Matt Mackowiak's Mack On Politics

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Smart political talk every week from Austin, Texas political consultant Matt Mackowiak, who has served in senior roles for two U.S. Senators and the Bush administration.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4208530/advertisement

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Matt Mackowiak's Mack On Politics episodes:

02.08.2022
Peter Schweitzer on China's 'Elite Capture' Efforts in the U.S.
China’s influence operations in the United States is the topic for the 257th episode.Our returning guest is New York Times best-selling author and investigative journalist Peter Schweizer, author of the new book, “Red-Handed: How American Elites Get Rich Helping China...
01.27.2022
Ray Haynes on the National Popular Vote Movement
In the 256th episode, we explore a building movement that is not receiving the national focus that it deserves: The National Popular Vote Compact (nationalpopularvote.com). Our guest is former State Senator Ray Haynes (R-CA), president of the Institute for Research...
09.13.2021
Toby Harnden on the Afghanistan War
Award-winning author and journalist Toby Harnden is the guest for the 285th episode. He is the author of the new bestseller, “First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11”. On the 20th anniversary of 9/11,...
08.19.2021
Michael Shellenberger on how progressives are destroying our cities.
In this episode we speak to author and journalist Michael Shellenberger, whose next book is “San Fran Sicko”, which examines how our major cities are objectively failing.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in...
07.02.2021
Carol Roth
The war on small business is the subject of the 283rd episode.Our guest is Carol Roth, bestselling author and small business advocate. Her new book is, “The War on Small Business: How the Government Used the Pandemic to Crush the...
06.17.2021
Chris Matthews on politics, history, and his American life
Longtime MSNBC “Hardball” anchor and bestselling author Chris Matthews is our guest for the 282nd episode.His new memoir is entitled, “This Country: My Life in Politics and History”. In this conversation we explore:His career path from the Peace Corps to...
05.27.2021
Jason Greenblatt on the Israel-Hamas ceasefire
The Middle East is the subject of episode 281.Our guest is former Trump White House Envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt. In this episode we discuss:- The state of the cease fire- Egypt’s role in negotiating it- President Biden’s...
05.22.2021
Former U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci (R-OH) on whether Ohio remains a battleground state
Ohio is the subject of the 280th episode.Our guest is former U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci (R-OH), who was the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018.In this conservation:Is Ohio a battleground state?Why did Trump win Ohio decisively twice?What our guest...
04.21.2021
Phillip Stutts Returns
A discussion of how political campaign tactics can help you grow your business — that’s the subject of the 279th episode. Our returning guest is Go BIG Media CEO and bestselling author Phillip Stutts, author of the new book, “The...
04.07.2021
Dana Perino on helping young women navigate life
Leadership and mentorship are the subjects of the 278th episode. Our guest is my longtime friend Dana Perino, former White House Press Secretary for President George W. Bush and author of the new bestseller, “Everything Will Be Ok: Life Lessons...
03.29.2021
Bill Briggs on how PPP rescued Main Street
How the PPP program saved Main Street is the subject of the 277th episode.Our guest is former Acting Associate Administration of the Small Business Administration Bill Briggs, who administered the PPP program.In this conversation we review what the program was,...
03.26.2021
Josh Rogin on the US-China Relationship
The US-China relationship is the subject of the 276th episode.Our guest is Josh Rogin, foreign policy columnist for The Washington Post and author of the new book, “Chaos Under Heaven: Trump, Xi, and the Battle for the 21st Century”. In...
03.11.2021
U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) Returns To Discuss COVID Stimulus, Vaccine Deployment, Biden's Cabinet and Energy Issues.
Our subject for the 275th episode is the U.S. Senate.Our returning guest is U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN).In this conversation we size up the recently passed COVID stimulus bill, evaluate vaccine deployment, and discuss Biden’s Cabinet, security at the U.S....
03.05.2021
Jonathan Allen Returns To Discuss How Joe Biden Won The Presidency
The Biden campign is the subject of the 274th episode. Bestselling co-author Jonathan Allen, an NBC News analyst, wrote “Lucky: How Joe Biden Barely Won the Presidency” along with The Hill’s Amie Parnes. In this conversation we look back to...
02.21.2021
Jason Isaac
The energy crisis in Texas is the subject of the 273rd episode.Our guest is Jason Isaac, director of Life: Powered at the Texas Public Policy Foundation and a former four-term State Representative from central Texas.We discuss why the electric grid...
02.08.2021
Pete Snyder
Virginia and the economic recovery are the subjects of our 272nd episode. Our guest is my old friend Pete Snyder, investor, businessman and Republican candidate for Governor of Virginia. In this conversation we discuss his business career, his recent experience...
01.29.2021
U.S. Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX)
Congress is the subject of the 271st episode.Our guest is freshman Congressman August Pfluger (R-TX), a member of the Homeland Security and Foreign Affairs Committees.In this conversation, we discuss the first two weeks of the Biden administration, dive deep on...
01.15.2021
Pat Rosenstiel
The electoral college is the subject of the 270th episode. Our guest is 35-year veteran of the conservative movement Pat Rosenstiel, who serves as senior advisor to the National Popular Vote Compact (http://www.NationalPopularVote.com). In this conversation we explore arguments for...
01.08.2021
Ron Christie -- Domestic Terrorism and Trump's Legacy
In the 269th episode, we examine the events of the week and consider how things have changed.My guest is Ron Christie, former senior advisor for Vice President Dick Cheney, former Capitol Hill aide, and senior fellow at Harvard’s Institute of...
12.18.2020
Janice Dean
COVID in New York nursing homes is the subject of our 268th episode.Bestselling author Janice Dean, senior meteorologist for Fox News channel is out guest. She’s become a reluctant activist in New York State after Gov. Cuomo’s policy of sending...
12.07.2020
Erick Erickson Returns
The Trump election legal challenge and the Georgia U.S. Senate runoffs are the subjects of the 267th episode. Our returning guest is Georgia statewide radio host Erick Erickson. In this conversation we begin by talking about what makes good radio...
12.05.2020
Mike Murphy Returns
Longtime Republican consultant Mike Murphy, an NBC News analyst and co-host of the “Hacks on Tap” podcast returns as our guest.In this conversation we look back at the 2020 election, consider how Trump performed, discuss the U.S. Senate runoffs in...
11.23.2020
Oliver Knox Returns
The 2020 election and the Biden transition are the subjects of the 265th episode. Sirius XM chief DC correspondent Olivier Knox returns to our podcast. In this conversation we consider the Trump campaign’s election challenges, evaluate the Biden transition and...
11.21.2020
David Wasserman Returns
