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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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Episodes
The BulwarkTrump Just Hung Scott Jennings Out to Dry
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller and JVL take a victory lap through some of the most confident…
The BulwarkBill Kristol: Call the Pool Police
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Trump is so embarrassed by his own personal vandalism of the Reflecting Pool…
The BulwarkRising Antisemitism is a Dark Omen for Society
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Eliot reviews the week’s jackassery and offers his thoughts on Juneteenth and…
The BulwarkDid JD Vance Get Publicly Humiliated in Switzerland?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Will Saletan take on the messy first day of U.S.-Iran…
The BulwarkTrump Is Hijacking America’s 250th Birthday (w/ Kevin Levin)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Bill Kristol sits down with Civil War historian Kevin Levin to examine Trump’s…
The BulwarkTrump Bombed Iran—Then Gave It Everything It Wanted
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Mona Charen welcomes military analyst Andrew Fox for a conversation on Trump’s…
The BulwarkPatrick Svitek: Texas & Maine Swing Voters Sound Off
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Barrels of ink have been spilled about James Talarico, Ken Paxton, Graham…
The BulwarkTrump's Reflecting Pool Guy Looks like a Cartoon Mobster
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL and Sonny Bunch take on the bizarre saga of Washington’s algae-filled…
The BulwarkJD Vance. Ross Douthat. 'Nuff Said.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com The Iran war deal is falling apart (already). Israel is turning on Trump. And…
The BulwarkTa-Nehisi Coates: Obama's Legacy in a Trump World
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Obama never thought Trump could win in 2016, perhaps because he underestimated…
The BulwarkReceipts Live: Convicted Grifters from SBF to Elizabeth Holmes Are Betting on Trump
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL and Catherine Rampell take on the bizarre saga of Trump’s Reflecting Pool…
The BulwarkThe Staggering Dishonesty of JD Vance's Iran Deal Spin
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Will Saletan takes on JD Vance's TV blitz defending the Iran nuclear deal—and…
The BulwarkThe Mount Rushmore of TV
On this week’s episode, I’m rejoined by my first guest, the great Richard Rushfield, to talk all things TV. What’s the deal with Fox buying Roku? What does the…
The BulwarkFake Badges. A Strip Club. Iran Airstrikes. Two MAGA Weirdos.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein, Tim Miller and Will Sommer take on an insane MAGA scandal in…
The BulwarkAdam Kinzinger: Trump Is a Cheese-Eating Surrender Monkey
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Donald Trump gave away the store in the second worst treaty signed at…
The BulwarkLIVE VIDEO: Reflecting Pool Disaster—Peeling Paint & Green Water
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein, Brendan Hartnett and Sarah Matthews are going live to cover the…
The BulwarkA Dramatic Reading of JD Vance’s Awful Book
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller and JVL attempt to read JD Vance’s new memoir 'Communion' and…
The BulwarkU.S. Intelligence is Winning the War in Ukraine (w/ Michael Weiss & Marc Polymeropoulos)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Journalist Michael Weiss, editor of The Insider, and retired CIA veteran Marc…
The BulwarkStephen Miller and JD Vance Wanted to Suspend Habeas Corpus (w/ Leah Litman)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah Longwell is joined by law professor and Strict Scrutiny co-host Leah…
The BulwarkKrystal Ball: The MAGA Neocon Tears Are So Sad
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com The pro-Israel hawks are still reeling from the terms of Trump's initial deal…
The BulwarkBREAKING: Exhausted Trump Rambles Through Parade of Grievances On G7 Stage
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein, Andrew Egger, and Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.), went live to cover…
The BulwarkCommand Post: Trump Doesn't Understand the War He Just Lost (w/ Tom Nichols)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) and Ben Parker are joined by Tom Nichols to…
The BulwarkBen Shapiro's Tears Aren't Enough. The Iran War Hawks Owe Us More.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL, Sarah Longwell, and Tim Miller discuss the Iran "deal" that isn't really…
The BulwarkMichael Weiss: The Vice President Is Looking Pretty Stupid
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Vance is trying to sell the administration’s initial deal with Iran as a…
The BulwarkBOMBSHELL: Trump’s Ballroom to Cost Taxpayers $300 Million
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and JVL give their takes on a bombshell new report from the…
The BulwarkMorning Shots Live: Trump Loses War Against Reflecting Pool Algae (and Iran)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Andrew Egger and Bill Kristol went live to cover the week's biggest news.
