The Muckrake Political Podcast

Latest Episodes:

The NY Times Is Not As Liberal As You Think Feb 17, 2023

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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.

How Cutting Train Costs Led To Disaster In A Small Midwest Town Feb 14, 2023

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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.

Biden State Of The Nonunion Feb 10, 2023

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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.

Balloon Fight Feb 07, 2023

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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.

GOP's Inane Retaliation On Ilhan Omar, with Mike Leon Feb 03, 2023

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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.

The Killing Of Tyre Nichols With Pete Dominick Jan 31, 2023

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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.

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PREVIEW: Big Government, Furries, and Lousy Chocolate Jan 27, 2023

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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.

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The Conservatives Will Eat Each Other Jan 24, 2023

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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.

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How The GOP Is Radicalizing Violent Extremism Jan 20, 2023

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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.

Democrats Question Whether Biden Should Run In 2024 Jan 17, 2023

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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.

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