The Middle with Anthony Weiner

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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."

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Episode 9 : Another Civil War? – Weiner Asks for a Redo from Last Week

A horrible shooting in Buffalo and a visit by Jordan to Ellis Island has Anthony wondering if he failed to take a caller from last episode seriously enough. Finding the middle is not easy in today’s America, but Anthony struggles to sort out how to handle the hot language, the legitimate issues of immigration and whether we can learn to turn down the temperature a bit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 21, 2022•57 min

Episode 8 : Baby Formula Shortages and other Lessons of Capitalism

Anthony takes the baby formula shortage and finds lessons about government regulation, our love of capitalism and how sometimes sh*t just happens when elected officials, bureaucrats and stockholders are sharing control. As usual, the callers spice things up a little. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 14, 2022•56 min

Episode 7 : Digesting Alito v Roe v Wade

“The Leak” is the news of the week and maybe the year. Anthony marvels at the leaky reasoning and wonders aloud about what a true conservative position on reproductive rights really is. He also takes a look at a New York Times expose of a widely suspected personal aspect of a former mayor’s life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 07, 2022•55 min

Episode 6 : Weiner Talks Twitter…Really.

Elon Musk wants to buy Twitter and Anthony Weiner wants to shut it down…and not for the reason you think. Yep, Anthony’s relationship with social media has had its ups and its (far) downs, but today he steps back and looks at how our debate and country have been harmed by the excesses of the platforms and their users. A lot of irony here for sure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 01, 2022•56 min

Episode 5 : Raising Questions about Legal Cannabis

Legal cannabis is the vogue nationwide and soon in New York. Anthony scrolls thorough the many questions that have yet to be resolved. Rights to smoke on the job? Research on cognitive effects? Anthony takes his own experience with addiction and mixes in a bunch of interesting calls and the consensus is cloudy (smokey?). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 23, 2022•56 min

Episode 4 : The Obvious Immigration Compromise

Anthony escapes the political black hole of immigration with a plan to fix it all. On the way he kicks the hornet’s nest and fields a bunch of questions and busts a few myths about one of the most vexing issues of our time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 16, 2022•47 min

Episode 3 : With Former Congressmen Jason Chaffetz and John Faso.

Anthony is joined by two former Members of Congress to unpack the issues of the country and New York. Former Rep. Chaffetz discusses his book and reminisces about working with Anthony in Washington. Former Rep. John Faso does the impossible and makes redistricting interesting. And since he can’t get enough, he offers a report on a popular book about the laptop from Hunter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 09, 2022•55 min

Episode 2 : Hunter’s Laptop Explained.

Diving into the deep (and murky) end of the pool, Anthony studied all the mess about Hunter Biden’s laptop and answers a bunch of questions including the big one : what about Joe? Yep, if laptops are the issue, who would you rather have explain it all? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 02, 2022•56 min

Episode 1 : The Weiner Pilot!

Who thought this was a good idea? Anthony flies solo for an hour and he explains where he has been (its complicated), why he is back on the radio and why he yells less now (hint: rehab worked). He lays out his mission statement for the show. He also asks why conservatives would defend Jeff Bezos from paying more taxes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 26, 2022•52 min

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