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The Muckrake Political Podcast

CLNS Media Network

The Muckrake Podcast is the political podcast that promises to dig deeper. Political analysts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman tackle the news of the day but go beyond the stale and tired narratives to provide historical context and alternative perspectives, all to bring a little order to chaotic times.

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54:15

Decent amount of F#ckery

The Muckrake Political Podcast ·

2025/04/08

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton discuss how little coverage the Hands Off! protests got this weekend before diving into the intentional nosedive the markets have taken after Trump's buffoonery of a math equation levied tariffs across the world. And they finish with the Supreme Court's decision to get in the way of the court case to return an innocent man from the El Salvador gulag he was mistakenly sent to by this administration. Support the show and gain access to the Weekender episodes on Friday by

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14:55

A New Tariff Is In Town

The Muckrake Political Podcast ·

2025/04/04

This is a preview of the Patron-only Weekender episode. To gain full access to these episodes, as well as special post-event and live recordings, and to keep the show editorially independent and ad-free, head over to Patreon and become a subscriber today.Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss how the markets were roiled as we all realized Donald Trump was actually going to go through with it. Their math wasn't math-ing as they came up with a ridiculous formula for each country, and

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48:59

Can Trump's 3rd Term Could Be A Reality?

The Muckrake Political Podcast ·

2025/04/01

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss Donald Trump's latest interview where he called Kristin Welker and boasted about his 3rd term in office. Oh, he also talked about attacking Iran if they don't sign a nuclear deal that they had already agreed to. They move on to Elon Musk's Cheesehead appearance in Wisconsin where he's trying to pay people to vote.Support the show and gain access to the Weekender episodes on Friday by going to our Patreon and becoming a patron. Learn more about

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14:01

Abandon All Dopes Houthi Enter Here

The Muckrake Political Podcast ·

2025/03/28

This is a preview of the Patron-only Weekender episode. To gain full access to these episodes, as well as special post-event and live recordings, and to keep the show editorially independent and ad-free, head over to Patreon and become a subscriber today.Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman examine the fallout from the group chat from hell as the GOP has circled the wagons with some gold medal winning mental gymnastics. They shift to more students on visas being disappeared for voicing

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55:31

Group Texting Top Secret War Plans, Of Course!

The Muckrake Political Podcast ·

2025/03/25

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman must deal with incompetency on a level never before seen as the National Security Advisor inadvertently added Editor In Chief of The Atlantic Jeffrey Goldberg to a top secret, high level chat about their Mardis Gras plans- I mean, the strategic war plans to attack the Houthis in the Middle East. Donald Trump is so concerned that he wasn't even briefed, as he was too busy complaining about a portrait of himself in Colorado and demanding an apology from

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13:22

Constitutional Mania

The Muckrake Political Podcast ·

2025/03/21

This is a preview of the Patron-only Weekender episode. To gain full access to these episodes, as well as special post-event and live recordings, and to keep the show editorially independent and ad-free, head over to Patreon and become a subscriber today.Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman digest what's happening to Federal Judge James Boasberg as he told the Trump administration to stop deporting people based on tattoos. The problem is: with Absolute Immunity bestowed upon him by the

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59:20

The Democratic Downfall

The Muckrake Political Podcast ·

2025/03/18

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the cowardice of the Democratic Party writ large as they capitulated to the GOP in the Senate by helping them pass a Continuing Resolution to keep the government open for business. Chuck Schumer ends up being the focus as he continues to lead his party in a feckless way. They move on to Donald Trump calling CNN and MSNBC illegal with hopes they're investigated by his personal DOJ before running through a list of things the GOP is doing to

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15:24

Democrats Won't Fight For Budget

The Muckrake Political Podcast ·

2025/03/14

This is a preview of the Patron-only Weekender episode. To gain full access to these episodes, as well as special post-event and live recordings, and to keep the show editorially independent and ad-free, head over to Patreon and become a subscriber today.Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman vent their frustration at Senator minority leader Chuck Schumer for rolling over and helping the Republicans pass a Continuing Resolution to fund the government. Meanwhile Donald Trump does his Crazy

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47:10

A Large, Quiet Intimidation

The Muckrake Political Podcast ·

2025/03/11

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman cover the chilling detention of Khalil Mahmoud, a Columbia grad student who simply participated in campus protests and is now facing the full weight of the corrupt Department of Justice under the command of Donald Trump. There is some encouraging pushback in protests at Tesla dealerships and unruly GOP Town Halls, and they encourage progressives to fight back now before the authoritarianism hardens. Support the show and gain access to the Weekender

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15:32

Trump Can't Destroy The Dept. Of Education But He Will

The Muckrake Political Podcast ·

2025/03/07

This is a preview of the Patron-only Weekender episode. To gain full access to these episodes, as well as special post-event and live recordings, and to keep the show editorially independent and ad-free, head over to Patreon and become a subscriber today.Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman talk about Donald Trump's desire to kill the Department of Education, despite the law being crystal clear that only an act of Congress can do that. They go in depth on the Right's war on education as

