The Muckrake Political Podcast

This is a preview episode of The Muckrake Podcast's Patreon show that happens every Friday. To unlock the full show and a host of other great things, visit http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcastCo-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman have a jam packed show where they discuss more problematic flag waving from Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito. Then they run down a veritable grab bag of GOP ridiculousness from Marjorie Taylor Green insisting that Biden wants Trump assassinated to Dr. Phil going full anti-woke.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the helicopter crash that cost the life of Ebrahim Raisi, president of Iran and whether it was an accident or not. Meanwhile Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito revealed details into why there was upside down American Flag flown in front of his house immediately after the January 6th insurrection. They finish with a story about disgraced former mayor Rudy Giuliani being served his indictment at his 80th birthday party, good times. To gain access to a bonus episode every Friday, as well as exclusive live episodes and electoral analysis, head over to Patreon and become a patron. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a preview episode of The Muckrake Podcast's Patreon show that happens every Friday. To unlock the full show and a host of other great things, visit http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcastCo-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the sudden announcement of two debates between the presidential candidates. They're much earlier than normal, they cut out the middle man, and it's... something. They move on to Mitt Romney appearing on MSNBC to say the Biden should have given Trump a blanket pardon since, obviously, he can't get enough of that sweet Trump buzz. They finish up pulling apart the misogyny of an NFL kicker and the musings of tech bro Palmer Luckey.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jared had the chance to sit down with the one and only Sarah Kendzior. Here they discuss the current state of American politics, the clashes over Gaza, growing authoritarianism, and more.Sarah's book They Knew: How A Culture of Conspiracy Keeps America Complacent is now out in paperback. You can find her writings on her Substack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman go over the latest polling in some battleground states, none of which look good for Biden. They discuss how Donald Trump has unleashed surrogates to appear at his trial in New York and then help him violate his gag order. JD Vance has been the most vocal of these surrogates as he hopes to get picked for Vice President. They dissect what it means that Elon Musk is cozying up to so many authoritarians before finishing with Clarence Thomas lamenting how mean people are to him. To gain access to a bonus episode every Friday, as well as exclusive live episodes and electoral analysis, head over to Patreon and become a patron. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a preview episode of The Muckrake Podcast's Patreon show that happens every Friday. To unlock the full show and a host of other great things, visit http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcastCo-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the President Joe Biden's announcement to not draw a red line and stop sending arms to Israel if they make an incursion into Rafah. They then have to talk about the fact that Robert Kennedy Jr has a dead worm in his brain before finishing up with an article about young kids having past lives.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss Mitt Romney saying the quiet part out loud: Congress was motivated to force TikTok to sell because they didn't like how they couldn't control the media narrative. They then welcome on the show Dr. Roberto J. Gonzalez of San Jose State University, who is the author of War Virtually: The Quest to Automate Conflict, Militarize Data, and Predict the Future. They discuss his article "How Big Tech and Silicon Valley are Transforming the Military-Industrial Complex": https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/files/cow/imce/papers/2023/2024/Silicon%20Valley%20MIC.pdfTo gain access to a bonus episode every Friday, as well as exclusive live episodes and electoral analysis, head over to Patreon and become a patron. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a preview episode of The Muckrake Podcast's Patreon show that happens every Friday. To unlock the full show and a host of other great things, visit http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcastCo-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the latest escalation of college campus protests and the use of police force to break up encampments. Joe Biden finally weighed in and it's about as tepid as you can imagine. They pivot to the latest reporting on what a 2nd Trump administration would look like and it's frightening both in its authoritarianism and full throated support by so many GOP members.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman can't believe what they heard from former Attorney General Bill Barr, who has explicitly stated why Trump is not fit to be President, yet will gladly vote for him again this year. They discuss what a prison term would be like for our former president before shifting to our friend Ted Cruz, who's under investigation for violating campaign finance laws surrounding his not awesome podcast. They finish on an Atlantic piece that surmises the problems we face now are rooted in the protest movement of the '60s. #GoodTimesTo gain access to a bonus episode every Friday, as well as exclusive live episodes and electoral analysis, head over to Patreon and become a patron. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a preview episode of The Muckrake Podcast's Patreon show that happens every Friday. To unlock the full show and a host of other great things, visit http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcastAs more and more protests happen across the country on college campuses, co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss where this is all headed. They pivot to an interesting discussion about a feud between the New York Times and the Biden administration that transcends the usual stuff, before finishing on Trump's trials and Ben Shapiro's rejection of Tucker Carlson.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices