On this episode of The Middle, we're asking if "going green" matters to you, even as the Trump administration is phasing out incentives to do so. Jeremy is joined by Joseph Romm, Senior Research Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media and Heatmap News Executive Editor Robinson Meyer. DJ Tolliver joins as well, plus calls from around the country. #EV #greenenergy #goinggreen #solar #solarpanels #renewable #DOE #Trump 

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In this episode of One Thing Trump Did, we talk with Reuters Immigration reporter Ted Hesson about the latest major shifts in immigration policy under President Trump. After the shooting of two members of the National Guard, allegedly by an Afghan immigrant, Trump said he would stop issuing visas to people from Afghanistan and review past admissions. He also called Somali immigrants garbage, as the White House started a new enforcement operation in New Orleans. #Trump #immigration #deportation #ICE #Afghan #Somali #NewOrleans #Minnesota 

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On this episode of The Middle, we're asking what the state of your economy is and how that picture could change depending on where you live and how you make your living. Jeremy is joined by Kansas City-based columnist Mary Sanchez and University of Michigan economist Justin Wolfers. DJ Tolliver joins as well, plus calls from around the country. #economy #tariffs #wages #inflation #spending #finance #money #spending

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In this episode of One Thing Trump Did, we talk with Todd Gleason, who hosts the Closing Market Report for Illinois Public Media, about how tariffs are impacting American farmers. Soybean farmers are being hit particularly hard because of a drop in purchases from the largest importer of soybeans, China. Now there's talk of an aid package, which would be paid for by taxpayers. #tariffs #farming #agriculture #USDA #China #Trump #BrookeRollins

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On this encore episode of The Middle we explore the philosophical middle, and how philosophy can help veer us away from extremes in our daily lives. Jeremy is joined by Agnes Callard, a professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago and Stephen Asma, a professor of Philosophy at Columbia College Chicago. #philosophy #middleway #goldenmean #socrates #aristotle #plato #confucius #locke #hume #ethics #logic

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In this episode of One Thing Trump Did, We talk with KFF Health News Chief Washington Correspondent Julie Rovner about Obamacare subsidies, which are set to expire at the end of the year. Many in Congress want to see them extended to that insurance premiums don't skyrocket, but President Trump says he has no interest in spending more money on the Affordable Care Act. Instead, he wants to send that money directly to Americans. #ACA #Obamacare #healthcare #subsidies #Trump #DrOz

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On this episode of The Middle, we're asking if you're excited by the possibilities that AI will bring, or if you're afraid that it will destroy us all. Jeremy is joined by Andy Mills and Gregory Warner of The Last Invention podcast, which was just named by Apple as one of the best podcasts of the year. DJ Tolliver joins as well, plus calls from around the country. #AI #LLM #hacking #Anthropic #ChatGPT #Claude #artificialintelligence #humanity

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In this episode of One Thing Trump Did, we look at SNAP benefits, which were partially halted by the government shutdown. The Trump Administration has claimed that the SNAP program, which has helped feed the poorest Americans for decades, is filled with fraud and needs to be reformed. Jeremy is joined by Diane Schanzenbach, an economist and Chair at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University. #SNAP #SNAPbenefits #EBT #Trump #USDA #poverty #povertyline #inflation #groceries

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On this episode of The Middle, we're joined by BBC Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet, author of the new book "The Finest Hotel in Kabul." Doucet has reported for decades from hot spots all over the world. DJ Tolliver joins as well, plus calls from around the country. #MiddleEast #Ukraine #Gaza #Iran #Israel #Tariffs #War #Trump #China #Europe #globalaffairs #worldnews

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In this episode of One Thing Trump Did, we look at the escalating situation between the U.S. and Venezuela, and how a campaign of military strikes against alleged drug-smuggling boats has transformed over a geopolitical standoff in the Caribbean. Jeremy is joined by Jason Marczak, vice president and senior director at the Atlantic Council's Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center #Venezuela #Maduro #NicholasMaduro #Trump #Drugs #DrugWar #Smuggling #Russia #China

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