What happens when a lifelong radio obsessive builds a show that lets everyday Americans talk back to the news?

From sneaking off to summer camp and calling into radio stations as a kid to hosting national programs on NPR and launching The Middle, Jeremy Hobson shares how curiosity, storytelling, and Midwestern values shaped a career built on listening. Along the way, he reveals why live, unscripted conversations may be exactly what our fractured media landscape needs right now.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

1. Why The Middle is redefining what civil discourse sounds like
2. How growing up in a professor’s household shaped Jeremy’s voice and values
3. What real people across the country are saying about the economy, media, and the future

If you believe stories can still bring people together, this conversation will remind you why listening matters more than ever.