The Middle with Jeremy Hobson

On this special episode of The Middle, we're asking what your thoughts are on America's war with Iran. A series of surprise strikes over the weekend killed the nation's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with several other top officials - escalating tensions in the region and bringing the United States into another conflict in the Middle East. Jeremy is joined by former NPR international correspondent Deborah Amos and Trita Parsi, co-founder and executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. #Iran #US #Israel #War #MiddleEast #Nucleat #Ayatollah #Khameini Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of The Middle, we're broadcasting from KUER in Salt Lake City, Utah to ask how the current housing market is affecting you. Jeremy is joined by Moody's Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi and Jason Perry, director of the Hinckley Institute of Politics at the University of Utah. DJ Tolliver joins as well plus calls from around the country. #housing #homes #homeownership #rent #renting #mortgage #interestrates #BlackRock Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the episode of The Follow Up, we're joined by Dan Baer, senior vice president for policy research and director of the Europe Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, to talk about Trump's foreign policy, from Iran to Venezuela to Greenland to Ukraine. #Iran #NATO #Greenland #Trump #Rubio #Venezuela #Mexico #Cartels #PuertoVallarta #Europe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of The Middle, we ask for your thoughts on America's foreign policy under the Trump Administration. Jeremy is joined by Financial Times chief US Commentator Ed Luce and former US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns. DJ Tolliver joins as well plus calls from around the country. #foreignpolicy #diplomacy #NATO #China #Iran #Ukraine #Canada #Venezuela #War #Gaza Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of The Follow Up, we're joined by KCUR's Brian Ellison to follow up on recent show about love across the political spectrum, and whether or not a relationship is possible across party lines. Plus, we take a look at what the middle class looks like in Kansas City, and how that relates to national trends on income and affordability. #politics #love #relationships #community #RedState #BlueState #KC #KansasCity #MiddleClass #IncomeInequality See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this Valentine's Day episode of The Middle, we ask whether it's still possible to be in a relationship with someone who has different politics than you. Jeremy is joined by psychologist and author Tania Israel and couples therapist Bill Doherty, a co-founder of Braver Angels. #VDay #ValentinesDay #Love #Politics #Marriage #Therapy #disagreementSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this bonus episode Jeremy steps out of the role of interviewer and joins as a featured guest of the Ask for an Answer podcast, hosted by author and philanthropist Jim Fielding. In it, they discuss Jeremy's origins in public media, the creation of The Middle and some of the biggest challenges facing an independent program in today's news media landscape. #podcast #news #middle #2026 #politics #culture #Republican #Democrat #TrumpSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of The Middle, we ask what it means to be "middle class" in 2026, and if it's still achievable. Jeremy is joined by journalist Ray Suarez and Yale Law professor Daniel Markovits, author of The Meritocracy Trap. DJ Tolliver joins as well plus calls from around the country. #middleclass #economy #jobs #homeownership #americandream #wages #taxes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the episode of The Follow Up, we're joined by POLITICO senior politics editor Charlie Mahtesian to follow up on the news coming out of Minnesota over the past week and its political impact. Plus, we discuss the latest developments from the Epstein Files after the Justice Department released additional documents. #Minnesota #ICE #immigration #Minneapolis #Trump #Walz #Midterms #EpsteinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this special bonus episode of The Middle, we're coming to you from St. Paul, Minnesota in partnership with Minnesota Public Radio to hear how Minnesotans are feeling in the wake of the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal officials. Jeremy is joined by MPR's Catharine Richert and a live studio audience in St. Paul. #MPR #Minnesota #AlexPretti #ReneeGood #ICE #Immigration #Walz #Trump #FreySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices