Up The Middle, by Yergz Radio

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The Crew talks politics & newz. Started as a pre-recorded podcast with only Yergz, Up The Middle is now also a weekly radio show on YergzRadio.com, 1490AM -WWPR, Tampa; and 99.1FM – WDJY, Atlanta. With the addition of Matt Diemer (D-Ohio), host of Daily Crypto News (also on Yergz Radio) and Blake Fischer (R-Oklahoma), host of The Homeless Conservative (also on Yergz Radio) there exists a REALISTIC balance – and bias – like no other! “UTM” is live every Friday, 12 noon ET, on Yergz Radio, Yergz Radio social media and 1490AM, then replayed throughout the week on 99.1FM, Yergz Radio and here! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yergzupthemiddle/support read less
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Do You Support Trump?
Jan 17 2024
Do You Support Trump?
What is your reason for supporting Donald Trump? A DC insider and political scientist wants to hear your voice and opinion! Interested parties should email us your First Name, City in which you live, or go to: https://yergz.com/contact/ You will then be contacted as a group (with your information hidden. Your email address will be BCC'd) and the survey, which we are still developing, will be provided to you, at that time. If you wish to discuss by phone, you may leave your phone number. In the comments section, please leave the city in which you live, that way we can say "Yergz from Tampa says...." Only First Names are necessary in the "Name" block, but full names are permitted. Put "Newz@Yergz.com" in your contacts, so that our reply to you is not sent to your Junk / Spam folder. This is not a smart-ass request. This is not an effort to make you "Woke." This is not an opportunity to poke fun. This is a serious inquiry about your opinions with regards to various matters involving former President, Donald Trump, his campaigns, the criminal charges against him and like topics. Due to our efforts to obtain genuine responses, this is an unpaid survey about your true MAGA intentions and beliefs. We will announce results in an on-going process on "Yergz Tonight" every MWF at 5pm ET, and on "Up The Middle," podcast. This will be part of a series of surveys throughout the 2024 Election Season and its relevant campaigns. Thank you , in advance, for your help and consideration! Yergz.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yergzupthemiddle/support
Yergz and Howard Stern Go UTM
Nov 18 2023
Yergz and Howard Stern Go UTM
With the success of his video birthday tribute to Paul Harvey, Yergz decided to feature another great broadcaster that he admires; Howard Stern. Yergz starts off with Howard's early beginnings in New York as a child in his father's production studio, before moving on to Boston University and WTBU and "The King Schmaltz Bagel Hour." Next, it's off to the Developmental Years for Howard, beginning in Briarcliff, New York, at WRNW, followed by WCCC in Hartford, where he first meets "Frightening" Fred Norris. It was here that he got to do his first talk show - on Sunday Mornings! Then it was off to Detroit, where his station, WWWW, decided, literally overnight, that they were making the move to Country Music. Howard decided that he didn't want to be "Hop Along Howie," so he packed up again and this time landed in Washington, DC. He next landed at WWDC - DC 101, where he'd eventually meet Robin Quivers, and reunite with Fred Norris. But it wasn't before DC 101 management didn't know what to do with him, so he was fired, but after he already signed a contract with WNNNNBC - The Major Leagues of radio! He wasn't even settled in, and there was already trouble. NBC hired him strictly on his numbers; he got great ratings in DC. But they didn't HEAR him. It wasn't until he appeared on NBC Magazine's feature on "Shock Radio" that upper management at NBC realized what they've done. Still alone, and with Robin pissed, Howard eventually talks NBC into hiring Robin and Fred. This is also where Howard started getting national exposure, like "Late Night with David Letterman," and "People Magazine," all thanks to his new "Super Agent," Don Buchwald. But from simply doing his job, NBC fired all three of them in September of 1985. One month later, Howard and Company would sign with Infinity Broadcasting and stay in New York to "Kick NBC's ass!" Howard signed a five-year $500,000 deal with Infinity. Soon after, he arrived at the coveted morning slot, followed by syndication to Philadelphia. Then back to DC, Baltimore, and Los Angeles! Howard also worked on other projects. He created a pilot to replace Joan Rivers at Fox, but it didn't work out. Then he created "Howard Stern's Negligee and Underpants Party," as well as a TV show what was filmed in New Jersey. He also did "Crucified by the FCC," a box set containing the bits that Howard couldn't do on the air. Back in the spotlight, Howard appeared in "Rolling Stone," who said he was fast tracked to multimedia stardom." He also appeared on the E! network, and as "Fartman" during the 1992 MTV Music Video Awards. Sponsors: AromaByPeter.com/Yergz LimitBreakDigital.com Yergz.com Show Notes available at Yergz.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yergzupthemiddle/support