The BulwarkTrump’s DOJ Has A New Target: Gavin Newsom
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and POLITICO’s Chris Cadelago take on reports that the Trump Justice…
The BulwarkI Watched Kyiv Burn Last Night (w/ Caolan Robertson)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller is joined by journalist and YouTuber Caolan Robertson, reporting…
The BulwarkBill Kristol: Trump’s Weak, Sad, and Embarrassing Weekend
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com POTUS humiliated himself and our country with a peace “deal” that strengthens…
The BulwarkUFC Fighter Calls Michelle Obama a Man at Trump’s Birthday Party
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Will Sommer and Sam Stein are going live to cover all the news in the right…
The BulwarkBREAKING: Trump Announces Deal With Iran, To Be Signed Friday
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller and JVL give their takes on Trump's announcement that he's reached…
The BulwarkTrump’s “New Iran Deal” Sounds A Lot Like Obama’s
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Will Saletan gives his take on the Trump administration’s victory lap over a…
The BulwarkThe Iranian Regime Isn't Going Anywhere
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com With Eric on vacation, Eliot welcomes Kenneth Pollack, VP for Policy at the…
The BulwarkJohn Avlon’s Final Warning (w/ Rye Barcott) | How to Fix It
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com John Avlon welcomes Marine veteran and With Honor co-founder Rye Barcott to…
The BulwarkThe Congresswoman Who Forced Trump's Name Off the Kennedy Center
The Bulwark's Brendan Hartnett reported live from the Kennedy Center at 2:30 AM on Saturday morning, where Rep. Joyce Beatty—who sued Trump in December after…
The BulwarkThe People Running America Are So Much DUMBER Than You Think (w/ Destiny)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller and political streamer Destiny take on Bulwark Podcast clip that…
The BulwarkRachel Janfaza: You Kids, Get Off My Lawn!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Gen Z swung hard for Trump in 2024. Now his approval with them is under 30%…
The BulwarkBREAKING: Workers To Remove Trump’s Name from Kennedy Center
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com The Bulwark crew was live on the ground at The Kennedy Center for the…
The BulwarkPride Changed My Life. Here’s Why.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller recaps his appearance on Deadline: White House with Nicole Wallace…
The BulwarkPete Hegseth's Bench Press Is Embarrassing
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Pete Hegseth's latest workout video was supposed to showcase strength…
The BulwarkJon Favreau: Why Aren't More People Talking about Nipple-Gate?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com The vice president of the United States called a meeting in the Situation Room…
The BulwarkWe've Got a Situation
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com A super-sized Secret this week: * Sarah and JVL are coming to the legendary…
The BulwarkBREAKING: Judge Denies Trump Request for Stay on Removing Name from Kennedy Center
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Bill Kristol, Sonny Bunch and Brendan Hartnett went live to cover the court…
The BulwarkThe Wild West of 1980s Movie Financing
I’m joined by Peter M. Hoffman this week to discuss his new memoir, Karmic Winds, about his time in Hollywood as the tax lawyer who could figure out how to get…
The BulwarkThe Trio: RFK Jr.'s Podcast Guest Injected Stem Cells Into His Penis
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller, Sam Stein, and Will Sommer are back and the FBI is coming after…
The BulwarkAnne Applebaum: Trump's Firehose of Lies
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Trump shifts his position on the Iran war so often that it sure looks like he…
The BulwarkBREAKING: Trump Threatens Iran Invasion
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) and Ben Parker cover President Trump's post…
The BulwarkNYT: Dan Bongino SCREAMED at Pam Bondi Over Epstein Files
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein, Tim Miller, and Sonny Bunch give their takes on the New York Times…
The BulwarkTrump’s Pick for Attorney General Is Even Worse Than You Think
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Trump's AG nominee Todd Blanche lost Trump's own criminal trial, built an…
The BulwarkRaphael Warnock: Fight for Your Democracy
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Donald Trump knows he is on target to lose the midterms, so he's busy laying…
The BulwarkTrump Says He "Loves" Inflation, Claims to Reveal Military Secrets During Bizarre Press Event
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL, Andrew Egger and Ben Parker went live to discuss Trump's June 10th press…
The BulwarkCommand Post: US & Iran Restart Attacks, Army Helicopter Downed, Trump Threatens War Crimes
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) and Ben Parker are discussing the week's major…
The BulwarkLive Election Coverage for Maine, South Carolina, and More
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Join Sam Stein and Bill Kristol as they cover the evening's primary elections…
The BulwarkBooed at the NBA Finals, Stormed Off NBC—Trump Is DOWN BAD
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com The gang is back together, and the U.S. and Iran are back at war...maybe? Tim…
The BulwarkJason Calacanis: The Silicon Valley Vibes Are Still Pro-Trump
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Trump's approval rating may be near record lows, but tech tycoons and…
The BulwarkMorning Shots: Trump Snoozes as Knicks Lose, GOP's Craziest Election-Fraud Conspiracy Yet
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Andrew Egger and Bill Kristol went live to cover the week's news. As always…
The BulwarkTrump Crashed the NBA Finals and Got Exactly What He Deserved
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller gives his take on Donald Trump's appearance at Madison Square…
The BulwarkJared Kushner Makes Hunter Biden Look Like a Boy Scout (w/ Casey Michel)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Andrew Egger is joined by Casey Michel, author of the forthcoming book United…
The BulwarkBill Kristol: Make It the Summer of Epstein
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Todd Blanche did one singular thing that particularly pleased Donald Trump: He…
The BulwarkMAGA Mondays: MAJOR MAGA on MAGA Fights
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Will Sommer went live to give their takes on the flurry of…