The Texas Chain-Saw Primary

The Muckrake Political Podcast

CLNS Media Network

News, Politics

4.6 • 530 Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Head over to Patreon.com/muckrakepodcast to become a patron and support the show and unlock the full episode. Your support keeps us editorially independent and completely ad-free. We have no corporate backing whatsoever, so we need your help more than ever to keep going and give you access to our exclusive Weekender episodes, Discord discussion, and Live Shows. Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman break down a seismic shift in Texas politics after Attorney General Ken Paxton handedly unseated longtime Senator John Cornyn in the GOP primary. The hosts analyze how this "shellacking" reflects the radicalization of the Republican party and what it means for the upcoming general election against Democratic candidate James Talarico. They also examine the effectiveness of Talarico’s campaign strategies and the reactionary attacks already being leveled against him. The conversation then shifts to a deteriorating international landscape. The team discusses rumored deals and ongoing military strikes involving Iran as an economic red line approaches on June 1st. They also dive into leaked reports of a potential 48-hour invasion plan for Cuba and the sudden drawdown of U.S. forces intended to bolster NATO in Europe. Later, the show highlights a humanitarian crisis occurring at home. Hundreds of prisoners at an ICE detention center in Newark are currently on a hunger strike to protest inhumane conditions. The discussion covers reported suicides within these facilities and the lack of accountability for private prison groups like Geo Group. To wrap up the weekender, Nick shares his thoughts on the miscasting of the new live-action Spider-Noir series. Jared provides a recommendation for the eerie, stylized psychological horror film Broadcast Signal Intrusion

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0:00.0	Nick hit recording, and I did not have the tab ready to pop. That was a struggle. Oh, no. It didn't seem like it. You didn't have to tell anybody. I got that. Well, transparency. Hey, everybody. Welcome to the Weekender edition of the McCrack podcast. Jared J.R. J.J. Sexton, I'm here with my friend, my co-conspirator, my co-host, Nick
0:21.0	How's doing, bud?
0:23.3	I'm good. I'm good. You know, I'm off caffeine, but then I had some for lunch today, so I might
0:27.1	be stuck to the ceiling a little bit. I'm sorry. But, you know, I'll slow down if I have to.
0:34.0	One of my favorite ongoing, quiet inside jokes on this show is how many times you have
0:42.3	fasted from something, you've given something up. Like you and the sugar and the caffeine, man,
0:47.9	it is, it is an entire, it's a hero's journey on this show. Oh, you know what? Joseph Campbell would be
0:53.8	proud for sure.
0:54.8	Joseph Campbell would have a lot to say. I think Carl Young would probably weigh in on that shit too.
0:59.8	Oh, he's back on the caffeine, folks. He'd probably be mad that I don't eat dairy anymore.
1:06.6	Q Tuesday's episode where he just took down like a block of cheese.
1:11.1	You know what?
1:11.9	That next live show, I'll do cheese and crackers.
1:14.1	So how about that?
1:16.0	Wait, was it, was it a Coke?
1:17.7	Is that what did it?
1:18.9	Well, okay, it gets better.
1:20.3	It's half Coke, half Diet Coke.
1:22.7	Yeah, that's a winner.
1:25.1	Best of both worlds.
1:26.6	Yeah, I like a Coke Zero with a little bit of Cherry Coke in it. That's where I'm going to. The Coke Zero with no caffeine, no sugar, that's chef's kiss right there. Well, maybe that's, I'm just as your friend, I'm like saying maybe maybe moving that direction a little bit more instead of just giving it all up, Willie Nill. I don't know. I don't know. I think that there are more pressing things to really dedicate
1:48.1	our lives to. Well, by the way, speaking in caffeine, just a little thing. Pull back the curtain
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