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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 TakesAsk JVL: On SpaceX IPO, American Isolationism, Talarico's Odds and What Becomes of The Bulwark after Trump?
Jasmine poses Triad readers’ questions to JVL: How can retirement fund holders avoid Elon Musk’s monster SpaceX IPO? What in the world are Mikie Sherrill and…
Bulwark TakesHunter Biden Is Going Through It Online
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Hunter Biden is back online and he’s not just lurking. He’s posting, replying…
Bulwark TakesTrump Destroyed His Career. Why Is Cassidy Still Kissing His Butt?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller takes on the Senate vote that kept Trump’s controversial $1.8…
Bulwark TakesNick Fuentes Saw His Fans on CNN and Immediately Disowned Them (w/ Donie O'Sullivan)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan joins Sam Stein and Will Sommer to discuss his new…
Bulwark TakesDemocrats Add 4 New Pickup Opportunities for 2026 (w/ Suzan DelBene)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com As House Democrats look to reclaim the majority in 2026, DCCC Chair Suzan…
Bulwark TakesThe Trio: Even Tim Miller Has a Line. We Crossed It.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein, Tim Miller, and Will Sommer are back to give their takes on Ivanka…
Bulwark TakesThe Stories From ICE’s Delaney Hall Are Stomach-Turning
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller takes on the growing controversy surrounding Delaney Hall, the ICE…
Bulwark TakesCommand Post: Ebola Returned at the Worst Possible Time (w/ Eric Schoomaker)
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 Pete Hegseth’s…
Bulwark TakesNothing Could Put a Dent in Pancreatic Cancer. Until Now. (w/ Zeke Emanuel)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Jonathan Cohn talks with oncologist and UPenn vice provost Zeke Emanuel about…
Bulwark TakesBREAKING: CBS Fires Scott Pelley from 60 Minutes (w/ Max Tani)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Semafor's Max Tani go live to react to CBS firing Scott Pelley…
Bulwark TakesWhy Republicans Are Nervous About Iowa
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah Longwell gives her take on the state of the race in Iowa ahead of…
Bulwark TakesScott Pelley: Bari Weiss is “Murdering 60 Minutes"
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL and Will Sommer give their takes on the explosive showdown inside CBS News…
Bulwark TakesBREAKING: DOJ Will Follow Order To Pause $1.8 Billion Slush Fund
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Andrew Egger give their takes on the breaking news that the…
Bulwark TakesEven Republicans Hate Trump’s America 250 Lineup
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Will Sommer and Sam Stein went live on Monday at 10am to cover the outrage…
Bulwark TakesThis Senate Race Just Got VERY Strange
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Catherine Rampell and Will Sommer take on one of the strangest stories in…
Bulwark TakesTrump vs. The Courts (w/ Nathaniel Zelinsky)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Nathaniel Zelinsky, lead counsel in the Kennedy Center case against Trump…
Bulwark TakesSports Were America’s Last Politics-Free Safe Space (w/ Pablo Torre)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller and Pablo Torre take on the White House calling Tim an Iranian…
Bulwark TakesAn Epstein Survivor Grades Pam Bondi’s Testimony (w/ Annie Farmer)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Catherine Rampell welcomes Epstein survivor Annie Farmer to discuss Pam…
Bulwark TakesJudge Orders Trump’s Name Removed From Kennedy Center
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Ben Parker and Sonny Bunch give their takes on the news that a federal judge's…
Bulwark TakesTrump Admin Threatens to Disrupt Air Travel Over "Sanctuary" Policies | Receipts LIVE
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Catherine and JVL went LIVE at 12:30pm on Friday.Read Catherine Rampell's…
Bulwark TakesThe White House Accused Me of Being a Foreign Agent. Seriously.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller reacts after the official White House account suggested he should…
Bulwark TakesCBS Fires Top Staffers from 60 Minutes In Newsroom Purge
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL and Sam Stein give their takes on CBS News firing Sharyn Alfonsi, Cecilia…
Bulwark TakesTrump’s Pitiful America 250 Event Is Already an Embarrassment
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL and Sonny Bunch take on Trump's "Freedom 250" disaster—the washed-up acts…
Bulwark TakesTrump Wants To Put His OWN Face on a $250 Bill | MAGA Thursdays LIVE
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam and Will went live at 11am ET to cover the week’s biggest developments in…
Bulwark TakesTrump Threatens To Blow Up Oman Amid Negotiations With Iran
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Andrew Egger and Will Saletan give their takes on Trump’s latest cabinet…
Bulwark TakesBreaking Down Hegseth’s West Point Address | 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 on Wednesday at 10:30am…
Bulwark TakesTrump Is Not Being Honest About His Health
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Will Saletan give their takes on Donald Trump’s latest visit to…
Bulwark TakesA Few GOP Senators Tell the Truth About Trump’s Iran Mess (Briefly) | Morning Shots Live
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Andrew and Bill went live at 10am ET on Tuesday to cover the notable…
Bulwark TakesWhat Happened When Van Lathan Called Out Theo Von
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Van Lathan joined Tim Miller at the Los Angeles live show to break down the…
Bulwark TakesEbola Is Back. Hantavirus Is Spreading. Time to Watch These Movies.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Ebola is back. Hantavirus is spreading. So Sonny Bunch and Jonathan Cohn…
