Weekender PREVIEW: It All Falls Down

Weekender PREVIEW: It All Falls Down

August 28, 2026 · 10 min

About this episode

Jared Yates Sexton discusses the Democratic Party's strategies, China's hacking activities, economic threats against Iran, and Meta's settlement regarding child safety.

Nick Hauselman is out, so Jared Yates Sexton mans the fort on this preview of The Weekender. To start, Jared reluctantly discusses the Democratic Party's choreographed focused on streamer Hasan Piker in order to examine how a party machine fights against insurgents. Then, China has hacked into...well, everything, economic threats against Iran reveal just how weak the U.S. is right now, and, in some good news, Meta settles for $18 billion dollars for preying on kids. This is a preview of the regular show. To listen to the whole episode and support The Muckrake Podcast, head over to http://patreon.com/muckrakepodcast and become a patron.

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