The Muckrake Political Podcast

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and NIck Hauselman discuss Trump's latest rally in which he foments more hatred and authoritarianism, aided by the media's coverage of him. They then discuss Elon Musk's contract with the US Government to build them spy satellites, before finishing on the dire situation in Haiti. EXCITING NEWS: Jared and Nick will be recording the podcast LIVE in VEGAS as part of Pete D...

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/muckrakepodcast Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman can't believe that the government appeared to function for a minute... to ban TikTok in the United States. Of course it's to benefit corporate America who would b...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman do a post mortem on the Republican's response to Joe Biden's State of the Union address, and just add Britt to the long list of casualties who have seen their political careers stalled. The GOP has been fully taken over by MAGA, as none other than Donald Trump Jr. lets us know. They then discuss Elon Musk visiting with Trump and how that will affect t...

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/muckrakepodcast Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss their immediate reactions to Joe Biden's final State of the Union address of his first term. With plenty of energy and force, Biden delivered a strong mes...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the unanimous decision by SCOTUS to keep Donald Trump on the ballot on Colorado. They pivot to Super Tuesday and how Trump will most likely sweep, sending Nikki Haley out of the race altogether. This leads to some analysis on the latest New York Times poll that indicates Joe Biden needs to get a lot more active in a hurry. EXCITING NEWS: Jared...

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/muckrakepodcast Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the SCOTUS taking up the absolute immunity case in April and whether they might just grant Trump immunity from everything. They then say Adios, muchachos...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman have to discuss the disgusting rhetoric and symbolism coming out of the latest CPAC, including Charlie Kirk calling for public execution of political foes. In a not-unsurpsising turn of events, Ronna McDaniel steps down as RNC chair, and Taylor Lorenz sat down with the Libs Of TIkTok for an enlightening (not really) conversation. EXCITING NEWS: Jared...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman will be going LIVE on Saturday, Feb 24th at 8:30 PM EST to discuss the aftermath of the South Carolina Primary - don't miss it by signing up to Patreon: http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast On today's episode abbreviated version of their Patreon show, Jared and Nick pull apart the complicated news that the Republicans main witness for the Biden corrupti...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman are joined by Max Burns, who is a democratic strategist, political columnist, and a founder of Third Degree Strategies, to discuss what the Democrats are doing and not doing in order to win the upcoming elections in November. Sign up for our Patreon to get access to our LIVE Show coming up on Saturday, February 24th at 8:30 PM EST plus a host of other...

EXCITING NEWS: Jared and Nick will be recording the podcast LIVE in VEGAS as part of Pete Dominick's Stand Up PodJam that takes place March 22-23 in Henderson, Nevada. Click HERE for info and tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/stand-up-podjam 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, visi...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman provide crucial historical context to why Trump's NATO statements this weekend are damaging to the world order. What makes it all worse is that Republicans are full-throatedly supporting his position. Trump then throws some casual misoginy Nikki Haley's way, as he always does, which normalizes this behavior. They finish up by examining Joe Biden's per...

Nick Hauselman is out for the day, leaving Jared Yates Sexton to fill his chair - luckily, Jared was able to rope famed economist Dr. Richard Wolff to join him to talk about why economic news isn't everything, what's going on with the declining American empire, and so much more. For those interested in joining Jared and the Pete Dominick crew for the Stand Up PodJam in Las Vegas/Henderson, NV Marc...

This is a preview of our full episode that you can access over at http://Patreon.com/muckrakepodcast Become a member today and help us maintain our editorial independence as well as unlock a lot of special features like live shows and our private discord.  Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman had to talk about the latest news of a 32 year old man in Pennsylvania who not only killed his f...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the escalation of violence in the Middle East as 3 Americans were killed in an attack by Iranian backed militants, and how Joe Biden should handle the response. They then turn to a NEWSFLASH: Republicans obstructing their own bi-partisan deal just so they can claim a political win in November as Biden has started echoing Trump on his border po...

This is a preview of our full episode that you can access over at http://Patreon.com/muckrakepodcast Become a member today and help us maintain our editorial independence as well as unlock a lot of special features like live shows and our private discord.  Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss how Texas governor Greg Abbott is defying the Supreme Court's ruling by rolling out more...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the 2 person race in New Hampshire as the Republican Primaries lurch along. With Haley seemingly so far behind, it is clear Donald Trump will lock up the nomination and that is a direct threat to our democracy. Speaking of threats - AI is going to become more prevalent in our lives and in our educational system and that frightens us all to no...

This is a preview of our full episode that you can access over at http://Patreon.com/muckrakepodcast Become a member today and help us maintain our editorial independence as well as unlock a lot of special features like live shows and our private discord.  Jared and Nick cover the latest Trump defense that he says requires Presidents to have absolute immunity to do their jobs. While he's not wrong...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman recorded this immediately after the Iowa Caucus wrapped up its voting, weighing in on the surge by Nikki Haley only to still finish behind Ron DeSantis. Trump got over 50% of the vote to finish with a strong showing despite hardly campaigning in Iowa, and now it's on to New Hampshire where DeSantis will most likely end his campaign while Haley will ho...

Jared Yates Sexton managed to make it to Iowa despite UNGODLY conditions. Anyway. He went to a Nikki Haley rally, talked with a GOP strategist, and got the lay of the land in Iowa, where the race is getting very, very weird. To gain access to the full episode and support The Muckrake Podcast, head over to Patreon and become a patron.

This is a preview of our full episode that you can access over at http://Patreon.com/muckrakepodcast Become a member today and help us maintain our editorial independence as well as unlock a lot of special features like live shows and our private discord.  Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss a legal theory being floated by one of Trump's lawyers that makes him completely immune...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman dissect the choices the Supreme Court has after Donald Trump was found guilty of leading an insurrection and thrown off the ballot in Colorado. They discuss a leak to the press that described a meeting between Joe Biden and Barack Obama, wherein the former president wanted specific changes to the Biden campaign that haven't happened yet. For more Muck...

Nick Hauselman is still globe-hopping, leaving Jared Yates Sexton to keep the show going. He gets into Nikki Haley's answer about the causes of the Civil War, the state of the GOP Primary, and the worsening media landscape. Then? A whole slew of great listener questions. This is a preview of The Weekender episode. To listen to the whole show, and support The Muckrake Podcast, head over to Patreon...

Jared Yates Sexton is hosting the podcast while Nick Hauselman is out of the country. Luckily, bestselling author Sarah Kendzior stops by to talk 2024, the worsening political crisis, and how we can begin to fight back against this authoritarian threat. This is a must listen. For access to the weekly Weekender Show and exclusive reportage from the 2024 Presidential Election, head over to Patreon a...

This is a preview of our full episode that you can access over at http://Patreon.com/muckrakepodcast Become a member today and help us maintain our editorial independence as well as unlock a lot of special features like live shows and our private discord.  Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman finish this crazy year of 2023 with a mailbag, filled with penetrating and insightful questions...

Nick Hauselman is out, but Jared Yates Sexton is sitting down with Karl Folk, Founder of the Institute of Unreality, to discuss the fascist threat, 2024, and the need for direction if we're going to move forward and get out of this mess. For more Muckrake, including access to the Weekender show on Fridays and live tapings, head over to Patreon and become patron of the show.