The Muckrake Political Podcast

This is a preview of the Patron-only Weekender episode. To gain full access to these episodes, as well as special post-event and live recordings, and to keep the show editorially independent and ad-free, head over to Patreon and become a subscriber today. Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the 2nd act of Trump's presidency, which is the same as the first but somehow worse as he...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman dive deep into the new release of DeepSeek and how it could upend the US Tech Oligarch's plan for enrichment of their pockets. They move on to the inhumane treatment we're starting to see with immigration, including 2 plane loads of people caught between countries. They finish on the crisis in Gaza and Trump's desire to clear the area out and force al...

This is a preview of the Patron-only Weekender episode. To gain full access to these episodes, as well as special post-event and live recordings, and to keep the show editorially independent and ad-free, head over to Patreon and become a subscriber today. Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman try to sort out Trump's first three days in office and how the onslaught of outrageousness is a f...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman go over the events of the day leading to Donald Trump being sworn in as President of the United States. The cruelty of his policies and lawlessness of his executive orders lay waste to what was once a somewhat sturdy democracy, and they fear it will only get worse as time goes on.

This is a preview of the Patron-only Weekender episode. To gain full access to these episodes, as well as special post-event and live recordings, and to keep the show editorially independent and ad-free, head over to Patreon and become a subscriber today. Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the convenient timing of this cease fire deal between Israel and Hamas just before Trump...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman dive deep into Joe Biden's legacy as he prepares to leave office after serving as a Senator, Vice President, and Presidenct of the United States. From the historic infrastructure bill he passed in 2021 to presiding over Clarence Thomas's supreme court confirmation, Jared and Nick analyze exactly what will be remembered as his political career comes to...

This is a preview of the Patron-only Weekender episode. To gain full access to these episodes, as well as special post-event and live recordings, and to keep the show editorially independent and ad-free, head over to Patreon and become a subscriber today. Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the effect the fires have had on areas that aren't used to seeing fires like this, and wh...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman reflect on the meaning of January 6th, 2020 on the fourth anniversary, and how the normalization of Trumpism could be a blow to democracy. They also discuss the authoritarian creep across the world as Justin Trudeau steps down and Elon Musk begins funding a campaign to take down Nigel Farage in the UK. Support the show and gain access to the Weekender...

This is a preview of the Patron-only Weekender episode. To gain full access to these episodes, as well as special post-event and live recordings, and to keep the show editorially independent and ad-free, head over to Patreon and become a subscriber today. Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss what we know as of now about the horrific attack in New Orleans and the destruction of a...

Nick Hauselman is doing his thing, so Jared Yates Sexton welcomes Karl Folk to the pod to discuss the recent schism between racist MAGA and Tech Fascist MAGA. It's a long discussion about the inherent contradictions within fascism and the Right, the interests of the oligarchical and wealth classes and how they bring about opportunities for change, capitulation within liberal media and the Democrat...

Nick Hauselman is off on an excursion, leaving Jared Yates Sexton to man the pod and deliver this rant about liberal media permission structures, Manifest Destiny, and the need for opponents of authoritarianism to get ready, get prepared, and get ready to fight. This is a free preview of the patron-exclusive Weekender episode that comes out every Friday. If you enjoyed this episode and want to sup...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the implosion of a bipartisan bill to fund the government, how they were able to divert it by breaking up the bill but still manage to kill funding for pediatric cancer research, among other vital services. They turn to the terrorist attack in Germany and what it means that they're seeing an rise in Neo-Nazism in Europe itself. They touch upon...

This is a preview of the Patron-only Weekender episode. To gain full access to these episodes, as well as special post-event and live recordings, and to keep the show editorially independent and ad-free, head over to Patreon and become a subscriber today. Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss how one tweet by Elon Musk can torpedo a bill that had bipartisan support that could lead...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman get to the bottom of exactly why ABC agreed to a settlement in Donald Trump's defamation suit against the network and George Stephanopoulos. When they're not harassing journalists, the administration will look to privatize the post office among many other public services, while the Democrats are now worried that the GOP will try and call a Constitutio...

This is a preview of the Patron-only Weekender episode. To gain full access to these episodes, as well as special post-event and live recordings, and to keep the show editorially independent and ad-free, head over to Patreon and become a subscriber today. Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the interesting approach by man Democrats to "get along" with the Trump administration in...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the fall of the Assad regime in Syria and what's next in the region. They move on to Trump's promises to go after his political enemies, as authoritarians do, before covering a breaking story that shows the Harris campaign acted in bad faith with voter outreach organizers in poor neighborhoods. To support the show and gain access to the Weeken...

This is a preview of the Patron-only Weekender episode. To gain full access to these episodes, as well as special post-event and live recordings, and to keep the show editorially independent and ad-free, head over to Patreon and become a subscriber today. Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the coup attempt by the president of South Korea and the government's immediate response...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the nomination of Kash Patel to head the FBI - a curious pick considering he was a major player in the January 6th coup attempt. Nevermind that, though, he'll just be busy weaponizing the FBI to attack anyone who disagrees with the administration. Then they have to analyze Trump's intention to use the military in an attack on Mexican soil - so...

This is a preview of the Patron-only Weekender episode. To gain full access to these episodes, as well as special post-event and live recordings, and to keep the show editorially independent and ad-free, head over to Patreon and become a subscriber today. Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman answer excellent questions posed by the Patreon community about the state of our politics heading...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss a series of polls from CBS News that indicate pretty clearly that even progressives are accepting their fate and resigned to let Donald Trump have his way with the government. They tackle the Elon Musk issue and how he wants to dismantle Unions in order to maximize profits before moving on to the new social media platform BlueSky and the dange...

This is a preview of the Patron-only Weekender episode. To gain full access to these episodes, as well as special post-event and live recordings, and to keep the show editorially independent and ad-free, head over to Patreon and become a subscriber today. Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the breaking news that Matt Gaetz decided to take himself out of the running for Attorney...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss Morning Joe and Mika visiting Trump at Mar A Lago in order to prop up sagging ratings and what it means for the country now that the media will be desperate for his content. More lurid details come out about his nominations for cabinet positions, accentuating that they never vetted these people. And Alex Jones fights to keep The Onion's hands...

This is a preview of the Patron-only Weekender episode. To gain full access to these episodes, as well as special post-event and live recordings, and to keep the show editorially independent and ad-free, head over to Patreon and become a subscriber today. Co-hosts Jared Yates and Nick Hauselman discuss the creep of authoritarianism as Donald Trump announced one pick after another for cabinet posit...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss what Donald Trump is already putting into place, including Tom Holman as border czar (family separation will be a feature, not a bug), while mainstream media are all pledging to normalize Trump even more than they had been doing. The desperation from the Democrats is palpable, going so far as to suggest that Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomay...

This is a preview of the Patron-only Weekender episode. To gain full access to these episodes, as well as special post-event and live recordings, and to keep the show editorially independent and ad-free, head over to Patreon and become a subscriber today. Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the signals from the department of justice indicating all of Trump's legal woes wil magic...