About this podcast
He was in the middle of the action as a Congressman and Mayoral Candidate, then he was in the middle of the most spectacular falls from grace in American political history, now on the Middle with Anthony Weiner, every Saturday from 2-4, Weiner searches for the middle, brings perspective and depth to the issues of the day while reflecting on his personal challenges. Tune in each week for Weiner's take on the news of today and his insights into his experiences which led Buzzfeed to call him the "Most Important Politician of 2010's."
Episodes
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- RIP Article One | 02-01-25 · 57 minWe are already wearing out the word “chaos” in our weekly wrap up of the news. But let’s just say January was a hell of a year. The out party never likes when the other team…
- The Trump Wheel of Bad | 01-25-25 · 55 minThere is just too much this week. The range is narrow, from hilariously bad to outrageously bad. Given the time restraints, Anthony lets fate decide which things we get worked up…
- The Pivot Week Ahead | 01-18-25 · 57 minIt seems like pages are turning, pivots are happening and changes are afoot. From the Middle East to the west front of the Capitol, the world is a changing. (Ok, maybe its too…
- Making Facebook a Dumpster Fire | 01-11-25 · 58 minApocalyptic fires in California brought out the Trump in Trump this week. Not much empathy but a lot of name calling. Speaking of name calling, Facebook set its rules and…
- The Terror of Misinformation | 01-04-25 · 57 minThe new year got off to a scary and tragic start with two deranged people making news in the early morning of the first day of 2025. It took a few days – as it always does – for…
- Musk and Maga Divorce Over Immigration | 12-28-24 · 57 minWell that didn’t take long. Before anyone is even sworn in, Donald Trump has an insurrection on his hands. Elon Musk plants a flag in favor of allowing more foreign workers into…
- Elon Musk Maybe Should Stick to Cars | 12-21-24 · 56 minPresident-in-waiting took an “L” this week when his new best buddy waded into the very messy work of funding the government, paying our debts and getting bills passed. Elon Musk…
- The Weiner “Manifesto” | 12-14-24 · 56 minNot to minimize the horror of murdering someone for political reasons, but may we have a word about the slipping standards for what gets deemed a “manifesto”? Coming in at only…
- The Hunter Hunt is Over…or is it? | 12-07-24 · 57 minLike Ground Hog Day, Anthony can’t seem to escape the Hunter Biden talk. Maybe the pardon was the best thing to happen so we can now move on to talking about Trump nominees who…
- The Correct Trump Correction | 11-30-24 · 57 minEveryone seems to agree there are lessons to be learned from the results of election ’24 but as the dust settles on one of the closest races in American history, there is little…
- In Defense of D.O.G.E. | 11-23-24 · 58 minThe best strategy for Democrats nowadays seems to be to simply be quiet and leave it to the Republicans to explain a proposed cabinet full of law breakers, Putin stoolies and…
- The Crazy Logic of Trump’s Picks | 11-16-24 · 58 minThis week brought some really batty nominations from our President-elect. Many Americans seem to be responding with a combination of surprise and fear. But Anthony posits that…
- The Hangover : 2024 Edition | 11-09-24 · 59 minEver wake up from a long campaign and just wonder what the hell just happened? Like an unfunny sequel of The Hangover, Anthony sorts it all out for us. Some of it we saw coming…
- An Election Prediction Spectacular | 11-02-24 · 57 minJust can’t wait for the actual returns? Funny, neither can Donald Trump. He is already declaring he won. The rest of us join in and get the results early this week as Anthony…
- The Illegal Migrant Trying to Buy The Election | 10-26-24 · 56 minAh, Chefs Kiss. As the election winds down and the polls agree that it will end in a tie, what could be a more perfect story? Anthony looks at the news that Donald Trump’s…
- Closing Arguments on Election ‘24 | 10-19-24 · 58 minAre we there yet? Seventeen days more of this?? Anthony tries to be of service with a issue wrap up for the, uh, 31 remaining undecided voters in his listening audience. But he…
- Trump Lies Obama Replies | 10-12-24 · 54 minIt was a tragic week in our country as two big storms ravaged the south. While Americans pulled together, our contentious politics hardly missed a beat. Actually it was worse…
- The January 6th October Surprise | 10-05-24 · 56 minThe Veep debate was mostly a tie. Anthony called it a good reminder about how politics used to be sort of normal. The stickiest viral moment came when Vance got hung up refusing…
- An Appeal to Putin Voters | 09-28-24 · 53 minEvery October, the world visits New York and the United Nations General Assembly brings questions of foreign affairs to the fore. Harris and Trump – barely a month before the…
- Threats and Promises – A Week of Trump | 09-21-24 · 59 minWas Trump threatening Jews or blaming them? Either way, it wasn’t a good look from a guy who seems to be worried about losing. When he wasn’t stoking antisemitism, the Republican…
