The Muckrake Political Podcast

As harrowing images of Afghanis trying to escape the Taliban continue to broadcast, hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss where we went wrong and why the United States continues to make the same mistakes.  To gain access to the weekly Weekender episode and so much more, become a patron at http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast 

To access the full episode, additional content, and support the podcast, become a patron at http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast  Nick and Jared begin with a discussion on the US pull out from Afghanistan and it's historical and political implications. They then turn to questions submitted by the Patreon faithful, engaging in a terrific discussion across a wide variety of topics. At the end, they let us into the world of what they're watching on TV and the internet.

Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman dive into a troubling UN climate report and discuss how capitalism prevents humanity from saving itself while undermining democracy. Foreign policy expert and co-host of the American Prestige podcast Daniel Bessner stops by to chat with Jared about American empire, imperial realism, and the longterm effects of the military-industrial complex.   To gain access to the weekly Weekender episode and so much more, become a patron at http://www.patreon.com/muckrakepodcast   Also, Jared's book AMERICAN RULE: HOW A NATION CONQUERED THE WORLD BUT FAILED ITS PEOPLE is being released in paperback this September with an additional chapter analyzing January 6th, Trumpism, and the pandemic. Pre-order today.

To access the full episode, additional content, and support the podcast, become a patron at http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast  With Tucker Carlson broadcasting from Hungary, and legitimizing its neo-fascist leader Viktor Orbán, the right is full-on embracing their future. Jared and Nick analyze what this means, as well as discuss JD Vance's senate candidacy and the depths that Republicans will go to curry favor with the former president. 

Jared Yates Sexton welcomes back Nick Hauselman from vacation, and they pull apart the long game that is the Republicans' thirst for authoritarianism. There are only 2 solutions to the political mess we're in, and one of them is to have a strong man impose his will and destroy the 2 party system in the name of "patriotism," which is the path that leads to the destruction of the American experiment. In some breaking news, Tucker Carlson began broadcasting his White Supremacy Hour from Hungary, normalizes the dictatorship of Hungarian Prime Miniser Viktor Orban, so Jared and Nick added some extra analysis of where we're heading with this development.  To support the show and unlock exclusive content, including the additional weekly "Weekender" episode, become a patron at http://www.patreon.com/muckrakepodcast 

To access the full episode, additional content, and support the podcast, become a patron at http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast  Nick Hauselman is still on vacation, but Jared Yates Sexton is here to detail recent rumblings in the Right's intellectual class discussing dictators and overthrowing the political system of the United States, as well as detailing the ideological history of the Right Wing and their natural hatred of liberal democracy.

Nick Hauselman is on vacation, but Jared Yates Sexton's here to hold down the store as he discusses the ongoing struggle between the White House and the GOP on voting rights, the history of federal versus state authority, and the need for definitive, courageous action. To support the show and unlock exclusive content, including the additional weekly "Weekender" episode, become a patron at http://www.patreon.com/muckrakepodcast 

*This is the first 15 minutes of our weekly Patreon series The Weekender* To access the full episode, additional content, and support the podcast, become a patron at http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast  Jared and Nick watched Paul Verhoeven's seminal '80s action flick "Robocop" to trace the subversive political statements throughout the film. Set in the Reagan era, Robocop was incredibly prescient as it predicted the militarization and privatization of our police forces, while capturing the evil corporate ethos that has been super charged in the subsequent decades.

In a jam packed show, hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the Frito Lay strike and how it relates to the historical attacks we've seen in this country on unions themselves. The Delta variant has covid on the rise, with Fox News actually taking it seriously now that they see potential crashes in the stock market because of it. And how on earth will Joe Biden get anything done if he's not willing to twist arms? To support the show and unlock exclusive content, including the additional weekly "Weekender" episode, become a patron at http://www.patreon.com/muckrakepodcast 

*This is the first 15 minutes of our weekly Patreon series The Weekender* To access the full episode, additional content, and support the podcast, become a patron at http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast  With new revelations that shed even more light on how close the country came to an insurrection, led by Donald Trump, Jared and Nick discuss the veracity of the reporting, why General Milley didn't say anything at the time, and Trump's ridiculous, comma strewn, response.