{"podcast":{"title":"Hacks On Tap","slug":"hacks-on-tap-771065","podcast_index_feed_id":771065,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/VMP7545057845","website_url":"https://www.hacksontap.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/14b64524-8324-11f0-b43b-6b0c1f5de809/image/1b2a3bf1045ba89ff6191968791f9e70.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"David Axelrod & Mike Murphy","episode_count":394,"summary":"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","last_synced_at":"2026-09-23T22:21:05.294549+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hacks-on-tap-771065"},"episode":{"title":"PAC to the Future (with Elie Honig)","slug":"pac-to-the-future-with-elie-honig","published_at":"2026-07-07T20:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hacks-on-tap-771065/pac-to-the-future-with-elie-honig","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hacks-on-tap-771065","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP6505233648.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP6505233648.mp3","summary":"The Hacks are back, and this week Axe and Murphy are joined by CNN’s senior legal analyst, former federal prosecutor, and resident translator of legalese into English, Elie Honig. The Hacks dive into the fallout from Graham Platner’s exit from the Maine Senate race, check in on a handful of key contests, and unpack the role—and controversy—surrounding AIPAC money in Democratic primaries. Then they put Elie to work, unpacking the Supreme Court’s latest rulings, the Court’s ideological makeup, and where the law may be headed next. Photo by Kevin Carter via Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"The Hacks are back, and this week Axe and Murphy are joined by CNN’s senior legal analyst, former federal prosecutor, and resident translator of legalese…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3836,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hacks-on-tap-771065/episodes/pac-to-the-future-with-elie-honig/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hacks-on-tap-771065/pac-to-the-future-with-elie-honig.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}