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where we roam the quarters of power and influence in America, having bracing fun,

no holds barred conversations with the people who shape our culture,

and tech and business, sports and media entertainment, and of course,

our bread and butter, politics, and today we are living right there with a

pair of absolute legends from the dirty nasty totally corrupt racket known as

political consulting so thank God that both of these guys are out of that game now and

have cleaned themselves up and dedicated their lives to the pure and noble pursuit

of podcasting. L-O-L.

The dynamic duo that I'm talking about are David Axerot and Mike Murphy, who co-host

the amazing podcast, Hacks on Tap, one of my absolute favorites, especially when they

have me on.

Hackaroo numero uno is David Axelrod, the renowned Democratic

strategist who helped guide a skinny, no-account Illinois State Senator

named Barack Obama to become the first African American

president of the United States.

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