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Hacks On Tap is a news podcast hosted by Vox Media. It has 371 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.

When David Axelrod, Mike Murphy, and John Heilemann get together to talk politics, it’s not academic. They speak from the perspective gained through hundreds of campaigns for offices from City Hall to the White House. So if you want to know what’s really going on behind the scenes, where strategic decisions are being made, pull up a stool for Hacks on Tap. Incisive, sometimes uproarious and always entertaining, these political warhorses and their guests will give you insights you’ll only get from folks who have spent a lifetime in the political trenches of both parties. From the Vox Media Podcast Network

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1

It’s the Theology, Stupid (with Doug Sosnik)

2

Gravity of the Situation (with Rahm Emanuel)

3

TACO Tuesday (with Morris Katz)

4

Mad King Politics (with David Plouffe)

5

The Luck of the Midterms (with Amy Walter)

6

On the Road (with Jonathan Martin)

7

Midterm Crossfire (with Mark McKinnon and Billy Begala)

8

SOTU Special

9

Map-a-Lago (with Dave Wasserman)

10

A Bigger Bowl (with Lis Smith)

11

Reading the Map (with Jonathan Martin)

12

Intentional Mayhem (with John Avlon)

13

The Ugliest American

14

Flood the Zone, Lose the Plot (with Mark McKinnon)

15

Iraqozuela (with Ron Brownstein)

16

New Year's Special: On with Kara Swisher

17

End of Year Show

18

The Canary in the Keystone Mine (with Bob Shrum)

19

Wag the Dog

20

Irrational exuberance (with Steve Israel)

21

Trumplated Age (with Astead Herndon)

22

Post-Election Hack-a-Thon (with Jonathan Martin)

23

The Wreckening (with Paul Begala)

24

No Sleep Till City Hall (with Howard Wolfson)

25

Ceasefire Abroad, Crossfire at Home (with Rahm Emanuel)

26

Orbánized Crime

27

From Watergate to Water-Weight (with Charlie Sykes)

28

Unindefinetly (with Kasie Hunt)

29

I’m right, you’re wrong (with Jonathan Martin)

30

Uninviting Mr. Rogers (with Jen Psaki)

31

Soldiers Field (with Rahm Emanuel)

32

Strongmen, Weak Deals (with Ron Brownstein)

33

Monumental Power Grab (with Paul Begala)

34

Drawn Out Democracy (with Adam Kinzinger)

35

From Glasgow With Grift (with Lis Smith)

36

Red Hats and Red Flags (with Robert Costa)

37

List and Found (with Frank Lavin)

38

A Big, Beautiful Mess (with Josh Dawsey)

39

Burgers, Bills & Billionaires

40

Diplomacy & Dem Primaries (with Senator Elissa Slotkin and Fmr. Amb. Patrick Gaspard)

41

Chain Reactionaries (with Maggie Haberman)

42

Executive Disorder (with Marc Short)

43

X Marks the Feud (with Jonathan Martin)

44

Musk, Mayors, and Moore (with Lis Smith)

45

Vladdy Issues

46

Bivalves & Bipartisanship (with JMart)

47

Planes, Popes & PR (with Rahm Emanuel)

48

Dolls, Tariffs & Polls

49

The 100th Day Special

50

Maximum Don (with Alex Isenstadt & Doug Heye)

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