The Muckrake Political Podcast

It's here. Election Day 2020. Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the day of reckoning, prepare for the best and worst case scenarios, and speculate as to just what Donald Trump is capable of in order to maintain power.   To support the show and unlock exclusive content, become a patron at http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast

With only a few days remaining in the 2020 Presidential Election, co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman break down the race, discuss the crucial swing states, make their predictions and worry over the possibility of violence and a soft coup. Also, the fate of the Senate hangs in the balance with a slate of winnable races for the Democrats.

Nick Hauselman is fresh off his vacation and has been immersing himself in Right Wing media for nearly a week. He joins co-host Jared Yates Sexton to report the fever-dream madness on the Right, the conspiracy theories they're floating, and the psychological toll of consuming these lies.

Hiding in Plain Sight author Sarah Kendzior joins the podcast to discuss election interference, the inherent danger of a continuing Donald Trump presidency, as well as ways to save the country from ruin and what listeners should be prepared for as we near November.   To support the show and unlock exclusive content, become a patron at http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast

Internal and public polls on both sides of the aisle show Donald Trump hurtling toward a potentially historic loss, but Trump and his cronies are trying every trick in the book, engaging in massive disinformation, and angling to subvert democracy. Jared Yates Sexton discusses what we know about the race and how this desperation puts us in more danger. To support the show and unlock exclusive content, become a patron at http://www.patreon.com/muckrakepodcast

Author Dr. Mary Trump joins the Muckrake Podcast to discuss her book Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created The World's Most Dangerous Man, the dysfunctional beginnings of the authoritarian president, and the threat of rising fascism in the United States.   To support the show, become a patron at http://www.patreon.com/muckrakepodcst

Co-hosts Nick Hauselman and Jared Yates Sexton discuss the first day of Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearings, the culmination of the Republican Party's project to take over the judiciary in order to protect the Right's control on politics and the economy, how "Originalism" is an oxymoronic concept meant to legitimize oppression, and what the confirmation could mean for politics moving forward.

The FBI foiled a white terror plot in Michigan to kidnap and possibly execute the governor, leading Nick Hauselman and Jared Yates Sexton to discuss the problem of white supremacy, the Right's paranoid, radicalizing alternate reality, and the damage it's caused the country. Visit patreon.com/muckrakepodcast for even more great content.

After one of the most wild weekends in modern history, Nick Hauselman and Jared Yates Sexton sort through the propaganda, discuss our sick narcissist of a president, the political fallout of this disaster, and how Mike Pence and the Republican machine might take advantage of the chaos.   To support the podcast and unlock exclusive content, including live reaction and coverage of the upcoming vice-presidential debate, become a patron at http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast

The entire world was thrown into chaos as the news broke that president Donald Trump contracted covid-19. Hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the ramifications of this news, including its veracity, what it means for the debates, the election, and the government itself. To support the podcast and unlock exclusive content, including live coverage and analysis of the debates, become a patron at http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast