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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 Called This Fraud—While Doing It Himself
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com ProPublica’s Justin Elliott talks with Tim Miller about a fresh set of…
Bulwark TakesTim Miller: Drowsy Don Keeps Getting Caught Nodding Off
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller joins Nicolle Wallace to take on Marjorie Taylor Greene’s 60…
Bulwark TakesJared Kushner Joins Paramount's Hostile Bid For Warner Bros
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL is joined by Catherine Rampell and Sonny Bunch to give their takes on the…
Bulwark TakesOkay, What's REALLY Going on With Benny Johnson?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein, Tim Miller, and Will Sommer give their takes on the wild Benny…
Bulwark TakesHow the Hell Is Cory Mills in Congress?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller takes on the jaw-dropping story of GOP Rep. Cory Mills with guest…
Bulwark TakesWee Man Greg Bovino Wants Headlines—Not Criminals
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller takes on the ICE raids unfolding in Louisiana, exposing how the…
Bulwark TakesTrump Expected Payback—Rep. Cuellar Didn’t Deliver
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein talks Donald Trump’s chaotic pardons, from Democratic Rep. Henry…
Bulwark TakesSen. Warner on the Boat Strike Crisis
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Bill Kristol is joined by Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia to discuss the boat…
Bulwark TakesPediatric Cancer Bill is Good News That Still Hurts
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein highlights 16-year-old cancer patient Mikaela Naylon, who spent her…
Bulwark TakesInside the Blaze’s Pipe-Bomb Face-Plant
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Will Sommer take on The Blaze’s spectacular pipe-bomb…
Bulwark TakesShould We Just Keep Trump Busy With Fake Prizes?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Ben Parker and Catherine Rampell give their take on the absurdity of Donald…
Bulwark TakesSen. Tom Cotton Defends the Indefensible
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller and JVL take on the wildly conflicting stories coming out of…
Bulwark TakesScott Bessent Is a Political Hack. Treasury Can’t Survive That.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com In a financial crisis, the markets need to trust the Treasury Secretary and…
Bulwark TakesRush Hour 4 and the Billion-Dollar Bribe Machine
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Catherine Rampell take on Corporate America’s biggest concern…
Bulwark TakesTim Miller: People Are Using Violent Threats to Pressure Indiana to Redistrict
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 (MSNOW) to break…
Bulwark TakesTrump Holds North Korea–Style Cabinet Meeting, But with Naps
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Andrew Egger take on Trump’s surreal cabinet meeting—the praise…
Bulwark TakesTrump's Honduras Pardon Looks Worse and Worse
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Will Saletan take on Trump’s bizarre pardon of the former…
Bulwark TakesThe FDA’s Vaccine Death Email Looks Like a Political Stunt (w/ Demetre Daskalakis)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Jonathan Cohn and Dr. Demetre Daskalakis take on the FDA’s dramatic…
Bulwark TakesIs Adm. Bradley Getting Blamed for Hegseth’s Mess?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Ben Parker and Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling take on the alleged kill order at sea…
Bulwark TakesOK Governor Jumps Into a Fight Over a Homework Assignment
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL and Will Sommer give their take on the latest culture-war absurdity: a…
Bulwark TakesAlina Habba's Appointment Ruled Unlawful (w/ Leah Litman)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Andrew Egger is joined by law professor and constitutional law expert Leah…
Bulwark TakesTrump's Drug Kingpin Pardon Makes No Sense
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Andrew Egger and Will Saletan take on Trump’s stunning move to pardon…
Bulwark TakesInside Trump’s Brutal Anti-Immigrant Agenda
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Bill Kristol and Aaron Reichlin-Melnick discuss Trump’s escalating nativism…
Bulwark TakesTim Miller Dismantles Scott Jennings' Excuses
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller takes on Scott Jennings’ pro-Trump turn, breaking down his on-air…
Bulwark TakesTim Explains Why James Carville Pisses People Off
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com James Carville, the “Ragin’ Cajun,” is back with his view on the Democratic…
Bulwark TakesIt Turns Out America First Lives in Bangladesh
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Will Sommer take on X/Twitter’s new geolocation feature and the…
Bulwark TakesTrump is Exploiting Tragedy to Burn This Country Down
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL and Sarah take on the shooting of two National Guard members in DC…
Bulwark TakesThe NFL Pretends It’s Above Politics. It Never Was. (w/ Seth Wickersham)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller sits down with ESPN’s Seth Wickersham to talk football, politics…
Bulwark TakesInside Tim's Insane Jubilee Experience
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller and Sam Stein take on Tim’s wild Jubilee experience—the secrecy…
Bulwark TakesBehind the Scenes of a Military Thanksgiving
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) joins Bill Kristol to reflect on what…
Bulwark TakesIs James Fishback the Weirdest GOP Candidate Yet?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Will Sommer take on the bizarre rise of James Fishback—the…
