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...
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- Jonathan Martin7 eps
- Dave Wasserman2 eps
- Ron Brownstein2 eps
Also: Addisu Demissie, Doug Sosnik, Rahm Emanuel, David Plouffe, Amy Walter, Mark McKinnon, Billy Begala, John King, Adam Kinzinger, Sarah Longwell, Jonathan Freedland, Elie Honig, Lis Smith, Jen Psaki, Sam Harris, Maggie Haberman
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- 🇺🇸United States · PoliticsHOME#4473K to 385K
- 🇲🇽Mexico · Politics#482.3K to 12K
- 🇨🇦Canada · Politics#592.0K to 11K
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom · Politics#752.0K to 11K
- 🇦🇺Australia · Politics#621.4K to 7.5K
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83K to 438K🎙 ~2x weekly·391 episodes·Last published today - Monthly Reach
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166K to 876K🇺🇸88%🇲🇽3%🇨🇦2%+2 more - Active Followers
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91K to 482K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/27/26 | Yes We Flan (with Steve Schale & David Kochel) | The Hacks are back! With the clock ticking down to the midterms, Murphy and Heilemann are joined by not one, but two brilliant Hackeroos: Democratic strategist and Florida political guru Steve Schale and veteran Republican strategist and Iowa political whisperer David Kochel! The Hacks dive deep into the battlegrounds of Michigan and Iowa, check in on key races across the country, catch up on the latest antics of presidents past and present, and break down what turnout, shifting political winds, and the size of a potential wave could mean for control of Congress next week. Plus, plenty more from the home stretch of midterm madness! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 03m 21s | ||||||
| 10/23/26 | When Negative Goes Negative (with Sarah Longwell) | The Hacks are back — and so soon! Axe, Murphy, and Heilemann are joined by legendary Republican strategist, focus group whisperer, Bulwark publisher, and author of How to Eat an Elephant: One Voter at a Time, Sarah Longwell! The Hacks dive headfirst into the political firestorm engulfing Ohio after Vivek Ramaswamy's attack ad against Amy Acton sparked outrage across party lines. They pick Sarah's brain on what voters are really saying in focus groups, which messages are landing (and which are crashing and burning) across the country, and what it all means for the battle for control of the House and Senate as Election Day draws near. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 01m 22s | ||||||
| 10/20/26 |  The Juice the Base Play (With Addisu Demissie) | This week, all three Hackeroos are joined by Democratic strategist, campaign trail veteran, and a man who knows his way around an electoral map, Addisu Demissie! The Hacks take stock of the key races across the country as the midterms enter the home stretch, unpack the shifting electoral map and what it means for the road to the White House, dig into the demographic trends shaping the electorate, and debate the anatomy of a wave election. Photo by Stefania Pelfini la Waziya via Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 05m 48s | ||||||
| 10/13/26 |  Split Happens (with Robert Gibbs and Karl Rove) | This week, Axe and Murphy are joined by not one, but two frequent-flyer Hackeroos: Mr. Texas himself, Karl Rove, and former Hackateer extraordinaire, Robert Gibbs! The guys dive headfirst into the political circus, take stock of key battleground states, dissect the latest polls and early voting numbers, and venture into the Trumpaverse to figure out who's really calling the shots. Photo by Erik S. Lesser / AFP via Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 14m 23s | ||||||
