The Muckrake Political Podcast

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman begin the episode by discussing how conservatives in Texas were able to shop for the judge they wanted - a firebrand religious zealot who ruled that Mifepristone is "dangerous" and should stop being prescribed across the entire United States. They also tackle the issue of sexual abuse in the Catholic church as more revelations come out in Baltimore. Predictably, the GOP is calling for a military war against Mexico to stop Fentanyl from being imported into the United States. To support the show, subscribe to our Patreon at http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To listen to the full episode, go to http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast and become a patron. This gets you an additional episode every week, but also supports the show, keeping it commercial free and editorially independent.Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman begin the show discussing Trump's indictment and what it means to the country before moving on to the ridiculously punitive measures the Tennessee legislature took against a member of their congress for engaging in protest over gun legislation. They finish with the spicy meatball of a story regarding Clarence Thomas's unfathomable corruption. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nick Hauselman hosts today's LIVE show with Paul Wasserman, a former prosecutor, criminal defense attorney, and adjunct professor of criminal law at Cal St University-Fullerton. They break down all 32 charges of Trump's indictment and dissect the case Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg has brought against the former president. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Co-host Nick Hauselman welcomes to the Muckrake Community Lew Friedland, a professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin - Madison and political activist who has been monitoring a chilling situation with the election of a state Supreme Court justice seat today. Conservatives have held the state legislature hostage in recent years, and getting firm control of the courts would enable them to ignore the will of the people and potentially reject electors for the 2024 presidential election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After recording the regular Weekender episode, co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman suddenly found out that Donald Trump had been indicted in New York - so buckle up for the first segment, followed by their discussion of yet another mass shooting, this time in Tennessee before moving on to the GOP's war on Tik Tok and finishing up with a kindler, gentler Republican being pushed to run for President: none other than Glenn Youngkin. To listen to the full episode, go to http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast and become a patron. This gets you an additional episode every week, but also supports the show, keeping it commercial free and editorially independent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman break down the latest protests in both Israel and France as their leaders wrestle with democratic norms related to retirement age in France and the power of the Supreme Court in Israel. They then discuss Trump's obvious signaling by holding a rally of grievance in Waco, Texas on the anniversary of the Branch Davidian siege. In a special segment, Nick's son Moses joins the show to discuss how the Right's use of Cultural Marxism dates back decades to a more nefarious group and how it affects us now.To support the show, subscribe to our Patreon at http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a PREVIEW of the weekly Weekender podcast. On this episode, Friend of the Pod Pete Dominick stops by to fill in for Nick Hauselman. He and Jared Yates Sexton discuss the Donald Trump Indictment Watch, Ron DeSantis's shaky week in the spotlight, Joe Biden's sagging approval ratings, and a completely unexpected discussion about aliens and ghosts.To listen to the full episode, go to http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast and become a patron. This gets you an additional episode every week, but also supports the show, keeping it commercial free and editorially independent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman welcome friend of the podcast Danielle Moody on the show. Danielle is the host of #WokeAF Daily and co-host of #TheNewAbnormal and Democracyish podcasts and weighs in about the impending Trump indictment. They then pivot to the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq before finishing with the NY Times bombshell that John Connally led the October Surprise to torpedo Jimmy Carter's campaign by delaying the release of the hostages in Iran in 1980. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is an abbreviated version of our weekly Patreon show. To access the full-episode and support the pod, head on over to http://www.patreon.com/muckrakepodcastCo-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss how the term "woke" has been co-opted into a boogey man for anything progressive - including banks failing because they're too diverse. They also examine what's happening to Emmanuel Macron as he tries to force the raising of the retirement age on the French people, before finishing with some very positive news out of Michigan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the latest news about the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and how the regulations designed to stop this were repealed in a bipartisan manner. Then they examine the issues with Elon Musk wanting to create a new company town outside of Austin, Texas. When China brokered a deal between the Saudis and Iranians. the geopolitical ramifications are a serious enough threat to American power, and they finish on a powerful and well funded conservative group operating in the shadows to gain systemic control of American society.To support the show, subscribe to our Patreon at http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices