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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 TakesTim Miller: Republicans Know What’s Coming. That’s Why They’re Hiding.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller joins Alicia Menendez on MS NOW to take on the growing questions…
Bulwark TakesEx-CIA Officer: Natalie Harp Is an Intelligence Nightmare (w/ Michael Weiss & Marc Polymeropoulos)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Michael Weiss and Marc Polymeropoulos discuss Trump’s “economic D-Day” against…
Bulwark TakesThe Man Who Taught Donald Trump How to Be a Demagogue (w/ Chris Cillizza)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Chris Cillizza and JVL use Hulk Hogan and the strange world of professional…
Bulwark TakesMike Johnson Is Humiliating Himself Trying to Defend Trump’s War
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Will Saletan tracks House Republicans—Mike Johnson, Gabe Evans, Jason…
Bulwark TakesTim Unboxes a Republican Candidate’s “Medical Device”
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Zach Lahn is the Republican candidate for governor of Iowa with a very unusual…
Bulwark TakesMAGA Scumbag Cory Mills Just Learned What Trump’s Loyalty Is Worth
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Andrew Egger and Lauren Egan break down Florida’s Democratic primaries—and…
Bulwark TakesBREAKING: Trump Wants To Meet Kim Jong Un
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) and Ben Parker went live to cover Trump’s newest…
Bulwark TakesTim and Will Tour Where MAGA Goes to Party, Fight & Get Arrested
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller is back in DC and it's somehow crazier than he left it. With…
Bulwark TakesMorning Shots Live: Trumpworld Erupts When Reporter Asks About Natalie Harp
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Andrew Egger and Ben Parker went live to cover the Republican election deniers…
Bulwark TakesA 7-Year-Old Trapped in Hell Is Begging Senator Katie Britt for Help
Tim Miller shares the story of a Venezuelan family — a pregnant mother, father, and their 7-year-old daughter — who have spent weeks detained at the Dilley…
Bulwark TakesTrump Explodes at CNN Reporter During Wild Press Conference
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL and Andrew Egger give their takes on Donald Trump’s latest chaotic press…
Bulwark TakesDebunking MAGA’s Outrageous Puppy-Killer Smear Against Abdul El-Sayed
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Jonathan Cohn gives his take on the viral “puppy killer” attack against Abdul…
Bulwark TakesBREAKING: Trump Threatens to Bomb Oman, Praises North Korea | Command Post
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) and Ben Parker went live to cover Trump…
Bulwark TakesTrump’s New AG Just Made a Stunning Admission on Meet the Press
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Will Saletan takes on Kristen Welker’s Meet the Press interview with Deputy…
Bulwark TakesCassidy is Still Lame, MTG Lights Up Scott Jennings, GOP Wants Price Controls?!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Andrew Egger and Catherine Rampell discuss Sen. Bill Cassidy’s criticism of…
Bulwark TakesRepublicans Accused of Horrible Things Have a Perfect Excuse: Donald Trump
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Will Saletan gives his take on how Republicans accused of serious misconduct…
Bulwark TakesJames Talarico Just Gave Democrats a Red-State Blueprint
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller joins Alicia Menendez to discuss widespread calls for Defense…
Bulwark TakesBREAKING: Trump Says USS Lincoln Deployment Hasn’t Gone on “Nearly Long Enough” | Command Post
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 the growing…
Bulwark TakesTrump’s Truth Social Cash Grab Just Landed Him in Court
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Join Catherine Rampell and JVL at 12:30pm ET as they go live to discuss the…
Bulwark TakesSam is Begging You Not to Watch This Trio Video
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Brandon Herrera is running for Congress in Texas and we’ve discovered a very…
Bulwark TakesTrump’s Kennedy Center Obsession Is Getting Embarrassing
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Andrew Egger and Sonny Bunch take on Trump’s latest attempt to get his name…
Bulwark TakesRepublicans Found a Way to Blow Georgia Again
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller takes on Georgia Senate candidate Mike Collins, from his support…
Bulwark TakesMike Lindell Burned It All Down for Trump… and Lost Anyway
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Will Sommer look back at the wildest moments from Mike Lindell’s…
Bulwark TakesDems Avert Disaster in Key Primary Races
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Join Sam Stein and Lauren Egan for this exclusive, members-only look at the…
Bulwark TakesCommand Post: U.S. Intel Thinks Russia is Behind Explosive at German Airport
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Ben Parker and Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) discuss an alleged Russian…
Bulwark TakesIran Assassination Threat Sparked Trump’s Secret Evacuation
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Donald Trump was secretly smuggled out of Turkey last month after U.S…
Bulwark TakesMorning Shots: Bizarre Trump Oval Office Event May Upend Childhood Vaccines
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Andrew Egger went live to cover the GOP’s misleading furor with…
Bulwark TakesTrump Is Running Out of Missiles—and Options—In Iran
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Andrew Egger and Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) give their takes on Iran’s…
Bulwark TakesTrump Is Accidentally Helping Abdul El-Sayed
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Donald Trump’s attacks on Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed may be…
Bulwark TakesThe Question That Left Trump’s NIH Chief Squirming
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Will Saletan gives his take on Trump’s new NIH director, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya…
Bulwark TakesMAGA Mondays: MAGA Loses It Over AOC’s Egg-Freezing Video
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 the right’s freakout over AOC…
Bulwark TakesHow Much Harm is Hegseth Doing? (w/ Col. Bree Fram)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Bill Kristol welcomes recently retired Col. Bree Fram to discuss Hegseth's…
Bulwark TakesTim Absolutely LOVES This New Anti-Rogers Ad
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller shares highlights from his MS NOW appearance with John Heilemann…
Bulwark TakesTrump 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…
Bulwark TakesTrump-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…
Bulwark TakesBREAKING: 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…
Bulwark TakesTucker 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…
Bulwark TakesSen. 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…
Bulwark TakesDrop 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…
Bulwark TakesCommand 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)…
Bulwark TakesTrump’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…
Bulwark TakesWe 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…
Bulwark TakesThis 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…
Bulwark TakesMorning 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…
Bulwark TakesIs 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…
Bulwark TakesRFK 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…
Bulwark TakesMAGA 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…
Bulwark TakesWill 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…
Bulwark TakesTrump’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…
Bulwark TakesDOJ 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…
Bulwark TakesTrump’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…
Bulwark TakesJeff 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…
Bulwark TakesReceipts 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…
Bulwark TakesRoss 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…
Bulwark TakesNEW 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…
Bulwark TakesJohn 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…
Bulwark TakesThe 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…
Bulwark TakesTop 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…
Bulwark TakesThis 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…
Bulwark TakesBREAKING: 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…