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74 - Don’t Mess with The Mooch (Anthony Scaramucci)
Politics: Meet Me in the Middle - December 27, 2021 08:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsJoin Bill Curtis and Jane Albrecht as they speak with Former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci about 2022 elections, Republican tactics, and some of the most divisive political topics in the United States. What if Trump decides to run again? How will The Mooch plan to stop h...
73 - Dissecting the Democratic Party with Lanae Erickson and Quentin James
Politics: Meet Me in the Middle - July 27, 2021 08:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWhat will it take for Dems to connect with black & brown voters? How can Democrats keep Republicans from branding them, radicals? What can Democrats do better to keep the house? All this and more is discussed on the season finale of Politics: Meet Me in the Middle. Bill and Jane are joined by La...
72 - The Power of Putin’s Russia (Part Two)
Politics: Meet Me in the Middle - July 19, 2021 08:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsThere are ways to improve the relationship between Russia and the United States, but it's going to be a long road. This week Timothy Frye continues his look at the possibilities of joint gains and the mutual benefits of better political relations between the two countries. Timothy Frye is the M...
71 - The Power of Putin’s Russia (Part One)
Politics: Meet Me in the Middle - July 05, 2021 08:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsTimothy Frye kicks off our series on US-Russia relations. Timothy Frye is the Marshall D. Shulman Professor in Political Science at Columbia University and Co-Director of a research laboratory at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow. He worked for the US Information Agency in the Soviet Uni...
70 - A Ted Lieu Talk on Cybersecurity and Hackers (Part Two)
Politics: Meet Me in the Middle - June 21, 2021 08:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsBill Curtis, Jane Albrecht, and Ted Lieu continue their discussion with Congressman Ted Lieu about cybersecurity and the potential threats to America’s infrastructure. According to Lieu, the Trump Administration did not take cybersecurity as seriously as it should have, even eliminating governme...
69 - A Ted Lieu Talk on Cybersecurity and Hackers (Part One)
Politics: Meet Me in the Middle - June 14, 2021 08:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsBill Curtis, Jane Albrecht, and Congressman Ted Lieu discuss computer hackers, cyber warfare, America's infrastructure, and how we can keep our country safe from these attacks. This is part one of our two-part series on cyber security with Representative Ted Lieu. Congressman Ted W. Lieu repres...
68 - The 2nd Amendment & Gun Control with Eugene Volokh (Encore Edition)
Politics: Meet Me in the Middle - June 07, 2021 08:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsNowadays there's not much that enflames passions more than a conversation about gun safety, the NRA, and the "right to bear arms." In this episode, Constitutional law professor Eugene Volokh goes toe-to-toe with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Ed Larson and host Bill Curtis as they argue what t...
67 - Hacked: Cyber Security with David Holtzman (Part Two)
Politics: Meet Me in the Middle - May 31, 2021 08:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsBill Curtis and Jane Albrecht continue their discussion on cybersecurity with author and tech-wiz, David Holtzman. What’s a Zombie Bot? Has a Trojan attacked your computer? How can we protect ourselves from Hackers? This episode will both scare and enlighten you to all matters of personal and b...
66 - Hacked: Cyber Security with David Holtzman (Part One)
Politics: Meet Me in the Middle - May 24, 2021 08:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsBill Curtis and Jane Albrecht discuss cybersecurity with author and tech-wiz, David Holtzman. They dive deep into the Colonial Pipeline Hack, ransomware, and Solar Winds. You’ll learn about the capabilities of Russia, China, and other nations in the cyber-wars. Do you want to know what Zero Day ...
65 - Trending Now with Joey Salvia
Politics: Meet Me in the Middle - May 17, 2021 08:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsThis episode is going to be a little different. We're going to focus on trending topics in the news and social media, mostly political Twitter, and then ask our host, who'll be playing a guest this episode, about his thoughts, feelings and opinions on some of these topics. Plus, later, we'll do ...
