Dirty Moderate with Adam Epstein

Dirty Moderate showcases the people who cut through the nails-on-a-chalkboard din of the modern-day American political scene. We promote rigorous analysis and lively debate with individuals on both sides of the aisle and beyond.

Our host, Adam Epstein, is a 12 time, Tony Award-winning former Broadway powerhouse producer turned political provocateur. Adam can go toe-to-toe with anyone on politics as he did on Trish Regan Primetime every Thursday night in 2019 as the lone non-conservative panelist, delivering his centrist perspective with grit, intellectual prowess, and undeniable charm.

Guests of the podcast range in perspective by design, and no two conversations are alike, but the one vitally important thing all of our guests have in common is they fight like hell for Democracy. Do you?

Executive Producer Dawn Sorokin, End House Media • Theme Song by @brettgarrisonepstein • Subscribe to the Dirty Moderate Nation Substack at www.dirtymoderate.com • Tweet the Show: @dirty_moderate

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People Love Dead Jews with Dara Horn

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Apr 15, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Courage is Contagious with Cyd Zeigler and Jim Buzinski

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Apr 15, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Stay Dirty. Stay Moderate.

In this 1st installment of “Stay Dirty. Stay Moderate.” Adam shares his thoughts on being “politically homeless” and gives an update on the state of the Dirty Moderate nation. Thanks for helping us save democracy one episode at a time! Join the Dirty Moderate Nation on Substack ! Tell us what you think on Twitter ! Check out our YouTube channel ! Are you registered to VOTE ?...

Apr 15, 2022•16 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Try Not To Be a Jerk with John Pavlovitz

John Pavlovitz is an American Unitarian pastor and author, known for his progressive social and political writings from a post modern Unitarian Universalist perspective. His latest book, If God is Love, Don’t Be a Jerk, boldly challenges us to help create a world that is more loving and equitable than when we arrived. John and Adam have a fantastic exchange discussing life, God, death, politics, and why, if any of it, actually matters. Tweet the show @DirtyModerate Thanks for helping us save dem...

Dec 20, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Does the Blue Dog Still Bark? With Rep. Forrest Bennett

(D) Rep. Forrest Bennett of the 92nd District of Oklahoma is a shining blue light in the very red sea. Adam probes into Forrest’s vibrant perspective on how living, promoting, and representing a left leaning constituency in OK challenges and excites him, and why his situation is becoming more and more common across the country. Tweet the show @DirtyModerate Thanks for helping us save democracy one episode at a time! Join the Dirty Moderate Nation on Substack ! Tell us what you think on Twitter !...

Dec 20, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Are We Going to Cancel Sex Now? With Kim Cavill

World-renowned Sex Education Expert and LGBTQ+ rights activists, Kim Cavill, quite literally schools us on sexuality and she didn’t even buy us dinner first! A sex positive, published writer and parenting blogger, Kim is on the front lines passing legislation for transgender youth rights. Kim discusses what sex positivity is, how fluid our sexuality is over our lifetime, and how sex education differs from zip code to zip code and President to President. Tweet the show @DirtyModerate Thanks for h...

Dec 20, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 3

How Many Rural Dems Will Be Left Behind? With Richard Ojeda

Richard Ojeda could fuel the entire Texas energy grid if only someone knew how to harness his power. Retired Major, US Army, Former (D) State Senator of West Virginia 7th District, and National Spokesperson for No Dem Left Behind , this man brings the heat. Wildly knowledgeable and endlessly passionate, Richard talks with Adam about the challenges the people of rural West Virginia face, and why it absolutely fucking matters. Tweet the show @DirtyModerate Thanks for helping us save democracy one ...

Dec 20, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Reunited, and it Feels So Good! With Trish Regan

Trish Regan, host of "The Trish Regan Show" a daily podcast ranked among the top business news shows in America, and Publisher of TrishIntel.com , a multi-media digital news site covering the latest economic, political and markets stories, sits down with Adam for a reunion between the former FOX News anchor and her on-air token sexy, gay, leftish commentator. They cover an array of topics, from Trish’s fascinating journey from Miss New Hampshire to FOX anchor and beyond, to the state of public e...

Dec 20, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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