BASD School Board Jessica Skelton
Nov 5 2023
BASD School Board Jessica Skelton
In the interest of time, as I did with Krista Arndt, I'm posting this video without a detailed description. Due to some additional obligations, I will update the description, especially for metadata purposes, by the end of the weekend. Due to some discrepancies that I've uncovered, in this video, I show an intro offering Jessica the opportunity to come back this Monday evening, at the same time, as Friday's session. This is not to make any accusations, so much as it is to practice full transparency, and make things clear to the citizenry. Enjoy the video. -Yergz Chapters 0:00  Intro 2:21  A Little Late 4:07  Advisor to Advisors “I’m a planner” 6:35  “And also being a communicator” 8:14  What about Wendy? 8:50  Personal Skills 10:06  Outside, Looking In 10:50  Homeschools & Hurricanes 12:00  We’re not quoting – this one 13:52  Why Homeschool? 15:35  Curriculum Request 16:45  What IS Your Belief System? 18:00  Watch This Look!  (M4L) 18:45  Communication Issues 21:10  Dual Registration 22:00  Hot Topic: Locker Room Policy 24:10  Seeing Curriculum: Public vs Homeschool Parents 26:45  “Definition” of Parent Rights? 28:35  Fear and Politics 29:15  Provide Information / Stop Divisiveness 30:18  The Five Tenets 31:33  “It doesn’t matter what I believe” 33:30  Not Out of a Deficit 34:20  Real Estate Values vs Quality of Schools 37:00  More Cuts? Less Faculty? 42:15  PACs: “I am not” 52:20  “I Self-Funded My Campaign” 56:25  Shout Out to Phil Haddad Yergz.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yergzupthemiddle/support
BASD School Board Krista Arndt
Nov 4 2023
BASD School Board Krista Arndt
In this video we talk with Krista Arndt, candidate for Boyertown School Board. She is the last, from Boyertown Forward, who accepted our offer to come on live, as well as record, for Up The Middle and Yergz Tonight. Krista is a challenger for Region 1 within the District and first explains the actual voting process of absentee voting, mail-in, and election day. Polls are only open on election day from 7a - 8p ET. All other methods (mail-in / absentee) are by mail. Krista starts by discussing the budget allocation and where she believes the current board is failing. Then we get a celebrity cameo - her daughter! Krista turns the table on Yergz and asks what his favorite part of school was. Yergz tells about his time as a "Gifted" student, but also tells about how he wasn't diagnosed with his learning disability until college. He also gives a shout out to a junior high English teacher, and his Both Sides Now cohost, Jane Stahl! Yergz turns it back on Krista and asks her about her background and growing up. She talks about originally coming from New Jersey, by way of Pennsburg / Upper Perkiomen Schools. She voices her concern about a decline in resources, yet remains a firm believer in public education. Next, Yergz points out that this is the fourth time we've heard that answer, so it must be frequently discussed. He then asks about gangs and drugs, to which Krista advises that "strong leadership" is going elsewhere. While Yergz corrects her that the economy is actually doing well, but moves the conversation about the direct correlation between real estate values and the quality of the school system. He goes on to compare his current residence and neighborhood, to like residences in Marina-del-Rey, Los Angeles, and St Pete Beach and points out the extreme differences in prices. Additionally there are more than 200 listings currently in his 1 square mile neighborhood; in large part to the quality of schools, as his neighborhood becomes younger and younger. Her daughter checks in, again, (name withheld) and starts to do Mommy's hair... Yergz goes on to ask about the active voting demographic - being older and without kids. Krista counters that grandparents also care about their grandkids, though they do have to be conscious about budget. So then Yergz asked about her Four Year Plan, to which Krista advises that the first thing to begin repairs on is money and funding resources. She wants to really open the budget and see what is being done wrong. Then, we lose her camera, because of her daughter's rather comical bathroom break. So with no camera on her face (with an opportunity to make funny faces), Yergz asks about Moms for Liberty, to which she counters that parents already have a Bill of Rights, and refers to M4L candidates and members as those who "pass out tin foil helmets," and questions their motives. She doesn't sugar coat, we'll say that! Yergz wraps up with her actual day job, to which she explains that it is a direct correlation to her potential seat on the board would be. She is a Chief Information Security Officer for a medical practice. Next up in the series, Jessica Skelton, allegedly from 1776, but she denies that. Watch that video, too, (and Monday's finale!), and see what gets uncovered! Thanks for watching! https://boyertownforward.com/ https://yergz.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yergzupthemiddle/support
Keep Your Rights - VOTE!
