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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 TakesHertling and Kristol on Venezuela, Tensions in Europe, and a Pentagon Under Pressure
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Bill Kristol and Mark Hertling discuss Venezuela’s uncertain path, Europe’s…
Bulwark TakesChris Murphy: Trump’s Freakout Over the Epstein Files Tells You Everything
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com NOTE: There are a few moments when the video cuts out. We apologize for these…
Bulwark TakesTrump’s Lost His Most Reliable Amplifier
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL and Andrew Egger take on Donald Trump’s messy public split with Marjorie…
Bulwark TakesThe Most Unhinged 24 Hours of the Trump Era (So Far)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein gives a rapid rundown of a chaotic 24 hours in Trump-world, from…
Bulwark TakesTim Miller: Rolling Back the Tariffs Exposes Trump's Lie
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller takes on JD Vance’s latest lie, the immigrant scapegoating cycle…
Bulwark TakesAdam Kinzinger Teases a Run Against Ted Cruz?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com NOTE: There are a few moments when the video cuts out. We apologize for these…
Bulwark TakesTrump Promotes Guy Who Was Too Racist for GOP Senators
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller gives his take on Donald Trump promoting Paul Ingrassia, the racist…
Bulwark TakesMegyn Kelly is a Deeply Broken Person
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller takes on Megyn Kelly and Batya Ungar-Sargon’s appalling attempt to…
Bulwark TakesTrump’s New Excuse for The Economy
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Donald Trump has a new message for Americans worried about the economy: you’re…
Bulwark TakesMAGA Media Turns on Kash Patel—And His Girlfriend
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Will Sommer take on Kash Patel’s government jet scandal, the…
Bulwark TakesBreaking: New Emails Suggest Epstein Had Major Leverage Over Trump
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah Longwell and Andrew Egger take on the explosive new Epstein emails that…
Bulwark TakesTrump Tore Down JFK’s USAID Program
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Atul Gawande joins Jonathan to expose the deadly consequences of Trump’s…
Bulwark TakesTim Miller: Trump’s “Anti-Establishment” Act Is Over
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 Trump’s…
Bulwark TakesThe Redistricting Twist No One Saw Coming (w/ Dave Wasserman)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller talks with Cook Political Report’s Dave Wasserman about how…
Bulwark TakesLeaked Emails Expose Ghislaine Maxwell’s Prison Privileges (w/ Julie K. Brown)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller takes on Ghislaine Maxwell’s outrageous “Club Fed” treatment with…
Bulwark TakesNew Poll: Independent Voters are Rejecting Trump
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein is joined by Blueprint’s chief strategist Alyssa Cass for her take…
Bulwark TakesTrump’s Own AI Knows He’s Wrong
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller takes on the Truth Social AI that accidentally tells the truth…
Bulwark TakesTrump Can’t Pardon State Crimes...He’s Trying Anyway
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein speaks with Former U.S. Pardon Attorney Liz Oyer for her take on…
Bulwark TakesNancy Mace is Still Complaining About Airport Security
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein, Tim Miller, and Will Sommer share their takes on Nancy Mace’s…
Bulwark TakesWill the Shutdown Deal Actually Hold?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Joe Perticone discuss the breaking news that it appears the…
Bulwark TakesTrump Posts, His Staff Panics—Again
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Jack Cocchiarella take on Scott Bessent’s walk-back of Trump’s…
Bulwark TakesJames Talarico's "Scandal" Makes Me Like Him More
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller takes on James Talarico’s spicy Instagram follows, Candace Owens…
Bulwark TakesConsumers Absolutely Hate Trump's Economy
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah Longwell and Catherine Rampell take on consumer sentiment reaching its…
Bulwark TakesTim Falls For New Dutch PM? (w/ Stan Veuger)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller brings on Dutch economist Stan Veuger for some good news. The…
Bulwark TakesTom Nichols: This Is What the End of the World Sounds Like
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sonny Bunch talks with Atlantic writer and national security expert Tom…
Bulwark TakesSubstack Live with Steven Beschloss and JVL
Steven Beschloss and Jonathan V. Last talk about Trump’s sociopathic indifference, his war on the poor, and the rise of authoritarianism inside the GOP. They…
Bulwark TakesRFK Jr. Is the Biggest Public-Health Threat in U.S. History (w/ Sam Kass)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Jonathan Cohn talks with former White House chef and Obama nutrition advisor…
Bulwark TakesJason Crow: Voters Want Normal Government, Not Trump’s Circus
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO-06) take on the growing backlash to…
Bulwark TakesJury Acquits “Sandwich Guy” in Ridiculous Trial
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL and Sarah Longwell take on the absurd “Sandwich Guy” trial—where…
Bulwark TakesThe Jobs Report Trump Doesn’t Want You to See
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah Longwell and JVL take on Donald Trump’s hidden unemployment crisis—the…
