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The Bulwark
The Bulwark is home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL, Sam Stein, Catherine Rampell and more. We are the largest pro-democracy bundle on Substack for news and analysis on politics and culture—supported by a community built on good faith.
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The BulwarkTrump Officials May Start Fleeing After the Midterms
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com What happens to Trump if Democrats take back Congress? Reporter Michael Weiss…
The BulwarkTim Miller Tells MAGA the Truth on The Charlie Kirk Show
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller takes a trip into the lion’s den, joining Blake Neff and Andrew…
The BulwarkTrump Keeps Trying to Jail His Enemies. Grand Juries Keep Saying NO
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Let’s be clear about what we’re doing here. The Bulwark exists to fight…
The BulwarkThe Trio: We Can’t Believe Dave Rubin Actually Posted This Sick Video
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com It’s the Trio. You know them, you love them, and you never quite know where…
The BulwarkTrump Tried to Crush No Kings. Then Something Changed. (w/ Ezra Levin)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Ezra Levin is helping shape one of the largest political movements in American…
The BulwarkHarry Enten Sees a Senate Result That Was Unthinkable Last Year (Plus: Julian Borger)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Trump's (surprisingly) current favorite pollster shares what he's seeing in…
The BulwarkBulwark Book Club: ‘The Age of Acrimony’ (w/ JVL & Jon Grinspan)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com The Bulwark Book Club’s October pick was Jon Grinspan’s The Age of Acrimony…
The BulwarkCommand Post: The Next Phase of the Iran War Could Be Far Worse
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Is Trump preparing to restart the Iran war as soon as the midterms are over?…
The BulwarkJVL’s Wild 57-Seat Senate Scenario Has Tim Doing the Math
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com For the final stretch of the election and everything that comes after, become…
The BulwarkTrump Made an Extraordinary Threat Against Jon Ossoff
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Catherine Rampell and Andrew Egger break down Donald Trump’s latest campaign…
The BulwarkAn Alabama Shrimper Has a Message for Trump About Gas Prices (w/ Maynard Dubuisson)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Will Sommer speaks with Alabama shrimper Maynard Dubuisson, a longtime Donald…
The BulwarkSarah Matthews and Pablo Torre: The Pedophile Protection Party
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Democrats offered a glimpse of the accountability that's likely coming over…
The BulwarkMorning Shots: James Talarico Takes Direct Aim at Elon Musk
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com With one week until Election Day, Bill Kristol and Andrew Egger break down the…
The BulwarkMark Cuban Goes Nuclear on America’s Health Care Giants
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Mark Cuban joins Catherine Rampell to discuss why he believes America’s health…
The BulwarkTrump Admits He Went Too Far in Iran And Doesn’t Know What to Do
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Will Saletan uses Trump's own words to expose the contradictions behind the…
The BulwarkGeorge Conway Is Sickened by What Trump and Vance Have Become
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com George Conway and Sarah Longwell examine Trump’s increasingly bizarre…
The BulwarkBill Kristol: Beating Back the Authoritarians
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com There was good news over the weekend on the anti-authoritarian front in Brazil…
The BulwarkMAGA Mondays: MAGA Influencer Says GOP Early Vote Numbers Are Too Depressing to Share
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Will Sommer break down Donald Trump’s 1,300-word meltdown over…
The BulwarkMike Rogers’s Interview Goes From Laughable to Repulsive
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Mike Rogers’s disastrous Meet the Press interview was a masterclass in…
The BulwarkSouth Carolina? Florida? Mississippi?! Democrats Test the Limits of a Blue Wave | Bulwark on Sunday
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Bill Kristol has seen a few political waves in his time, and Lauren Egan has…
The BulwarkTexas GOP Insider Reveals How Bad Things Are Getting for Republicans (w/ Garrett Fulce)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Texas Republicans are facing a nightmare scenario: Ken Paxton could lose…
The BulwarkTrump’s Reckless AI Policy Could Leave America Defenseless (w/ Francis Fukuyama)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com If you value long-form shows that resist the rush to the next topic and give…
The BulwarkTrump’s $10 Billion BBC Lawsuit Just Backfired
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Let’s be clear about what we’re doing here. The Bulwark exists to fight…
The BulwarkElon Musk Has Some Thoughts About The Bulwark. They’re Not Nice.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller responds to Elon Musk’s threats to The Bulwark’s after Musk said…
The BulwarkFocus Group Shows Why Susan Collins is in Trouble (with Alex Seitz-Wald)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Maine is getting a lot of national attention for such a small state. Sen…
The BulwarkGOP Senate Candidate Mike Collins Has Some Explaining to Do | The Trio
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller, Sam Stein and Will Sommer give their takes on the latest chaos…
The BulwarkSarah Matthews Reveals What Trump’s DOJ Tried to Erase
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah Matthews joins Nicolle Wallace to discuss the Trump DOJ’s removal of…
The BulwarkTrump’s Threat to Hurricane Victims Could Cost Republicans BIG (Anderson Clayton & Nikema Williams)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com The battle for Congress is heating up ahead of the midterms. Tim Miller talks…
The BulwarkThe Worst Person in the World
