Best Dirty Moderate With Adam Epstein Podcasts (2023)

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2 cousins walk in to a podcast... 1:08:49

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Sit in on a chat between two brilliant, ambitious and talented podcast hosts -who happen to be cousins- discussing a wild and wonderful journey from Miami to Harvard to the UK and back again, with a few life changing choices, internships, kids, and a lot of coffee along the way… Adam’s beloved cousin, talented author and human extraordinaire, ladie…

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Fix Immigration. Period. 15:51

3d ago15:51

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Despite our deep partisan fault lines on the issue, America does has a border crisis and solving it must be of the utmost urgency. Our dysfunctional system allows an unlimited number of people to cross our borders, prohibits them from working, promises free housing, and then leaves them in seven years of legal purgatory before a judge rules on whet…

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Mitt Romney is a Dirty Moderate 5:12

5d ago5:12

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Mitt has bid adieu to the Washington clown show and is seemingly officially out of whatever the Mormon version of fucks are. 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! Or, if you are fed up with Elon’s bullshit, hit us up on Threads! There are always she…

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Hunter Biden Smokes Crack and Buys Guns. 4:42

5d ago4:42

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Sure, Hunter Biden is a little sketchy, but would the average drug addict who lied on a federal form be prosecuted with such verve? We think not. 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! Or, if you are fed up with Elon’s bullshit, hit us up on Threads!…

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The latest MAGA target: PEPFAR 17:58

12d ago17:58

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This year marks the 20th anniversary of George W. Bush’s transformative program to combat H.I.V. and AIDS in Africa, the Caribbean and elsewhere. The left’s villain of yesteryear, who was (somewhat) rehabilitated in the Trump era, and rightly maligned for the disaster that was the invasion of Iraq, Bush also waged a noble war against an epidemic. T…

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A conversation with former (D) now (R) Rep. Mesha Mainor of Georgia 1:00:43

18d ago1:00:43

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Could the future of the GOP be black and female? Democrat turned Republican, Mesha Mainor, a Georgia state legislator serving the 56th District is showing that it very well could be. Her recent political revolt against her Democratic colleagues is an valiant attempt to deviate away from partisan orthodoxy while also retaining her core values. Her R…

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GOP: Glib Overhyped Petulant 20:29

26d ago20:29

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Listen to Adam's take on last nights debate and Tucker's interview with you know who. Clif Notes version: Haley has no shot at the nomination, but if she did, she'd be viable with independents. Christie is anti-Trump in a MAGA party. DeSantis had the dazzle of an armoire. He's just so bad at politics. Pence is irrelevant. Vivek is a fraud. In the e…

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The devil went down to Georgia 21:01

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“I should not be here,” Ruby Freeman told the January 6 committee in her May 2022 deposition. “I signed up as an election worker because I believe in our democracy. I signed up to support my daughter, Shaye, whose entire professional career has been devoted to making sure that Fulton County elections are fair and that every vote is counted.” Like m…

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DM Guest- Conservative Scholar Jon Shields 1:14:00

1M ago1:14:00

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You don’t have to be a Republican to be continually aghast at the descent of the GOP into a haven for cranks, white nationalists, conspiracy theorists , performance artists and liars. We have a two party system in this country, and the collapse of the Republican Party into a Trump led cult, spells more than just trouble for our representative democ…

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Buckeyes Say Bullshit 19:14

1M ago19:14

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There’s an old saying in politics: As Ohio goes, so goes the nation. Up until 2020, Ohio was a bellwether state in presidential elections voting for the winner every election cycle since 1960 except when John F. Kennedy won the general election, but Richard Nixon carried the state. Donald Trump won Ohio twice, but 2020 was the first year where Buck…

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Eisenhower was a Commie! *and other MAGA type nonsense from the John Birch Society 1:00:23

1M ago1:00:23

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This is not America’s first manipulative fascist rodeo. Our grand experiment has been peppered with religious and MAGA type freaks throughout its 247 years. When a large group of independent thinkers, adventurers, natives, freedom seekers, religious zealots, and young, scrappy and hungry individuals come together in one pot and create a beautiful s…

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Third time's the charm... 22:48

2M ago22:48

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The events leading up to Jan 6th have resulted in Trump's third indictment for, among other charges, conspiracy to defraud the United States. The only guardrails that we have against another assault on our democracy aren't the courts, but the ballot box. Trump must be soundly defeated in 2024 . It's the only way he will never get near the presidenc…

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"Never Saw Nothing" Dirty Moderate-SDSM Bonus Episode-116 15:39

2M ago15:39

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Say hello to Carlos De Oliveira, Mar-a-Lago’s property manager, who allegedly assisted Trump aide Walt Nauta, in attempting to delete security footage that showed the men moving boxes of classified documents around the property to hide them from federal agents. Special Counsel Jack Smith filed three new criminal counts against Trump on Thursday bri…

