The Muck Podcast

The Muck Podcast
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A weekly podcast where the dark, and sometimes weird, true stories in American politics are discussed.

  1. Episode 248: The End. | Election 2024 Results and Final Goodbye

    11/13/2024

    Episode 248: The End. | Election 2024 Results and Final Goodbye

    Tina and Hillary discuss the 2024 election results, the Florida Democratic Party, and sign off on the podcast for the last time. Disclaimer: This podcast is a conversational discussion of current events, informed by various news stories we’ve encountered throughout the week. We don’t rely on one specific source, and while we aim for accuracy, we encourage listeners to seek out reliable sources for in-depth information. This podcast is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. Sources: Florida Election Results Map--screenshot via WTSP Channel 10 (https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/politics/elections/florida-president-trump-election-results-update/67-6d7fce75-7512-4833-86d4-ca7a4d6da0aa) US 2024 Election Results--from AP via Google (https://www.google.com/search?q=map+of+election+results&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS982US985&oq=map+of+election+results&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTINCAEQABiDARixAxiABDINCAIQABiDARixAxiABDINCAMQABiDARixAxiABDIHCAQQABiABDIHCAUQABiABDIHCAYQABiABDIGCAcQRRhA0gEINDMwM2owajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8) Hillary and Tina Final Episode--by Hillary Dougherty

    52 min
  2. Episode 247: Not My Coochie! | The 2024 Election Harris vs. Trump

    11/04/2024

    Episode 247: Not My Coochie! | The 2024 Election Harris vs. Trump

    Hillary and Tina discuss the final days of the Harris and Trump campaigns leading into the 2024 election. Disclaimer: This podcast is a conversational discussion of current events, informed by various news stories we’ve encountered throughout the week. We don’t rely on one specific source, and while we aim for accuracy, we encourage listeners to seek out reliable sources for in-depth information. This podcast is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. Sources: Sun Sentinel Florida stopped being a swing state slowly, then all at once (https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2024/10/29/florida-stopped-being-a-swing-state-slowly-then-all-at-once/) Photos Kamala Harris (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Kamala_Harris_Vice_Presidential_Portrait.jpg/1024px-Kamala_Harris_Vice_Presidential_Portrait.jpg)--official portrait from the public domain via Wikpedia Donald Trump (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Donald_Trump_official_portrait.jpg/1024px-Donald_Trump_official_portrait.jpg)--official portrait from the public domain via Wikpedia

    1h 4m
  3. Episode 246: Party Time! Excellent! | Donald Trump, DeSantis, Tucker Carlson, Rudy Giuliani

    10/30/2024

    Episode 246: Party Time! Excellent! | Donald Trump, DeSantis, Tucker Carlson, Rudy Giuliani

    Tina and Hillary cover early voting, Donald Trump's dangerous rhetoric (again!), DeSantis lies about amendments 3 & 4, Tucker Carlson, Rudy Giuliani, and more! Disclaimer: This podcast is a conversational discussion of current events, informed by various news stories we’ve encountered throughout the week. We don’t rely on one specific source, and while we aim for accuracy, we encourage listeners to seek out reliable sources for in-depth information. This podcast is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. Sources: DeSantis Quote is from Fact Check: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks against Amendment 4 on abortion (https://www.nbc-2.com/article/desantis-against-amendment-4/62707500) Photo Sources: Trump on Joe Rogan--screenshot via ABC News (https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-pushes-false-election-claims-weaves-topics-joe/story?id=115179583) Trump Working at McDonald's via ABC News (https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-mocks-harris-story-fryer-mcdonalds/story?id=114971804) DeSantis speaking out against Amendment 4-screenshot via First Coast News (https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/politics/gov-desantis-facing-criticism-for-holding-press-conferences-to-advocate-against-amendment-4-election-florida/77-d0d48e26-a741-4059-b564-313d6cb46a29) Tucker Carlson speaks at Turning Point Action event--screenshot via CSPAN (https://www.c-span.org/video/?538989-101/turning-point-action-rally-tulsi-gabbard-robert-f-kennedy-jr-tucker-carlson-charlie-kirk) Rudy Giuliani--photo by Palácio do Planalto (CC BY 2.0) via Wikipedia (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/2019_Rudolph_Giuliani%2C_Ex-Prefeito_de_Nova_York_-_48789790128_%28cropped%29.jpg/1024px-2019_Rudolph_Giuliani%2C_Ex-Prefeito_de_Nova_York_-_48789790128_%28cropped%29.jpg)