Bulwark TakesTim Miller: MTG’s Exit Is a Bigger Problem Than Trump Thinks
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller joins MSNOW’s Deadline: White House to take on the growing alarm…
Bulwark TakesThe Story Riley Gaines Doesn't Want to Tell (w/ Pablo Torre)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller and Pablo Torre break down how Riley Gaines went from a college…
Bulwark TakesComey Indictment Dismissed, Halligan Appointment “Invalid” (w/ Kyle Cheney)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein, Andrew Egger, and POLITICO’s Kyle Cheney are going live to discuss…
Bulwark TakesCandace Owens Is Now Fully Delusional–and Her Audience Doesn’t Care
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller and Will Sommer break down Candace Owens’ continuing conspiracy…
Bulwark TakesConfusion Erupts Over Leaked Peace Plan
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein is joined by Erin Banco to discuss the 28-point Russia-Ukraine peace…
Bulwark TakesTim Miller: Trump Laughs at Being Called "Fascist"—But We Shouldn't
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller join MSNOW’s The Weekend (with The Bulwark’s own Catherine Rampell)…
Bulwark TakesTrump’s Economic Numbers Don’t Add Up
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Bill Kristol and Catherine Rampell talk the real state of the economy, new…
Bulwark TakesTrump’s Government Is Purging Core Economic and Social Data
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com After the shutdown froze key agencies, the U.S. is now stuck with permanent…
Bulwark TakesSam & Sarah's Origin Story
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah Longwell and Sam Stein take on Donald Trump’s surprisingly friendly…
Bulwark TakesBREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene Drops Sudden Resignation Video
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein, JVL and Andrew Egger take on Marjorie Taylor Greene’s shocking…
Bulwark TakesSen. Mark Kelly Responds to Trump’s “Punishable by Death” Posts
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sen. Mark Kelly joins Sam Stein for his take on Donald Trump’s posts calling…
Bulwark TakesEurope Will Stand Behind Zelensky, Not Trump
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Bill Kristol and Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling discuss why the proposed U.S.–Russia…
Bulwark TakesDemocrats Are Furious, But Is This Maryland Dem Right about Redistricting? (w/ Bill Ferguson)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com After Lauren Egan wrote her newsletter Meet the Most Hated Democrat in America…
Bulwark TakesSen. Cassidy Said RFK Jr. Would Not Change Autism Guidance. Now What?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com The CDC just updated its website regarding vaccines and autism, backtracking…
Bulwark TakesA Trump Judge Called Texas Gerrymander Illegal—Now What? (w/ Rep. Lizzie Fletcher)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah sits down with Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher to break down the Texas…
Bulwark TakesTrump Called for Democrats to Be Executed
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Trump spent the morning amplifying posts calling for Democratic lawmakers to…
Bulwark TakesBillionaire Sickos Cozy Up With Saudi Dictator at Trump Dinner
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Donald Trump hosted a dinner for Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman and…
Bulwark TakesTim Miller: The Wheels Are Coming Off The Trump Train
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller takes on Trump’s terrible week—the botched Comey prosecution, the…
Bulwark TakesLoomer As Fed Chair? Don’t Laugh–It Could Happen!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Trump publicly fantasized about firing Jerome Powell and installing a more…
Bulwark TakesTrump Can’t Keep His Own Stories Straight Anymore
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL and Sam Stein take on Trump’s rambling McDonald’s appearance, the…
Bulwark TakesTexas and Indiana May Derail Trump’s Gerrymandering Plan
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Tim Miller take on the genuinely wild day in redistricting…
Bulwark TakesTrump Defends MBS, Dodges Epstein Questions, Attacks the Press
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Donald Trump welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the Oval…
Bulwark TakesBREAKING: House Passes Epstein Files Release 427–1
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Description: The House just voted 427–1 to release the Epstein files, a…
Bulwark TakesWhy Your THC Seltzer Might Be Illegal Next Year (w/ Natalie Fertig)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Red states built up a massive hemp industry and the vote by Congress to reopen…
Bulwark TakesTim Miller: Trump Bullies One Ally While Another Slips Away
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim digs into Trump’s ugly attacks on Rep Thomas Massie, the backstory Trump…
Bulwark TakesWhy Would You Get Dating Advice From Jeffrey Epstein?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL and Sam Stein take on Larry Summers’ embarrassing Epstein emails, Summers’…
Bulwark TakesWhy MTG’s Chaos Makes Her Useful
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and JVL take on Marjorie Taylor Greene’s break from Trump, why her…
Bulwark TakesWhy Republicans Are Terrified of The Emails
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Will Saletan dissect Sen. Barrasso’s messy defense of Trump amid…
Bulwark TakesTrump Can’t Hold the Coalition Together Anymore
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Jack Cocchiarella take on Trump’s attacks on Rep. Massie hitting…