The battle for the U.S. House is the subject of the 264th episode.Our returning guest is David Wasserman, House editor for the Cook Political Report.In this episode, we examine where current races stand, why the Democrats lost seats when the...
11.13.2020
Fred Davis
The Georgia U.S. Senate runoffs are the subject of episode 263. Our guest is longtime GOP ad maker Fred Davis, who is producing ads for the reelection campaign of Sen. David Perdue. In this conversation we look back at the...
11.05.2020
Saul Anuzis
The 2020 presidential race is our subject for episode 262.Our guest is Saul Anuzis, former Michigan GOP chairman and current president of the 60 Plus Association.In this conversation, we examine the current state of the presidential elections returns, where things...
10.31.2020
Howard Fineman
This is our final episode before the presidential election.Our guest for the 261st episode is journalist Howard Fineman, an NBC News analyst and contributor to The Washington Post.In this conversation we take stock of the race, answer the question of...
10.25.2020
Brad Todd Returns
The 2020 presidential race is the subject of our 260th episode. Our returning guest is Brad Todd, Republican ad maker and co-author of “The Great Revolt”. In this conversation, we discuss whether Trump can win, the battle for the suburbs,...
10.16.2020
Rick Gates
The Mueller inquiry is the subject of the 259th episode.Our guest is former Trump deputy campaign manager Rick Gates, author of “Wicked Game: An Insider’s Story on How Trump Won, Mueller Failed, and America Lost”.In this conversation we talk to...
10.09.2020
Marc Lotter
The 2020 presidential campaign is the subject of the 258th episode. Our returning guest is Marc Lotter, director of strategic communications for the Trump-Pence campaign. In this episode, we discuss the VP debate, the state of the race, future presidential...
09.28.2020
David Landau
Cuba is the subject of the 257th episode. Our guest is David Landau, the author of “Brothers From Time to Time” about two brothers on opposite sides of the Cuban revolution in the 1950s and about what Cuba shows about...
09.25.2020
Carter Snead
Judge Amy Coney Barrett is our subject of the 256th episode.Our guest is her friend and colleague, Carter Snead, fellow law professor at Notre Dame.In this conversation, we discuss their friendship and her reputation, her time at Notre Dame, her...
09.21.2020
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
The Trump White House is the subject of the 255th episode.Our guest is former Trump White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, author of the new bestseller, “Speaking for Myself”.In this episode we discuss how she approached writing a memoir,...
09.14.2020
U.S. Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO)
For our 254th episode, we check in with U.S. Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO), who is co-author of a new book, “Capitol of Freedom: Restoring American Greatness”. In this episode we discuss why he wrote the book and what he sees...
09.02.2020
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
The U.S. Senate and the 2020 election are the subject of the 253rd episode. Our guest is U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), author of the new book, “The Mind of a Conservative Woman: Seeking the Best for Family and Country”....
08.28.2020
U.S. Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) Returns
The GOP convention is the subject of the 252nd episode. Our returning guest is Congressman Jim Banks (R-IN). In this conversation we examine the convention’s political impact, discuss President Trump’s speech which he witnessed at the White House, dig into...
08.21.2020
Karen Tumulty
The 2020 race and the Democratic National Convention are the topics of the 201st episode. Our guest is Washington Post columnist Karen Tumulty. In this conversation we look back at the Democratic Convention, evaluate speeches by Barack Obama, Michelle Obama,...
08.14.2020
Former Governor Scott Walker
Wisconsin is the subject of our 200th (!) episode. Our guest is former two-term Governor of Wisconsin Scott Walker. In this episode we explore the battleground status of his state for 2020, his thoughts on Biden’s VP choice, how he...
08.03.2020
John Yoo
The Constitution is the subject of the 199th episode. Our guest is UC-Berkeley law professor, Hoover Institution fellow and author John Yoo, whose new book is, “Defender in Chief: Donald Trump’s Fight for Presidential Power”. In this conversation we begin...
07.30.2020
Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD)
Overcoming obstacles is the subject of the 198th episode.Our guest is Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD), the co-author of the new book, “Still Standing: Surviving Cancer, Riots, a Global Pandemic, and the Toxic Politics that Divide America”. In this conversation we...
07.23.2020
The Return of John Solomon
John Solomon is our returning guest for the 197th episode. John is the co-author of the new book, “Fallout: Nuclear Bribes, Russian Spies, and the Washington Lies that Enriched the Clinton and Biden Dynasties”. In this conversation, we explore the...
07.10.2020
Alireza Jafarzadeh
Iran is the subject of our 196th episode. Our guest is Alireza Jafarzadeh, deputy director in the US Representative office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NRCI), their parliament-in-exile. In this conversation we examine how Iran is doing...
07.10.2020
Rod Lurie
The war in Afghanistan is the subject of our 195th episode.In this conversation, we talk to Rod Lurie, director of the #1 film in America, “The Outpost”, which profiles the Battle of Kamdesh in 2009.We explore how he came to...
07.03.2020
Tim Alberta Returns
Tim Alberta, chief political correspondent for Politico magazine, returns as our guest for the 194th episode.In this conversation we take stock of the 2020 election, Trump’s polling disadvantage, the state of the GOP, the ‘law and order’ approach, the resignation...
06.20.2020
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan
Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH) is our guest for the 193rd episode, and he joins us from Tulsa, OK, the scene of the Trump re-election campaign’s first rally in several months. In this conversation we discuss the protests, the current moment...
06.12.2020
Tim Murtaugh
The 202 presidential campaign is the subject for the 192nd episode.Our guest is Trump reelection campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh.In this conversation we discuss polls, protests, the economy, debates, and what will decide the 2020 race.This show is part of...
06.03.2020
Toure
The George Floyd killing and resulting protests are the subject of the 191st episode.Our guest is social commentator and activist Toure, who hosts two podcasts, “The Toure Show” and “Democracyish”.In this conversation we take stock of this national moment, examine...
05.26.2020
Dr. Tom Price Returns
The state of the Coronavirus is the subject of the 190th episode. Our returning guest is former HHS secretary Dr. Tom Price.In this conversation we examine the U.S. government response, the status of testing, treatment and a vaccine, the Gates...
05.23.2020
Eli Lake
The Michael Flynn prosecution is the subject of the 189th episode. Our guest is Bloomberg Opinion columnist Eli Lake.In this conversation, our guest walks us through the Flynn prosecution, explains why he was charged with lying to the FBI, examines...
05.14.2020
U.S. Rep. Jim Banks
Investigating China is the subject of the 188th episode.Our guest is U.S. Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN), one of 14 members of the appointed to the China Task Force in the U.S. House.In this conversation, we discuss the goals of the...