64 - The Deficit Myth with Economist Stephanie Kelton
Politics: Meet Me in the Middle - May 10, 2021 08:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsBill and Jane sit down with economist, Stephanie Kelton for a comprehensive conversation about the federal budget, inflation, jobs, revamping the debt system, the power of the purse, and the US economy. Stephanie is a leading authority on Modern Monetary Theory, a new approach to economics that...
63 - Trump: The Cash Cow and the Battle for Political Control with Bill Kristol (Part Two)
Politics: Meet Me in the Middle - May 03, 2021 08:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsIt's the second half of Bill Curtis and Jane Albrecht's conversation with Bill Kristol, and they cover just about everything under the political sun. Jane and Bill ask about the Republican's inability to think for themselves when it comes to outlandish conspiracy theories, getting rid of the fil...
62 - How the Republican Party Became the Trump Party with Bill Kristol (Part One)
Politics: Meet Me in the Middle - April 26, 2021 08:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsBill Curtis and Jane Albrecht discuss the insurrection, Trump-ism, and the Biden infrastructure plan with political commentator, Bill Kristol. William Kristol is Editor-at-Large of The Bulwark. He was a founder of The Weekly Standard, and is a regular guest on leading political commentary show...
61 - Why Michael Steele Remains a Republican
Politics: Meet Me in the Middle - April 19, 2021 08:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsMichael Steele joins Bill Curtis and Jane Albrecht to discuss what changes need to be made in the Republican (and Democratic) Party. Michael Steele the former RNC Chairman, former Lt. Gov. Maryland, political analyst for MSNBC, and host of The Michael Steele Podcast. When he was elected Lt. Go...
60 - Social Justice Warrior: Shane Murphy Goldsmith of Liberty Hill
Politics: Meet Me in the Middle - April 12, 2021 08:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsCEO of Liberty Hill Foundation, Shane Murphy Goldsmith, joins Bill Curtis and Jane Albrecht to talk about her story, dream job as an activist, reforming the police, social imbalance, what brought her to her current position in life, and how LHF is making LA a better place for all. Episode Times...
59 - Breaking Down The Biden Plan with Congressman Ted Lieu
Politics: Meet Me in the Middle - April 05, 2021 08:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsBill Curtis and Jane Albrecht invite Congressman Ted Lieu to the show to discuss the aftermath of the insurrection, his personal feelings on January 6th, 2021, and breaking down the Biden Infrastructure Plan. Episode Timestamps: 1:57 Following up after the storming of the Capitol 3:00 Detai...
58 - The Post Covid Era, Economics, and Minimum Wage with Ioana Marinescu: Part 2
Politics: Meet Me in the Middle - March 22, 2021 08:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsEconomist and Professor Ioana Elena Marinescu returns for part 2, with hosts Bill Curtis and International Trade Attorney Jane Albrecht, to discuss where the US currently stands economically, where it will stand in a post-COVID world, and the arguments for and against raising the minimum wage. ...
57 - One Step Closer: A Deep Look at Universal Basic Income with Professor Ioana Elena Marinescu (Part One)
Politics: Meet Me in the Middle - March 15, 2021 08:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWhat are the pros and cons for Universal Basic Income, the Andrew Yang Plan, and ending poverty in the United States once and for all? Ioana Elena Marinescu, assistant professor of public policy at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice, joins Bill Curtis and Jane Al...
56 - Nothing But the Facts! with USAFacts.org President, Poppy MacDonald
Politics: Meet Me in the Middle - March 08, 2021 09:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsAre we living through a "crisis of facts"? Poppy MacDonald, President of USA Facts.org, a non-profit, non-partisan civic initiative aimed at making verified government numbers more available, and understandable, joins Bill Curtis and Jane Albrecht to discuss “Nothing but the facts!” and how data...
55 - Bits & Pieces: Conversations and Solutions on Behalf of America
Politics: Meet Me in the Middle - March 01, 2021 16:07 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsProducer Joey Salvia tosses out subjects for our hosts, Bill Curtis and Jane Albrecht, to tackle, and possibly solve, including poverty, divisiveness, and fake news. Topics discussed include the nursing home scandal in NYC, Ted Cruz, why the media needs Trump, taxes, the rich, the poor, and othe...
