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Anthony Forlini: Election Security, Voter Rolls & Trust in Michigan Government

What actually happens behind the scenes of Michigan’s election system? Macomb County Clerk/Register of Deeds and Michigan Secretary of State candidate Anthony Forlini jo

Xi’s Washington Visit, Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain & the Risk of $7 Gas Ron bee

What do China, Greenland, Iran, artificial intelligence and the price of gasoline have to do with each other? Potentially quite a lot. Ron Bee returns to The MiddleGrou

Can an Independent Beat the Machine? with Mike Thurow

Can an Independent candidate realistically win a seat in Congress? Former firefighter Mike Thurow joins host Joseph Steagall on The MiddleGround Mic to share why he bypas

Can a High School Principal Flip a Trump +10 Seat? | Pia Dandiya

Former high school principal, Apple alum, and White House Fellow Pia Dandiya is running to flip Florida’s 22nd Congressional District—a seat Donald Trump won by 10 points

Commanding Drones With Natural Language: Ex-Amazon AI Lead Krishna Kumaar Sharma on Omokai & Autonomous Warfare

What happens when you shift AI out of text chats and into physical machines operating on the battlefield? Ex-Head of AI at Amazon Germany Krishna Kumaar Sharma joins Joe

Sidney Pines: The True Cost of Political Division & 'A Patriot’s Diary'

Is America fundamentally broken, or are we being manipulated into division? Sidney Pines, author of Awakening and Golden Age Rising (A Patriot’s Diary series), joins Joe

Why Making More Money Costs You Money (The Welfare Trap) with Clarence Carter

We spend over $1.5 trillion every year fighting poverty in the United States, so why does taking a raise or getting a better job leave a struggling family worse off? In

Inside the Paid Protest Industry: Adam Swart on Manufactured Outrage & Astroturfing

Adam Swart runs Crowds on Demand, the largest protest-for-hire firm in America. He doesn't call himself an activist—he calls it what it actually is: paid public relations

Why the "Civil War" Narrative is a Lie (18-Month Journey)

Are we actually on the brink of a national collapse, or is mainstream media selling us a profitable lie? During the height of the pandemic, digital nomad Wesley Warshawer

1 VOTE DECIDES? How Iowa Independent Michael Bridgford Plans to Leverage the Speaker's Gavel

What happens when the balance of power in Washington comes down to a single independent vote? This week on The MiddleGround Mic, we sit down with Michael Bridgford, an I

How Companies Use AI to Replace Workers | Danny Carpio

Is your corporate career actually risk-free, or are you sitting on an unseen risk transfer? In this episode of The MiddleGround Mic, host Joe sits down with organization

Iran's Nuclear Countdown: The Canceled Strike | Ron Bee

On August 1st, President Trump called off what was set to be one of the largest military strikes in the Middle East. Why did he call it off, and how close was Iran to act

Inside 60 Minutes: The Iraq War Lie | Amjad Tadros

In this investigative journalism episode of The MiddleGround Mic, 33-year senior CBS News and 60 Minutes Middle East producer Amjad Tadros pulls back the curtain to revea

Why Men Over 40 Feel Tired and Foggy: Low Testosterone

Many men reach their forties and begin feeling tired, foggy, unmotivated, overweight, or simply unlike themselves. Because the change happens gradually, they often accept

Cancel Culture Has No Sentence | Tim Kelley

What happens when someone gets canceled — and there’s no way back? Tim Kelley — MIT alumnus, former Navy commanding officer, global leadership advisor, and founder of ca

Digital Detox and AI Dependency | Colin Corby

Digital detox expert Colin Corby joins The MiddleGround Mic to talk about digital detox, AI dependency, smartphone habits, burnout, and how to get control back from techn

Wayne County SMART Bus Tax: $570M Millage Fight Explained

Wayne County voters will decide on the August 4 SMART bus millage, a public transportation proposal tied to SMART bus service, the Wayne County Transit Authority, and for

Beyond Burnout: Finding Purpose After 40 | Dr. Kyle Hulsebus

Are you constantly exhausted, stressed, and feeling like you're just going through the motions? The wellness industry will sell you a thousand ways to “manage your stres

Why Americans Stopped Trusting Government | Chip Webster

The evidence is undeniable. In 1964, 77% of Americans trusted their government. Today, that number has collapsed to a catastrophic 17%. This isn't a political problem; it

Michigan Senate Run: DTE Bills, Roads, Transparency

It started with a simple question from a voter that proves our government is broken: "What is a senator?" In this in-depth conversation, I sit down with Marcie Grzywacz,