    1h 9m
  4. Episode 245: Blessed! | Trump, DeSantis, Broward Dems, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell

    10/23/2024

    Episode 245: Blessed! | Trump, DeSantis, Broward Dems, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell

    Hillary and Tina talk about Trump's latest rhetoric at town halls, DeSantis getting into hot water over Amendment 4, a doctored up voter's guide making it's way through Broward, US Senate candidate for Florida, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, and more! Sources Huffington Post Trump Calls For Biden To Reenter Presidential Race In Weird Rant About CBS (https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-joe-biden-cbs-license_n_671156c6e4b0b6831a12211a/amp) Trump Tells Parents Of School Shooting Victims We Need More Guns ‘For Entertainment’ (https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-tells-school-shooting-victims-parents-we-need-guns-for-entertainment_n_6711590de4b0e33eefb22e3c/amp) Jezebel Judge Tells DeSantis He Can’t Threaten Anyone for Airing Pro-Abortion Ad: ‘It’s the 1st Amendment, Stupid’ (https://www.jezebel.com/judge-tells-desantis-he-cant-threaten-anyone-for-airing-pro-abortion-ad-its-the-1st-amendment-stupid) NBC News Trump once called Jan. 6 a 'heinous attack.' Now he calls it a 'day of love.' (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna175942) Sun Sentinel Beware, Broward voters: Mailers and flyers are full of deceptions | Steve Bousquet (https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2024/10/12/beware-broward-voters-mailers-and-flyers-are-full-of-deceptions-steve-bousquet/) The Guardian NRA chief involved in gruesome cat killing as college fraternity member (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/14/nra-doug-hamlin-cat-killing) Photos Officers Assualted during January 6th (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/Attackers_assault_law_enforcement_during_January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack.png)--from Public Domain via Wikipedia Donald Trump speaking January 6th (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Donald_Trump_%2850548277763%29.jpg/1920px-Donald_Trump_%2850548277763%29.jpg)--by Gage Skidmore CC BY SA 2.0 via Wikipedia Ron DeSantis (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Ron_DeSantis_official_photo.jpg/1024px-Ron_DeSantis_official_photo.jpg)--from Public Domain via Wikipedia Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Debbie_Mucarsel-Powell%2C_official_portrait%2C_116h_Congress.jpg/1024px-Debbie_Mucarsel-Powell%2C_official_portrait%2C_116h_Congress.jpg)--from Public Domain via Wikipedia Doug Hamlin (https://www.nrahlf.org/media/1539466/hamlin-portrait.jpg?preset=list720)--from NRA Hunters Membership Forum

