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The MiddleGround Mic

Joseph Steagall

The MiddleGround Mic is a centrist politics and news commentary podcast for independent voters, moderates, and anyone tired of partisan talking points. Hosted by Joseph Steagall, the show covers elections, foreign policy, Michigan and Detroit local politics, media accountability, and the economy — grounded in verifiable receipts instead of tribal loyalty. No Left. No Right. Forward.Ranked Top 30 in Politics (June 2026) with more than 1.3 million downloads, the show brings bipartisan analysis and long-form interviews with journalists, policymakers, foreign policy experts, candidates, and everyday people — not scripted talking heads. Recent conversations have covered Iran's nuclear program and the Strait of Hormuz, the Wayne County SMART bus millage, media trust and investigative journalism, election law and ballot access, and the collapse of institutional trust in America.Being centrist isn't fence-sitting. It's refusing to hand either party a free pass, and having the spine to say wh

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230 episodes

  1. We Are Failing Our Children (And How to Fix It) | Dr. Robert Saul 31:07
  2. How Politics is Destroying the Nuclear Family & The Hidden Healthcare Agenda (ft. Sidney Pines) 34:39
  3. Anthony Forlini: Election Security, Voter Rolls & Trust in Michigan Government 30:12
  4. Xi's Washington Visit, Iran's Pickaxe Mountain & the Risk of $7 Gas Ron bee 27:11
  5. Can an Independent Beat the Machine? with Mike Thurow 36:48
  6. Can a High School Principal Flip a Trump +10 Seat? | Pia Dandiya 40:38
  7. Commanding Drones With Natural Language: Ex-Amazon AI Lead Krishna Kumaar Sharma on Omokai & Autonomous Warfare 29:39
  8. Sidney Pines: The True Cost of Political Division & 'A Patriot's Diary' 40:49
  9. Why Making More Money Costs You Money (The Welfare Trap) with Clarence Carter 33:38
  10. Inside the Paid Protest Industry: Adam Swart on Manufactured Outrage & Astroturfing 24:44
  11. Why the "Civil War" Narrative is a Lie (18-Month Journey) 38:38
  12. 1 VOTE DECIDES? How Iowa Independent Michael Bridgford Plans to Leverage the Speaker's Gavel 44:56
  13. How Companies Use AI to Replace Workers | Danny Carpio 30:39
  14. Iran's Nuclear Countdown: The Canceled Strike | Ron Bee 38:30
  15. Inside 60 Minutes: The Iraq War Lie | Amjad Tadros 39:17
  16. Why Men Over 40 Feel Tired and Foggy: Low Testosterone 38:30
  17. Cancel Culture Has No Sentence | Tim Kelley 46:33
  18. Digital Detox and AI Dependency | Colin Corby 1:00:40
  19. Wayne County SMART Bus Tax: $570M Millage Fight Explained 1:00:22
  20. Beyond Burnout: Finding Purpose After 40 | Dr. Kyle Hulsebus 1:06:08
  21. Why Americans Stopped Trusting Government | Chip Webster 37:11
  22. Michigan Senate Run: DTE Bills, Roads, Transparency 29:23
  23. Is Aric Nesbitt The Next Governor of Michigan? 34:09
  24. Iran's Plutonium Pathway to 200 Nuclear Weapons | Ron Bee 40:36
  25. Iran, the Hormuz Blockade and Sleeper Cells | Don Brown 41:52
  26. Media Hypocrisy and Political Double Standards Exposed 8:17
  27. Selective Prosecution and What the Media Leaves Out 38:15
  28. How Candidates Really Get on the Ballot | Chad Peace 38:53
  29. Mark Lynch on Challenging Lindsey Graham in South Carolina 45:48
  30. Matt Campbell: 9/11 Inquest at the UK Supreme Court 1:11:04
  31. Ex-FBI Agent on the Psychology of Confessions | Eric Robinson 56:47
  32. Who Funds Protests? Inside Crowds on Demand | Adam Swart 41:19
  33. If Iran's Regime Collapses, Who Takes Power? 52:51
  34. $8 Gas? Iran Crisis and the Strait of Hormuz Oil Shock 20:02
  35. The Bystander Question: Would You Step In? 33:07
  36. Is Iran About to Fall? The Shah, Trump & the Global Power Shift 56:18
  37. Is America Too Broken to Fix? | The Agitatorz 1:51:52
  38. Forgiven but Not Healed? | Jackson Lahmeyer 41:54
  39. Lead Exposure and Food Safety Lies | Dr. Nelva Lee 45:04
  40. Is American Democracy Broken? Midterm Warnings and Fixes 47:19
  41. Who Is Really Calling the Shots on Iran? 46:18
  42. From Aaron Burr to Trump: How Elites Take Down Rivals 56:54
  43. Why People Don't Trust the News Anymore | Off the Press 25:01
  44. Epstein Files Unredacted: What Congress Just Saw 18:34
  45. Introducing MiddleGround Productions 1:03
  46. Dalia al-Aqidi on Minneapolis and Ilhan Omar 26:40
  47. Federal Agents Kill ICU Nurse in Minneapolis 2:43
  48. Iran Is Executing Thousands: Strength or Panic? 44:15
  49. They Want You Divided — MAGA 2.0 Is Breaking the System 1:18:27
  50. Mahtab Farid on Iran, Journalism and Freedom 1:22:37