Bulwark TakesTrump’s Insane Green Card Policy Doesn’t Have to Be Legal to Work (w/ Doug Rand)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Catherine Rampell welcomes former DHS official Doug Rand to take on Trump’s…
Bulwark TakesNo Matter How Hard He Tries, JD Vance Will Never Be Cool
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller, Sarah Longwell, Sam Stein, Van Lathan, Brian Tyler Cohen, Jon…
Bulwark TakesReckoning With Trump’s Iran Defeat. Plus: The Meaning of Memorial Day (w/ Michael Wood)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Bill Kristol talks with Michael Wood about his military service and the…
Bulwark TakesBREAKING: Trump Nears Iran Deal—Pleasing No One
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller, Sam Stein and Andrew Egger are going live to cover what appears to…
Bulwark TakesWhy Does This Keep Happening to Republicans?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller, Sam Stein, and Will Sommer descend into the strangest corners of…
Bulwark TakesReceipts LIVE with Catherine Rampell & JVL
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 TakesBREAKING: Tulsi Gabbard RESIGNS as Trump's Director of National Intelligence
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller and Andrew Egger are going live to give their takes on Tulsi…
Bulwark TakesAsk JVL: On AI, Iran War, Populism and Should Sarah Run for the Senate?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Jasmine poses Triad readers’ questions to JVL: How can we stop Trump's slush…
Bulwark TakesTodd Blanche Thinks You’re Dumb Enough to Believe Him
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Will Saletan gives his take on Todd Blanche’s embarrassing performance as…
Bulwark TakesWhy Trump’s Favorite Shoe Company Is Fighting the White House (w/ Thomas Florsheim Jr.)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Catherine Rampell is joined by Thomas Florsheim Jr., whose company makes the…
Bulwark TakesTim, Sarah, and Sam LIVE From the Bulwark Tour Bus
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Join Tim Miller, Sarah Longwell, and Sam Stein live on the Bulwark tour bus…
Bulwark TakesInside the Ebola Outbreak That Has Experts Sweating (w/ Dr. Craig Spencer)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Jonathan Cohn is joined by Dr. Craig Spencer to break down the growing Ebola…
Bulwark TakesTrump Just Said Something Shocking About Israel
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 bizarre comments about…
Bulwark TakesTrump’s Age Problem Is Hiding in Plain Sight
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Donald Trump turns 80 next month, but Democrats still seem reluctant to make…
Bulwark TakesWhy in the World Are We Pulling Troops out of Poland? | 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 on Wednesday morning to…
Bulwark TakesBREAKING: Thomas Massie Loses Primary Against Trump-Backed Challenger
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and JVL give their takes on Rep. Thomas Massie's primary loss to…
Bulwark TakesTrump Humiliates John Cornyn With Paxton Endorsement
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Donald Trump just endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over longtime…
Bulwark TakesEvery MAGA Grifter in America is Lined Up for a Piece of Trump’s Slush Fund
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Andrew Egger and Will Sommer take on the chaos erupting inside the January 6th…
Bulwark TakesTrump’s Old and Shrinking Republican Party | Morning Shots LIVE
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Andrew Egger and Bill Kristol went live to discuss the terms of Trump’s $1.776…
Bulwark TakesA Congressman Called His Penis a Pine Cone. We Have Questions.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein, Tim Miller, and Will Sommer are finally doing it live—and before…
Bulwark TakesSeriously, Show This to Your Fox-Watching MAGA Friends
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller takes on Trump's last-minute decision to stand down from a planned…
Bulwark TakesYes, Trump’s Disgraceful IRS Settlement is Real
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Andrew Egger and Joe Perticone give their takes on Trump’s shocking new $1.776…
Bulwark TakesTrump Stumbles in Bible Reading + Possible IRS Settlement NEWS! | MAGA Mondays LIVE
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Will Sommer went live to cover Trump withdrawing his $10B…
Bulwark TakesWhat Would Jesus Do? Apparently, Build a Billion-Dollar Ballroom
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller and Cameron Kasky join together in New Orleans for a weekend…
Bulwark TakesCassidy’s Loss Sends a Warning to Trump-Critical Republicans
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Bill Cassidy tried to survive Trump’s wrath after voting for his impeachment…
Bulwark TakesThe Real Reason Kamala Harris Lost (w/ Rob Flaherty)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Rob Flaherty, deputy campaign manager of Kamala Harris’s 2024 presidential…
Bulwark TakesTrump Blew Up the Economy—and Bragged About It
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Will Saletan takes on Donald Trump’s own words on the Iran war, gas prices…
Bulwark TakesRepublicans Are Running A Fake Democratic Campaign In Texas (w/ Johnny Garcia)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller is joined by Johnny Garcia, a Democrat running in Texas’s 35th…
Bulwark TakesTrump Goes to China, Gets Nothing, Comes Back to Iran Crisis
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller talked to Nicolle Wallace on MS NOW to give his take on Trump’s…
Bulwark TakesReceipts: Trump Planning Taxpayer-Funded $1.7 Billion Slush Fund for Political Allies
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Catherine Rampell and JVL went LIVE to give their takes on Trump's reported…