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"A sane person to an insane society must appear insane." ― Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Not Mad as in Angry, Mad as in Insane. And in an insane world, the sane are simply Mad. I am a Mad Centrist. You can be too! The Mad Centrist podcast is a middle ground, pragmatic, politically polite, and irreverently independent show. Pulling the rug out from beneath Democrats and Republicans alike, while respecting democrats and republican citizens (the distinction between Party and people is critical!). Amusing a ...
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A host with a centrist view that has buddies on both side of the spectrum.
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Join us on a new path: Alt-Centrism. New ideas & a divorce from polarized two party politics. Conservative, Liberal, Radical - we all want this world to be a better place. Let's do it together. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alt-centrism/support
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TMC Episode 43 - Only 47 Months to go!
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37:17Send us a text The Trump Administration seems to be flailing. I know, Republicans say it is the best ever, Democrats say it is the worst. I think neither is correct, because it is proving to be largely ineffective. Immigration, slow and expensive. Tariff paying for everything, not happening. Inflation is up. And Trade Deficits are being completely …
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TMC Episode 42 - Trump's ED issues
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38:56Send us a text Trump has an ED issue, and Congress is the only solution. Find out why that is a problem even he knows will not work out in his favor. Learn about the Education Department, its history, what it does, and the $$$ behind it - and maybe make up your own mind if it should stay or go! Show Notes: 10th amendment text: U.S. Constitution - T…
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TMC Episode 41 - Crypto Currency Con
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41:40Send us a text What is a currency exactly? And is a Crypto Currency really a currency? Once the hope for a means to make a currency democratically available to all, something along the way went wrong. Criminals started to use and then abuse the systems. Learn some history, have some fun, and get a solid understanding of Crypto Currency, and recent …
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TMC Episode 40 - Capital Idea
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24:17Send us a text Capitalism is being treated as some sort of evil that needs to be destroyed. I think this is the wrong approach. Capitalism is very much like people - some capitalist or companies or organizations are indeed bad. Most however are good. Capitalism is getting a bad reputation it doesn't deserve - let's dive into this! Show Notes: Info …
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TMC Episode 39 - Paging Doctor King
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28:17Send us a text Inauguration day 2025 also happens to be the day we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Many may choose to watch the inauguration; I will choose to embrace one of the greatest Americans to ever live. In troubled times when our nation is tested, it is a wonderful thing to have the writings, speeches, and teachings of Dr. King to fal…
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TMC Episode 38 - Aging Politicians and the 28th Amendment
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31:22Send us a text The United States has a problem. Our elected officials keep getting older and older. The Constitution says nothing about the elderly serving in Congress, the White House, or on the Supreme Court. Let's examine this and maybe make some history too! Notes: Members of Congress by Age 8 Oldest Members of Current U.S. Senate (Updated 2024…
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Ep 87: Hawk Tuah the Moon
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51:40The Telepathy Tapes. Hawk Tuah Coin. Drones.Door Centrist Madness
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Ep 86: Wokeness and Its Discontents
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47:19Post election musings. The rise and fall of woke and what it means for politics past and future. Fidel Castro's weird dairy obsession.Door Centrist Madness
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TMC Episode 37 - SS Fix-it
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38:46Send us a text It is full-on Political Football season again! Republicans are running their backward-yardage play of Cut-Social-Security, making sure the most dependent among us can no longer get in the game... or get food, clothing, and housing. Learn about Social Security, history, how it works, 3 stupid ways to fix it, and 2 smart ways with no i…
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TMC Episode 36 - Immigration & Wealth
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32:27Send us a text We have been told immigration is bad. We have been told to vote for tougher immigration laws and strong anti-immigration leadership. We have been lied too. Learn the truth on immigration and the American economy. The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us. The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from T…
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TMC Episode 35 - Tariff-ic or Tariff... ick.
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37:33Send us a text 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 t…
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TMC Episode 34 - Next: Midterms
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18:27Send us a text 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 …
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TMC Episode 33 - Election Anxiety Relief
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25:46Send us a text 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. Th…
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Ep 84: Resist Lib Stalingrad
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50:35Rallying the troops for the final battle between good and evil. Plus toothpaste flavor pairing.Door Centrist Madness
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TMC Episode 32 - Fascism
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36:30Send us a text 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 …
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TMC Episode 31 - The Endorsement Episode
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33:01Send us a text 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 …
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TMC - Episode 30 - Trump's election Supreme nightmare
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39:05Send us a text 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…
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TMC - Episode 29 Crime-ing Shame
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32:15Send us a text 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 wit…
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TMC Episode 28 - What you missed in the debate
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40:39Send us a text 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 …
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TMC Episode 27 - Russian Influence
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33:59Send us a text 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 Influen…
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TMC Episode 26 - The VeepStakes, Part 2: Tim Walz
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31:25Send us a text 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 w…
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TMC Episode 25 - The VeepStakes, Part 1: JD Vance
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28:22Send us a text 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 w…
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TMC Episode 24 - National Embarrassment, ah, I mean Debt
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29:47Send us a text 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 …
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Ep 82: VEEPSTAKES and Rambo
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1:04:53Rambo: First Blood deconstructed in context of the Reagan revolution and its pernicious effects on popular culture.Door Centrist Madness
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TMC Episode 23 - Biden, Harris, Trump, & Vance - Oh My!
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40:01Send us a text 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 leave…
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Don't cry cause it's Joever, smile cause it Joeappened.Door Centrist Madness
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TMC Episode 22 - Supremes, Debates, and why
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43:33Send us a text 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…
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TMC Episode 21 - No Budget (Again!)
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25:49Send us a text 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 …
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TMC Episode 20 - 10 Trial Lies & 1 Truth, Supreme Redux
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43:52Send us a text 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 des…
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TMC Episode 19 - Supreme Ethics
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33:23Send us a text 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 t…
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TMC Episode 18 - Inflated Pressures
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29:25Send us a text 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 politic…
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TMC Episode 17 - Georgia Deserves Better
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39:08Send us a text 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 kn…
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TMC Episode 16 - Now Serving: Justice
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45:19Send us a text 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 ta…
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TMC Episode 15 - Grabbing the 3rd Rail
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31:12Send us a text 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 hist…
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TMC Episode 14 - The Deficit, explained
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34:22Send us a text 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…
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TMC Episode 13 - Russian Aggression
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35:37Send us a text 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…
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TMC Episode 12 - Congressional Conscience
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32:32Send us a text 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 Foo…
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Ep. 78: Evolution DEBUNKED
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57:31In the rain forests of Indonesia, there grows a plant shaped like a miniature toilet which provides such an ideal pooping place for the tiny tree shrew that it is almost as if it were hand-crafted by a wise and benevolent creator.https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2zxOlbh-RF/?igsh=ZTFnM3dna3h2cGU3Door Centrist Madness
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TMC Episode 11 - Supremely Disappointing
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36:06Send us a text 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. Th…
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TMC Episode 10 - Debt limiting what?
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33:24Send us a text 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 …
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TMC Episode 9 - At a Minimum
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31:42Send us a text 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…
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TMC Episode 8 - Its Classified
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37:28Send us a text 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 …
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Send us a text 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 awar…
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TMC Episode 6 - All is well
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38:46Send us a text 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 …
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TMC - Episode 5 - Bias in Politics
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42:18Send us a text 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, “…
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TMC - Episode 4 - Compromise is the American Way!
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26:10Send us a text 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…
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TMC - Episode 3 - One America, Two Parties
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1:13:08Send us a text 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 …
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