What's Matt Mackowiak's Mack On Politics about?

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Matt Mackowiak's Mack On Politics episodes:

Peter Schweitzer on China's 'Elite Capture' Efforts in the U.S.

Ray Haynes on the National Popular Vote Movement

Toby Harnden on the Afghanistan War

Michael Shellenberger on how progressives are destroying our cities.

Carol Roth

Chris Matthews on politics, history, and his American life

Jason Greenblatt on the Israel-Hamas ceasefire

Former U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci (R-OH) on whether Ohio remains a battleground state

Phillip Stutts Returns

Dana Perino on helping young women navigate life

Bill Briggs on how PPP rescued Main Street

Josh Rogin on the US-China Relationship

U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) Returns To Discuss COVID Stimulus, Vaccine Deployment, Biden's Cabinet and Energy Issues.

Jonathan Allen Returns To Discuss How Joe Biden Won The Presidency

Jason Isaac

Pete Snyder

U.S. Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX)

Pat Rosenstiel

Ron Christie -- Domestic Terrorism and Trump's Legacy

Janice Dean

Erick Erickson Returns

Mike Murphy Returns

Oliver Knox Returns

David Wasserman Returns

Fred Davis

Saul Anuzis

Howard Fineman

Brad Todd Returns

Rick Gates

Marc Lotter

David Landau

Carter Snead

Sarah Huckabee Sanders

U.S. Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO)

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)

U.S. Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) Returns

Karen Tumulty

Former Governor Scott Walker

John Yoo

Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD)

The Return of John Solomon

Alireza Jafarzadeh

Rod Lurie

Tim Alberta Returns

U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan

Tim Murtaugh

Toure

Dr. Tom Price Returns

Eli Lake

U.S. Rep. Jim Banks