| 10/6/26 |  Wave Watch (with Doug Sosnik and Ron Brownstein) | This week, Axe and Murphy are joined by excellent Hackeroos Doug Sosnik, veteran strategist and professional campaign war-room survivor, and Ron Brownstein, dean of political journalism and longtime electoral-map obsessive. The Hacks dive into the final stretch of the midterms—ads, polls, trends, and the increasingly chaotic science of figuring out what any of it means. Photo via Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 06m 07s | ||||||
| 9/29/26 |  For Whom the Poll Tolls (with John Anzalone and David Plouffe) | This week, Axe and Murphy are joined by not one, but two all-star Hackeroos: veteran Democratic pollster John Anzalone and former Obama campaign manager and White House senior adviser David Plouffe. The crack team dives into the numbers from Anzalone’s latest polling, the ad wars raging across the country, the midterm turnout puzzle, Democratic bed-wetting, voter identity, emerging party leadership, and so much more as they set the scene for the battle for control of the House and Senate. Photo illustration by Joe Raedle via Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 03m 38s | ||||||
| 9/22/26 |  Pressing His Luck (with Whit Ayers) | This week, Murphy and Heilemann are joined by Whit Ayres, president of North Star Opinion Research and veteran Republican polling Hack. The Hacks dive into the nation’s many wars: Trump’s war with the press over access to the White House, the ad war raging in the midterms, and the U.S.’s actual war with Iran. In other words: just another quiet week in politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 05m 04s | ||||||
| 9/15/26 |  Above the Fold (with Julie Pace) | This week, the Hacks are joined by recently inducted Hackeroo Julie Pace, senior vice president and executive editor of The Associated Press! The Hacks dive into the battle for control of Congress and the midterm messaging wars, from culture-war distractions and fake protesters to zingy lines and the fight to break through. Plus, Julie takes the Hacks behind the headlines on how the AP calls races, fact-checks political ads, and navigates its own battles over press access. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 02m 08s | ||||||
| 9/8/26 | midtermspolitics+4 | — | Hacks On Tap | — | midtermsTrump+5 | — | 1h 04m 33s | ||
| 9/1/26 | good-faith debateAmerican politics+4 | Sam Harris | Making SenseDemocratic Party | — | debatepolitics+6 | — | 1h 30m 13s | ||
| 8/25/26 | Canadamidterms+4 | Jonathan Martin | — | Canada | Canadamidterms+5 | — | 1h 10m 55s | ||
| 8/18/26 | politicsgas prices+3 | Ron Brownstein | Bloomberg OpinionCNN | — | political analysisgas prices+3 | — | 1h 07m 09s | ||
| 8/12/26 | Midwestern primariesDemocratic Party dynamics+3 | Addisu Demissie | Democratic PartyDSA | MichiganWisconsin+1 | Midwestern primariesDemocratic Party+6 | — | 1h 03m 18s | ||
| 8/5/26 | Michigan primarymidterms+3 | — | — | MichiganVirginia+1 | Michigan primarymidterms+3 | — | 1h 02m 14s | ||
| 7/28/26 | White House Correspondents' Dinnerwar with Iran+4 | Jonathan Martin | POLITICODNC | Chicago | politicsWhite House+5 | — | 1h 14m 10s | ||
| 7/21/26 | Trump administrationIran relations+3 | Maggie Haberman | Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump | MichiganMaine | Maggie HabermanDonald Trump+4 | — | 1h 05m 43s | ||
| 7/14/26 | politicsIsrael+4 | Jonathan Freedland | GuardianPolitics Weekly America+1 | — | political legacyLindsey Graham+5 | — | 1h 06m 47s | ||
| 7/7/26 | Maine Senate raceAIPAC money+4 | Elie Honig | CNNAIPAC+1 | — | Maine Senate raceAIPAC+5 | — | 1h 03m 56s | ||
