The Muckrake Political Podcast

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PREVIEW: Welcome to the Future. Robots Explode Sep 30, 2022

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Nick Hauselman is still out and about, so Jared Yates Sexton dives into the Brazilian election, the economic crisis in Great Britain, Elon Musk's continued futurism grift, and, unfortunately, crystal flutes.

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Italian Fascists and Complacent Cultures Sep 27, 2022

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Jared Yates Sexton is flying solo today and talking about the recent Italian election and the rise of neofascists into power. But then, he's joined by Sarah Kendzior to talk about her new book They Knew: How A Culture of Conspiracy Keeps America Complacent and the divisions and lies that put us all in incredible danger.

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NY AG Lays Out Trump's Staggering Fraud Sep 23, 2022

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Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the details of Letisha James's case in New York against Donald Trump, plus more details have come out about Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's potentially illegal scheme to ship migrants to Martha's Vineyard.

Trump Taps Into Evangelical Fascism To Hypnotize His Followers Sep 20, 2022

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Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss a rally Donald Trump hosted over the weekend, where he mixes the rapture of fervent religious followers with the QAnon conspiracy set to lure people with the sweet siren sounds of fascism.

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Abbot & DeSantis: Who's On Worst? Sep 16, 2022

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Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the absolutely awful and intentionally cruel situation the governors of Texas and Florida have put asylum seekers in. Plus, Biden gets a potential win by helping to stave off a potential railworkers strike by getting some basic worker's rights. What episode would be complete without touching upon The Pillow Guy, Mike Lindell?

Pour One Out For Queen Elizabeth And Steve Bannon Sep 13, 2022

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The show returns from a week off for Labor Day! Meanwhile, Nick Hauselman has intentionally avoided the news and is ready for anything, including Jared Yates Sexton catching him up on special masters, Steve Bannon getting charged with money laundering, and our railroad workers preparing for a historic strike. Then, filmmaker Nancy Schwartzman joins the pod to talk about her new book Roll Red Roll: Rape, Power, and Football in the American Heartland.

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Trump Poses As Witness Against Himself Sep 02, 2022

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Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the latest in the Department of Justice's investigation of Donald Trump's mishandling of classified documents, plus the historical significance of Mikhail Gorbachev. Not to be forgotten is the trainwreck of a campaign run by Blake Masters.

There's A New Biden In Town Aug 30, 2022

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Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss why Republicans are triggered by student debt relief and how President Joe Biden has gotten a new jolt of energy as his poll numbers rise.

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Woodstock: Tracing The Country's Evolution From 1969 to 1999 Aug 26, 2022

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Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman watched the definitive documentary on the original Woodstock music festival, then compared that to the decidedly different experience concert goers had 30 years later as two other documentaries covered in detail how greed and corporatization changed the entire meaning of the concert.

Ron DeSantis Makes The Woke Go To Sleep Aug 23, 2022

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Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the tragic car bombing of Alexander Dugin's daughter in Moscow before diving into how the governor of Florida got the national news media to talk about him so much.

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