The Muckrake Political Podcast

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'...

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://p...

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 Surp...

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/muckrakepodcast Co-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...

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discuss the latest news about the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and how the regulations designed to stop this were repealed in a bipartisan manner.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...

In your preview of the Weekender Edition of the Muckrake Podcast, Nick is still in Florida and Jared Yates Sexton uses his time at the helm to work out the kinks in his theory of "stream politics," involving the War on Terror, the invasion of Iraq, and a certain governor's time serving at Guantanamo Bay. To listen to the whole episode, and support the show, head over to http://patreon.com/muckrake...

Nick is down in DeSantis's Florida, soaking up the sunshine and attempting not to get conservative canceled. Jared Yates Sexton is holding down the fort, going over the bizarre but important happenings from this year's CPAC Conference, including Donald Trump debuting a troubling new appeal and Michael Knowles calling for the eradication of transgenderism. Then, a look at Florida, where past CPAC a...

The full Muckrake Podcast Weekender Edition has been unlocked for everyone this week as Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman are honored to have Nebraska State Senator Machaela Cavanaugh on the show to discuss her filibuster to force the conservative majority to back down in the their attempt to pass a law that would make gender affirming care illegal in her state. To support the show and become...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the latest polling indicating Ron DeSantis is a serious challenger to Donald Trump in the 2024 Republican Primary, and yet an op-ed in the New York Times wants liberals to be less concerned with one of them. They then discuss the ridiculous law in Tennessee that will ban drag shows on public property and finish with the dubious findings by the...

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/muckrakepodcast Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman hosted a live show yesterday for members of their Patreon, answering tons of thought provoking and insightful questions posed by the audience. From possible Trump indictments in Georgia to the Nordstr...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the Dominion lawsuit against Fox News and how it knowingly and willingly spread lies about the 2020 Presidential election. They also talk about Senator John Fetterman seeking treatment for depression. Then, Jared sits down with Whitney Marris, who is the Director of Trauma Informed Practice and System Transformation at the Campaign For Trauma...

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/muckrakepodcast Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss 2 letters sent to the Times regarding their problematic coverage of trans issues. Next, they talk about Donald Trump fantasizing about guillotines and firing squads and then move to t...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the utter failure by Norfolk Southern in keeping safety measures in place with their trains led to a huge explosion and contaminating the air and soil for miles. Then it gets weird as the United States has been shooting down UFO's left and right and how that coud lead to a huge spending spree by the Pentagon. With the way capitalism works, Jar...

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/muckrakepodcast Jared and Nick discuss the utter destruction of political norms as he is forced to endure heckling from the likes of Marjorie Taylor Green during his state of the union address. They also examine Sarah Huckabee Sanders' response, as well...

Now Nick Hauselman is out and Jared Yates Sexton is back in! He's recording from the road and talking about spy balloons, idiots standing outside and taking pot shots at a target in the troposphere, and the implications of a new Cold War.

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/muckrakepodcast Host Nick Hauselman welcomes on the show Mike Leon of the Can We Please Talk? Podcast to discuss the GOP's tit for tat response of voting to remove Congresswoman Ilhan Omar from her committee assignment in retaliation for Nancy Pelosi str...

While Jared Yates Sexton is off this week, Nick Hauselman welcomes stand up comedian Pete Dominick, host of the Stand Up! With Pete Dominick Podcast, to discuss the guilty verdict of 5 police officers for the killing of Tyre Nichols. They then dive into what Bill Barr and John Durham did to cast aspersions on the justice department itself before trying to pull apart this web of deceit from Charles...

Nick Hauselman is out of the office, so Jared Yates Sexton is flying solo and covering Ron DeSantis's all-out assault on education, the GOP's attack on "furries" in Indiana's public schools, and this absolutely absurd M&M's debacle that gives insight into where things are going. Support the show and gain access to the full Weekender episode by going to patreon.com/muckrakepodcast and becoming a pa...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the utter depravity in conservative media as Ben Shapiro and Steven Crowder publicly feud as a negotiation tactic, bolstered by Donald Trump's psychotic eulogy of fallen conservative media star Diamond of the Diamond & Silk show. They then discuss the viability of Senator Joe Menachin as a presidential candidate before discussing the future of...

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/muckrakepodcast Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman welcome to the show Teddy Wilson, a journalist that reports on the radical right, to discuss the Solomon Pena case which included Pena hiring people to fire guns at his political opponents. T...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman examine what top democrats are saying in public to determine if there will be a push in the coming months to get Biden to step down from a re-election campaign. The documents scandal could be the impetus. They also discuss 74 Illinois Sheriffs refusing to enforce an assault weapons ban in their state, before Jared sits down with Dr. Sandra Bloom, an A...

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/muckrakepodcast Co-hosts Jared Yate Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the very real investigation into President Biden's discovery that he, in fact, had kept a few top secret docs laying around in his garage, among other places. There is a very real poss...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the coup attempt in Brazil, where thousands of protesters attacked major government buildings. They then move to Ron DeSantis's attempts to control the curriculum of colleges in the state of Florida, before finishing with the many concessions that Kevin McCarthy was forced to give up including the right of any congressperson to move to have Mc...

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/muckrakepodcast It's hard to fathom that we're on the 12th ballot to decide who will be the Speaker of the House, but here we are. Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the embarrassment of a party the GOP is, and what it is they think t...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman break down all the components to why there is a small, but powerful, backlash against Kevin McCarthy's ascendancy to Speaker of the House. They also discuss Biden's job effectiveness thus far, before connecting some dots between disgraced former president of Brasil Jair Bolsanaro, exiled in Florida at the moment, and Donald Trump.  To support the show...