Episodios

  • Irrational exuberance (with Steve Israel)

    Irrational exuberance (with Steve Israel)
    Nov 18 2025
    In our final episode of the month, Axe and Heilemann were joined by frequent Hack, former congressman, and author Steve Israel. The Hacks dig into the vote to release the Epstein files, MTG’s latest pivot and what’s driving it, primary filing deadlines, winning issues, the midterms landscape, redistricting, and so much more. Plus, we get a sneak peek at Steve’s new book, The Einstein Conspiracy — based on true events, it follows two FBI agents in a high-stakes race against a ruthless undercover operative determined to abduct Albert Einstein, whom Hitler believes holds the key to building the atomic bomb. Have a great Thanksgiving, Hackeroos! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h y 7 m
  • Trumplated Age (with Astead Herndon)

    Trumplated Age (with Astead Herndon)
    Nov 12 2025
    This week, Axe and Murphy were joined by their new Vox Media colleague and veteran political reporter Astead Herndon. The Hacks dive into the potential end of the government shutdown, the future of Democratic leadership, coalition-building, Border Patrol’s trip to The Bean, Gavin-mania, and so much more! Special thanks to our veteran Hacks on Tap listeners — we’re grateful for your service. Cheers to you today and always! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h y 9 m
  • Post-Election Hack-a-Thon (with Jonathan Martin)

    Post-Election Hack-a-Thon (with Jonathan Martin)
    Nov 5 2025
    The results are in! Last night Axe and Murphy were joined by the indefatigable chronicler of American politics, Jonathan Martin of Politico. The bleary-eyed Hacks stayed up to unpack the election results, the story the margins told, voter turnout, indicators for the midterms, redistricting, Dick Cheney’s legacy, and so much more! Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    54 m
  • The Wreckening (with Paul Begala)

    The Wreckening (with Paul Begala)
    Oct 28 2025
    This week, Murphy and Heilemann were joined by the great and effervescent Hack, Paul Begala — veteran strategist and former counselor to President Clinton. The Hacks dive into Ballroomageddon, Trump’s not-so-subtle flirting with a third term, his military moves against Venezuela, Canada’s tariff tit-for-tat, early vote numbers out of New York, the budding 2028 Democratic primary field, Indiana’s redistricting — and can you believe it, so much more! Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h y 10 m
  • No Sleep Till City Hall (with Howard Wolfson)

    No Sleep Till City Hall (with Howard Wolfson)
    Oct 21 2025
    This week, Axe and Murphy were joined by Bloomberg’s jack-of-all-trades Howard Wolfson. The Hacks took a bite out of the Big Apple with the New York mayor’s debate, checked in on the New Jersey and Virginia governor’s race cross tabs, dug into California’s Prop 50, unpacked the historic “No Kings” protest, Trump’s latest AI video, the Justice Department’s targeting of ActBlue, and so much more. Photo by Angelina Katsanis-Pool via Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h y 3 m
  • Ceasefire Abroad, Crossfire at Home (with Rahm Emanuel)

    Ceasefire Abroad, Crossfire at Home (with Rahm Emanuel)
    Oct 14 2025
    This week, Axe and Heilemann were joined by Rahm Emanuel — former White House Chief of Staff, two-term Mayor of Chicago, ex-Ambassador to Japan, and a true Hack’s Hack. The Hacks dive into the new Gaza peace accord, Trump’s shifting attention to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and his curious relationship with Putin, the optics of the ongoing government shutdown, ICE’s brutality in American cities, and so much more. Photo by Evan Vucci via Pool/Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h y 11 m
  • Orbánized Crime

    Orbánized Crime
    Oct 7 2025
    This week, all three Hacks convened to break down a whirlwind week in politics — from Trump sending troops to Chicago and ICE’s recruitment and tactics, to the contrasting leadership styles of Newsom and Pritzker heading into 2024. They also discuss the shutdown negotiations, Ghislaine’s pardon request, CBS, Prop 50, and a bit of good old-fashioned pearl-clutching. Buckle up! Photo by Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h y 8 m
  • From Watergate to Water-Weight (with Charlie Sykes)

    From Watergate to Water-Weight (with Charlie Sykes)
    Oct 1 2025
    This week Murphy and Heilemann were joined by the sharp-witted Charlie Sykes — author of How the Right Lost Its Mind and host of the Substack newsletter and podcast To the Contrary. The Hacks dive into an exhaustingly eventful week: Hegseth’s body-shaming of our troops, Trump declaring a war from within, the chaotic deployment of ICE and the military to U.S. cities, the looming shutdown, Comey’s indictment, and the first crack in Trump’s armor. And so much more! Photo by Alex Wong via Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 h y 4 m