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The Muckrake Political Podcast

What This Literal Turning Point Means for America

The Muckrake Political Podcast

CLNS Media Network

News, Politics

4.6530 Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Co-hosts Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman break down the chaotic aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination and how the right is exploiting it. They unpack the instant anti-trans scapegoating, JD Vance’s open calls to wield state power against political opponents, Stephen Miller’s “domestic terrorism” dragnet fantasy, and a media ecosystem already capitulating. They trace the Overton window lurching right, the surveillance machine waiting to be flipped on, and why even an ICE killing barely registers amid the frenzy. It’s the pretext for repression, and the gate is closing unless we act. Support the show by signing up to our Patreon and get access to the full Weekender episode each Friday as well as special Live Shows and access to our community discord: http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast

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0:00.0

Hey, everybody. Welcome to the McCrary podcast. I'm Jared Yates Sexton. I'm here with my friend,

0:06.8

my compatriot, my co-conspirator in the far left conspiracy that is overtaking the country.

0:14.6

Nick How is doing, my friend? I'm not doing well, Jared. It's not great. It's bad. It's bad. It's bad. And it's affecting things. And I wish it

0:22.6

wouldn't. And I wish I hadn't seen things I saw. And hopefully you'll help me. I will do what I can.

0:30.6

I want to say before we get going and do the whole spiel, I feel like we've turned the page and we've

0:36.8

moved on to another chapter. And we will do our best in our responsibility. I feel like we've turned the page and we've moved on to another chapter and we will do our

0:39.2

best in our responsibility. This is what we've been doing for years to talk about what's going on,

0:43.8

give it context and to tell you where this whole thing is going. Before we do that, a reminder,

0:49.3

please head over to patreon.com slash my correct podcast, support the show, gain access to the

0:53.7

weekender edition on Friday.

0:55.5

We need your help. We need your support. We are entering into really dangerous territory.

0:59.8

We are so grateful for your support and your kindness. That's what keeps us going.

1:04.3

Nick, the story that just keeps developing, there has been an arrest in the case of the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

1:14.1

An individual is in custody.

1:16.8

Reports are that he is not cooperating with federal authorities.

1:21.0

But as the story has developed, it turns out that his roommate there in Utah turned him in for the shooting.

1:29.6

That roommate, the right, has now fixated on this roommate.

1:34.7

Some people say they're transgender.

1:36.6

It's unclear.

1:37.3

Other people say that they're not.

1:38.5

They're claiming that the shooter is in a sexual, romantic relationship with this person. And what is it done, Nick?

1:46.7

It has set off a firestorm of anti-trans paranoia and hate. And on top of that, and we'll talk

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