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Gerrymander Much, Alabama? 18:46

2M ago18:46

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An unusual group of justices — including Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh, both conservative, and the court's three liberal justices — formed the slim 5-4 majority that upheld the Supreme Court's past rulings on Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The court said that in Alabama, a state where there are seven congressional seat…

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Left is NOT Woke 1:06:12

2M ago1:06:12

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"Flesh is interesting. it comes in different sizes and colors and shapes but the bones are the things that bind us and hold us up and also what is left of us when we are gone. Happy to have the flesh be part of the culture, I want the politics to focus on the bones because that’s the only place that you get a sense of common human dignity and commo…

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Saving Democracy One Episode at a Time 21:28

2M ago21:28

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As former Democrats with some Republican leanings, we no longer swear allegiance to any party. We find ourselves out in this new wild west of a middle, carving out a lane for the growing number of Americans who are leaning, even if ever so gently, into identifying as independents. It's not where many of us are comfortable. Not having the ability to…

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Affirmative Inaction-Dirty Moderate SDSM Ep114 20:04

3M ago20:04

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Is a wealthy black kid from an upper income household more disadvantaged than a Bangladeshi immigrant’s kid whose parents work multiple jobs to stay afloat? That’s the conundrum in using race as a factor in college admissions, especially in an increasingly multi ethnic society. In a 6-3 SCOTUS decision, the court on Thursday ruled that Harvard and …

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"Boo All You Want"-Stay Dirty, Stay Moderate Ep 112 20:25

3M ago20:25

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Chris Christie is the big mouthed public servant we’ve all been waiting for. And yes, that’s a compliment. Since entering the 2024 GOP presidential fray, Christie has been unsparing and relentless in his attacks on Trump. Yes, he should have done it sooner, and, no ,he should have never cozied up to the former president. But Christie’s tenure as a …

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Dirty Moderate Ep: 112: A Well Regulated Militia w Matthew Littman of 97Percent 1:06:18

3M ago1:06:18

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"A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed." As the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia once wrote, "Like most rights, the right secured by the Second Amendment is not unlimited." The Founding Fathers, if they could have foreseen the terror of…

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SDSM- The Odor of Mendacity 17:05

3M ago17:05

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There ain't nothin' more powerful than the odor of mendacity. You can smell it. It smells like death.” -Harvey "Big Daddy"Pollitt in Tennessee Williams' brilliant Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Important reminder: Trump could have returned the documents when asked ( they aren't his, they belong to 'we the people,') rather than defying subpoenas and leaving.…

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SDSM Ep 110 "Screw Your Optics, I'm Going In" 19:28

3M ago19:28

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The man charged in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history is currently on trial for the heinous act of shooting to death 11 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue simply because they were Jews. Adam has a lot to say on the subject and the myriad political agendas attached like gun control, the death penalty, Trump's nauseating validation and en…

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SDSM Ep 109-Florida Teachers Stand UP 20:18

4M ago20:18

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The fear, loathing and bigotry of Ron DeSantis’s culture war against the LGBTQ community has sparked a national debate, and for many on the reactionary right, a national reckoning. But an entirely different narrative is emerging in the form of resistance: Even parents in deep red Hernando County, FL ( north of Tampa ,) are rising up and declaring t…

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SDSM Ep 108- Ron DeSanctomonious Declares 19:50

4M ago19:50

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Happy Memorial Day to all. May we all honor and remember those who have served to protect this beautiful experiment we call democracy. Thank you to our servicemen and women, and the families who keep things going in their absence. We salute YOU. Ron DeSantis on the other hand is a dangerous pudding eater, who has unsurprisingly (and in poor form re…

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Dirty Moderate Recording Ep 105 w Richard Smith 59:31

4M ago59:31

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For many Americans, President Gerald Ford was the genial accident of history who controversially pardoned his Watergate-tarnished predecessor, presided over the fall of Saigon, and became a punching bag on Saturday Night Live. Yet our revered guest nationally recognized authority on the American presidency, a familiar face to viewers of C-SPAN (our…

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Stay Dirty, Stay Moderate Ep 106 Durham Bull? 19:29

4M ago19:29

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While not exactly exposing the "crime of the century" that Trump promised *eyeroll- the Durham report, not unlike it's cousin Mueller does play a role in our favorite pastime, saving democracy, but the execution doesn't look to be a shining moment for the FBI as it’s trying to persuade Congress that it is a responsible steward of intelligence. Have…

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Stay Dirty, Stay Moderate Ep 102- (Title) 42 Ways to Create Chaos at the Border 24:57

