Reading the Map (with Jonathan Martin)

Hacks On Tap

David Axelrod & Mike Murphy

Politics, Government, News, News Commentary

4.7 • 8K Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2026

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Happy Tuesday, Hackeroos! This week Axe and Murphy are joined by repeat guest and all-around savant Jonathan Martin of Politico. The Hacks dive into the latest news, including the FBI raid of a Georgia election center, Trump’s cryptocurrency exposé in The Wall Street Journal, Trump’s mixed messaging on the economy and inflation, what an increasingly abnormal election looks like, and a check-in on several key states as the midterms come into focus. Photo by Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:04.0	How's your night?
1:05.0	Like George here, who keeps things running during a Friday rush.
1:09.0	Resilience, making it happen at McDonald's.
1:22.9	Hey, pull up a chair. It's Hacks on tap with David Axelrod, John Heilman, and Mike Murphy from the Vox Media Podcast Network.
1:32.3	The President Texas, the Democrat won in a special election in an area that you had won by 17 points.
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1:54.0	I don't know.
1:55.0	I didn't hear about it.
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