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    <title>Down the Middle: A Political Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Trump”</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 03:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
    <description>Now the largest moderate political podcast in the nation!  Join two best friends, Rob, a liberal (against leftism), and Justin, a conservative (don't call him a Trumper), as they engage in some calm and less calm, but always civil, discourse.  DTM is a show about politics and current events through the lens of moderation, measuredness, common ground, understanding, and compassion.  Indoctrinate yourself into moderate values, and join the Moderation Revolution!
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    <itunes:summary>Now the largest moderate political podcast in the nation!  Join two best friends, Rob, a liberal (against leftism), and Justin, a conservative (don't call him a Trumper), as they engage in some calm and less calm, but always civil, discourse.  DTM is a show about politics and current events through the lens of moderation, measuredness, common ground, understanding, and compassion.  Indoctrinate yourself into moderate values, and join the Moderation Revolution!
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  <title>Episode X: "Insurrection"</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 03:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>We discuss one of the darkest days in American political history.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;We discuss one of the darkest days in American political history. Special Guest: Greer Illingworth.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <title>Episode 22: "A Cup of Joe Bye-Don" Post-Election Special</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Welcome to Season 2 of Down the Middle: A Political Podcast.  We've made it!

Join us as we kick off Season 2 by unpacking as many events from the past….how long has it been?  A year?  No.  ….ONE WEEK!?!?  Ok...as many events from the past week as we can.  We talk about the election (duh), the polls, the current state of the Senate, how and where the country voted, the voter fraud allegations by the Trump administration and Trump himself, where aaaaall of the litigation currently sits, Biden’s acceptance speech, the current war brewing inside the Democratic Party, the aftermath of Trumpism, and a public service announcement from us…spoiler alert: WEAR A MASK.  And at the end of the episode, you’ll hear us both pass out from exhaustion.  

Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe
Here are all our links in one place: https://linktr.ee/downthemiddle
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Welcome to Season 2 of Down the Middle: A Political Podcast.  We've made it!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Join us as we kick off Season 2 by unpacking as many events from the past….how long has it been?  A year?  No.  ….ONE WEEK!?!?  Ok...as many events from the past week as we can.  We talk about the election (duh), the polls, the current state of the Senate, how and where the country voted, the voter fraud allegations by the Trump administration and Trump himself, where aaaaall of the litigation currently sits, Biden’s acceptance speech, the current war brewing inside the Democratic Party, the aftermath of Trumpism, and a public service announcement from us…spoiler alert: WEAR A MASK.  And at the end of the episode, you’ll hear us both pass out from exhaustion.  &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe&lt;br&gt;
Here are all our links in one place: &lt;a href="https://linktr.ee/downthemiddle" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://linktr.ee/downthemiddle&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>Welcome to Season 2 of Down the Middle: A Political Podcast.  We&#39;ve made it!</p>

<p>Join us as we kick off Season 2 by unpacking as many events from the past….how long has it been?  A year?  No.  ….ONE WEEK!?!?  Ok...as many events from the past week as we can.  We talk about the election (duh), the polls, the current state of the Senate, how and where the country voted, the voter fraud allegations by the Trump administration and Trump himself, where aaaaall of the litigation currently sits, Biden’s acceptance speech, the current war brewing inside the Democratic Party, the aftermath of Trumpism, and a public service announcement from us…spoiler alert: WEAR A MASK.  And at the end of the episode, you’ll hear us both pass out from exhaustion.  </p>

<p>Don&#39;t forget to rate, review and subscribe<br>
Here are all our links in one place: <a href="https://linktr.ee/downthemiddle" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/downthemiddle</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Welcome to Season 2 of Down the Middle: A Political Podcast.  We&#39;ve made it!</p>

<p>Join us as we kick off Season 2 by unpacking as many events from the past….how long has it been?  A year?  No.  ….ONE WEEK!?!?  Ok...as many events from the past week as we can.  We talk about the election (duh), the polls, the current state of the Senate, how and where the country voted, the voter fraud allegations by the Trump administration and Trump himself, where aaaaall of the litigation currently sits, Biden’s acceptance speech, the current war brewing inside the Democratic Party, the aftermath of Trumpism, and a public service announcement from us…spoiler alert: WEAR A MASK.  And at the end of the episode, you’ll hear us both pass out from exhaustion.  </p>

<p>Don&#39;t forget to rate, review and subscribe<br>
Here are all our links in one place: <a href="https://linktr.ee/downthemiddle" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/downthemiddle</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 21: "Oh My Word, It's Almost the 3rd" Election Special</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2020 03:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Join us for a Special Election Episode of the Pod; the very last episode of Season 1.  Riz spouts an ideological pontification in this week's 'We Care a Lot' segment, we briefly review the final Biden/Trump debate in 'Cut me Mick', we bring back 'Virtually Debatable' for a final virtual sparring session with Mr. Ben Shapiro, and send you off to the polls or your mailbox with a few final words from us both... one at a time, of course.  Less than a week to go; if you haven't voted, what the heck are you waiting for!?

