Hawk Podcasts

Hawk
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He's raw, unfiltered, unedited, authentic, vulnerable and sometimes annoying. His laugh is infectious, and he often engages in long periods of awkward silence. He will tell it like it is, and whether you’re on the left or the right he’s bound to make you uncomfortable at some point. But he will definitely make you think. A licensed, practicing trial attorney for the last 25 years, he brings his legal experience and knowledge to the news of the day and current events here at home to offer different perspectives and additional things to consider.

  1. John Roberts Is A White Supremacist

    1D AGO

    John Roberts Is A White Supremacist

    The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was the law that made the United States a representative democracy for the first time. Seventeen years after it passed, a young John Roberts joined the Department of Justice and reportedly began what Hawk describes as a 42-year project to undermine Black voting rights and eliminate proportional Black representation in the House of Representatives. Roberts climbed from DOJ attorney to federal judge to Supreme Court Justice to Chief Justice of the United States. Hawk argues that every step of that career was guided by a singular purpose: stripping Black Americans of their constitutional right to vote and their right to fair representation in Congress. That goal, according to Hawk, was accomplished within the past week. Hawk reflects on growing up in rural Ohio and how easily he could have turned out differently, using that contrast to highlight what he sees as the deliberate, career-long racism embedded in Roberts' judicial record. SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH HAWK - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mdg650hawk  - Hawk's Merch Store: https://hawkmerchstore.com  - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mdg650hawk7thacct  - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hawkeyewhackamole  - Connect on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/mdg650hawk.bsky.social  - Connect on Substack: https://mdg650hawk.substack.com  - Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hawkpodcasts  - Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mdg650hawk  - Connect on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mdg650hawk   ALL HAWK PODCASTS INFO - Additional Content Available Here:  https://www.hawkpodcasts.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@hawkpodcasts- Listen to Hawk Podcasts On Your Favorite Platform: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3RWeJfyApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/422GDuLYouTube: https://youtube.com/@hawkpodcastsiHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/47vVBdPPandora: https://bit.ly/48COaTB

    10 min
  2. House Republicans, Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump

    2D AGO

    House Republicans, Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump

    Hawk covers the full arc of the Epstein files fight, from Pam Bondi's heavily redacted document release to the DOJ and FBI memo closing all investigations with no client list and no further prosecutions. Massie and California Democrat Ro Khanna co-authored the Epstein Files Transparency Act, eventually passing it into law in December 2025, leading to the release of over 3 million pages of documents. Among the revelations in those files: at least one credible allegation against Trump involving a 13-year-old, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik caught lying about his relationship with Epstein based on email evidence in the documents, and a sitting president telling a congresswoman directly, in the Oval Office, that releasing the files would hurt his friends. Marjorie Taylor Green and her children received death threats from Trump supporters. Pam Bondi sat before the House Oversight Committee while ten Epstein survivors stood two rows behind her, none of whom had ever been contacted by the DOJ. Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted on five felony counts including child sex trafficking, may be pardoned. The Epstein files story is far from over. SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH HAWK - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mdg650hawk  - Hawk's Merch Store: https://hawkmerchstore.com  - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mdg650hawk7thacct  - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hawkeyewhackamole  - Connect on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/mdg650hawk.bsky.social  - Connect on Substack: https://mdg650hawk.substack.com  - Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hawkpodcasts  - Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mdg650hawk  - Connect on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mdg650hawk   ALL HAWK PODCASTS INFO - Additional Content Available Here:  https://www.hawkpodcasts.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@hawkpodcasts- Listen to Hawk Podcasts On Your Favorite Platform: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3RWeJfyApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/422GDuLYouTube: https://youtube.com/@hawkpodcastsiHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/47vVBdPPandora: https://bit.ly/48COaTB

    27 min
  3. Cleetus P. Twatwaffle Weighs In on Kash Patel's Alcohol Habits

    3D AGO

    Cleetus P. Twatwaffle Weighs In on Kash Patel's Alcohol Habits

    Along the way, Hawk covers meeting Kash Patel in person at a Stockton, California event, receiving a signed bottle of Kash Patel Bourbon numbered "9," and making an Epstein Island joke that got him immediately escorted out. Patel's autographed Etsy merch store gets a full review, including a memorable piece featuring Patel and Pete Hegseth standing in front of a burning Capitol each saying "Hold my beer." Hawk runs through Patel's literary catalog, including "Government Gangsters," "The Plot Against the King," and the 2000 Mules tie-in, noting that Patel managed to write multiple books in which he is also the hero. An exclusive scoop on Patel's upcoming fourth book rounds out the coverage. Kyle Rittenhouse's spider bite, Charlie Kirk's tribute merch, and a hemorrhoid interruption also make appearances. Cleetus wraps up by reminding viewers not to protest, because ICE is watching. SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH HAWK - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mdg650hawk  - Hawk's Merch Store: https://hawkmerchstore.com  - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mdg650hawk7thacct  - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hawkeyewhackamole  - Connect on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/mdg650hawk.bsky.social  - Connect on Substack: https://mdg650hawk.substack.com  - Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hawkpodcasts  - Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mdg650hawk  - Connect on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mdg650hawk   ALL HAWK PODCASTS INFO - Additional Content Available Here:  https://www.hawkpodcasts.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@hawkpodcasts- Listen to Hawk Podcasts On Your Favorite Platform: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3RWeJfyApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/422GDuLYouTube: https://youtube.com/@hawkpodcastsiHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/47vVBdPPandora: https://bit.ly/48COaTB

