Hacks On Tap
When David Axelrod, Mike Murphy, and John Heilemann get together to talk politics, it’s not academic. They speak from the perspective gained through hundreds of campaigns for offices from City Hall to the White House. So if you want to know what’s really going on behind the scenes, where strategic decisions are being made, pull up a stool for Hacks on Tap. Incisive, sometimes uproarious and always entertaining, these political warhorses and their guests will give you insights you’ll only get from folks who have spent a lifetime in the political trenches of both parties.
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Series Episodes
Goat Rodeo (with Addisu Demissie)
explicitLate last night, three bleary-eyed Hacks convened to discuss the results—or what we had of them—from yesterday’s Midwestern primaries. Axe and Heilemann were joined by legendary Democratic Hackeroo Addisu Demissie to break down the lessons from last week in Michigan and this week in Wisconsin and Minnesota. The Hacks dig into what it all means for the midterms, the evolving dynamics of the DSA within the Democratic Party, the polling industrial complex, and so much more! Photo by Stephen Maturen via Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1 hour 3 mins
12 August Finished
The Midwest Strikes Back
explicitThis week the Hacks are reunited! All three Hackeroos are back together to break down the Michigan primary results and what they could mean for the midterms. They also dive into the latest from Virginia and Wisconsin, Murphy's EV road trip, and so much more—but you've waited long enough. Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP via Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1 hour 2 mins
5 August Finished
The Cannibal King (with Jonathan Martin)
explicitThis week Murphy and Heilemann welcome back Hack frequent flier and POLITICO's Jonathan Martin. The Hacks break down the White House Correspondents' Dinner, the latest on the war with Iran, the state of the midterms, DNC drama, and JMart's conversation with Rahm Emanuel—including a very important review of Chicago tavern-style pizza. Plus, the wet hot DSA summer, and so much more! Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1 hour 14 mins
28 July Finished
Iran Out of Patience (with Maggie Haberman)
explicitThis week Axe and Murphy were joined by Maggie Haberman, one of the sharpest and most deeply sourced reporters covering Trump and the White House. The Hacks dive into her new book, Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump, and her remarkable reporting on the origins of Trump’s war with Iran, his focus heading into the midterms, and why he remains fixated on the 2020 election. The guys also check in on the latest from Michigan and Maine—and so much more! Photo by Alex Wong via Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1 hour 5 mins
21 July Finished
Lust but Verify (with Jonathan Freedland)
explicitThis week, Axe and Heilemann are joined by a Hack from across the pond and all-around political savant, Jonathan Freedland. Jonathan is a Guardian columnist, host of Politics Weekly America, and co-host of Unholy, the podcast covering Israel and the Middle East. The Hacks dive into the biggest stories of the week, including the sudden passing of Senator Lindsey Graham and the political legacy he leaves behind, Trump's war against Iran, the Democratic Party's evolving stance on Israel, chunky forearms, bin-faced politicians, and so much more. Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL/AFP via Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1 hour 6 mins
14 July Finished