    1h 7m
  5. Episode 244: Black Wolf | FEMA, SCOTUS rulings, Obama, and Vance

    10/16/2024

    Episode 244: Black Wolf | FEMA, SCOTUS rulings, Obama, and Vance

    Tina and Hillary talk FEMA, SCOTUS rulings, Obama's speech, JD Vance's election denial, and more! Sources AP Supreme Court declines Biden’s appeal in Texas emergency abortion case (https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-emergency-abortion-texas-bf79fafceba4ab9df9df2489e5d43e72) NBC News Supreme Court allows Oregon city policy that punishes homeless people for sleeping on public property (https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rejects-challenge-oregon-city-laws-targeting-ho-rcna153249) Rolling Stone Florida Republicans Who Voted Against Funding FEMA Are Now Facing Disaster (https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/florida-republicans-funding-fema-hurricane-helene-milton-1235130244/) Salon "This dude will even outsource God": Walz blasts Trump for making Bibles in China (https://www.salon.com/2024/10/11/this-dude-will-even-outsource-god-walz-blasts-for-making-bibles-in-china/) Photos SCOTUS allows homeless bans in Oregon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq-KdzffLVk)--screenshot via Face the Nation on YouTube SCOTUS upholds emergency abortion ban (https://www.kswo.com/video/2024/10/07/scotus-rules-uphold-tx-ban-emergency-abortions/)-screenshot via ABC 7 Obama giving speech in Pittsburgh- (https://www.instagram.com/p/DBAOPyYvnEo/)-screenshot via Obama's Instagram Walz giving speech in Michigan (https://www.instagram.com/p/DA_kGUiJ0Lz/)--screenshot via Walz's Instagram

    1h 1m
  6. Episode 243: I Don't Get It | Helene, VP Debate, Melania, Local Endorsements

    10/09/2024

    Episode 243: I Don't Get It | Helene, VP Debate, Melania, Local Endorsements

    Hillary and Tina discuss the destruction caused by Hurricane Helene, the Veep debate, Melania's abortion stance, local endorsements, and more! Sources ABC News Melania Trump reveals pro-abortion rights stance in new memoir: Report (https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/melania-trump-reveals-pro-abortion-rights-stance-new/story?id=114450767) The Atlantic North Carolina Was Set Up for Disaster (https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2024/09/north-carolina-flooding-helene-climate-change/680083/) Citizen Times Chimney Rock updates: Tourist village washed away. Here's what we know and what's next (https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/2024/10/03/chimney-rock-nc-updates-what-happened-destroyed/75497641007/) PBS Fact-checking the VP debate between Vance and Walz on abortion, immigration and Iran (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fact-checking-the-vp-debate-between-vance-and-walz-on-abortion-immigration-and-iran) Sun Sentinel For new leadership in Fort Lauderdale: Barbra Stern | Endorsement (https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2024/10/01/for-new-leadership-in-fort-lauderdale-barbra-stern-endorsement/) Photos Chimney Rock After Hurricane Helene (https://www.americanwx.com/bb/uploads/monthly_2024_09/image.thumb.jpeg.08e96c059003969b67c5fc4ece1ea169.jpeg)--via American Weather Melania Trump (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Melania_Trump_official_portrait.jpg/440px-Melania_Trump_official_portrait.jpg)--by Regine Mahaux CC BY 3.0 via Wikipedia Liz Cheney (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Liz_Cheney_official_116th_Congress_portrait.jpg/1024px-Liz_Cheney_official_116th_Congress_portrait.jpg)--public doman via Wikipedia VP Debate Vance and Walz (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAGZGQg31hs)--screenshot from CBS News Video posted to YouTube

    1h 12m
  7. Episode 242: Build the Wall | Helene, DeSantis, Scott, Adams, Farmer, Morena