4M ago24:57

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Asylum officers, Secret Service agents and troops, oh my. The end of Title 42 in a few short hours will reveal the plethora of issues not just this country, but the thousands who attempt to get here face and none of it is pretty folks. This episode shines a bright light on to the influx issue that COVID just kicked down the road. Thanks for helping…

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Stay Dirty, Stay Moderate Ep 101-Dancing on the Debt Ceiling 20:46

5M ago20:46

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Neither party gives a shit about the debt. Our spending spree is a bipartisan production—both parties spend like drunken sailors. Here’s a little reality check, for those (sane) Americans who still live in a non-partisan reality. Are you subscribed to the podcast? Have you seen us on TikTok? https://www.tiktok.com/@dirtymoderatenation?lang=en Are y…

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Stay Dirty, Stay Moderate Ep 100- "47" 23:25

5M ago23:25

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While the 2024 presidential election is more than 18 months away, primaries begin in less than a year and let's face it, we who are plugged in know it's already begun. Trump's campaign is already smearing DeSantis's yet to be declared candidacy and Biden declared with the plea to let him finish the job. Public approval of Biden’s job as president h…

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Stay Dirty, Stay Moderate-Ep 99 Fox "News" is Bad News 17:12

5M ago17:12

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Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity, and the rest of the Fox Network lied to your fucking faces. Instead of being responsible humans and calling for calm (the calm they were certainly texting each other about OFF camera we later learned) they lied to your fucking faces. They perpetuated a mob. They endangered lives. They spun a tale of lie…

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Dirty Moderate Bonus Episode 4/14/23 Classified Clusterfuck: 3 in 13 20:13

5M ago20:13

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Jack Teixeira, 21-year-old low-ranking member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard is the third asshat in 13 years to have the ability to access and leak classified material. He faces two criminal counts: unauthorized retention and transmission of national defense information and the unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or …

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Ep 95 Dirty Moderate w Aurelian Craiutu 1:07:54

5M ago1:07:54

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Professor, political theorist, and author, Aurelian Craiutu, who has been researching the elusive virtue of moderation for over a decade sits down with Adam to discuss the complexities, richness, and virtue of our very favorite approach to politics. Despite being a complex virtue with a rich tradition and unexplored radical sides, Moderation is oft…

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Dirty Moderate-SDSM- Popping the Cherry of Criminality 20:35

6M ago20:35

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Happy Indictment Day to those of you who celebrate. Popping in with my thoughts on today's historical arrest. 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! Or, if you are fed up with Elon’s bullshit, hit us up on Threads! There are always shenanigans over o…

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Dirty Moderate Ep 91 with special guest Ben Brantley 1:10:25

6M ago1:10:25

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Ben Brantley was the chief theater critic of The New York Times for more than 20 years. He wrote more than 2,500 reviews over 27 years beginning in 1993. During Adam’s first act as a Broadway Producer, Ben and Adam “passed each other in the theater aisle” so to speak. Ben reviewed some of Adam’s biggest hits and being consummate professionals, they…

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Ep 94-Stay Dirty, Stay Moderate-The Perils of Partisan Science 22:26

6M ago22:26

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News media outlets in America have their own self-serving agendas. It's no secret MSNBC leans left and yes; surprise, surprise, FOX leans right and so on. When it comes to delivering the news to the citizens of this fine nation, the current day media are most certainly spinning it through their own lens which is irresponsible, and in some instances…

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Ep 93-Stay Dirty, Stay Moderate -Fox News Fuckery 20:46

6M ago20:46

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This episode we are going to talk about the total fuckery of FOX News. I'll share some of my front line observations from my time as a regular in 2019 on Trish Regan's now defunct FOX News show. It wasn't all pretty, folks, but this Dominion lawsuit? WOW... In March 2021, Dominion Voting Systems filed a defamation lawsuit against Fox News Network f…

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Ep 92-Stay Dirty, Stay Moderate-Charlie and the Censorship Factory 21:40

7M ago21:40

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It was announced earlier this week that the Roald Dahl Story Company, which controls the rights to the late author’s books, like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, and The BFG in conjunction with Puffin, the books’ publisher, and a collective who campaign to make children’s literature more inclusive, intended to change the wording in these…

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Ep 91-Stay Dirty, Stay Moderate- Nikki Haley is Running For VP 19:38

7M ago19:38

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So many on the MAGA right are less than enthused about Nikki Haley’s run for president. But the great irony here is that if she were the nominee ( and she won’t be,) she’d be the strongest GOP candidate to win back independents and moderates in the suburbs that Trump drove away. For in-depth coverage of the political landscape, actionable ways to m…

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Ep 89 Rediscovering Republicanism w Author John Nantz 1:04:16

