Virginia Slims the Vote

The Muckrake Political Podcast

CLNS Media Network

News, Politics

4.6 • 530 Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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This is a free preview of the Weekender Episode. To listen to the whole episode and unlock more features like exclusive live shows and access to our discord, visit http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast and become a patron. Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman break down the alarming institutional reaction to the Democratic victory in Virginia, where a circuit court judge barred the passage of redistricting despite a clear majority vote. They discuss how this bright spot for democracy was immediately met with a legal stay, reinforcing the reality that citizens may no longer be able to simply vote their way out of a system where the institutions have been co-opted to prevent actual reform. The conversation turns to the Heritage Foundation's white paper that provides a legal roadmap for the GOP to overturn future elections by targeting mail-in ballots in Democratic powerhouses like California and Illinois. Jared and Nick also analyze the wild coyote economy, where global energy shortages are leading to data rationing in the UK and a looming bailout for Spirit Airlines. Finally, the team examines the bid to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell and takes a detour into Marvel’s Wonder Man to see if independent creativity can survive corporate capture. This comes even as the train is starting to really wobble on the tracks.

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0:00.0	That guy didn't want to open, Nick. I know, but it's probably because of what it is that you're opening. Yeah, that's probably that. Hey, everybody, welcome to the Weekender Edition of the Montgomery Podcast. I'm Jared J.J. Sexton here at Nick Houseman. The boys are still in town. The boys are still in town. How you doing, Nick? I'm good. I'm good. Always great to be back with the boys.
0:22.7	Yeah, that's where you want to be. You want to be with the boys.
0:26.6	Of summer.
0:28.4	I mean, let's not get to summer yet. Oh, my God.
0:31.7	Almost. Almost the boys of summer. Yeah.
0:33.6	I don't. I, now I just suddenly got a full physical memory of being extremely hot and uncomfortable. Oh, no. Yeah. I don't. I, I, I, I, I just suddenly got a full physical memory of being extremely hot and
0:39.8	uncomfortable.
0:40.8	Oh, no.
0:41.8	I like being hot.
0:43.0	I like hot better than cold.
0:44.9	Oh, spoken like a true Chicago boy.
0:47.3	Just completely shed the entire Midwest.
0:50.7	I'd like it.
0:51.4	I said the heat on that way.
0:52.3	It's 72 degrees outside.
0:53.9	I had the heat on. Man, I just felt the collective listenership shaking their heads. Hey, everybody. We're about to do the Weekender. We've got a full slate of things to talk about. A reminder, you'll listen to the entire episode. Head over to patreon.com slash McCraig Podcast. Become a patron, support the show, keep us editorially independent, and keep this operation going. You also get the weekend or special
1:14.6	shows, all of that good stuff, patreon.com slash McCrigg podcast. Nick, we start with a little bit
1:21.6	of electoral news. The people went to the polls this week in the state of Virginia, and voters
1:27.4	voted with a clear majority
1:29.6	to Greenlight redistricting, which could give the Democratic Party up to four extra seats in Congress
1:35.1	starting in the upcoming election. Weirdly enough, Nick, and this is strange, Donald Trump,
1:41.8	this is totally out of character, claimed that the election
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