

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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Feb 1, 2020 • 51min
EXCLUSIVE IOWA CAUCUS COVERAGE: Everyday There’s A New Treason
Jared Yates Sexton is in Iowa getting the inside information on the Elizabeth Warren Campaign as the Republican Party votes to forego witnesses in the Impeachment Trial of President Donald Trump. Jared and co-host Nick Hauselman reflect on a sobering, distressing day in the history of American democracy and dissect the Democratic field.

Jan 28, 2020 • 52min
Impeachment Optional
As Alan Dershowitz argues Donald Trump should be an unimpeachable king, co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman break down the increasingly baffling argument by Trump's lawyers, the booming business of cashing in on the fall of America, and Rudy Giuliani's new "podcast."

Jan 25, 2020 • 49min
🚨EMERGENCY IMPEACHMENT: It Feels Perilous Because We're In Peril🚨
The Democrats are concluding their opening presentation in the Impeachment of Donald Trump, and the Republicans haven’t refuted any of the facts presented. Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss Trump’s plot and what he hoped to accomplish, the incredible closing speech by Adam Schiff, and we continue to watch Rudy Giuliani become unhinged on Fox News, this time trying to spin a tale about Ukrainian collusion with the Democrats in 2016.

Jan 21, 2020 • 57min
Are Armed Militias A Threat To Our Democracy?
Armed militias, white supremacists, and separatists are marching through Richmond, Virginia, and co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman are here to discuss the threat of armed rebellion, building fascistic movements, provide a history of America's extremist militias, and get to the bottom of why this country's media is so incapable of capturing the full threat of this building crisis.

Jan 18, 2020 • 51min
A Really, Really Bad Case of Fascism
It's been a busy week in the world of politics and analysts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman needed an extra podcast to cover it all. Lev Parnas went on TV and spelled out the specifics of the Ukraine Shakedown, Republicans have all but admitted Trump's crimes, and the president is as unhinged and dangerous as ever.

Jan 14, 2020 • 49min
"I Don't Vote For People, I Vote For Issues."
Political analysts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss Donald Trump's reckless warmongering with Iran, the administration's incoherent explanations, and how the Presidential Election of 2020 could not only unseat Trump but begin the process of healing the country.

Jan 7, 2020 • 51min
If It Happens It Happens
Donald Trump is threatening to commit war crimes. The administration has no plan and no plan to even attempt a plan. Political analysts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss the madness of warmongering, the tumultuous history of US/Iranian tensions, and the frustration of being at the whims of a demagogue.

Jan 3, 2020 • 47min
🚨EMERGENCY POD: Escalation With IRAN 🚨
Political analysts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman cover the breaking news that the US government has assassinated Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian general, and moved America one step closer to all-out war. They discuss the implications, the risks, the madness that's unfolding by the second.

Jan 1, 2020 • 47min
Desperation vs. Indoctrination
A hopeful podcast for the new year! Political analysts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman discuss defections within Trump's base and the possibility that a certain segment of his voters are realizing he's not their candidate.

Dec 24, 2019 • 26min
Impeachment and New Beginnings
For the last Muckrake Podcast of 2019, analyst Jared Yates Sexton holds down the fort, breaks down the impeachment of Donald Trump, the growing schism in the white evangelical community, and the hopes and fears of a new year.


