The Muckrake Political Podcast

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The Debate Is On... Right?! Jun 25, 2024

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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.

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The Preparation For Church & State Jun 21, 2024

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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 penalty for drug offenses before addressing the latest in AI and politics.

Unregulated Sea Monkey Corporation Jun 18, 2024

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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 on a new push from the Surgeon General to put warning labels on social media.

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The Muckrake Live Show Mailbag Jun 14, 2024

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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 like, what does Alex Jones do next, and whether Trump will actually go through with the debates against Joe Biden.

How Deep Does Right Wing Extremism Go In The Republican Party - With Teddy Wilson Jun 11, 2024

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Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss how the far right ideology is winning elections in Europe as French president Emmanuel Macron has called for a snap election as he fears he'll lose control of the parliament. Next, they analyze why Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting the United States to speak in front of congress. Then, Teddy Wilson, who is a researcher of the Extreme Right, writes at Radical Reports, and created a new podcast called The Insurrectionist Cookbook, joins the show to talk about his latest research.

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Inside The Mind of the Mythical "Undecided Voter" Jun 07, 2024

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Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the delay in Trump's Georgia case - a self inflicted gaffe by Fulton County DA Fani Willis. They then pull apart a New York TImes article that interviewed a number of undecided voters to figure out how that is even possible and how far they're willing to stretch their brains. They finish on the border and Biden's executive order that pushes him closer to Trump's policies.

Desperate, Trump Claims He Never Said "Lock Her Up" Jun 04, 2024

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Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss more of the fallout from Trump's conviction in his NY case. Alex Jones was on a bender as he claimed he was about to be raided by the Feds and turned it into a telethon. Then they tackle the latest firing from the Washington Post and what it means for journalism writ large.

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Trump Finally Wins Popular Vote: Convicted On All Counts May 31, 2024

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Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the ramifications of Donald Trump becoming a convicted felon - from the possibility of jail time to the affect it will have on the polls. They also touch upon new revelations of racism on the set of The Apprentice.

High On Hopium May 28, 2024

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Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman begin the show discussing the polls and how Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg think they're all wrong. They move to Trump's appearance in front of a raucous Libertarian crowd that went terribly wrong before finishing on troubling news out of Missouri that the Attorney General there wants access to people's private medical records.

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Impeachable Things May 24, 2024

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Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman have a jam packed show where they discuss more problematic flag waving from Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito. Then they run down a veritable grab bag of GOP ridiculousness from Marjorie Taylor Green insisting that Biden wants Trump assassinated to Dr. Phil going full anti-woke.