https://wabcradio.com/podcast/the-middle-unplugged-with-anthony-weiner/ After years in the middle of the action and too often in the middle of controversy, now former Congressman Anthony Weiner is the host of a provocative podcast that explores the news of the day and the politics of the moment from a perspective that pushes away from the extremes. Modeled after his popular radio show on 77 WABC in New York City, The Middle - Unplugged doesn't leave ideology behind, but it does center ideas and voices that don’t find themselves in focus enough. With new episodes in the middle of each week - Wednesdays - expect insights, interviews and some surprises that Anthony can't get away with on the radio. Episode ideas? Questions? Complaints? Reach us at WeinerWABC@Gmail.com or on Twitter @repweiner. After years in the middle of the action and too often in the middle of controversy, now former Congressman Anthony Weiner is the host of a provocative podcast that explores the news of the day and the politics of the moment from a perspective that pushes away from the extremes. Modeled after his popular radio show on 77 WABC in New York City, The Middle - Unplugged doesn't leave ideology behind, but it does center ideas and voices that don’t find themselves in focus enough. With new episodes in the middle of each week - Wednesdays - expect insights, interviews and some surprises that Anthony can't get away with on the radio. Episode ideas? Questions? Complaints? Reach us at WeinerWABC@Gmail.com or on Twitter @repweiner. en-US hourly 1 After years in the middle of the action and too often in the middle of controversy, now former Congressman Anthony Weiner is the host of a provocative podcast that explores the news of the day and the politics of the moment from a perspective that pushes away from the extremes. Modeled after his popular radio show on 77 WABC in New York City, The Middle - Unplugged doesn't leave ideology behind, but it does center ideas and voices that don’t find themselves in focus enough. With new episodes in the middle of each week - Wednesdays - expect insights, interviews and some surprises that Anthony can't get away with on the radio. Episode ideas? Questions? Complaints? Reach us at WeinerWABC@Gmail.com or on Twitter @repweiner. podcast@wabcradio.com podcast@wabcradio.com No No https://feeds.megaphone.fm/WABC4352383083 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-121-is-it-time-to-panic-yup/ https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-121-is-it-time-to-panic-yup/#respond Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-121-is-it-time-to-panic-yup/ 0 9f51f4bfe3d69fa24d70fd56286902bb355824 77 WABC 77 WABC full Anthony has been in the “pick our spots” camp about the madcap beginning of Trump II.  Some things are worth the fight and others maybe not.  We will know an authoritarian overthrow of our nation when we see it.  Well, you don’t need to squint mu 00:29:44 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-120-chaos-as-feature-not-bug/ https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-120-chaos-as-feature-not-bug/#respond Wed, 05 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-120-chaos-as-feature-not-bug/ 0 9f51f4bfe3d69fa24d70fd56286902bb540067 77 WABC 77 WABC full Did that whole trade war we had this week work out ok?  It depends.  Some people like reading what monkeys at typewriters produce. It ain’t Shakespeare. Anthony looks at the meta behind the chaos and finds there may be less than meets the eye.  Like 00:27:24 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-119-trump-vs-the-republican-congress/ https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-119-trump-vs-the-republican-congress/#respond Wed, 29 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-119-trump-vs-the-republican-congress/ 0 9f51f4bfe3d69fa24d70fd56286902bb400872 77 WABC 77 WABC full The new Trump team has thrown a whole cookbook of spaghetti against the wall of the American political system in its first weeks.  Anthony offers his grudging respect for their sheer chutzpah.  But when it comes to deciding not to do spending that Congr 00:30:10 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-118-pardoning-cop-beaters-is-the-new-gop-brand/ https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-118-pardoning-cop-beaters-is-the-new-gop-brand/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:39:00 +0000 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-118-pardoning-cop-beaters-is-the-new-gop-brand/ 0 9f51f4bfe3d69fa24d70fd56286902bb352825 77 WABC 77 WABC full The first days of Trump 2.0 had a lot of trolling but also some legitimately outrageous. