The Iran-y of It All

The Muckrake Political Podcast

CLNS Media Network

News, Politics

4.6 • 530 Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2026

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

This is a preview of our Weekender show. To listen to the whole show and unlock lots of extras like access to our Discord discussion and Live Shows, become a patron at http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman dive into the escalating strikes on Iranian oil refineries and the potential death of the petrodollar to the "Two Pricks Protocol" on display during the Markwayne Mullin confirmation hearings, the guys break down the evolutionary progress toward "stupid fascism." 00:00 — Personal Christmas: NCAA tournament talk and Wisconsin's "dreaded" 5-seed. 01:10 — Black Gold: The speed run toward economic collapse via Iranian oil strikes. 10:40 — Event Horizon: How America bet the empire on a finite substance. 20:10 — Nuclear Newt: Gingrich mistakes satire for a viable military strategy. 30:50 — Two Pricks Protocol: A masterclass in punchable pedantry between Paul and Mullen. 40:20 — Watch List: Deep dives into Begonia and the capitalist insanity of Neighbors.

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody.
0:02.5	That was not a loud one.
0:04.4	That's okay.
0:05.6	It's fine.
0:06.8	It is what it is.
0:07.5	It's early, too, by the way.
0:09.1	Let's just go ahead and tell people for the, for reference purposes in case the entire world blows up after we're done recording.
0:15.5	We're doing this early on Thursday because it's NCAA Tournament Day.
0:20.2	Of course. It's my Tournament Day. Of course.
0:21.4	It's my personal Christmas, Nick.
0:24.2	Okay.
0:24.7	It's my Christmas is my high holy days.
0:27.0	It is what it is.
0:28.5	All right.
0:29.0	Listen, I'm kind of right there with you.
0:30.8	Certainly basketball, you know, compelling storylines, intense pressure.
0:35.4	We love it.
0:36.2	We love it.
0:37.3	And Wisconsin is good this year. So we're rooting
0:39.8	for Nick. We're hoping good things happen there. No, but they gave us the dreaded fifth seed.
0:44.8	They gave you the fifth seed. It's going to be all right, everybody. I, listen, I am so excited
0:49.0	about this, but I'm also, I'm excited to talk about the world exploding. Nick, people who want to be in the historic moment, welcome to it. We are here. It's the weekender edition of My Craig Podcast. I'm JJ. It's next to Nick Hausman. A reminder if you listen in the preview, we need your help. We need your support. Head over to patreon.com slash my Craig podcast, become a patron, gain full access to the
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