The Muckrake Political Podcast

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman welcome onto the show Michael Leon of the Can We Please Talk podcast to discuss the Iowa appearance of Ron DeSantis and the cancelation of the Trump rally in the same state. They move on Kristen Sinema's marathon scandal before they pull apart what it means now that the Baby Boomers are passing on an incredible amount of wealth to their heirs. To support the show, subscribe to our Patreon at http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast

To listen to the full episode, go to http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast and become a patron. This gets you an additional episode every week, but also supports the show, keeping it commercial free and editorially independent. Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman go in depth on what Donald Trump was saying during his appearance on CNN and why it was an event in the first place. Then they analyze Tucker Carlson's announcement that he's going to broadcast his new show on Twitter before wrapping up with an indictment of Congressman George Santos on a law that he helped co-sponsor.

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the convictions of four members of the Proud Boys for seditious conspiracy against the United States for their role in the January 6th insurrection. They then analyze the most recent mass shooting in Texas as it relates to the politicians and their stance on gun control - starting from the same mindset as the Proud Boys. They finish by ripping to shreds an article in the New York Times meant to rebrand Elizabeth Holmes's image. To support the show, subscribe to our Patreon at http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast

To listen to the full episode, go to http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast and become a patron. This gets you an additional episode every week, but also supports the show, keeping it commercial free and editorially independent. Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman have a jam-packed show - responding to the WGA Strike, the drone attack on the Kremlin, the ridiculous Coronation proceedings for King Charles, a ridiculous poll asking Republicans what kind of presidential candidate they want, and the fall out from McDonalds in Kentucky employing 10 year olds.

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss Tucker Carlson's first appearance since being summarily fired for... being too magnetic to Rupert Murdoch's ex-fiancé? Josh Hawley is at it again with his T-shirted pseudo manliness grift, and Joe Biden releases a ridiculously bad video announcing his re-election campaign. To support the show, subscribe to our Patreon at http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast

To listen to the full episode, go to http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast and become a patron. This gets you an additional episode every week, but also supports the show, keeping it commercial free and editorially independent. Co-hosts Jared and Nick appeared at a book signing at Changing Hands Book Store in Phoenix, Arizona, to discuss Jared's latest book "The Midnight Kingdom: A History Of Power, Paranoia, And The Coming Crisis,"as well as answer questions from the audience.

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman go over the shocking news that the biggest host at Fox News has been summarily fired. They then discuss the recent poll that asked people who they would rather not see run again, as Biden leads Trump in that contest. To support the show, subscribe to our Patreon at http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman have exciting news! This Friday they'll be hosting a LIVE show together and in person. And on Tuesday, they'll be together in Phoenix, Arizona for another show and to celebrate the release of Jared's new book. On today's epsisode, they discuss the draconian laws being passed against gender affirming care, they analyze how Trump and DeSantis have been creating attack ads against each other, before discussing the GOP going after food stamps.

To listen to the full episode, go to http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast and become a patron. This gets you an additional episode every week, but also supports the show, keeping it commercial free and editorially independent. Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the recent leaks of top secret classified documents on a discord server and how such a person of low rank was able to get their hands on them. They had to talk about this ridiculous boycott of Bud Light by the right before pivoting to the possibility of a long and painful recession.

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman begin the episode by discussing how conservatives in Texas were able to shop for the judge they wanted - a firebrand religious zealot who ruled that Mifepristone is "dangerous" and should stop being prescribed across the entire United States. They also tackle the issue of sexual abuse in the Catholic church as more revelations come out in Baltimore. Predictably, the GOP is calling for a military war against Mexico to stop Fentanyl from being imported into the United States. To support the show, subscribe to our Patreon at http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast

To listen to the full episode, go to http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast and become a patron. This gets you an additional episode every week, but also supports the show, keeping it commercial free and editorially independent. Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman begin the show discussing Trump's indictment and what it means to the country before moving on to the ridiculously punitive measures the Tennessee legislature took against a member of their congress for engaging in protest over gun legislation. They finish with the spicy meatball of a story regarding Clarence Thomas's unfathomable corruption.

Nick Hauselman hosts today's LIVE show with Paul Wasserman, a former prosecutor, criminal defense attorney, and adjunct professor of criminal law at Cal St University-Fullerton. They break down all 32 charges of Trump's indictment and dissect the case Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg has brought against the former president.

Co-host Nick Hauselman welcomes to the Muckrake Community Lew Friedland, a professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin - Madison and political activist who has been monitoring a chilling situation with the election of a state Supreme Court justice seat today. Conservatives have held the state legislature hostage in recent years, and getting firm control of the courts would enable them to ignore the will of the people and potentially reject electors for the 2024 presidential election.

After recording the regular Weekender episode, co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman suddenly found out that Donald Trump had been indicted in New York - so buckle up for the first segment, followed by their discussion of yet another mass shooting, this time in Tennessee before moving on to the GOP's war on Tik Tok and finishing up with a kindler, gentler Republican being pushed to run for President: none other than Glenn Youngkin. To listen to the full episode, go to http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast and become a patron. This gets you an additional episode every week, but also supports the show, keeping it commercial free and editorially independent.

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's son Moses joins the show to discuss how the Right's use of Cultural Marxism dates back decades to a more nefarious group and how it affects us now. To support the show, subscribe to our Patreon at http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast

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://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast and become a patron. This gets you an additional episode every week, but also supports the show, keeping it commercial free and editorially independent.

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 Surprise to torpedo Jimmy Carter's campaign by delaying the release of the hostages in Iran in 1980.

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 Macron as he tries to force the raising of the retirement age on the French people, before finishing with some very positive news out of Michigan.

