Musk, Mayors, and Moore (with Lis Smith)
This week Axe and Murphy were joined by Democratic strategist and political firecracker Lis Smith. The Hacks dive into Sen. Ernst’s weird apology, Elon’s pushback on the ‘big, beautiful bill’, Gov. We...
3 Jun 20251h
Bivalves & Bipartisanship (with JMart)
This week, Murphy and Heilemann are joined by their old pal Jonathan Martin to wade through the flotsam and jetsam of another jam-packed political week. They discuss the new book about Biden has every...
21 Mai 202558min
Planes, Popes & PR (with Rahm Emanuel)
This week, the Hacks welcome their old friend Rahm Emanuel —- former Chicago mayor, White House chief of staff, U.S. ambassador to Japan, and now CNN political commentator. They taxi down the runway o...
14 Mai 20251h 1min
Dolls, Tariffs & Polls
This week, Axe and Heilemann are joined by their old pal—the former senator and current director of the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics—for a freewheeling conversation on the philosophy ...
6 Mai 20251h 3min
The 100th Day Special
This week all three Hacks reunited to cover the first 100 days of the Trump presidency. They dig into the “feral animal cunning” behind Trump’s political instincts, the human toll of his immigration a...
29 Apr 202557min
Maximum Don (with Alex Isenstadt & Doug Heye)
This week, Murphy is still flying solo—but he's not alone. He's joined by veteran GOP strategist and communications pro Doug Heye, along with Axios senior political reporter Alex Isenstadt, author of ...
22 Apr 202559min
Veritas v. Vendetta (with Jonathan Martin and Robert Costa)
This week, Mike Murphy is flying solo — but fear not, he’s joined by two heavyweight Hacks: Jonathan Martin, veteran political reporter and senior political columnist for Politico, and Robert Costa, C...
15 Apr 20251h
