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The Curious Middle

Polina & Yelena

We're two California moms who got tired of pretending the obvious isn't obvious. Top 1.5% of podcasts globally — not because we play it safe. We ask the questions people are thinking but won't say out loud, on the topics that actually shape how we live: media, politics, culture, education, parenting, faith and Jewish identity. We're two women who've earned our opinions through life, careers, raising kids and educating ourselves. Expect ideas that challenge what you think you know, conversations that don't wrap up neatly, and the occasional mind change. Judge the idea, not the tribe. New episodes every Tuesday. https://curiousmiddlepod.comFollow us on Instagram @thecuriousmiddlepod or reach out at [email protected]

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169 episodes

  1. What We Learned From an Iranian American Who Left the Left 1:05:16
  2. Jill Kargman: Old Money Hid Their Limos. New Money Posts Their Jets. 44:48
  3. When a Lesbian Comes out..... as a Republican 45:54
  4. Reverend Sirico: Ruthless in the Pursuit of Truth, Gentle With People 1:03:09
  5. The Largest "Pro-Human Rights" NGOs Behave Like a Religion That Casts Out Dissenters. 50:01
  6. Venezuela Was a Top-5 Economy. Then Came Socialism. 53:52
  7. James Lindsay Shares How Bigotryphobia has Hijacked Every Institution We Depend on and Trust 1:45:56
  8. A Book Title and a Label that Will Get You Cancelled: White, Blonde, Jew. 43:02
  9. James Lindsay: How to Spot Woke Left and Woke Right Psyop Tactics 1:13:07
  10. Historian Joseph Moore Wants You to Know It's Never Been Easier to Get Ahead in America 1:03:58
  11. They Are Training Teachers Not to Tell You - PragerU CEO Marissa Streit Joins us to Discuss the Fight For America 53:39
  12. Liza Libes Shares How Academia Turned Jane Austen Into a Colonizer (and Buried Tolstoy's Best Lessons) 1:10:59
  13. Oikophobia: Why Successful Societies Turn Against Themselves with Benedict Beckeld, philosopher and author of Western Self-Contempt 58:04
  14. Why Antizionism Is a War on Jewish Existence | Adam Louis Klein 45:31
  15. Family, Finance, Friendship, Fitness, Faith — Rabbi Daniel Lapin's Case for Getting All Five Right 57:33
  16. All the News That's Fit to Spin with Ashley Rindsberg 1:04:40
  17. If Iran Breaks Free with Jonathan Harounoff 25:06
  18. When Education Turns Into One-Sided Activism with Marissa Streit CEO of PragerU 1:02:11
  19. Foster Care to Yale: The Truth About Luxury Beliefs with Rob Henderson 1:22:01
  20. Sarah Hurwitz: Chosen for Responsibility, Judaism, Israel, and the Battle Over the Jewish Story 1:06:45
  21. Your School's Ethnic Studies Curriculum Might Be More Radical Than You Think - Monica Harris Explains Why 49:07
  22. From "America Is Evil" to American Exceptionalism: Lucy Biggers' Turnaround 47:56
  23. What Love Makes Possible: Leland Vittert on His Father, Autism & a Lucky Life 46:37
  24. Undercover Billionaire Elaine Culotti is Taking on California's Toughest Problems 49:16
  25. The Queen of Kefir: Julie Smolyansky on CEO Guts, Courage & Stamina 49:53
  26. Brandy Shufutinsky on the Marxist Roots of Ethnic Studies in K-12 Schools and College Campuses 48:46
  27. Stella Escobedo on Honesty in Journalism 51:12
  28. Justice, Forgiveness, and One Remarkable Friendship 1:00:34
  29. Still chasing the 'retire early' fantasy? This conversation with David Bahnsen might just change your mind. 39:26
  30. Ada Palmer on Surviving the End of the World… Again and Again 1:02:02
  31. From Rock Bottom to Chasing Destiny in Paris: Natasha Sizlo on Fate, Family and Love 39:44
  32. How to Live a Psychologically Rich Life with Shigehiro Oishi 43:36
  33. Why So Many Gen Zs Can't Take a Joke with Ted and Courtney Balaker 51:54
  34. Yardena Schwartz on the 1929 Massacre in Hebron That Ignited the Arab-Israeli Conflict 1:23:58
  35. One Semester of Civics: Sharon McMahon on the Threat You Didn't See Coming 41:08
  36. Communism Survivor: From Kiev to American Patriot 53:00
  37. Erin Molan: Fearless Reporter and Advocate for Humanity 28:10
  38. Bloom Where You are Planted, and Then Travel the World with Jeannie Ralston 28:57
  39. Raising Good Citizens - An Urgent Call to Action with Lindsey Cormack 44:21
  40. Finding Success as a High School Dropout with Christopher Zara 53:11
  41. Dream Orchestra Founder, CNN Hero and Hero to Hundreds of Kids 49:54
  42. Dumisani Washington, Pastor, Musician, CEO and Author of Zionism & the Black Church: Why Standing with Israel Will be a Defining Issue for Christians of Color in the 21st Century 1:03:56
  43. Sharon McMahon, America's Favorite Government Teacher and Master Storyteller, Joins us to Discuss Civic Education and Stories About American Heroes 1:00:26
  44. Stop Shopping to Avoid Your Problems in Part 2 With Tracy McCubbin ( ICYMI ) 30:21
  45. What Are Your Shopping Triggers? Learn How to Manage Your Relationship to Stuff ( ICYMI ) 40:43
  46. Soviet Anti-Zionist Propaganda and Its Deadly Echoes Today with Izabella Tabarovsky 57:28
  47. Nicole Avant on Gratitude, Service, Values and her Mother's Legacy in her book, 'Think You'll Be Happy' 1:01:53
  48. Why This Good News Newsletter Can Change How You Live and Parent 46:51
  49. Sophia Khalifa a Bedouin Arab Woman, Engineer & Stanford MBA Shares Why She has Become an Activist for Israel 1:22:22
  50. Susan Griffin-Black, EO Products Co-Founder 45:20