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Each week, Sarah and JVL sit down to hash out their thinking on the latest…
The BulwarkJamelle Bouie: The World's Most Influential Racist Is Bankrolling Republicans
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Elon Musk is the largest single donor in American political history. He's also…
The BulwarkOil Prices Spike to $117 Over Fear of Iran War Escalation
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Oil prices are soaring, inflation fears are returning, and even some of…
The BulwarkThe Tao of Norm Macdonald
On this week’s episode, I’m rejoined by Geoff Edgers of the Washington Post to discuss The Tale of Norm Macdonald and prod Geoff about his forthcoming book on…
The BulwarkFake Polls and Hateful Ads Are Poisoning American Politics (w/ Mallory McMorrow)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow joins Sam Stein for her take on how a…
The BulwarkVivek’s Hideous Ad Has Republicans at Each Other’s Throats
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Vivek Ramaswamy has dragged Amy Acton’s estranged mother into the Ohio…
The BulwarkAdam Kinzinger’s Military Sources Sound the Alarm
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are already divvying up how to…
The BulwarkCommand Post: Hegseth Takes Secret Meeting with Netanyahu
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Ben Parker and Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) give their takes on Pete…
The BulwarkMAGA Debaters Got WRECKED by a 20-Year-Old (w/ David Mauricio)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com We love featuring impressive young voices like David. He’s intelligent…
The BulwarkElon Musk Could Face a MOUNTAIN of Subpoenas in 2027
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com This week’s Next Level starts out as a Secret Pod episode, before Tim and Sam…
The BulwarkMike Murphy and Mark Hertling: Vivek Is a Despicable Creep
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Could there be a bigger sign of Ramaswamy's depravity and desperation than…
The BulwarkBREAKING: JD Vance Makes Jaw-Dropping Defense of Putin
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Ben Parker and Michael Weiss dissect Steve Witkoff’s praise of Vladimir Putin…
The BulwarkAbdul El-Sayed Wants to Pick Up Where Obama Left Off
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Jonathan Cohn sits down with Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed to…
The BulwarkDana Bash Sees a Political Earthquake Coming in Texas and Maine
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com How do democracies fall apart, and why do the people who could stop it so…
The BulwarkCIA Veteran and Russia Expert Sound the Alarm: Trump Has Gone Too Far
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Donald Trump claims Russia has been “fine” in Ukraine, and Michael Weiss, who…
The BulwarkSam Stein and Will Sommer React to the Most Disgusting Ad of 2026
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Will Sommer break down the disgusting attack ad targeting Ohio…
The BulwarkMichael McFaul: Trump Is Just 'Fine' with Mass Murder
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Though they deny any involvement, the Trump administration and Elon Musk are…
The BulwarkMike Johnson Gets Grilled on Fox News as GOP Disaster Looms
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com A quick note: Will Saletan has a rare gift for methodically dismantling spin…
The BulwarkMorning Shots: Trump Goes on Shocking Racist Tirade at Rally
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Andrew Egger and Bill Kristol give their takes on Trump’s increasingly…
The BulwarkTrump Is Running His Administration Like a Male Beauty Pageant
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Donald Trump can’t seem to stop talking about other men’s bodies, from…
The BulwarkRick Wilson: Trump Is Falling Apart Before Our Eyes
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com George Conway welcomes Rick Wilson to discuss Donald Trump’s increasingly…
The BulwarkBill Kristol: You Can't Hide Your Lyin' Eyes, JD
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com The vice president had the gall to suggest he didn't know anything about what…
The BulwarkKara Swisher Warns Elon Musk: A Reckoning Is Coming
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Why is Elon Musk pouring hundreds of millions into Republican campaigns, and…
The BulwarkMAGA Mondays with Will Sommer and Sam Stein
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Will Sommer break down the foreign money scandal involving Alina…
The BulwarkBulwark LIVE: Charlotte
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Live from Charlotte, the gang welcomes Pete Buttigieg for a night of politics…
The BulwarkTrump’s Own Energy Secretary Just Contradicted His Russia Story
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Will is one of the great chroniclers of Lindsey Graham’s career, and his…
The BulwarkDid Putin Have a Secret Campaign to Cripple American Spies? (w/ Michael Rey)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com For years, American spies and diplomats have suffered mysterious, debilitating…
The BulwarkUkraine Reporter TORCHES Marco Rubio’s Excuses Over Starlink Slowdown
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller talks with journalist Caolan Robertson, reporting from Ukraine’s…
The BulwarkJames Carville’s Midterm Predictions | Bulwark on Sunday
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com A legendary Democratic strategist and a legendary Republican strategist, once…
The BulwarkMarkets Are Sending Trump a Very Ominous Warning (w/ David Frum)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com David Frum joins Mona Charen to discuss Trump’s cozy relationship with Putin…
The BulwarkThe Trio Can't Believe What They’re Hearing About Kimberly Guilfoyle
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Recorded live in Columbia, South Carolina, on October 16, 2026, Tim Miller…
The BulwarkGenerals Must Be Willing to Sacrifice Their Careers | Command Post
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Gen. Mark Hertling and Ben Parker welcome renowned military strategist Eliot…