| 6/30/26 | negotiationsmidterm elections+3 | Jonathan Martin | POLITICOVox Media | — | negotiationsWhite House+3 | — | 1h 04m 09s | ||
| 6/23/26 | New York primarypolitical strategy+5 | Lis Smith | KnicksAI companies+1 | New York | New York primarypolitical strategy+5 | — | 1h 06m 23s | ||
| 6/16/26 | politicsUFC+5 | Jen Psaki | MS NOWWhite House | IranIsrael | TrumpUFC+5 | — | 54m 25s | ||
| 6/9/26 | Trump's election claimsJanuary 6th Committee+4 | Adam Kinzinger | Hacks On TapVox Media+1 | IllinoisLos Angeles+2 | Trumpelection meddling+5 | — | 57m 49s | ||
| 6/2/26 | Trump preparationsaffordability crisis+4 | Ron Brownstein | Bloomberg OpinionCNN | CaliforniaMaine+1 | TrumpCalifornia primary+4 | — | 1h 09m 22s | ||
| 5/27/26 | Texas primary resultsCalifornia governors+3 | Sarah Longwell | Bulwark | TexasCalifornia+1 | Texas primaryCalifornia governors+3 | — | 1h 16m 12s | ||
| 5/19/26 | Trump polling2024 election+3 | Jonathan Martin | Vox MediaGetty Images+1 | — | Trumppolling+4 | — | 1h 13m 53s | ||
| 5/12/26 | politicselections+4 | Addisu Demissie | Vox MediaTrump+2 | California | Trumpinflation+5 | — | 1h 05m 58s | ||
| 5/5/26 | midtermspolling+3 | Dave Wasserman | Cook Political Report | — | Donald Trumppolls+3 | — | 1h 09m 56s | ||
| 4/28/26 | political rhetoricviolence+5 | John King | CNNVox Media | California | politicselections+6 | — | 1h 09m 22s | ||
| 4/21/26 | U.S./Iran negotiationsforeign policy+4 | Jonathan Martin | Politico | U.S.Iran+3 | U.S.Iran+6 | — | 1h 10m 51s | ||
| 4/14/26 | Trump's Twitter feudIran negotiations+3 | Doug Sosnik | Clintonworld | ChicagoCalifornia | TrumpDoug Sosnik+4 | — | 1h 01m 17s | ||
| 4/7/26 | Iran warTrump rhetoric+4 | Rahm Emanuel | Vox Media | IranChicago | IranTrump+4 | — | 1h 04m 34s | ||
| 4/1/26 | Trump's Oval Office presserwar with Iran+4 | — | Vox Media | Iran | TrumpIran+4 | — | 1h 06m 58s | ||
| 3/25/26 | politicsIran war+4 | David Plouffe | Barack ObamaWhite House+1 | IranIllinois+1 | David Plouffepolitics+5 | — | 1h 04m 30s | ||
| 3/17/26 | midterm electionspolitical analysis+4 | Amy Walter | Cook Political Report | Illinois | midtermspolitics+5 | — | 1h 07m 33s | ||
| 3/10/26 | politicsIran conflict+4 | Jonathan Martin | PoliticoVox Media | — | Jonathan MartinSarah Huckabee Sanders+5 | — | 1h 01m 10s | ||
| 3/4/26 | Iran strikesTrump administration+3 | Mark McKinnonBilly Begala | The CircusThe Barbed Wire | IranTexas | IranTrump administration+5 | — | 1h 04m 39s | ||
| 2/25/26 | State of the UnionTrump+3 | Jonathan Martin | Vox Media | — | State of the UnionTrump+5 | — | 48m 53s | ||
| 2/17/26 | Trump's pollingICE funding+3 | Dave Wasserman | Cook Political Report | TexasAlaska+3 | Trumppolling+7 | — | 1h 13m 12s | ||
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Chart history for Hacks On Tap
Peaked at #44 in United States, currently #44 in United States.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
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| United States | — | #44 | #44 | — |
| Mexico | — | #48 | #48 | — |
| Canada | — | #59 | #59 | — |
| Australia | — | #62 | #62 | — |
| Norway | — | #69 | #69 | — |
| HU | — | #71 | #71 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #75 | #75 | — |
| Finland | — | #85 | #85 | — |
| TW | — | #86 | #86 | — |
| Ireland | — | #88 | #88 | — |
| PE | — | #89 | #89 | — |
| Denmark | — | #92 | #92 | — |
| SG | — | #94 | #94 | — |
| CL | — | #95 | #95 | — |
| KE | — | #102 | #102 | — |
| Italy | — | #108 | #108 | — |
| VN | — | #116 | #116 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #118 | #118 | — |
| AR | — | #122 | #122 | — |
| United States | — | #123 | #123 | — |
Chart Positions
33 placements across 28 markets.
Chart Positions
33 placements across 28 markets.