{"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":382,"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":"2026-07-01T10:18:30.530753+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hacks-on-tap-771065"},"episode":{"title":"Wag the Dog","slug":"wag-the-dog","published_at":"2025-12-03T00:06:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hacks-on-tap-771065/wag-the-dog","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/VMP5647427646.mp3?updated=1764715201","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP5647427646.mp3?updated=1764715201","summary":"The Hacks are back! All three Hackeroos convened this week to discuss the Tennessee Special election, retiring members of congress and upcoming filing deadlines, Hegseth's latest, the tragic national guard shooting, the ongoing Russia/Ukraine negotiations, their shared love of corgis, and so much more. Photo by Win McNamee via Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"The Hacks are back! All three Hackeroos convened this week to discuss the Tennessee Special election, retiring members of congress and upcoming filing dea…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3612,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hacks-on-tap-771065/episodes/wag-the-dog/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/wag-the-dog.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}