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16:15

Trump's Sh*t Show In Front Of Congress

The Muckrake Political Podcast ·

2025/03/05

This is a preview of the Patron-only Weekender episode. To gain full access to these episodes, as well as special post-event and live recordings, and to keep the show editorially independent and ad-free, head over to Patreon and become a subscriber today.ICYMI, Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman hosted a live show immediately after Donald Trump gave an address to the full Congress where Republicans rejoiced like it was a frat party in 1986 while the Democrats, for the most part, sat

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53:59

The End Of The American Order

The Muckrake Political Podcast ·

2025/03/04

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman went through the contentious press conference that featured the President of the United States yelling at the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy when he had the nerve to ask for security guarantees against an aggressor (Putin) that doesn't honor cease fires. They point out some subtle things you may not have heard in the mainstream media, and why it was so disheartening to hear Donald Trump spout off absolute Russian propaganda. They move on to

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15:34

The GOP Tax Plan Is Fiscal Insanity

The Muckrake Political Podcast ·

2025/02/28

This is a preview of the Patron-only Weekender episode. To gain full access to these episodes, as well as special post-event and live recordings, and to keep the show editorially independent and ad-free, head over to Patreon and become a subscriber today.Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman go through the House Tax Plan as put together by Republicans who used to pretend to care about deficits, but this one will just add to the debt astronomically. Donald Trump's awful math makes him think

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64:43

Trump Purges Military Leaders And Angela Denker On...

The Muckrake Political Podcast ·

2025/02/25

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss another Friday Night Massacre by Donald Trump - this time by replacing the Joint Chiefs Of Staff with someone legally unqualified. Is this the administration's way of preparing for a coup? They also discuss the meteoric rise of Germany's Neo-Nazi AfD party and why their 2nd place finish is dangerous. Jared then interviews Angela Denker, a pastor and author of DISCIPLES OF WHITE JESUS: The Radicalization of American Boyhood. Learn more about

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15:41

Trump Anoints Himself King

The Muckrake Political Podcast ·

2025/02/21

This is a preview of the Patron-only Weekender episode. To gain full access to these episodes, as well as special post-event and live recordings, and to keep the show editorially independent and ad-free, head over to Patreon and become a subscriber today. Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman talk about a social media post from the White House depicting Donald Trump as king with the caption: Love Live The King! And he's not far from that stature as he continues an assault on our Democracy

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56:15

RFK Jr's Health Department Would Put People In Work...

The Muckrake Political Podcast ·

2025/02/18

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss how Robert Kennedy Jr is angling to get rid of SSRI's while trying to insist exercise will cure all mental health issues. Meanwhile, JD Vance's lecture to the European Union on the destruction of Democracy under the guise of free speech is met with stone cold silence and indifference. They finish by discussing the fecklessness of the Democratic Party in the face of fascistic creep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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15:17

Surrender? I Hardly Know Her.

The Muckrake Political Podcast ·

2025/02/14

This is a preview of the Patron-only Weekender episode. To gain full access to these episodes, as well as special post-event and live recordings, and to keep the show editorially independent and ad-free, head over to Patreon and become a subscriber today.Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the position the United States has in the world both diplomatically and militarily now that Tulsi Gabbard was confirmed to Trump's cabinet. They do a deep dive into the Press Conference of

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50:19

The Constitutional Crisis Trump Didn't Know We Needed

The Muckrake Political Podcast ·

2025/02/11

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss how Donald Trump is pushing the limits of our democracy by ignoring the Federal Judiciary. Meanwhile, billions of dollars are being slashed at the NIH, which will cause all manner of suffering by the American people. And it should come as no surprise that DOGE has its sights set on Social Security next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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15:29

The Trump/Musk Backlash Has Begun

The Muckrake Political Podcast ·

2025/02/07

This is a preview of the Patron-only Weekender episode. To gain full access to these episodes, as well as special post-event and live recordings, and to keep the show editorially independent and ad-free, head over to Patreon and become a subscriber today.Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss recent polling of even Republicans who seem to disapprove of the unilateral (read: illegal) maneuverings that Donald Trump and Elon Musk have been doing to democracy writ large. Trump started a

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54:17

Musk Takes Over Our Government

The Muckrake Political Podcast ·

2025/02/04

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman break down a story that should be dominating headlines but isn't: how Elon Musk and a group of insiders allegedly seized access to the U.S. Treasury’s payment systems, giving them unprecedented control over government funds and classified data. How did this happen? Who tried to stop it? And why isn’t this the biggest news in the country right now? Then, we turn to the escalating trade war—Trump has slapped massive tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and now

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