    16 min
  4. Men, Trauma and Feelings - A Raw Mental Health Conversation

    MAY 2

    Men, Trauma and Feelings - A Raw Mental Health Conversation

    Follow Christian Van Linda Here: YouTube: @Hype-r-vigilance Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hype.r.vigilance Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586586299466 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@smokingandthinking6 Follow Falcon Here: YouTube: @yyzfalcon TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yyzfalcon The two men explore how social media amplifies psychological warfare, flooding the nervous system with daily outrage designed to distract from the deeper forces reshaping American power, from the surveillance state to the Heritage Foundation to Palantir. The conversation moves into the roots of racism as an unconscious cultural conditioning rather than simple bigotry, drawing on the work of Lee Atwater and the psychological destabilization many white Americans experienced seeing Barack Obama in power. Both men open up about their own narcissistic parents, the invisible trauma of what doesn't happen in childhood, and how shame functions as the engine driving so much dysfunction, from MAGA politics to family estrangement. Hype.R.Vigilence shares his personal story of undiagnosed autism, addiction, a house fire at sixteen, a secret brother, and a restraining order against his own father, tracing how unprocessed feelings spiral into crisis when there is no safe space to feel them. The two dig into IFS and parts work, the pathologizing of human experience under capitalism, and why mental injuries, not mental illness, is the more honest and useful frame. They challenge the destination-based fantasy of healing, arguing that healing and living are the same process. The discussion closes on community, men's work, somatic healing, holding space, the power of being witnessed, and what it means to find genuine pride as a child of a narcissist. SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH HAWK - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mdg650hawk  - Hawk's Merch Store: https://hawkmerchstore.com  - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mdg650hawk7thacct  - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hawkeyewhackamole  - Connect on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/mdg650hawk.bsky.social  - Connect on Substack: https://mdg650hawk.substack.com  - Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hawkpodcasts  - Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mdg650hawk  - Connect on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mdg650hawk   ALL HAWK PODCASTS INFO - Additional Content Available Here:  https://www.hawkpodcasts.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@hawkpodcasts- Listen to Hawk Podcasts On Your Favorite Platform: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3RWeJfyApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/422GDuLYouTube: https://youtube.com/@hawkpodcastsiHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/47vVBdPPandora: https://bit.ly/48COaTB

    1h 13m
  5. Destruction of the Voting Rights Act

    MAY 1

    Destruction of the Voting Rights Act

    Sam Alito's majority opinion rewrites the Voting Rights Act to impose a race-neutral standard on a law that was explicitly and intentionally race-conscious — designed to protect Black voters from racial vote dilution and racially discriminatory gerrymandering. Legal scholar Rick Hasen of UCLA Law calls it possibly the worst Supreme Court decision in 100 years. Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has already announced he is canceling May primaries to redraw congressional maps and eliminate Black representation from the state's congressional delegation. Tennessee's Nashville district — carved up like a pizza to dilute Black and Democratic votes — is a preview of what comes next nationwide. The Voting Rights Act, last reauthorized by Congress with near-unanimous bipartisan support in 2006, no longer has teeth. Section 5 was gutted in 2013. Section 2 is gone now. What remains is a statute with no enforcement mechanism and no path to sue. SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH HAWK - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mdg650hawk  - Hawk's Merch Store: https://hawkmerchstore.com  - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mdg650hawk7thacct  - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hawkeyewhackamole  - Connect on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/mdg650hawk.bsky.social  - Connect on Substack: https://mdg650hawk.substack.com  - Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hawkpodcasts  - Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mdg650hawk  - Connect on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mdg650hawk   ALL HAWK PODCASTS INFO - Additional Content Available Here:  https://www.hawkpodcasts.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@hawkpodcasts- Listen to Hawk Podcasts On Your Favorite Platform: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3RWeJfyApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/422GDuLYouTube: https://youtube.com/@hawkpodcastsiHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/47vVBdPPandora: https://bit.ly/48COaTB

