The Muckrake Political Podcast

This is a preview of the Patron-only Weekender episode. To gain full access to these episodes, as well as special post-event and live recordings, and to keep the show editorially independent and ad-free, head over to Patreon and become a subscriber today.Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the interesting approach by man Democrats to "get along" with the Trump administration in some twisted logic that it'll help them get their policies enacted. Elizabeth Warren has been active trying to keep progressivism alive in her party, even parterning up with none other than Josh Hawley to break up health care monopolies (wut). Trump then announces the US Government is officially for sale to the not-so-highest bidder and they finish on the Hawk Tuah financial scandal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the fall of the Assad regime in Syria and what's next in the region. They move on to Trump's promises to go after his political enemies, as authoritarians do, before covering a breaking story that shows the Harris campaign acted in bad faith with voter outreach organizers in poor neighborhoods. To support the show and gain access to the Weekender episode on Friday, as well as live shows and exclusive analysis, head over to Patreon and become a patron. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a preview of the Patron-only Weekender episode. To gain full access to these episodes, as well as special post-event and live recordings, and to keep the show editorially independent and ad-free, head over to Patreon and become a subscriber today.Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the coup attempt by the president of South Korea and the government's immediate response to protect its democracy, unlike the GOP representatives here after January 6th. They move on to the assassination of the CEO of United Health and what that means to society in general before examining who the head of the DNC might be.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the nomination of Kash Patel to head the FBI - a curious pick considering he was a major player in the January 6th coup attempt. Nevermind that, though, he'll just be busy weaponizing the FBI to attack anyone who disagrees with the administration. Then they have to analyze Trump's intention to use the military in an attack on Mexican soil - something out of their 80's-Action-Movie addled brains. President Biden pardons his son Hunter, which ends up being the chef's kiss ending on a presidency that was... something. They finish on Amazon workers across the world striking for better working conditions and the possibility they'll get what they want/deserve.To support the show and gain access to the Weekender episode on Friday, as well as live shows and exclusive analysis, head over to Patreon and become a patron. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a preview of the Patron-only Weekender episode. To gain full access to these episodes, as well as special post-event and live recordings, and to keep the show editorially independent and ad-free, head over to Patreon and become a subscriber today.Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman answer excellent questions posed by the Patreon community about the state of our politics heading into a Trump presidency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss a series of polls from CBS News that indicate pretty clearly that even progressives are accepting their fate and resigned to let Donald Trump have his way with the government. They tackle the Elon Musk issue and how he wants to dismantle Unions in order to maximize profits before moving on to the new social media platform BlueSky and the dangers of living in an echo chamber.To support the show and gain access to the Weekender episode on Friday, as well as live shows and exclusive analysis, head over to Patreon and become a patron. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a preview of the Patron-only Weekender episode. To gain full access to these episodes, as well as special post-event and live recordings, and to keep the show editorially independent and ad-free, head over to Patreon and become a subscriber today.Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the breaking news that Matt Gaetz decided to take himself out of the running for Attorney General. Nancy Mace continues her particular brand of hate by harassing incoming representative Sarah McBride, and Comcast will be spinning off a bunch of their properties including MSNBC.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss Morning Joe and Mika visiting Trump at Mar A Lago in order to prop up sagging ratings and what it means for the country now that the media will be desperate for his content. More lurid details come out about his nominations for cabinet positions, accentuating that they never vetted these people. And Alex Jones fights to keep The Onion's hands off his media empire. These are the good times, folks. To support the show and gain access to the Weekender episode on Friday, as well as live shows and exclusive analysis, head over to Patreon and become a patron. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a preview of the Patron-only Weekender episode. To gain full access to these episodes, as well as special post-event and live recordings, and to keep the show editorially independent and ad-free, head over to Patreon and become a subscriber today.Co-hosts Jared Yates and Nick Hauselman discuss the creep of authoritarianism as Donald Trump announced one pick after another for cabinet positions, including Marco Rubio for Secretary of State and Matt Gaetz as Attorney General. They analyze the Democrats' post mortem and where they can possibly go from here.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss what Donald Trump is already putting into place, including Tom Holman as border czar (family separation will be a feature, not a bug), while mainstream media are all pledging to normalize Trump even more than they had been doing. The desperation from the Democrats is palpable, going so far as to suggest that Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor retire right now.To support the show and gain access to the Weekender episode on Friday, as well as live shows and exclusive analysis, head over to Patreon and become a patron. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices