Hacks On Tap
Hosted by Axe and Murphy and Heilemann · Vox Media
4.7from 7,837 ratings
- 396
- Episodes
- 141
- Transcribed
- 7,837
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
About Hacks On Tap
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
- Publisher
- Vox Media
- Category
- government · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 6 Jun 2019
- Latest episode
- 6 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
141 of 396 episodes have a transcript.
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For Whom the Poll Tolls (with John Anzalone and David Plouffe)
Published 29 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] There'll be a lot of different reasons and could be a weak Republican opponent. But like, what is it about those people? you know, biography, approach, issues, message, tactics. And that, to me, is going to be really important because I think maybe John Kennedy runs for president, RFK Jr., Youngkin, we'll see. But they're still going to be trapped in the Trump world through 28. We have the opportunity as a party to basically heal ourselves, to say we've changed. I think we have to learn a lot from these people. Yes, I could. Listen, and if an Adam Hamilton, who is a former Republican turned Democrat, wins in Kansas, he becomes not just an example, but an apostle, just to borrow a phrase from his line of work, an apostle of a different kind of politics that broadens the appeal of Democrats and their ability to make inroads into rural areas. […]
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- John Anzalone
- David Plouffe
- Whit Ayres
- Julie Pace
- Sam Harris
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Who hosts Hacks On Tap?
Axe and Murphy and Heilemann host the show. Published by Vox Media.
How often do new episodes come out?
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