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 fro...
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Episodes (370)
Introducing: It Was Said (w Jon Meacham)
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Trump's Never Ending Reality Show (With Amanda Carpenter)
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MAGA Mission: The RNC Begins
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DNC Recap
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The Conventions Commence (with Rahm Emanuel)
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Executive Disorder (with Paul Begala)
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It's Harris!
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Where’s the Manual for Mayhem?
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VP Jeebies (with John Heilemann)
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Fort Bragg-adocious (with Donna Brazile)
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Cognitive Distancing (with Mark McKinnon)
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Chaos Culture and a Special Senate Deep-Dive (with Amy Walter)
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Pandemic Panic: Trump’s COVID Crack-Up (with John Heilemann)
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Tirades in Tulsa (with Robert Gibbs)
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The President of Lawlessness and Disorder (with Alex Wagner)
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Protests, Polling, and Provisions (with Phil Rosenthal)
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A Nation Grieves and the President Seethes (with Robert Gibbs)
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Masks and Gaffes (with John Heilemann)
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POTUS’s Prescription: Hoaxes and Hydroxy (with Rahm Emanuel)
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Prevailin’ or Just Wailin’? (with Robert Gibbs)
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Ain't No Abe Lincoln (with Alex Wagner)
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Trump Derails and Clorox Cocktails (with John Heilemann)
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Open Mic Night and Gov Fights (with Mark McKinnon)
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Trump's Total Authority (with Rahm Emanuel)
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Trump’s Prescription: Mixed Messaging
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Reality vs. A Reality Show
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A Crisis of Confidence
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“I’m dealing with a #$%*ing global crisis” (with John Heilemann)
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A Debate, Uncharted Waters, and the Veepstakes Begin
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The Bern Cools and Politics of a Pandemic
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Super Tuesday Recap: And Then There Were Two
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The Fact of the Matter is… Joe is Back!
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BONUS: How To Vote for the Next President
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Will the Democratic Party Bern?—On to South Carolina
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Sin City Slugfest: Democrats Duke it Out
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Live Free or Die: New Hampshire Votes
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Quality (Out-of) Control: Iowa’s Meltdown and On to New Hampshire
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Burisma is the New Benghazi and the Mad Dash to Iowa
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Impeachy Not-So-Keen and the Iowa Countdown
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Duking it Out in Des Moines and the Non-Handshake from Hell
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Hacky New Year!—Iran, Iowa, & Impeachment
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Merry Debate-mas with a Dash of Joe-mentum
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Jolt’n Joe Biden and Impeachment Day Zero
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26: No Kamalot! Harris Exits and Trump Churns
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The Great Zzzzebate and Will Impeachment Ignite?
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Bloomberg or Iceberg?—New Entrants and The Impeachment Show
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Poltergeisty Polls, LJ Dinner Wrap-Up, and Bye-Bye Beto
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al-Baghdadi Issues and Impressions in Iowa
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The Pierre Affair and Senate Slippage? (with Cory Booker)
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All's Fair in Love and Warren
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