The Muckrake Political Podcast

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

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the pro Palestinian protests on the campus of Columbia University and the poor response by the administration, including sending in the NYPD to arrest people. They shift to the impending House bill brought forth by speaker Mike Johnson and how it could lead to the end of his reign, before talking about the Comstock Act and what it means to protecting abortion rights. 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 Tom Cotton's call for violence against protesters in Arkansas, while Mike Johnson fights for his job as he moves to put funding for Ukraine to the floor for a vote. They then move on to the drastic moves the University of Texas is making in the wake of the state abolishing DEI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman get into a discussion about the Iranian attack on Israel, what prompted it, and what Netanyahu might do in response. They shift gears to the Trump trials as they are set to begin if Trump can actually stay awake during the proceedings. And they finish on the most recent David Brook Op-Ed in the New York Times celebrating the managerial class. 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 death of OJ Simpson and what his place was in our culture. They shift to the Supreme Court of Arizona's ruling that allows an 1864 law on abortion to remain on the books before dissecting whether or not we've already witnessed the death of rock 'n roll. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the latest speech Donald Trump gave that appears to moderate his stance on abortion, if you believe that. They then move to the war in Ukraine and what the possible end game is for both countries, before analyzing the situation in Israel as it gets more and more dire. 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

Both of the boys are in studio this week, and thank god, it's a big ol' show. Donald Trump gets bailed out of his bail-bond by a billionaire who made his bones on sub-prime car loans. Because of course he is. Then, the Right is reacting in a totally normal and not-at-all weird way to the solar eclipse, AI is here to save fast-food, retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer chimes in with an ode to going to the opera with his best friends - the Justices who want to destroy democracy.To hear the full episode and support The Muckrake Podcast, become a patron at Patreon.com/muckrakepodcast. You'll get an extra show every week, get to hang out during live shows, and get all the exclusive election shows and analysis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices