The Muckrake Political Podcast

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 just how radical the Supreme Court has gotten with a 6-3 edge in conservative judges. Plus, they go through Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony to the January 6th Committee and what Joe Bi...

In this episode Jared Yates Sexton flies solo in detailing the overturning of Roe V. Wade, analyzing the response by the political class and the people, and details this new reactionary, oppressive order we find ourselves in. Then, he's joined by Lily Geismer, a professor of History at Claremont McKenna College and the author of the new book Left Behind: The Democrats Failed Attempt To Solve Inequ...

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 host a live show where they attempt to deconstruct the January 6th Committee's evidence as well as discuss the new gun legislation, while answering the live audience's questions at the end.

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton discuss the new GOP Platform in the state of Texas, and how it relates to the political calculation of the Supreme Court's impending decision to strike down Roe vs Wade.  To support the show and access additional content, including the extra Weekender show every Friday and live-shows, become a patron at patreon.com/muckrakepodcast 

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 the latest on John Eastman's coordinated attack on the 2020 election and how many moving, and dumb, parts it included. Plus, they dive into the interest rate hike and what it means to...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the latest in the January 6th Hearings and how the political landscape will be decided by its outcome. Will Merrick Garland actually prosecute Donald Trump? And will the rest of the GOP try to move on with other candidates in 2024? To support the show and access additional content, including the extra Weekender show every Friday and live-shows...

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 the effectiveness of the first hearing the January 6th Committee held last night. and whether it will do enough to change the media narrative. They break down the structure of the pre...

Jared and Nick discuss how the January 6th Committee has resorted to TV tricks to get the media and public to engage with the truth of what happened surrounding the events on January 6th. They also discuss the Peter Navarro arrest, Marjorie Taylor Greene's new hire, and don't miss this Friday's Patreon show, as they'll break down the details from the January 6th Committee's pilot episode.  To subs...

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 the troubled messaging from the White House and why they can't get his approval ratings above Trump's. Many of the issues are completely self inflicted as the Democrats head into the...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the timeline of the massacre in Uvalde, and how the Republican response buries deeper into a situation where it's unlikely anything is done to prevent these in the future. To support the show and access additional content, including the extra Weekender show every Friday and live-shows, become a patron at patreon.com/muckrakepodcast 

This is the full Patreon episode available to everyone. To access our Friday shows, plus a host of extra content including live shows, click here: http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss what happened in Uvalde, Texas when an 18 year old killed 19 children and 2 children as well as the reaction from GOP lawmakers in the state of Texas. 

CPAC heads to Hungary to get a pep-talk from Viktor Orban and a step-by-step guide to destroying liberal democracy. Hint: It includes taking over the government, the media, and beaming Tucker Carlson into homes 24/7. Co-hosts Nick Hauselman and Jared Yates Sexton breakdown the revelry, discuss the debacle that was the Disinformation Governance Board, and take note of a good sign from Down Under. T...

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 cover all the bases today, from the Madison Cawthorne implosion, to the Gubernatorial race in Pennsylvania, to Elon Musk's unserious and vapid rants, plus Jordan Peterson taking his ball and going home.

Nick Hauselman is out for the day, so Jared Yates Sexton jumps into the white supremacist shooting in Buffalo, the Right's weaponization of White Replacement Theory, and how deteriorating material conditions will only increase the chance of more violence. Then, Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present author Ruth Ben-Ghiat stops by to chat about growing authoritarianism. To support the show and access...

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 political theater that was the Women's Health Protection Act, and why Dems can't seem to actually lead on the important issues. The trickle of John Eastman evidence is leading to lots of connections between the...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the latest information regarding the Supreme Court leak that they're planning on reversing Roe v Wade. They then predict, based on what the right has been telegraphing for years, what they'll target next.

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 the latest movie from DC called "The Batman" and how it is plugged into the political and social issues of our times, giving us a simultaneous glimpse into our past, present, and futu...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the leaked opinion from the Supreme Court outlining their intention to overturn Roe v Wade, and how damaging it is to have so many Originalists on the court. Then, they interview Dr. Jennifer Mercieca, who is a professor of communication at Texas A&M University and the author of Demagogue For President: The Rhetorical Genius of Donald Trump an...

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 had a live show yesterday, where they discussed student loan forgiveness, Marjorie Taylor Greene, the fecklessness of the Democratic Party, plus a lot of great questions from the Muckrake Pat...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman break down the ramifications of billionaire Elon Musk severely overpaying for Twitter. To support the show and access additional content, including the extra Weekender show every Friday and live-shows, become a patron at patreon.com/muckrakepodcast 

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss Tucker Carlson's new video series and how GOP'ers like Josh Hawley are trying to revitalize the strong man to fix what they feel is broken. Then, Max Berger of More Perfect Union joins Jared to discuss how the new jobs landscape affects labor union organizing. To support the show and access additional content, including the extra Weekender sho...

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 billionaire Elon Musk's attempt to buy twitter and the ramifications of his control over such an influential platform, plus they flesh out details of the Republican candidate for Senate in the Great State of Georgia...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the election in France and the terrible choice the French people have to make. Dr. Diana Butler Bass, a religious scholar who has studied the history of evangelicalism as well as how it has influenced US politics, joins them to talk about the current state of play. To support the show and access additional content, including the extra Weekende...

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 wave of legislation across the country hellbent on making life more and more difficult for people who aren't white, male, and heterosexual.

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman sift through the latest Republican outrage over LGBTQ+ and how ineffective the US sanctions are on Russia.  To support the show and access additional content, including the extra Weekender show every Friday and live-shows, become a patron at patreon.com/muckrakepodcast