Daniel Midgley - Liberal Currents

U.S. and Iran Agree to Talk More

Negotiations have been entirely on Iran's terms.

Nicholas Grossman Jun 16, 2026

Donald Trump Put America In a Cage Match With Itself. We Lost.

This was never for the American people; it was for the most vicious and barbarous among us.

Alan Elrod Jun 16, 2026

Neon Liberalism

Governance After Neoliberalism (Neon Liberalism #78, with Rey Fuentes)

Samantha Hancox-Li and guest Rey Fuentes, Director at the Roosevelt Institute, discuss the Democratic "ideas primary." Roosevelt&

Samantha Hancox-Li, Rey Fuentes Jun 15, 2026

Daniel Midgley is a linguist, author, and science communicator. He is a presenter on the "Because Language" podcast and has taught linguistics at the University of Western Australia and at Edith Cowan University.

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Half the Answer

2025's Word of the Year (Half the Answer #60, with Savi Namboodiripad and Daniel Midgley)

Caitlin and Trent chat with linguistics scholars Savi Namboodiripad and Daniel Midgley on what word most exemplifies 2025. Was it

Caitlin M. Green, Trent R. Nelson, Savithry Namboodiripad, Daniel Midgley Jan 18, 2026