7M ago1:04:16

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When well-designed institutions function properly, people thrive. Few institutions have been more ingeniously designed than the U.S. federal government via the Constitution in 1787. This auspicious beginning more than two centuries ago helps explain why the U.S. remains a magnet for opportunity seekers, students, entrepreneurs, dissidents, and pers…

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Ep 88 Stay Dirty, Stay Moderate; Hey Dems: Jewish Lives Fucking Matter, Too 19:59

7M ago19:59

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Today’s poisonous partisan divide is perilous in at least two key ways. First, it divides a country with 330 million into categories in which a majority of them don’t fit. But second, and perhaps more importantly, the Republican/Democrat cleavage consigns issues which are full of implications, moral, political or otherwise, into reductive boxes ent…

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The Insurrection Protection 19:58

8M ago19:58

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The people who did not certify the 2020 election are now in the levers of power, and make no mistake, that power will be weaponized. We are only 2 years out from the presidential election. Stay awake, folks. Democracy requires your tirelessness. Autocrats count on your apathy. And don’t forget: Vote.org, Vote.org, Vote.org! Get registered to vote i…

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African American Studies is American Studies. 21:01

8M ago21:01

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"Nothing Can Be Changed if it Is Not Faced."- James Baldwin America has done some very unsavory shit. We built this country and much of its industry in part on the backs of human beings that were kidnaped and forced to endure unforgivable and horrifying lives. Sorry folks, just the facts. If we can’t acknowledge that, we can never grow or change. P…

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False Equivalence 19:39

8M ago19:39

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Sometimes a document is just a document. 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! Or, if you are fed up with Elon’s bullshit, hit us up on Threads! There are always shenanigans over on TikTok too… Are you registered to VOTE?…

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Stay Dirty, Stay Moderate; A Tale of Two Parties 18:56

9M ago18:56

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The once great party of Lincoln is now a cesspool of buffoonery, lies, and incompetence, and on the eve of the anniversary of the insurrection, with our government in shambles, America weeps. Every one of these ass clowns who are holding the people’s House hostage to their rabid extremism should have their salaries docked until they promise to do w…

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Stay Dirty. Stay Moderate: The White Lotus and American Delusion 22:01

9M ago22:01

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Politics is always downwind of culture. And for 2022's final installment of Stay Dirty, Stay Moderate, Adam weaves the parallels between Henry James's "The Portrait of a Lady" and the HBO critically-acclaimed series "The White Lotus" with the delusion of American culture. We'll be back after the holidays but until then, don’t forget: Vote.org, Vote…

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Stay Dirty. Stay Moderate: American Demons 22:35

10M ago22:35

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“Anti-” attacks are part of a rhetorical loop in American society. In this week’s “Stay Dirty, Stay Moderate,” Adam examines how horrendous attacks all over the nation are escalating by the day in the name of Anti-Semitism, anti-abortion, homophobia, racism, and more. The following are the names of the 5 victims of the Club Q shooting in Colorado S…

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Stay Dirty. Stay Moderate: Democracy Catches its Breath 18:35

10M ago18:35

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The American people have exclaimed loud and clear that we will not suffer election denying, insurrectionist fools! While the Republicans will hold the slimmest of margins in the House, Democrats picked up 1 seat in the Senate. But these midterms were not a win for the Democrats or the Republicans. They were a win for Democracy. And everyone's favor…

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Moving Forward with Andrew Yang and Christie Todd Whitman of the Forward Party 53:43

10M ago53:43

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2 party system? That’s so last election… Welcome The Forward Party to the game folks. The mission statement is certainly promising: “Fighting for the American people with practical, common-sense solutions. While other political parties look to divide America into different camps, the Forward Party aims to bring them together.” Cool! Building the fo…

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Stay Dirty. Stay Moderate: Midterms Hangover 49:14

10M ago49:14

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Looks like the “Red Wave” is actually just a ketchup smear at Mar a Lago. We’re still waiting on the results of the Arizona and Nevada Senate races. No surprise that the Georgia Senate race is going to a run off on Dec 6. And while the Republicans are on track to control the House, their margin will be very slim. Adam goes through all that and so m…

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The Critical Constituency with Mike Madrid 1:09:36

11M ago1:09:36

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Co-Founder of The Lincoln Project. GOP political consultant; Latino voting trends/political data/analysis, and as close as political royalty as it gets here in America, Mike Madrid was, is, and we imagine, will continue to be, ahead of the curve. Earning his GOP pedigree over thirty years, by changing the outcomes of political campaigns throughout …

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Yes, Your Vote is Secure with David Levine 58:18

11M ago58:18

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This episode is Dirty Moderate’s official response to election deniers. We understand a certain group of Americans cannot accept truth, reality, science, etc…but here is some anyway. You know, for the hell of it. Call us dirty moderates. America’s 2022 midterm elections are likely to bring a wave of election deniers into Congress and top state-leve…

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