    37 min
  6. Eroding Civil Rights by a Corrupt Supreme Court

    MAY 1

    Eroding Civil Rights by a Corrupt Supreme Court

    Historical context provides a sobering look at this moment, drawing parallels between the struggles in Selma and Birmingham and the current judicial landscape. The bravery of civil rights icons like John Lewis and the tragic sacrifices of activists in Mississippi highlight the high cost of the rights now being systematically undid with a word processor. Political figures are already moving to capitalize on this ruling, with plans to redraw congressional districts in ways that could zero out black representation in the House of Representatives. This isn't just about technical tweaks to the law; it is about the future of the 15th Amendment and the fundamental right to a meaningful vote. The ripple effects of this decision will be felt in state legislatures and city councils across the country as partisan gerrymandering receives a green light from the highest bench. SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH HAWK - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mdg650hawk  - Hawk's Merch Store: https://hawkmerchstore.com  - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mdg650hawk7thacct  - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hawkeyewhackamole  - Connect on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/mdg650hawk.bsky.social  - Connect on Substack: https://mdg650hawk.substack.com  - Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hawkpodcasts  - Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mdg650hawk  - Connect on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mdg650hawk   ALL HAWK PODCASTS INFO - Additional Content Available Here:  https://www.hawkpodcasts.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@hawkpodcasts- Listen to Hawk Podcasts On Your Favorite Platform: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3RWeJfyApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/422GDuLYouTube: https://youtube.com/@hawkpodcastsiHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/47vVBdPPandora: https://bit.ly/48COaTB

    31 min
  7. Todd Blanche Auditions For Trump with His Indictments

    APR 30

    Todd Blanche Auditions For Trump with His Indictments

    The indictment centers on a year old social media post featuring seashells which was already investigated and set aside by the Secret Service. The timing of this renewed interest appears linked to recent events at the White House Correspondents Dinner and a desire to prove loyalty to Donald Trump. Critics suggest that the focus has shifted from obtaining actual guilty verdicts to simply filing indictments against perceived political enemies like the Southern Poverty Law Center and James Comey. Jim Jordan and other allies continue to support these moves publicly despite the legal weakness of the cases. Analysis of the charges under 18 USC section 871 reveals significant hurdles regarding free speech and the lack of imminent threat. This latest legal maneuver is being characterized by many as a political vendetta rather than a legitimate pursuit of justice. The Eastern District of North Carolina is now the staging ground for a case that many believe will be dismissed on substantive grounds just like previous attempts. SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH HAWK - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mdg650hawk  - Hawk's Merch Store: https://hawkmerchstore.com  - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mdg650hawk7thacct  - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hawkeyewhackamole  - Connect on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/mdg650hawk.bsky.social  - Connect on Substack: https://mdg650hawk.substack.com  - Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hawkpodcasts  - Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mdg650hawk  - Connect on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mdg650hawk   ALL HAWK PODCASTS INFO - Additional Content Available Here:  https://www.hawkpodcasts.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@hawkpodcasts- Listen to Hawk Podcasts On Your Favorite Platform: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3RWeJfyApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/422GDuLYouTube: https://youtube.com/@hawkpodcastsiHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/47vVBdPPandora: https://bit.ly/48COaTB

    18 min
  8. James Comey's 2nd Indictment - What An Absolute Joke

    APR 29

    James Comey's 2nd Indictment - What An Absolute Joke

    Hawk examines the legal filing signed by Matthew Petraca and the surrounding circumstances of the case. The timing of the charges follows an incident at the White House Correspondents Dinner and comes nearly a year after the social media post was originally shared and deleted. This prosecution follows a previous case against Comey that was dismissed due to the illegal appointment of Lindsay Halligan. Hawk reviews the motion to dismiss based on selective and vindictive prosecution while highlighting the First Amendment protections for political speech. The term 86 is historically recognized as restaurant jargon for removing an item or customer rather than a violent threat. Statements from Todd Blanche and Kash Patel suggest the Department of Justice is focused on the national mood following recent security events. Potential violations of grand jury secrecy by FBI officials and the role of Pam Bondi are also examined. The discussion includes legal commentary from Jonathan Turley and the history of personal animus between Donald Trump and the former FBI leadership. SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH HAWK - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mdg650hawk  - Hawk's Merch Store: https://hawkmerchstore.com  - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mdg650hawk7thacct  - Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hawkeyewhackamole  - Connect on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/mdg650hawk.bsky.social  - Connect on Substack: https://mdg650hawk.substack.com  - Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hawkpodcasts  - Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mdg650hawk  - Connect on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mdg650hawk   ALL HAWK PODCASTS INFO - Additional Content Available Here:  https://www.hawkpodcasts.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@hawkpodcasts- Listen to Hawk Podcasts On Your Favorite Platform: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3RWeJfyApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/422GDuLYouTube: https://youtube.com/@hawkpodcastsiHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/47vVBdPPandora: https://bit.ly/48COaTB

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He's raw, unfiltered, unedited, authentic, vulnerable and sometimes annoying. His laugh is infectious, and he often engages in long periods of awkward silence. He will tell it like it is, and whether you’re on the left or the right he’s bound to make you uncomfortable at some point. But he will definitely make you think. A licensed, practicing trial attorney for the last 25 years, he brings his legal experience and knowledge to the news of the day and current events here at home to offer different perspectives and additional things to consider.

Information

  • Creator
    Hawk
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    155
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Hawk Podcasts
  • Show Website
    Hawk Podcasts

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