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🎙️ Episode 19 — The Middle Still MattersSomewhere along the way, noise replaced nuance.Everything became a side to choose, a take to post, a reaction to perform. We started scrolling through outrage like it was oxygen, and somehow forgot how to just… listen.In this episode, Mike Baker steps back from the static to search for the signal underneath it — the quiet frequency that still connects us.He reflects on what liberty looks like when truth flickers, on the slow erosion of empathy, and on why the middle of the story — the place between extremes — still holds the power to heal.Through personal reflection, storytelling, and moments drawn from his art and music, Mike explores how we begin finding our way back to each other when everything around us rewards division.He shares why he created Human First — not as a protest, but as a reminder. A reminder that connection still matters, that decency still counts, and that empathy is not weakness — it’s survival.The Middle Still Matters is an invitation to breathe again, to remember who we are beneath the headlines, and to believe — even now — that light still breaks through the static.🎧 Still Here, Still Trying — with Mike BakerMusic: “Human First” by Mike Baker
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