Centered From Reality
Alex Kopytko is a ”radical centrist” that wants to understand the extremes. He has worked in politics and has studied public policy and political science. Alex argues that centrism is less about being a contrarian, it is about being able to change your mind and embrace an openness to new ideas. He is concerned about where the United States is headed and through conversations with people from all sides of the political spectrum, he wants to know how Americans can limit the tribalism that is flourishing. As someone that dances along the center-right of the political spectrum, Alex thinks the country needs to come together and talk to one another before it could be too late. This podcast covers domestic politics, as well as political philosophy, and international issues.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 138
- Years Active
- 2025
Hollywood Has 99 Problems & Now Tariffs Are One (+ the US Gets Credit Checked)
In this episode, Alex takes a deep dive into why Trump has recently threatened 100% tariffs on movies that are not filmed in the United States. He thinks this entire fiasco is a perfect metaphor surr…
Grok Rants About White Genocide, Trump's Romantic Gulf Getaway & MAGA Goes After Habeas Corpus
In this episode, Alex talks about why Trump’s trip to the Gulf States to meet with the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Syria, shows that his foreign policy goals will be transactional and immoral…
Hamas Force One: Foreign Grifts, Crypto Gifts & National Security Shifts (+ Hasan Piker Detained & A Worsening UK Deal)
In this episode, Alex talks about how he is always disillusioned when he’s heard people on the right say that Trump is shielded from being a corrupt president because of his net worth. These people s…
Sunday Scaries: NATO’s Nightmare, Narva Scenario & A Surgeon General That Can’t Practice Medicine
In this Mother’s Day episode of the Sunday Scaries, Alex starts by talking about Casey Means, Trump’s pick to be the U.S. Surgeon General. Means is part of the MAHA movement, is a friend of RFK Jr., …
Trump Appoints Judge “Wine Mom” Pirro to D.C. & the First American Pope Triggers MAGA!
In this episode, Alex talks about why Trump has appointed the Fox News host and former lawyer, Jeanine Pirro, to the the attorney for Washington D.C. Many think she is unqualified but Alex thinks she…
Forever War Looms in Gaza: Trump Loses Interest in Peace & Bibi is Emboldened (+ a Handshake deal with the Houthis)
In this episode, Alex focuses on Israel’s new troubling plan for Gaza, but he also zooms out and talks about why there is a Trumpian shadow looming over this. We are finding out that Trumpian diploma…
Returning to Alcatraz, the Culture Wars Enter the Pentagon & India Strikes Pakistan
The Sunday Scaries: A Troubling Trump Interview (+ Thoughts on a Golden Age)
The Twitter Files Inspire a Witch Hunt at the State Department (+ Shrinkflation at Taco Bell)
In this episode, Alex talks about how Darren Beattie, a senior official at the Department of State has used government data to create a list of people in the agency that have been in contact with pub…
The Waltz in Our Stars: Faults in National Security as Trump Purges Realists & Internationalists
Mike Waltz has been demoted from National Security Advisor to the Ambassador to the United Nations. Alex gets over his Schadenfreude to talk about why Waltz was probably the most reasonable person we…
A Mineral Deal That Turns Ukraine Into a U.S. Vassal State & Trump’s 100 Day Week Sees Economic Woes (+ Economic Contractions)
Some are applauding Trump’s recent mineral deal with Ukraine but Alex argues that it is not only exploitative of Ukrainian resources during a tough time, but it also will limit the country from embra…
DOGE Sucked, What’s Coming Next Will Be Worse: Schedule F, Climate Science Cuts & Privatizing NOAA
In this episode, Alex reminds listeners that Project 2025 exists alongside the chaos of DOGE. As Elon Musk is distancing himself from Trump, it is time for Project 2025 to make things worse. He talks…
Disco Isn't Back but Stagflation is (+ A New Strategy in North Carolina to Steal Elections)
Drunk Texting War Plans as VOX is Making Franco Proud, Violence Rises in Kashmir & Marco Makes State Department Cuts
In this episode, Alex goes over a myriad series of events happening around that world that trouble him, especially as the State Department is making cuts and Pete Hegseth is drunk texting war plans.
Signalgate Deux: Hegseth Strikes Back (+ Pope Frances Dies & Divides MAGA)
In this episode, Alex watches the sunset and talks about the sun setting on stability and norms as the Pentagon is in dysfunction.
We Are About to Deport Afghan Christians & Allies Fleeing Persecution (+ Dangerous Josh Shapiro Conspiracies)
The Immigration Crisis Moves South to Costa Rica & Trump Caves to Putin (+ Little Marco Gets Smaller)
In this episode, Alex sits in his car (again) with a beautiful and positive view while he talks about some dark events going on around the world. First, it looks like Donald Trump and Marco Rubio wan…
‘Amazon Prime But With Humans’ — Privatizing Deportations (+ the Retribution Era is Beginning)
In this episode, Alex focuses on the Trump Administration needing to convince the public that its mass deportation campaign is happening. Though it has deported high profile individuals, deportations…