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 00:27:12 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-117-special-counsel-special-edition/ https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-117-special-counsel-special-edition/#respond Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:55:00 +0000 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-117-special-counsel-special-edition/ 0 9f51f4bfe3d69fa24d70fd56286902bb723271 77 WABC 77 WABC full We hire special investigators/prosecutors when we want to get to the bottom of politically sensitive cases. So how did we do? This week, not one, but two Special Counsels dropped their long awaited reports on what they did and didn’t do and why. A bit o 00:30:30 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-116-now-the-hard-part-for-the-goppassing-stuff/ https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-116-now-the-hard-part-for-the-goppassing-stuff/#respond Wed, 08 Jan 2025 14:44:00 +0000 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-116-now-the-hard-part-for-the-goppassing-stuff/ 0 9f51f4bfe3d69fa24d70fd56286902bb929354 77 WABC 77 WABC full If there is one thing that the Republicans seem to know how to do, its tax cuts.  If giant, deficit-exploding giveaways to the rich are your thing, they have delivered.  But this year, Donald Trump, Mike Johnson and the GOP faithful are going to have th 00:27:23 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-115-party-like-its-2017/ https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-115-party-like-its-2017/#respond Wed, 01 Jan 2025 20:27:00 +0000 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-115-party-like-its-2017/ 0 9f51f4bfe3d69fa24d70fd56286902bb104784 77 WABC 77 WABC full Maybe predicting the future in Washington is not that hard.  We’ve seen a version of this movie before.  Anthony looks at the parallels and differences between the beginning of Trump I and Trump II.  Call it a prediction show or call it a deja vu.  00:30:15 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-114-the-twelve-principles-of-good-politics/ https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-114-the-twelve-principles-of-good-politics/#respond Tue, 24 Dec 2024 20:55:00 +0000 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-114-the-twelve-principles-of-good-politics/ 0 9f51f4bfe3d69fa24d70fd56286902bb79838 77 WABC 77 WABC full It's a joyous and - hopefully - meaningful time of year.  Anthony departs this week from his usual unpacking and repacking of the issue of the moment to look at what he thinks should be the principles of the vocation of politics.  Heck, if we can’t g 00:30:33 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-113-a-big-apple-primer/ https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-113-a-big-apple-primer/#respond Wed, 18 Dec 2024 14:20:00 +0000 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-113-a-big-apple-primer/ 0 9f51f4bfe3d69fa24d70fd56286902bb263533 77 WABC 77 WABC full What's going on with New York?  Anthony has the answer.  Some history, some trends and some predictions about the city we love.  We measure the vibes.  In Ask Anthony Anything, the other ABC bends at the knee.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visi 00:27:28 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-112-america-remembers-we-hate-insurance-companies/ https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-112-america-remembers-we-hate-insurance-companies/#respond Wed, 11 Dec 2024 17:13:00 +0000 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-112-america-remembers-we-hate-insurance-companies/ 0 9f51f4bfe3d69fa24d70fd56286902bb296673 77 WABC 77 WABC full A serious conversation was reignited this week by a cold blooded assassination.  The crime was inexcusable but the conversation after was inevitable : why do we even have health insurance companies?  Anthony explains the odd way we pay for and distribut 00:27:27 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-111-the-last-ever-hunter-podcast/ https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-111-the-last-ever-hunter-podcast/#respond Wed, 04 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-111-the-last-ever-hunter-podcast/ 0 9f51f4bfe3d69fa24d70fd56286902bb4560 77 WABC 77 WABC full Anthony staked his claim on conservative radio by being the left’s truth teller about the long and winding road of Hunter Biden.  The pardon of the first son is the last - loud - chapter in a story that began with an abandoned laptop documenting a life 00:27:53 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-110-a-complex-world-awaits-trump/ https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-110-a-complex-world-awaits-trump/#respond Wed, 27 Nov 2024 13:25:00 +0000 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-110-a-complex-world-awaits-trump/ 0 9f51f4bfe3d69fa24d70fd56286902bb656741 77 WABC 77 WABC full It it may take a while for Donald Trump to mess things up at home, but he can really light the rest of the world on fire on day one.  Anthony takes a tour of the world's hot spots this week and looks at what Trump's promise is to bring the “Art of th 00:27:26 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-109-keeping-our-powder-dry/ https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-109-keeping-our-powder-dry/#respond Wed, 20 Nov 2024 12:49:00 +0000 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-109-keeping-our-powder-dry/ 0 9f51f4bfe3d69fa24d70fd56286902bb235657 77 WABC 77 WABC full It's a red alert!  A crisis!  DefCon5!  Democrats are losing their cool even as Americans have stopped paying attention.  Anthony suggests adopting the British model : let the majority govern and then pounce when they fail.  In Ask Anything Anything 00:32:14 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-108-much-ado-about-not-much/ https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-108-much-ado-about-not-much/#respond Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-108-much-ado-about-not-much/ 0 9f51f4bfe3d69fa24d70fd56286902bb19861 77 WABC 77 WABC full You can choose your own ending.  Epic upheaval or a shrug emoji?  Appropriate for a podcast with middle in its name, Anthony has some from column A and a bit from column B.  Maybe Democrats are from Mars and Republicans are from Venus.  In Ask Anthony 00:27:12 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-107-a-gloomy-recap/ https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-107-a-gloomy-recap/#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2024 03:00:00 +0000 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-107-a-gloomy-recap/ 0 9f51f4bfe3d69fa24d70fd56286902bb440538 77 WABC 77 WABC full Well that didn't go as planned.  Anthony sits down with Frank Morano and tries to unpack what we just watched.  It's one of the stages of grief - record a podcast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 00:22:23 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-106-a-rosy-scenario-for-election-night/ https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-106-a-rosy-scenario-for-election-night/#respond Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-106-a-rosy-scenario-for-election-night/ 0 9f51f4bfe3d69fa24d70fd56286902bb179364 77 WABC 77 WABC full Sure it's close.  And yeah, lots of people may be rooting for the spectacle, but perhaps the most likely scenario for next Tuesday is that we have another smooth election where we know the winner pretty fast.  Anthony knows we expect chaos, but electio 00:35:47 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-105-a-viewers-guide-to-the-final-fortnight/ https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-105-a-viewers-guide-to-the-final-fortnight/#respond Wed, 23 Oct 2024 13:26:00 +0000 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-105-a-viewers-guide-to-the-final-fortnight/ 0 9f51f4bfe3d69fa24d70fd56286902bb905121 77 WABC 77 WABC full Americans are ready for election day. Somewhere between a scream and a shrug, we are all sort of over it. So what’s going to happen? Anthony has an insider’s take on how to look at what we are seeing. The polls are tied, so don’t look there.  Perha 00:30:22 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-104-the-vance-dance/ https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-104-the-vance-dance/#respond Wed, 16 Oct 2024 20:00:00 +0000 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-104-the-vance-dance/ 0 9f51f4bfe3d69fa24d70fd56286902bb250652 77 WABC 77 WABC full Can we please stop asking JD Vance if Trump lost?  Anthony looks at his prediction that the junior Senator from Ohio would be a very capable candidate.  He also wonders why reporters seem to miss the opportunity to not just ask the same questions over a 00:31:03 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-103-october-7th-a-year-later/ https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-103-october-7th-a-year-later/#respond Wed, 09 Oct 2024 12:18:00 +0000 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-103-october-7th-a-year-later/ 0 9f51f4bfe3d69fa24d70fd56286902bb794788 77 WABC 77 WABC full The wounds still are raw and Israelis are far from ready to move on.  Hostages remain in captivity and rockets still fall from the sky on a nation about the size of New Jersey.  Palestinians - both those responsible for the atrocities and those simply t 00:28:21 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-102-a-big-apple-corruption-explainer/ https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-102-a-big-apple-corruption-explainer/#respond Wed, 02 Oct 2024 18:37:00 +0000 https://wabcradio.com/episode/episode-102-a-big-apple-corruption-explainer/ 0 9f51f4bfe3d69fa24d70fd56286902bb551456 77 WABC 77 WABC full While Donald Trump’s whole campaign seems to be about shouting insults about made up things, Anthony takes a break from the day-to-day of the 2024 campaign and breaks down the news of the New York City mayor being indicted.  While Anthony isn't impres 00:30:28