The Muckrake Political Podcast

Night 3 of the DNC is in the books. Nick Hauselman calls in from the United Center to discuss the speeches and communication from the floor. Then, Jared gets into what he saw while reporting from the protests in the streets. This is a preview of the patron-exclusive coverage. Head over to Patreon and subscribe today to hear the whole episode and all the coverage of the DNC and major political even...

In this preview of the Patreon exclusive, Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss Night 2 of the Democratic National Convention, analyze the speeches by Michelle and Barack Obama, intrigue within the party, and a whole lot more. To access the full episode, and exclusive coverage this whole week, head over to Patreon and become a patron.

Night 1 of the 2024 Democratic National Convention is in the books and Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman are here to provide in-depth analysis you won't find anywhere else. Jared starts the episode by going over the night's events and messaging, including wrestling with the narrative that the Democratic Party is undergoing a massive generational shift. Nick spent the night onsite in the United...

Normally, this is a preview of our full Weekender episode on Patreon - but today, you can hear the entire episode right here. If you like it, consider supporting us by signing up at http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the absolute mess of a campaign that Donald Trump is currently running against Kamala Harris. From his rambling interview with E...

Co-host Nick Hauselman sits down with Psychotherapist and Lawyer Nick Carmody to get an in depth picture of how the MAGA movement perceives reality and why Donald Trump has been able to convince so many of them to be in his cult. They also discuss whether the fever has broken and fatigue over using hatred and fear has set in finally. To support the show and gain access to the Weekender episode on...

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-host Nick Hauselman is flying solo on this episode as Jared Yates Sexton is busy, so he had to bring in the big guns as Pete Dominick, the host of Stand Up! With Pete Dominick, joins Nick to discuss the lat...

Nick Hauselman is just about done with vacation, but worry not. Jared Yates Sexton is here to sort through a whole mess of things. He discusses the market instability and larger factors at play, the process of VP selection with Kamala Harris, Donald Trump and the malleability of white supremacy, and the possibility of tensions in the Middle East turning to a hot war. To support the show and gain a...

In this second of two exclusive Weekender episodes, I sat down with Sarah Kendzior to discuss our current political climate, the renewed threat of authoritarianism, and everything in-between. Pre-order Sarah's new book The Last American Road Trip here. To gain access to this show, as well as the full interview with Jake Rockatansky of QAA, head over to Patreon and become a patron.

This is the first of two Weekender previews this week. Big stuff. Here I interview Jake Rockatansky of the QAA Podcast (formerly QAnon Anonymous) about the infamous conspiracy theory, why people believe these things in the first place, what it was like to nearly fall into Right Wing conspiracy culture, and what we can do to push back against them. You can listen to Jake on QAA every week. Listen t...

Nick Hauselman is out and about, so Jared Yates Sexton welcomes actual friend of the pod Karl Folk (the Institute of Unreality) onto the program to talk about the threat of Tech Fascism marrying the MAGA Movement, the true nature of Elon Musk's power grab, and the truly historical moment of hope and possibility we're living within and why we must take full advantage. To gain access to the subscrib...

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 how touching Biden's speech was announcing he was stepping down. They analyze ways the GOP will try to attack Kamala Harris and how it could go seriously...

To support the show and gain access to the exclusive Weekender episodes on Friday, head over to Patreon and become a subscriber today. Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman break down how Kamala Harris was chosen and how she stacks up against Donald Trump. They shift to the Republican response which could be categorized as "panic." Plus: who will be Harris's running mate and how long will...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the un-shocking news that President Joe Biden will not seek re-election in November.

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 what is most likely the inevitable decision by Joe Biden to step down - who will succeed him, and if that moves the needle enough to beat Donald Trump. Th...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman went live immediately after the first night of Republican National Convention and give their reactions to the speeches. Plenty of religiosity abound as Trump was hailed as a touched by God for surviving the assassination attempt over the weekend, as well as a lot of shouting in an attempt to convince themselves what they were saying made sense.

God. This is all terrible. Donald Trump survived an apparent assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Nick Hauselman and Jared Yates Sexton sort through the developing news, react in real-time, and discuss what we might see in the next few days. A reminder: Monday night we'll be broadcasting live following the end of the first night of the Republican National Convention, which...s...

Nick is out for the week, so Jared Yates Sexton welcomes Rev. Angela Denker, a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church and author of Red State Christians and the forthcoming Disciples of White Jesus: The Radicalization of American Boyhood. Jared and Angela discuss the basis and historical context of Christian Nationalism, a leaked Trump executive order using "religious freedom" as a weapon to re...

Nick Hauselman is on vacation, so Jared Yates Sexton welcomes on perennial favorite Danielle Moodie (WokeAF, Democracy-Ish, The New Abnormal) to co-host. Jared and Danielle discuss the ongoing debacle that is the discourse around Joe Biden's candidacy, how almost everyone is either focusing on the wrong thing or else profiting off the mess, and what could happen to get things moving in the right 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 try to figure out what the heck Joe Biden is going to do in the face of his party giving him ultimatums on whether he's going to stay in this race.

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the details of the Supreme Court decision granting the US President absolute immunity from illegal acts he commits in the White House under the guise of "official duties" whatever those might be. They then bring on UCLA Constitutional law professor Adam Winkler to discuss in even more detail what the ramifications are for this decision and how...

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 went live immediately after the debate last night to analyze what unfolded. Perhaps by now you've heard it just wasn't a good night for Biden, as he stumbled and...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman begin the show with a debate preview, discussing what both Biden and Trump need to do to win it. They move on the pre-fascist playbook by Ron DeSantis who has cut ALL Arts funding in the state of Florida before ripping apart the MSNBC segment featuring Kevin Roberts of the Heritage Foundation. To gain access to a bonus episode every Friday, as well as...

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 answer Haden's question about the need to tear it all down to perhaps get to a better place eventually. They then discuss how Trump is advocating for the death pe...

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the current state of the Biden campaign and what they're willing to do to attack the Trump campaign. Lara Trump has announced an army of over 100,000 poll watchers to wreak havoc on our election system and Jared and Nick say: "What could go wrong?" They shift to the violent protests in France and what the US can learn from them before ending o...

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 hosted a live show last night and answered a number of great questions from our Patreon community. They tackled subjects like what a Trump 2nd term would look lik...