About this podcast
Tune in weekly to Nick’s Far Middle Podcast, covering a range of timely and interesting topics spanning business, energy, sports, culture, politics, and policy. Each installment of the Far Middle podcast offers an entertaining stroll through a variety of subjects that Nick ties together in a common theme at episode’s end. Never predictable, but always engaging, the Far Middle is a must-listen for those looking for straight talk in a world of facade.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 200 episodes
- From Unfair to Fair: Strengthening the Middle · 18 min · Season 1 Episode 201In episode 201 of the Far Middle, Nick returns under the series’ new, flexible release schedule to discuss a pressing and timely topic: U.S. trade tariffs and their implications…
- Built to Last: Evolution and Reinvention · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 200In milestone Far Middle episode 200, Nick reflects on the series’ nearly four-year history and announces upcoming format changes. “Like all good things in life, evolution is part…
- The Hand of God Meets the Hand of Climate Alarmism · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 199As the Far Middle approaches its 200th episode, Nick begins with the series’ first sports dedication to honor a soccer great. That legend is Diego Maradona, whom Nick describes…
- The Illusion of Knowledge · 26 min · Season 1 Episode 198In Far Middle episode 198, Nick opens with a tribute to one of the NFL’s most violent games—the early November 1984 matchup between the Chicago Bears and Oakland Raiders. The…
- Kluszewski and Voltaire's Wisdom Go Back-to-Back · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 197As Far Middle episode 197 arrives with Cactus and Grapefruit League play underway, Nick opens with a fitting baseball dedication to legendary Cincinnati Red, Ted Kluszewski, aka…
- From the Hardwood and Hard Data to a Galaxy Far, Far Away · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 196In Far Middle episode 196, Nick starts with a blend of basketball history and intrigue for the installment’s sports dedication—recounting how basketball giants Red Auerbach and…
- Stealing Bases and Preserving Fire · 22 min · Season 1 Episode 195As spring training gets underway during the premiere week of Far Middle episode 195, Nick leads off with a timely and heartfelt dedication to one of baseball’s greatest leadoff…
- Rhetoric and Perception Versus Data and Facts · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 194Far Middle episode 194 is another exploration of multiple interconnected topics, beginning with a tribute to Constantine "Cus" D'Amato, a legendary boxing trainer and mentor…
- Gridiron Surprises and Global Challenges · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 193In Far Middle episode 193, Nick follows up last week’s dedication to the American Football League with a timely tribute to legendary NFL coach Bill Belichick. Belichick, known…
- Touchdowns, Taxes, and Tactics · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 192Far Middle episode 192 arrives as most of the US shivers amidst a polar vortex. Nick begins by coincidentally noting that 54 years ago tomorrow marks the day when Prospect Creek…
- Multi-Tentacled Leviathan · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 191Nick opens Far Middle episode 191 with a sports dedication highlighting a sport that’s evaded the podcast series’ nearly four years (and counting) run of tributes. Nick heads…
- The Far Middle: No Room for Boredom · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 190In Episode 190 of The Far Middle, Nick once again takes “constant listeners” on a journey through a string of connections in the spirit of Dr. James Burke’s Connections…
- Sliding into 2025 · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 189As the Far Middle enters 2025, this New Year's episode examines the evolving economics of baseball, comparing the 1954 New York Giants with today's San Francisco Giants. Nick…
- Christmas Truce to Boys Town: A Holiday Far Middle Special · 26 min · Season 1 Episode 188In this special holiday Far Middle installment, Nick begins by looking back on the Christmas Truce of 1914 during World War I. The remarkable event saw widespread unofficial…
- Power Plays · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 187In Far Middle episode 187, Nick returns to the rink to recall the infamous December 23, 1979, brawl between the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. While…
- Smashing Serves and Stealing Smiles · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 186In Far Middle episode 186, Nick begins by honoring tennis icon Arthur Ashe. Nick uses the episode’s December 11 premiere date to connect to December 12, 1968, when the Richmond…
- March to Greatness · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 185In Far Middle episode 185, Nick takes listeners on a journey through sports history, energy policy, and rock music songwriting. Nick begins with the installment’s sports…
- Examining Veritas · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 184In Far Middle episode 184, Nick wishes all a Happy Thanksgiving before turning to the hardwood for the episode’s sports dedication to basketball legend Patrick Ewing. Born in…
- Exploring Classic and Managerial Liberalism · 26 min · Season 1 Episode 183In another engaging Far Middle installment, Nick takes “constant listeners” on a journey through American football history and political philosophy. George "Papa Bear" Halas, a…
- Exposed: Decoding the 2024 Election · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 182In Far Middle episode 182, Nick presents an unconventional analysis of the 2024 presidential election. Before assessing the lessons from the 2024 election, Nick begins with a…