Bulwark TakesWhat It Was Like To Face Off Against Nancy Pelosi (w/ Barbara Comstock)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein, Jonathan Cohn, and former Congresswoman Barbara Comstock take on…
Bulwark TakesPat Ryan’s Plan to End Sports Blackouts
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Rep. Pat Ryan joins Tim to talk takeaways from big wins in New York, New…
Bulwark TakesSam Stein: Democrats’ Big Wins May Redraw the 2026 Senate Map
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Democrats notch big wins from New Jersey to Virginia, including a historic…
Bulwark TakesScott "Dilbert Guy" Adams Gets MAGAcare
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Jonathan Cohn and Will Sommer take on Trumpworld’s sudden rush to help Dilbert…
Bulwark TakesDemocrats Are Winning… Now What? (w/ Josh Shapiro)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah Longwell talks with Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro about what…
Bulwark TakesKaine: Trump’s Shutdown Is Pure Neglect
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein takes on Tuesday’s stunning election results with Senator Tim Kaine…
Bulwark TakesDemocrats Just Had Their Best Night in Years
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and John Avlon take on the Democrats’ massive wins—from New York’s…
Bulwark TakesTim Miller: I Still Have Election Night PTSD!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller joins Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC to break down Election Night—from…
Bulwark TakesMTG on The View: Truth-Teller, Grifter or Something Else?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller and Sam Stein take on Marjorie Taylor Greene’s latest stop on her…
Bulwark TakesBill and JVL on Dick Cheney’s Legacy
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL and Bill Kristol reflect on the life and legacy of Dick Cheney—a man who…
Bulwark TakesTrump’s “Peace” Presidency Keeps Threatening New Wars
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL and Andrew Egger take on Trump’s threat to attack Nigeria over Christian…
Bulwark TakesTrump’s Approval Sinks BELOW Biden’s Post-Debate Nadir
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com The numbers don’t lie! Trump’s polls are tanking. His shutdown chaos, economic…
Bulwark Takes61-Year-Old Man Jailed For 5 Weeks Over a Trump Meme
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller looks at two shocking cases that expose the right’s growing war on…
Bulwark TakesWe Watched Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ Interview. It’s Nuts.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Will Saletan recap Donald Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ interview, both…
Bulwark TakesKash Patel’s Mile-High Meltdown
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 Kash Patel’s use of his FBI…
Bulwark TakesTrump’s World Tour of Insecurity
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Jack Cocchiarella takes on the aftermath of Donald Trump’s international trip…
Bulwark TakesTrump’s ‘Gatsby’ Party Proves He’s Lost Touch With Reality
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein takes on the jarring contrast between Trump’s over-the-top…
Bulwark TakesTrump Rejects All Oversight on Venezuela War. What's Next? (w/ Ryan Goodman)
Bill Kristol talks with legal scholar Ryan Goodman about how the Trump administration has rejected all congressional oversight over planned military strikes in…
Bulwark TakesFox News Got Duped by AI—and Lied About It
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller takes on how Fox News ran with a totally fake story—racist AI…
Bulwark TakesWill SNAP's Collapse Force a Shutdown Resolution? (w/ Arthur Delaney)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Arthur Delaney joins Sam Stein to break down what changed, why it matters, and…
Bulwark TakesTim Miller: Trump’s Hunger Crisis Hits His Own Voters
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller joins MSNBC’s Deadline: White House to break down the Trump…
Bulwark TakesStephen Miller’s Wife Threatens Cenk Uygur on the Air
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL and Andrew Egger discuss Katie Miller, wife of Stephen Miller and “MAGA…
Bulwark TakesHeritage Chooses Tucker Over Its Own Principles
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tucker Carlson’s gone full mask-off, giving airtime to white nationalist Nick…
Bulwark TakesWhy is the Trump Administration Purging Our Military’s Best?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Bill Kristol and General Mark Hertling discuss the wave of senior military…
Bulwark TakesMeet America’s Worst Governor
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com This one’s for Tim Miller, and he’s on fire. Jeff Landry getting involved with…
Bulwark TakesRaja to Trump: Stop Building Ballrooms and Reopen the Government!
Note: Due to technical issues during recording, this Bulwark Take is only available in audio form. Sam Stein talks with Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi about…
Bulwark TakesA Breakdown of Nancy Mace’s Years-Long Crash Out
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Nancy Mace used to wave the pride flag and support gay marriage, and now she’s…
Bulwark TakesHow Democrats Plan to Fight Trump’s New Maps (w/ Suzan DelBene)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com House Democrats are fighting back in what’s shaping up to be a national…
Bulwark TakesTim & Bill on the Creepiest Trump Propaganda Yet
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller and Bill Kristol take on the Trump administration’s bizarre new…
Bulwark TakesRounders Bombed—Then Became a Absolute Classic!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah, JVL and Sonny take on Rounders—the ’90s cult poker movie that turned…