Our first call is Mary in Lexington, Kentucky. Mary. Welcome to the Middle.

Our first call is Mary in Lexington, Kentucky. Mary. Welcome to the Middle.

Hello, and thanks for having me. If you really want to know what's going on in this country ahead of the twenty twenty four election, you have to get away from the extremes and get to the middle geographically, politically or philosophically. Hi, Jeremy. My name is Jeff.

Hello, and thanks for having me. If you really want to know what's going on in this country ahead of the twenty twenty four election, you have to get away from the extremes and get to the middle geographically, politically or philosophically. Hi, Jeremy. My name is Jeff.

I'm from Cincinnati, Ohio.

I'm from Cincinnati, Ohio.

It's Julia Walters.

It's Julia Walters.

I'm in Virginia.

I'm in Virginia.

My name is Rankerd.

My name is Rankerd.

I'm calling you from Atlanta, Georgia. On the new podcast The Middle with Jeremy Hobson. That's me. The Middle is our focus. Each week, I'll.

I'm calling you from Atlanta, Georgia. On the new podcast The Middle with Jeremy Hobson. That's me. The Middle is our focus. Each week, I'll.

Take calls from Americans who often get left out of the national conversation but are often the deciders when it comes to who's in power and what gets done.

Take calls from Americans who often get left out of the national conversation but are often the deciders when it comes to who's in power and what gets done.

I am a grandfather, I'm an older African American man here in Minneapolis.

I am a grandfather, I'm an older African American man here in Minneapolis.

So I'm a pretty young voter. This is the first ever election where I voted in person. I grew up in central Illinois back in the eighties, you know, back when you could actually talk to people you disagreed with.

So I'm a pretty young voter. This is the first ever election where I voted in person. I grew up in central Illinois back in the eighties, you know, back when you could actually talk to people you disagreed with.

That's when I got my start in radio. What do you think of the Clinton administration.

That's when I got my start in radio. What do you think of the Clinton administration.

Once my voice dropped, I spent years reporting from around the country, interviewing thousands of people on NPR and covering everything from politics. It is a day of fast moving developments in Washington.

Once my voice dropped, I spent years reporting from around the country, interviewing thousands of people on NPR and covering everything from politics. It is a day of fast moving developments in Washington.

We're senator to how business and economic news impacts all of us. From American public media, this is marketplace.

We're senator to how business and economic news impacts all of us. From American public media, this is marketplace.

But after all that experience, I feel something is missing in our media, the voices of Americans who don't gravitate toward the extremes, who find themselves in the middle, or at least are willing to meet in the middle to find solutions to the most important issues we face, like guns, education, and climate change.

But after all that experience, I feel something is missing in our media, the voices of Americans who don't gravitate toward the extremes, who find themselves in the middle, or at least are willing to meet in the middle to find solutions to the most important issues we face, like guns, education, and climate change.

So as we enter a crucial

So as we enter a crucial

Election season, stay plugged into the middle each week, Subscribe now and listen to the Middle with Jeremy Hobson podcast on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Election season, stay plugged into the middle each week, Subscribe now and listen to the Middle with Jeremy Hobson podcast on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.