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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 Is Bulldozing a National Park for His Border Wall (w/ Isaac Saul)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller sits down with Isaac Saul, founder of Tangle, to discuss Donald…
The BulwarkTrump-Backed, Racist Republican Just Lost His Primary
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Andy Ogles is officially not returning to Congress after losing his Tennessee…
The BulwarkSusan Glasser: The Irredeemable Republicans
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim got his hopes up that Bill Cassidy was going to come out against Blanche…
The BulwarkThe GOAT Episode
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL and Tim did a GIANT show this week. * Uncanny Callista Gingrich. * Thom…
The BulwarkBREAKING: Awful Jobs Report; 23,000 Jobs Lost; May & June Numbers Revised Down | Receipts Live
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Catherine Rampell and Sam Stein went live to cover the terrible jobs report…
The BulwarkTucker Carlson Thinks MAGA Is Ready to Dump Trump
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tucker Carlson has a new message for the Republican Party—and it sounds an…
The BulwarkSam Stein and Adam Hamilton: Trump’s Fabricated World Is Crashing
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com POTUS has always used lies to great advantage, but his fakery can’t disguise…
The BulwarkSen. Wyden: Banks Knew About Jeffrey Epstein and Looked Away
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) joins Catherine Rampell to discuss his years-long…
The BulwarkDrop What You’re Doing Right Now: MTG is on Cameo
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller, Sam Stein, and Will Sommer take on Laura Loomer’s latest cabinet…
The BulwarkJane Coaston: Pod Save Michigan
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com The polling was way off, but suburban Dem voters in Michigan nonetheless…
The BulwarkCapital One Just Dropped an Atomic Bomb on Trump (w/ Andrew Weissmann)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Andrew Weissmann discuss the Justice Department’s dismissal of…
The BulwarkCommand Post: Report Raises Alarms About U.S. Missile Supply
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) and Andrew Egger (filling in for Ben Parker)…
The BulwarkTrump’s Midterm Nightmare Is Starting Early
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline: White House to discuss Donald…
The BulwarkThe Next Level: LIVE Election Night Coverage
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah’s on vacation, so Sam, Tim, and JVL discuss:-Live results from the…
The BulwarkWe Quiz Tim on the Crazy Stuff That Happened When He Was Out
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller and producer Ansley Skipper test how much political news made it…
The BulwarkThis Might be the Saddest Congressman in America
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Rep. Chuck Edwards faces House Ethics censure over harassment allegations…
The BulwarkCharlie Warzel: The Tech Overlords’ Anti-Humanity Is Catching Up to Them
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Altman wants a supercomputer to talk to his kid so he doesn’t have to…
The BulwarkMorning Shots: Justice Department Drops FOUR Additional Reflecting Pool Cases
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 DOJ dropping more…
The BulwarkIs Jeanine Pirro About To Be Fired?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller and Sam Stein give their takes on Trump’s chaotic press conference…
The BulwarkRFK Jr.'s CNN Meltdown Was Even Worse Than You Think
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Will Saletan dismantles RFK Jr.'s disastrous CNN interview, exposing one false…
The BulwarkBill Kristol: Stop the Stupid Infighting, Dems
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Both the left and center-left are acting like the other faction within the…
The BulwarkMAGA Mondays: Max Miller is Facing a Right Wing Backlash
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Will Sommer, Sam Stein and Andrew Egger went live to cover the growing calls…
The BulwarkWill Catches Fox Lying About Fauci—Again
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Will Saletan fact-checks the GOP's Fauci diary attacks, debunking RFK Jr.'s…
The BulwarkTrump’s Polls Are Collapsing. Is a Blue Tsunami Coming? (w/ Ron Brownstein) | Bulwark on Sunday
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Join Bill Kristol and Ron Brownstein as they cover Trump's awful polling…
The BulwarkTrump is Making America Third World (w/ Idrees Kahloon)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Mona Charen speaks with The Atlantic’s Idrees Kahloon about how Trump’s…
The BulwarkDOJ Admits Reflecting Pool Wasn’t Vandalized
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sonny Bunch and Bill Kristol take on the dismissed felony vandalism case…
The BulwarkPure Michigan Chaos (with Jonathan Cohn)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com At the end of one of the most expensive Democratic primaries for Senate in…
The BulwarkTrump’s Obsession Is Tanking Republicans’ Chances
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah Matthews joins MS NOW’s Nicolle Wallace to break down Trump’s Cabinet…
The BulwarkJeff Bezos’s Washington Post Is Falling Apart (w/ Max Tani)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com The Washington Post is in turmoil once again. Opinion editor Adam O’Neal is…
The BulwarkYou Can See the Bush Line From Your House
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL have a super-sized, instant classic: * The Trump administration…
The BulwarkReceipts Live: Even FOX Doesn't Buy Hassett's Economic Spin