Oct 28 2023
Keep Your Rights - VOTE!
In this episode Yergz discusses extremism, once again, partially because this job is never done, and partially because it's also a set-up for the series of interviews with School Board Candidates from his hometown Boyertown, PA. Yergz is not a Democrat! Hasn't ever been. Ever. As such, he sides with Howard Stern in a definition of "Woke," for what is a good thing and what isn't. Howard remains the "King of All Media," as Yergz remembers William Shatner, Arnold Schwarzenegger, the late great Sam Kinison, and of course, George Takei! Yergz returns to two other frequent targets, Ron DeSantis and Dan "Bobble" Bongino. From Ronnie Boy's lost lawsuit to Mickey Mouse, to a very short-lived hatred of a color of a beer can and the boycot of Bud Lite. When "Cancel Culture" is supported by extremists from both The Left and The Right, Yergz doesn't support it, at all! Don't forget our sponsors! AromaByPeter.com/Yergz Peter has his Fall and Holiday scents out now! Check them out! LimitBreakDigital.com/Yergz (or Discount Code "Yergz") for 10% off! Jay did Yergz.com and YergerGroup.com and can do your website, too! For news tips (cited or anonymous), comments and suggestions, or just to say "hello," you may now use: News@Yergz.com Yergz continues by telling you what he's against. This is the usage of adverbs and adjectives in political action committees, such as "Moms for Liberty," and "Boyertown Patriots." For any name with the word "Patriot," Yergz says such an honor should be earned, not self-labeled. These groups are usually more fascist, than they are Free.... From direct association to failures like Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis, to similarities to the Nazi Party, Yergz explains how these groups do the ACTUAL indoctrinating with regards to gaining power. Expenses from home schooling, falling real estate values and increasing insurance premiums, all because of self-serving fascist organizations, like Proud Boys, Sons of Liberty, and Moms for Liberty; The Minivan Taliban! Whether overt or covert, extremism should have no place in a school system! Remember Yergz.com now has Show Notes! Yergz.com / Up The Middle / Show Notes 0:00 Extremism in Boyertown 2:10 "Woke" and Howard Stern 4:20 Cancel Culture & Snowflakes 6:36 AromaByPeter.com/Yergz 8:00 LimitBreakDigital.com/Yergz 9:33 News@Yergz.com 10:07 Adverbs & Adjectives 12:15 This Failed Before 16:50 Show Notes Yergz.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yergzupthemiddle/support
Boyertown School Board Candidates Pt 1; Brad Updegrove & Joe Piccione
Oct 28 2023
Boyertown School Board Candidates Pt 1; Brad Updegrove & Joe Piccione
First in a series of interviews with Boyertown School District Candidates that are partnered with Boyertown Forward. My research has shown that a previous topic from Season One, who was mentioned in the previous video, Moms For Liberty. While we at Up The Middle don't "endorse" candidates, we DO tell you who are dangerous to vote for. These two gentlemen get it! Like I said in this video, and previous ones, "You can be a conservative, you can be a Republican, and not be an asshole." Nothing about these gentlemen are "clandestine." They are overt and not ignorant to the obvious. They understand that the property values that some are trying to protect, will be lost with a poorly performing school system. Stay tuned for additional videos with the remaining four candidates, plus a round table event that my cohost from "Both Sides Now," Jane Stahl, and I are trying to organize. All of this before election day! For additional information, please visit Yergz.com, where you can find episodes on Fact Checking, Moms For Liberty (M4L), and my show notes from each episode. You can also hear this, and other episodes repeated on Yergz Radio, as well as on demand here, and on our other YouTube channel, TalkTV24. Also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio, or wherever you get your podcasts. Thank you for watching! And please, vote on November 7th!! Please leave your thoughts in the comments, or by emailing News@Yergz.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yergzupthemiddle/support
Season Two Intro
Sep 4 2023
Season Two Intro
Season Two! We're off! Let's get started with Yergz Radio! Up The Middle, plus three more podcasts, is partnered with Live365.com and is on the air! Yergz.com is also the most robust website that Yergz has developed. We are happy with Yergz.com and you will be, too! The Doggy Traders returns this fall! We're still on YouTube, but if you don't find it, TDT is ALSO on Yergz.com! As if that ain't enough, Yergz is now co-hosting a THIRD podcast with one of his junior high English teachers, "Mrs Stahl." Jane Stahl, host of "B Inspired Podcast," was a guest on a friend's podcast, "The Back Room Show," by Gary Williams. Since then, Jane and Yergz reconnected. Yergz has been on "B Inspired," and now also writes for "The Boyertown Area Expression." Together, Jane and Yergz will be co-hosting "Both Side Now," starting in September. Both Sides Now, a song by Joni Mitchell, and portrayed in the movie "Steve Jobs," is a song about duality, and