    10/02/2024

    Episode 242: Build the Wall | Helene, DeSantis, Scott, Adams, Farmer, Morena

    Tina and Hillary cover Hurricane Helene's impact on Florida, Rick Scott, DeSantis, the Mayor Adams scandal, Gary Farmer's reassignment, Bernie Moreno's ridiculous comments on abortion, and more! Sources: Inside Climate DeSantis (https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01052024/florida-rejects-federal-funding-pollution-reduction/) Florida Politics Rick Scott (https://floridapolitics.com/archives/698326-rick-scott-says-helene-shows-the-climate-is-clearly-changing/) Scripps News Bernie Moreno (https://youtu.be/5_6MeNc3ZJA?si=JzPuvParcmQqRR41) Sun Sentinel Gary Farmer (https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2024/09/27/broward-judge-removed-from-criminal-cases-over-off-color-comments-from-the-bench/?clearUserState=true/login?&returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sun-sentinel.com%2F2024%2F09%2F27%2Fbroward-judge-removed-from-criminal-cases-over-off-color-comments-from-the-bench%2F%3FclearUserState%3Dtrue) Eric Adams (https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2024/09/26/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-corruption-case/) Photos Gary Farmer (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Farmer%2C_Gary-State_Senate.jpg/1280px-Farmer%2C_Gary-State_Senate.jpg)--by internet.user CC BY SA 4.0 (Wikipedia) Bernie Moreno (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Bernie_Moreno_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1024px-Bernie_Moreno_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg)--by Gage Skidmore CC BY SA 4.0 (Wikipedia) Hurricane Helene (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Helene_2024-09-27_0146Z.jpg/1280px-Helene_2024-09-27_0146Z.jpg)--from NOAA public domain (Wikipedia) Eric Adams (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Deputy_Prime_Minister_Oliver_Dowden_visit_to_USA_and_UNGA_%2853202338814%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1024px-Deputy_Prime_Minister_Oliver_Dowden_visit_to_USA_and_UNGA_%2853202338814%29_%28cropped%29.jpg)--by Oliver Dowden CC BY SA 4.0 (Wikipedia)

    53 min
  8. Episode 241: Strong Delulu | Ben Sasse, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Matt Gaetz, P Diddy, RFK, Jr.

    09/25/2024

    Episode 241: Strong Delulu | Ben Sasse, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Matt Gaetz, P Diddy, RFK, Jr.

    Hillary and Tina cover Ben Sasse's spending, the 2nd assassination attempt on Donald Trump, the court filing on Matt Gaetz, P-Diddy's "freak offs," RFK, Jr., and the Oprah/Harris YouTube live. Sources Full List of Celebrities Named in Diddy Court Filing (https://www.newsweek.com/celebrities-named-diddy-lawsuit-1883698) - Newsweek Porn website posts reportedly linked to Robinson deleted after CNN story (https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/20/mark-robinson-porn-website-deleted-00180319) - POLITICO Sasse’s spending spree: Former UF president channeled millions to GOP allies, secretive contracts (https://www.alligator.org/article/2024/08/sasse-s-spending-spree-former-uf-president-channeled-millions-to-gop-allies-secretive-contracts)- The Independent Florida Alligator New Court Filings Place Matt Gaetz at a Party at the Center of the Sex Trafficking Scandal (https://www.notus.org/florida/new-court-filings-matt-gaetz-dorworth-sex-party) - NOTUS (Allbritton Journalism Institute) Pundits Said Harris Won the Debate. Undecided Voters Weren’t So Sure. (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/11/us/politics/undecided-voters-react-debate.html)-The New York Times Photos Matt Gaetz (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Matt_Gaetz_117th_Congress_portrait_%28crop%29.jpg/1024px-Matt_Gaetz_117th_Congress_portrait_%28crop%29.jpg)--via Wikipedia (public domain) Ben Sasse (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Ben_Sasse_Official_photo_114th_congress.jpg/440px-Ben_Sasse_Official_photo_114th_congress.jpg)--via Wikipedia (public domain) Kamala Harris (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Kamala_Harris_Vice_Presidential_Portrait.jpg/440px-Kamala_Harris_Vice_Presidential_Portrait.jpg)--via Wikipedia (public domain) Donald Trump (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Donald_Trump_official_portrait.jpg)--via Wikipedia (public domain) RFK, Jr. (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Robert_F._Kennedy%2C_Jr._by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1024px-Robert_F._Kennedy%2C_Jr._by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg)--via Wikipedia (Gage Skidmore CC BY 3.0)

    49 min
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A weekly podcast where the dark, and sometimes weird, true stories in American politics are discussed.

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  • Creator
    The Muck Podcast
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
  • Episodes
    312
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2025 The Muck Podcast
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