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Join Catherine Rampell and JVL as they cover the week's biggest economics and…
The BulwarkRoss Douthat Is Sending JVL Back to Confession
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Jasmine poses Triad readers’ questions to JVL: What do you think about the…
The Bulwark‘Sugar’ Examines a Different Side of Los Angeles
This week, I’m joined by Sugar showrunner Sam Catlin to discuss the second season of Apple TV’s underappreciated gem. If you haven’t watched the show, you…
The BulwarkNEW POLLS: Trump’s Approval Has Collapsed
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com President Trump’s approval rating is collapsing, and new polling shows voters…
The BulwarkJohn Cornyn and Thom Tillis Defy Trump on Todd Blanche Confirmation
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL and Andrew Egger discuss Todd Blanche’s stalled attorney general…
The BulwarkTrump Showed Up to the Trial and Lost $83 Million
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and George Conway discuss James Comey’s challenge to the “8647”…
The BulwarkThe Horny Economy Fueling MAGA Media
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Savanna Cannon has become one of the fastest-rising viral personalities in…
The BulwarkBill Kristol and Margaret Donovan: Hegseth Should Be Impeached
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com At the very least, Hegseth's refusal to acknowledge that it was our Tomahawk…
The BulwarkTop Democratic Fundraiser: There’s No Saving Ken Martin (w/ Rufus Gifford)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com The Democratic National Committee is facing growing criticism from within its…
The BulwarkJVL and Robert Kagan: Marco and Miller Go Full Fascist
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim’s back next week but in the meantime enjoy this ad-free preview of The…
The BulwarkThis Isn't a Hearing. It's a Show Trial.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Jonathan Cohn takes on the Fauci hearing spectacle, where Rand Paul grilled…
The BulwarkBREAKING: Trump Makes Profane Threat Against Iran, New Attacks on U.S. Assets (w/ John Kirby)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.), Ben Parker and special guest Ret. Rear Adm…
The BulwarkThe WHCD Walked Straight Into Trump’s Trap
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah, JVL, and Catherine Rampell discuss:- Mitch McConnell's SECOND proof of…
The BulwarkThe Government’s Sole Witness Just Sank the Reflecting Pool Case (w/ Ryan Reilly)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com The Justice Department's case against Olympic canoeist David Hearn may have a…
The BulwarkWill Sommer and Asawin Suebsaeng: The Groypers Have Taken over Trumpland
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Stephen Miller has a free hand to pump out his racist policies; Trump…
The BulwarkBREAKING: Trump Claims Lindsey Graham Wanted Deal to End Iran War | Morning Shots
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 Trump’s claim that the late…
The BulwarkMitch McConnell Releases Another “Proof of Life” Photograph
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Mitch McConnell says he's "still working hard" to get back to the Senate, but…
The BulwarkBill Kristol and John Heilemann: Taking a Wrecking Ball to the Military
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Not only has our lousy commander-in-chief allowed the country's missile…
The BulwarkMAGA Mondays: Trump Goes on a Bizarre, Manic Posting Spree
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Will Sommer and Sam Stein went live to cover Laura Loomer's recent trip to…
The BulwarkUkraine's Defense Shake Up
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Eliot returns from his trip to western Canada to review the latest jackassery…
The BulwarkWaltz Keeps Saying the War Goal Is “Very Clear.” He Can’t Name It.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Will Saletan and Ben Parker take on Mike Waltz's Sunday show gauntlet…
The BulwarkEpstein Survivor Asks: Will Any GOP Senators Do the Right Thing? (w/ Dani Bensky)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Bill Kristol welcomes Epstein survivor Dani Bensky to discuss her private…
The BulwarkHow Democrats Can Win Big
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Thomas Edsall tells Mona Charen Democrats can recover from Trump's bad ratings…
The BulwarkBitter, Miserable Trump Whines Through Interminable WHCD Speech
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Trump took the stage at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and delivered…
The BulwarkAmy Walter: Pennsylvania's Trump-Shapiro Voters
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com In Pennsylvania, Governor Josh Shapiro is on track for a pretty big win in…
The BulwarkDestiny Introduces JVL to the Wild World of Streaming
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL joins Destiny for his first-ever political stream to talk about how MAGA…
The BulwarkThe Second Iran War?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Big show today: It’s the dawn of Streamer JVL? Plus: Some questions for Tom…
The BulwarkCommand Post: Pentagon Hides Number of Troops Killed In Iran War
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Join Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) and Ben Parker as they cover the Pentagon…
The BulwarkReceipts Live: Oil Hits $100/Barrel as Iran War Escalates (w/ Paul Krugman)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Join JVL and special guest Paul Krugman (filling in for Catherine) as they…
The BulwarkWhich Directors Have the Most Hollywood Juice?
On this week’s episode, I’m joined by Nate Jones of Vulture to discuss his monumental effort to rank the 100 most powerful directors in Hollywood. We discussed…