54 - The Return of Jack Balkin: Social Media Regulation & Responsibility
Politics: Meet Me in the Middle - February 22, 2021 17:12 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWhat is the responsibility of social media outlets like Facebook, YouTube, Google, and Twitter in a healthy society? In a time where anyone - including radicals and even politicians - can use 'shock jock' outrageous methods to influence and mobilize huge audiences, to promote violence, and ruin ...
53 - The Cycles of Constitutional Time with Jack Balkin
Politics: Meet Me in the Middle - February 15, 2021 09:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings"American democracy has weathered these cycles before, and we'll get through them again." - Jack Balkin Politics: Meet Me in the Middle is back for 2021: a new administration, another impeachment, and the same old politics. Legal scholar, Yale Law Professor, and author, Jack Balkin, joins Bill...
52 - The Need for Constitutional and Government Adjustments with Legal Scholar and Professor Sanford Levinson
Politics: Meet Me in the Middle - December 28, 2020 09:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWe welcome author, legal scholar, and professor, Sanford Levinson to the podcast to discuss the need for adjustments in our constitution, campaign finances, and election process. Sanford Levinson holds the W. St. John Garwood and W. St. John Garwood, Jr. Centennial Chair in Law at the Universit...
51 - Trump’s Abuse of the Constitution: with Dean Erwin Chemerinsky
Politics: Meet Me in the Middle - December 21, 2020 09:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWhy has the constitution failed? Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, one of the country’s preeminent constitutional law and federal civil procedure scholars and frequently argues appellate cases, including in the United States Supreme Court, returns to discuss the constitution and recent Supreme Court rulin...
50 - "Polling It Together" with Founding Director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute Patrick Murray
Politics: Meet Me in the Middle - December 14, 2020 09:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWhat happened with this years election polls? Do news sources and polling institutes need to re-earn our trust? Expert pollster, and founding director of the Monmouth University Polling institute, Patrick Murray joins the show again to defend and illuminate the poll results from the election. T...
49 - Progressives vs Moderates with The Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne Jr.
Politics: Meet Me in the Middle - December 07, 2020 09:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsE.J. Dionne Jr,. author, journalist, and long-time op-ed columnist for The Washington Post, revisits his pre-election predictions and discusses the difference between Progressives and Moderates, the transition into the White House, and new predictions for the Biden Administration. Timestamps: ...
48 - Universal Basic Income with Economist and Professor Ioana Marinescu
Politics: Meet Me in the Middle - November 30, 2020 09:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsUBI expert, professor and economist Ioana Marinescu of the University of Pennsylvania joins the Meet Me in the Middle panel of Pulitzer Prize winning historian Ed Larson, International Trade Attorney Jane Albrecht, and CurtCo CEO Bill Curtis, to discuss universal basic income, minimum wage, and ...
47 - "Passing the Torch" with Political Science Professor Dan Caldwell
Politics: Meet Me in the Middle - November 23, 2020 09:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsPolitics: Meet Me in the Middle is excited to welcome back Pepperdine Professor, author, and regular contributor to CNN Dan Caldwell to the show. Top of the mind on today’s episode is the transition process from President Trump to President-elect Joe Biden. The panel discusses what the country c...
46 - Unelected with Political Scientist Norman Ornstein
Politics: Meet Me in the Middle - November 16, 2020 09:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsWill there be a peaceful transition of power between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, and what moves can we expect to see from Trump as he grips on to his last days as President? Norman Ornstein, renowned political scientist, contributor to CNN, FOX, The Atlantic, the National Journal, and NPR, and...
45 - The Future of the Supreme Court with Supreme Court Litigator Ed Warren
Politics: Meet Me in the Middle - November 03, 2020 21:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsHow will the newly appointed Supreme Court Justice, Amy Coney Barrett, determine America's path forward? Supreme Court Litigator Ed Warren returns to discuss some of his previous, spot-on predictions and the implications around the massive changes happening in the country, including of course, t...
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