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Bulwark Takes
Bulwark Takes brings you bite-sized takes on the news of the day from the entire Bulwark team. This is the home to ad-free video shorts, Bulwark+ member-only livestreams, and live event archives. The news cycle doesn’t slow down, and neither do we.
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Episodes
Bulwark TakesTrump 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…
Bulwark TakesTim 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…
Bulwark TakesThe 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…
Bulwark TakesTrump 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…
Bulwark TakesCommand 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?…
Bulwark TakesTrump 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…
Bulwark TakesAn 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…
Bulwark TakesMorning 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…
Bulwark TakesTrump 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…
Bulwark TakesMAGA 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…
Bulwark TakesMike 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…
Bulwark TakesSouth 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…
Bulwark TakesTexas 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…
Bulwark TakesElon 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…
Bulwark TakesGOP 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…
Bulwark TakesSarah 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…
Bulwark TakesTrump’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…
Bulwark TakesFake 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…
Bulwark TakesVivek’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…
Bulwark TakesCommand 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…
Bulwark TakesMAGA 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…
Bulwark TakesBREAKING: 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…
Bulwark TakesAbdul 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…
Bulwark TakesDana 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…
Bulwark TakesCIA 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…
Bulwark TakesSam 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…
Bulwark TakesMike 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…
Bulwark TakesMorning 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…
Bulwark TakesTrump 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…
Bulwark TakesMAGA 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…
Bulwark TakesBulwark 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…
Bulwark TakesTrump’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…
Bulwark TakesDid 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…
Bulwark TakesUkraine 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…
Bulwark TakesJames 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…
Bulwark TakesThe 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…
Bulwark TakesGenerals 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…
Bulwark TakesTrump-Friendly Influencer Has MAJOR Buyer’s Remorse (w/ Mario Nawfal)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller ventures outside the Bulwark bubble for a candid conversation with…
Bulwark TakesBREAKING: Trump Fires New Press Secretary After Five Days (w/ Judd Legum)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com This is something you won’t find anywhere else: firsthand reporting from the…
Bulwark TakesThe Trio: MAGA Influencers Are Running for Cover After Talarico Smear Collapses
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Look, we’ll keep this simple: It’s the Trio. Uncut, ad-free, and uncensored…
Bulwark TakesElon Musk Has Dumped $276 Million To Save Republicans
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller gives his take on Elon Musk’s return as the biggest campaign donor…
Bulwark TakesMorning Shots Live: Trump Reportedly Considering Firing Susie Wiles
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Is Donald Trump about to fire the woman who has kept his White House from…
Bulwark TakesDid Trump and DoD Secretly Pull the Plug on Ukraine?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com There aren’t many shows where a former CIA officer and an investigative…
Bulwark TakesCommand Post: Trump Reportedly Wavering on Livestreamed Execution (w/ Margaret Donovan)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Ben Parker and Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) break down the latest…
Bulwark TakesThe Man Who Exposed Kimberly Guilfoyle Reacts to Her Resignation (w/ Eric Deters)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein sits down with Eric Deters, the man whose text messages helped…
Bulwark TakesBREAKING: Trump Asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to Resign | Morning Shots
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 the news White House Press…
Bulwark TakesTrump Jokes as a Woman Is Beaten at His Rally
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com A quick note: The Bulwark doesn’t believe in phony balance that gives liars…
Bulwark TakesMAGA Mondays: The Spectacularly Stupid Collapse of MAGA’s Talarico Conspiracy
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com MAGA thought it had a career-ending scandal on James Talarico. Instead, it got…
Bulwark TakesFox News Hosts Clash Over Trump’s Deal with Putin
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Michael Weiss and Marc Polymeropoulos give their takes on Trump’s latest deal…
Bulwark TakesSenator Who Served With JD Vance Explains Why He’ll Never Be President (w/ Sen. Schatz)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sen. Brian Schatz joins Sam Stein to explain why Democrats suddenly have a…
Bulwark TakesRon Brownstein: Trump’s Collapse Is Unlike Anything We’ve Seen in Decades | Bulwark on Sunday
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com A quick note: Anyone can tell you who’s up in Iowa. The harder question is…
Bulwark TakesZelensky Defies Trump, Strikes Putin Where It Hurts Most
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com A quick note: The Bulwark doesn’t believe in phony balance that gives liars…
Bulwark TakesJon Husted Is the Fakest Republican in America
A quick note: We’re keeping this video free because every Ohio voter deserves to know who they’re voting for. If you have friends or family in Ohio, please…
Bulwark TakesHegseth’s Livestreamed Execution Exposes His Pathetic Tough-Guy Act
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) give their takes on Defense…
Bulwark TakesVance, Tucker, or Don Jr.? JVL Makes a Surprising Choice | Mailbag Q&A
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Could a Democratic landslide in 2026 actually help JD Vance win the…
Bulwark TakesDemocrats Aren’t Winning Because They’re Brilliant. It’s Trump.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller, Sam Stein, and Democratic strategist Lis Smith join a live…
Bulwark TakesJD Vance Humiliates Himself Trying to Define "Socialism"
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller gives his take on JD Vance’s fumbling attempt to define socialism…
Bulwark TakesWe Spoke to the Guy Who Snitched on Kimberly Guilfoyle (w/ Eric Deters)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com This is what makes The Bulwark different: going straight to the people…
Bulwark TakesBOMBSHELL: Leaked Kimberly Guilfoyle Texts Reveal Brazen Corruption
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein, Marc Polymeropoulos, and Michael Weiss went live to take on the…
Bulwark TakesSusan Collins Couldn't Answer One Simple Question About Trump
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Will Saletan breaks down the Maine Senate debate between Republican incumbent…