now the title of the podcast co-hosted by Yergz and Jane! Recording in audio-only starting this month and launching on the 12th of this month! Check out our Kickstarter! Yergz Radio and TalkTV24 help other podcasters get the exposure that they deserve. Jane's first podcast, B Inspired, as well as Two Dads and Outrage Overload are two additional podcasts that are so fitting as partners in The Yerger Group and Yergz Radio! Some of these talking heads, out there, give you what you want. Daddy Yergz gives you what you need! And these podcasts fit the bill! Every weeknight is Yergz Today, a summary of the days events and the smart ass commentary of Yergz! The talks with The Boston Globe could not be going any better! We have every reason to believe that Up The Middle rests appropriately on "the short list" for the final placement with The Globe, as they develop their online brand. With more episodes later this week, we've successfully launched Season Two of Up The Middle! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yergzupthemiddle/support
Moms for Liberty
Aug 16 2023
Moms for Liberty
Yergz begins talking about Moms for Liberty, by first congratulating the audience for taking the initiative to educate themselves on extremism. He then goes on to tell you about his background, starting at Penn State University, bodyguard school, police academy in Reading, PA, and ultimately the US Secret Service at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), the Rowley Training Center in Beltsville, MD and his credentials identifying him as a Special Agent. Next, Yergz tells you about how Extremist Groups operate. They are clandestine organizations and don't openly tell you about their discriminatory policies and practices. Many of the members and political candidates are of a fascist mindset and don't even know it! The methodology and intentions are exactly like famous fascist leaders, such as Hitler, right down to banning books and "maintaining freedom." Parents for Pride is a counter-organization that has not yet been labeled as a similar type of organization. Point being: You, as a viewer, are not the only one resisting the efforts of Moms for Liberty. Moms for Liberty is a conservative Political Action Committee (PAC), that advocates against school curriculums that mention LGBTQ Rights, Race and Ethnicity, Critical Race Theory (CRT), and Discrimination. Chapters have also campaigned to ban books, especially those discussing gender and sexuality. Founded in 2021, in Florida, by ousted school board members, to campaign against COVID-19 protection measures, causing Florida to actually be not only a political hotbed, but literally a viral one. Moms for Liberty is very influential and entrenched in the Republican Party. The group has been endorsed by then President Donald Trump, and has moved on to endorse political candidates themselves, such as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Though Moms for Liberty claims to only "support" political candidates, the money spent on such "support" would easily be considered and actual endorsement by any reasonable person. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has labeled Moms for Liberty as a "Hate Group." The SPLC has accused the Moms for Liberty of advocating for anti-inclusive activities and book bans, though this is denied by Moms for Liberty. Some of the key beliefs are Parental Control. Moms for Liberty is against Critical Race Theory, a 40 year old educational theory. Moms for Liberty is against having books that show gender and sexuality, and COVID-19 protections. Moms for Liberty influences school boards by organizing and training parents for attending school board meetings, develop speaking skills, and to learn the political process. But what is not told, is how Moms for Liberty also pushes on these parents the Moms for Liberty agenda. What appears to be nice, turns out to be otherwise. Moms for Liberty campaigns for some, and against other school board candidates. While they claim to simply "support" candidates, professionally done flyers are done, by Moms for Liberty, "supporting" specific candidates. This is an ENDORSEMENT. And as such, their "support" is misleading. They also work to defeat candidates that are not aligned with the Moms for Liberty agenda. Again, further "supporting" the pro-Moms for Liberty candidates. Moms for Liberty has also filed lawsuits against school districts in several states over the above issues. They lobby state and federal law makers to pass legislation that is aligned with the Moms for Liberty agenda. Moms for Liberty is also active on Facebook, Twitter and InstaGram. They are active in several states with their activities. Yergz@Yergz.com CITATIONS: https://www.npr.org/2023/06/07/1180486760/splc-moms-for-liberty-extremist-group https://thehill.com/opinion/education/4086179-six-reasons-why-moms-for-liberty-is-an-extremist-organization/ https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/moms-liberty https://boyertownareaexpression.town.news/ https://open.spotify.com/show/0kUvHO0JuvSO2VQCrQh5Lj?si=cb90a4d3c63d4b36 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yergzupthemiddle/support