Link to the DTM Election Night Livestream: https://www.facebook.com/103093954752195/posts/183990519995871/

Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe
Here are all our links in one place: https://linktr.ee/downthemiddle</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:42:32</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Join us for a Special Election Episode of the Pod; the very last episode of Season 1.  Riz spouts an ideological pontification in this week's 'We Care a Lot' segment, we briefly review the final Biden/Trump debate in 'Cut me Mick', we bring back 'Virtually Debatable' for a final virtual sparring session with Mr. Ben Shapiro, and send you off to the polls or your mailbox with a few final words from us both... one at a time, of course.  Less than a week to go; if you haven't voted, what the heck are you waiting for!?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Link to the DTM Election Night Livestream: &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/103093954752195/posts/183990519995871/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.facebook.com/103093954752195/posts/183990519995871/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe&lt;br&gt;
Here are all our links in one place: &lt;a href="https://linktr.ee/downthemiddle" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://linktr.ee/downthemiddle&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>Join us for a Special Election Episode of the Pod; the very last episode of Season 1.  Riz spouts an ideological pontification in this week&#39;s &#39;We Care a Lot&#39; segment, we briefly review the final Biden/Trump debate in &#39;Cut me Mick&#39;, we bring back &#39;Virtually Debatable&#39; for a final virtual sparring session with Mr. Ben Shapiro, and send you off to the polls or your mailbox with a few final words from us both... one at a time, of course.  Less than a week to go; if you haven&#39;t voted, what the heck are you waiting for!?</p>

<p>Link to the DTM Election Night Livestream: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/103093954752195/posts/183990519995871/" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/103093954752195/posts/183990519995871/</a></p>

<p>Don&#39;t forget to rate, review and subscribe<br>
Here are all our links in one place: <a href="https://linktr.ee/downthemiddle" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/downthemiddle</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Join us for a Special Election Episode of the Pod; the very last episode of Season 1.  Riz spouts an ideological pontification in this week&#39;s &#39;We Care a Lot&#39; segment, we briefly review the final Biden/Trump debate in &#39;Cut me Mick&#39;, we bring back &#39;Virtually Debatable&#39; for a final virtual sparring session with Mr. Ben Shapiro, and send you off to the polls or your mailbox with a few final words from us both... one at a time, of course.  Less than a week to go; if you haven&#39;t voted, what the heck are you waiting for!?</p>

<p>Link to the DTM Election Night Livestream: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/103093954752195/posts/183990519995871/" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/103093954752195/posts/183990519995871/</a></p>

<p>Don&#39;t forget to rate, review and subscribe<br>
Here are all our links in one place: <a href="https://linktr.ee/downthemiddle" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/downthemiddle</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 16: "Woodward and BURNstein"</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 01:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Join us this week, for a wild ride through a vast myriad of topics (deep inhale)...  We tackle the politicization of professional sports, a bit more about law enforcement, we're joined by actress and singer, Samaire Armstrong, for our new segment "Shut up and Sing"; we dole out a new Bonehead of the Week, and we discuss the Woodward tapes and a few more recent political disasters.  BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!  Don't worry, we didn't forget the Topic of the Week: Environmental Regulation and Fire.  Justin explores the roots of the American environmental movement and government-sanctioned environmental regulations in a new Buzzed History, and we discuss the ongoing wildfires and who, or what is to blame.  Pull up your bootstraps, cowboys and girls, it's political rodeo-ing time!

Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe 
Here are all our links in one place: https://linktr.ee/downthemiddle</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:52:17</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Join us this week, for a wild ride through a vast myriad of topics (deep inhale)...  We tackle the politicization of professional sports, a bit more about law enforcement, we're joined by actress and singer, Samaire Armstrong, for our new segment "Shut up and Sing"; we dole out a new Bonehead of the Week, and we discuss the Woodward tapes and a few more recent political disasters.  BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!  Don't worry, we didn't forget the Topic of the Week: Environmental Regulation and Fire.  Justin explores the roots of the American environmental movement and government-sanctioned environmental regulations in a new Buzzed History, and we discuss the ongoing wildfires and who, or what is to blame.  Pull up your bootstraps, cowboys and girls, it's political rodeo-ing time!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe &lt;br&gt;
Here are all our links in one place: &lt;a href="https://linktr.ee/downthemiddle" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://linktr.ee/downthemiddle&lt;/a&gt; Special Guest: Samaire Armstrong.&lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>Join us this week, for a wild ride through a vast myriad of topics (deep inhale)...  We tackle the politicization of professional sports, a bit more about law enforcement, we&#39;re joined by actress and singer, Samaire Armstrong, for our new segment &quot;Shut up and Sing&quot;; we dole out a new Bonehead of the Week, and we discuss the Woodward tapes and a few more recent political disasters.  BUT WAIT, THERE&#39;S MORE!  Don&#39;t worry, we didn&#39;t forget the Topic of the Week: Environmental Regulation and Fire.  Justin explores the roots of the American environmental movement and government-sanctioned environmental regulations in a new Buzzed History, and we discuss the ongoing wildfires and who, or what is to blame.  Pull up your bootstraps, cowboys and girls, it&#39;s political rodeo-ing time!</p>

<p>Don&#39;t forget to rate, review and subscribe <br>
Here are all our links in one place: <a href="https://linktr.ee/downthemiddle" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/downthemiddle</a></p><p>Special Guest: Samaire Armstrong.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Join us this week, for a wild ride through a vast myriad of topics (deep inhale)...  We tackle the politicization of professional sports, a bit more about law enforcement, we&#39;re joined by actress and singer, Samaire Armstrong, for our new segment &quot;Shut up and Sing&quot;; we dole out a new Bonehead of the Week, and we discuss the Woodward tapes and a few more recent political disasters.  BUT WAIT, THERE&#39;S MORE!  Don&#39;t worry, we didn&#39;t forget the Topic of the Week: Environmental Regulation and Fire.  Justin explores the roots of the American environmental movement and government-sanctioned environmental regulations in a new Buzzed History, and we discuss the ongoing wildfires and who, or what is to blame.  Pull up your bootstraps, cowboys and girls, it&#39;s political rodeo-ing time!</p>

<p>Don&#39;t forget to rate, review and subscribe <br>
Here are all our links in one place: <a href="https://linktr.ee/downthemiddle" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/downthemiddle</a></p><p>Special Guest: Samaire Armstrong.</p>]]>
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