent rise in crime in New York – and everywhere else – and wonders about the blame game underway.  Politicians predictably see scapegoats in other politicians, while criminologists ponder the evidence. The...

With 115 days until the midterm elections, Anthony looks at the polls and is shocked (shocked!) to learn that Democrats and Republicans have something in common again - they both want a new standard bearer. Sorry America, but this is the fate you’ve chosen. We also share feelings about the President fist bumping “pariahs” and the latest travails of former Mayor Bill de Blasio. Its Jason’s birthday...

Another New Yorker in a scandal so Anthony takes a fond look back at the slow moving resignation of Boris Johnson and wonders what we can learn from the totally entertaining British political system. Would Joe Biden survive a vote of confidence right now? You know PMQ would be LOL fun!  Also this week, Anthony gives an update on his strenuous arguments with his new fitness tracker and his cloak of...

Episode 15 – Happy Birthday America and Get Well Soon Anthony keeps a stiff upper lip this week in honor of Independence Day. Trying not to notice the world is on fire, he catches up on the latest head scratcher from the Supremes – West Virginia v EPA. Also, this week saw Bobby Bonilla Day for Mets fans and an annual eye roll for Islanders fans. Jordan is away at camp but is his Father’s Day gift...

It was hard for Anthony to put a happy shine on this week. The Supremes took away a right from women and somehow added one for people that want to wear guns in their waistbands. Anthony uses the opportunity to revisit why SCOTUS gets to decide in the first place. Spoiler alert : judicial review is not original text. Adding to the weighty day Jordan left for camp and Anthony returns to Twitter. Bot...

This wasn’t easy. Anthony decides to unpack the first hearing of the January 6th Committee without mentioning one name. There is a method to the madness as he seeks to invite a conversation with those who feel the investigation is an unwarranted attack on their guy and their team. Anthony’s strategy works, up to a point. He is also joined by New York City Council Republican Leader Joseph Borelli,...

Anthony is joined by Stephen Yang and they discuss his recent article in the New York Post! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

She has 18 million followers on Twitter and has been in the middle of the budget fight this week (see what we did there?) so Anthony takes a look at the AOC phenomenon.  As is his habit, Anthony gets a little meta about the importance of howling at the moon from time to time in American politics but he also breaks down the limitations of government by social media. AOC as a bogeywoman for The Righ...

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Anthony finally settled on a name for the show and returns to an issue that animated him for years in Congress – his ire at the too cozy relationship with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He makes his case for why President Biden should not visit and then hears from Terry Strada of the National Chair of 9/11. Families United about her organization’s efforts to get Saudi accountability for the murder o...

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Now it’s getting serious. The official launch of The Anthony Weiner Show. After weeks of borrowing an hour from Left vs. Right, a new name, a new logo and even some of that fancy intro music. But the issues are also very, very serious this week. Yet another shooting, this time in Uvalde, has Anthony thinking about how we don’t “politicize” tragedy nearly enough. Learn more about your ad choices. V...