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 serious enough threat to American power, and they finish on a powerful and well funded conservative group operating in the shadows to gain systemic control of American society. To support the show, subscribe to our Patreon at http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast

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/muckrakepodcast

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 and Hungarian illiberal notions are shaping the agenda. Support the muckrake podcast by becoming a patron at http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast

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 a patron, click: http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast

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 Dept. of Energy (?) regarding the origin of the covid virus. To support the show and access bonus episodes each week become a patron at http://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 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 Nordstream Pipeline explosion to dealing with creeping fascism, the discussion covered a wide range of topics.

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 Informed Policy and Practice. To support the show and access bonus episodes each week become a patron at http://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 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 the eponymous Seymour Hersh who is still breaking news - this time about the US involvement in the Nordstream pipeline explosions.

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, Jared predicted factories would eventually come for the children as Minnesota and Iowa relax child labor laws, and they finish off with the Trump vs DeSantis Name Calling Wars.

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 as Tucker Carlson.

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 stripping Marjorie Taylor Green and Paul Gosar of their committees for spreading anti-semitism and violence towards fellow members. The GOP corruption continues with more George Santos news as his treasurer resigns and more details come to light.

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 McGonigal, the FBI agent indicted for doing business with a sanctioned Russian oligarch. To support the show and access bonus episodes each week become a patron at http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast

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 patron.

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 AI and where it will lead our society. To support the show and access bonus episodes each week become a patron at http://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 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. The conversation then shifts to the debt ceiling and what House Republicans think they're doing by holding the country, and the world economy, hostage.

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 Associate Professor, Health Management and Policy at the Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University. They discuss what a sane society is and why our unbalance now is causing so many issues. To support the show and access bonus episodes each week become a patron at http://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 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 possibility that this could begin the process of derailing a 2024 re-election campaign. They also wonder if there can be some bipartisan governing over Big Tech and the protection of private data, before ending on the War On Gas Stoves.

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 McCarthy withdrawn as a speaker. To support the show and access bonus episodes each week become a patron at http://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 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 they're fighting for with this vote. They also discuss the near tragedy on the football field involving Damar Hamlin and how the NFL wanted to continue playing despite the players' protest.

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 and access bonus episodes each week become a patron at http://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 try to get to the bottom of the George Santos scandal in which he's lied about everything in his past. They then shift their attention to Ron DeSantis in Florida as he's trying to build an Anti-Woke Coalition, before discussing the travesty that is Southwest Airlines.

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauseman cannot believe they have to discuss another busload of immigrants being shipped off to D.C. under inhumane conditions, but here we are. The Democrats dip their toes in shoring up voting rights, while New York mayor Eric Adams clearly hasn't watched Minority Report, as he advocates for a sci-fi security state to somehow stop a crime wave that isn't really waving. They wrap up discussing the main take aways from the breathless threading of the Twitter Files. To support the show and access bonus episodes each week become a patron at http://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 war in Ukraine and how a surprise visit by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to speak in front of Congress reminded us all of what's at stake. The GOP response was as predictable as the reaction to the release of Donald Trump's taxes, as was the complete failure by New York Democrats to expose the lies of congressman elect George Santos.

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the criminal referrals sent over to the Department of Justice for former president Donald J. Trump's actions in and around the events of the January 6th insurrection at the capital. This leads directly into analysis of the trial of Proud Boys involved on January 6th before breaking down the pending case Moore vs Harper and whether it could legitimize a corrupt political party's attempt at a coup. To support the show and access bonus episodes each week become a patron at http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast

Nick Hauselman is out but Jared Yates Sexton is back to hold down the fort and talk about the GOP's abandonment of Donald Trump, the 45th president's embarrassing NFTs, the possibly world-changing innovation of nuclear fusion and its impediments, and finally a dive into The New York Time's awful coverage of Sam Bankman-Fried's clothing. This is a preview of the bonus Weekender edition, to hear the whole thing and support the show head on over to http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast

While co-host Jared Yates Sexton was unavailable for today's episode, Nick Hauselman welcomes on the show Jason Niedelman, who teaches Political Theory at the University of LaVerne, to talk about the surprisingly large turnout by Republican voters despite underperforming in so many races. This leads to discussing Kristen Sinema's move toward Independent status, and what this means for the political landscape going forward. To support the show and access bonus episodes each week become a patron at http://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 rip apart the feel good Christmas movie of the early 90s, shedding a whole new light on what started out as a light romp about a kid enjoying some time off from the family, but really deals in a post Cold War, pro Christian world where greed is good and Jesus Saves.

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman welcome on the show Pete Dominick, of "Stand Up With Pete," as they dissect what is really going on with Elon Musk's "revelations" of Twitter correspondence during the 2020 presidential campaign. They then the Georgia election and if it is a sign that America is ready to stand up to fascism, before finishing off with the ramifications of Apple pulling out of China. To support the show and access bonus episodes each week become a patron at http://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 how Biden wants to force railroad workers to accept poor working conditions, New York City Mayor Eric Adams is going to force homeless people into mental institutions, San Francisco is going full Robocop, and Kanye and Nick Fuentes are too far right for even Alex Jones.

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman have a lot to talk about as former president Donald Trump hosted anti-semite Kanye West and Neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes at Mar A Lago last week. What is happening in China is unprecedented as citizens there openly protest the government and back here at home, workers are telling employers that they're not going to take it anymore. To support the show and access bonus episodes each week become a patron at http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman answer the insightful questions submitted by our Patreon subscribers: including what Twitter might look like in 2 years, whether Pelosi screwed up with the impeachment process, and ways to solve the homeless problem in America. SUBSCRIBE to hear the full episode and unlock a ton more features of the Muckrake Community: http://www.patreon.com/muckrakepodcast