Episodes
Former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci, like most New York Republicans, was a Trump supporter. That is, until he worked for him. The Mooch lasted less than 2 weeks in the Trump administration, and vows to do all in his power to keep The Donald from running for POTUS again.
Published 12/27/21
What will it take for Dems to connect with black & brown voters? How can Dems keep Republicans from branding them, radicals? What can Dems do better to keep the house? All this and more is discussed on the season finale of Politics: Meet Me in the Middle.
Published 07/27/21
What measures can be taken to improve U.S.-Russia relations? Professor Timothy Frye continues his conversation about the long tumultuous relationship between the two powerhouse countries.
Published 07/19/21
What do Russia and the U.S. really think of each other? Our series on US-Russia relations begins here with our guest, Timothy Frye.
Published 07/05/21
Scams and Spam: Is the U.S. in danger of cyber attacks and how can we protect ourselves? Part two of series on cybersecurity with Representative Ted Lieu.
Published 06/21/21
Cyber security with Representative Ted Lieu. The Congressman gives insights on how to protect the U.S. from cyber warfare.
Published 06/14/21
Constitutional law professor Eugene Volokh goes toe-to-toe with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Ed Larson and host Bill Curtis as they argue what the framers meant when they crafted the second amendment on this encore edition of Politics: Meet Me in the Middle.
Published 06/07/21
What’s a Zombie Bot? Has a Trojan attacked your computer? How can we protect ourselves from Hackers? Bill Curtis and Jane Albrecht continue their discussion on cybersecurity with author and tech-wiz, David Holtzman.
Published 05/31/21
Author and tech-wiz, David Holtzman dives deep cyber security including: the Colonial Pipeline Hack, ransomware, Solar Winds, the capabilities of Russia, China, and other nations in the cyber-wars, Zero Day, who’s DarkSide, and so much more!
Published 05/24/21
Social Media, News, Hot Topics, Politics and more with producer Joey Salvia asking the questions and host Bill Curtis in the guest 'hot seat'.
Published 05/17/21
Economist Stephanie Kelton joins for a comprehensive conversation about the federal budget, inflation, jobs, revamping the debt system, the power of the purse, and the US economy.
Published 05/10/21
Political commentator Bill Kristol continues his discussion on Trump, the Republican Party, and modern politics.
Published 05/03/21
Political commentator Bill Kristol joins to discuss the insurrection, Trump-ism, and the Biden infrastructure plan .
Published 04/26/21
Former RNC Chairman, Michael Steele, joins Bill Curtis and Jane Albrecht to discuss what changes need to be made in the Republican (and Democratic) Party.
Published 04/19/21
Shane Goldsmith, CEO of Liberty Hill Foundation, talks about her story, dream job as an activist, and pressing issues with police and social imbalance.
Published 04/12/21
Congressman Ted Lieu on the aftermath of the Capitol insurrection and breaking down the Biden Infrastructure and Jobs Plan.
Published 04/05/21
Economist and Professor Ioana Elena Marinescu returns to discuss raising minimum wage, the current economic state and where the US will stand economically in a post-COVID world.
Published 03/22/21
What 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 Albrecht in Part 1 of 2 of an in-depth discussion on these topics and more.
Published 03/15/21
Are we living through a "crisis of facts"? President of USAFacts.org, Poppy MacDonald, discusses “Nothing but the facts!” and how data might be the one thing that brings our divisive country together.
Published 03/08/21
Producer Joey Salvia tosses out subjects for our hosts to tackle, and possibly solve, including poverty, divisiveness, and fake news as well as hot topics like Ted Cruz and the NY nursing home scandal.
Published 03/01/21
What is the responsibility of social media outlets in a healthy society? Renown Yale Law Professor and author, Jack Balkin, returns for a discussion about the Constitution, social media responsibility, advertising dollars, and how Facebook is damaging our world: politically and socially.
Published 02/22/21
Why do American politics seem especially fraught right now? Legal scholar, Yale Law Professor, and author, Jack Balkin, joins for a discussion about the constitution, political polarization, impeachment, and The Cycles of Constitutional Time, to help explain, and help us weather, this waxing and waning of political polarization.
Published 02/15/21
What is the biggest political challenge we are facing right now? Do we need campaign finance reform? Legal scholar, and professor, Sanford Levinson discusses the need for adjustments in our constitution, campaign finances, the election process and if Trump will run again in 2024 in our final episode of the season.
Published 12/28/20
Can Trump pardon himself for crimes he hasn’t been charged with? Why did Texas sue 4 other states? Will Attorney General, Ken Paxton get a pardon, too? Dean Erwin Chemerinsky returns to discuss the constitution and recent Supreme Court rulings regarding the 2020 election.
Published 12/21/20