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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 Takes"Make-a-Wish" Kash Patel Turned the FBI Into a Bachelor Party
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller takes on reports that Kash Patel is snorkeling at Pearl Harbor…
Bulwark TakesRepublicans Just Handed Black Voter Organizers Their Best Message Ever (w/ Joshua Doss)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Joshua Doss joins Sam Stein to discuss why Black voters are abandoning the…
Bulwark TakesTim Can’t Stop Laughing at Rand Paul’s Son’s Twitter Name
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller, Sarah Longwell, and JVL are doing a bonus not-quite-TNL to take on…
Bulwark TakesRand Paul’s Son Berates GOP Congressman in Drunken Antisemitic Outburst
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Will Sommer give their takes on the report from NOTUS that…
Bulwark TakesKash Patel Gets Grilled on His Drinking Habits in Senate Hearing
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Will Sommer give their takes on the explosive Senate hearing…
Bulwark TakesTrump Pardoned Him. He Pulled a Gun on Someone at Church.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller gives his take on the troubling pattern involving several January 6…
Bulwark TakesRep. Adam Smith: We Need An Investigation Into The U.S. Strike on The Iranian Girl’s School
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein is joined by Rep. Adam Smith, ranking member of the House Armed…
Bulwark TakesBREAKING: Trump's FDA Commissioner Resigns
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Jonathan Cohn and Andrew Egger went live to cover the breaking news that FDA…
Bulwark TakesTrump Goes Insane Online As Inflation Spikes | 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 at 10am ET to discuss Trump's insane…
Bulwark TakesTrump Admits His Tariffs Are Raising Prices
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein joined Katy Tur on MS Now to break down the Trump administration’s…
Bulwark TakesMAGA Mondays: Pastor Insists Giant Gold Trump Statue Is NOT a “Golden Calf”
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Will Sommer went live to discuss the golden statue of Trump just…
Bulwark TakesThe Greatest War Movies Ever Made, According to a Retired General
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sonny Bunch and Lt. General Mark Hertling (Ret.) break down the greatest war…
Bulwark TakesWe Have Six Months to Crush Trump. Here's the Playbook. | Bulwark on Sunday
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com In a special pre-recorded edition of Bulwark on Sunday, Bill Kristol and Sarah…
Bulwark TakesTim Miller’s Rage Finally Boiled Over
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller reacts to the escalating fight over redistricting and voting rights…
Bulwark TakesLittle Marco’s Awkward Gift to Pope Leo (w/ Katie McGrady)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL is joined by SiriusXM's The Catholic Channel host Katie McGrady to break…
Bulwark TakesEven After Virginia, Democrats Aren’t Out of This Fight
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Sarah Longwell break down the shocking Virginia Supreme Court…
Bulwark TakesCourts Keep Rejecting Trump’s Tariffs
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Catherine Rampell and JVL discuss the week's economic and financial news. ON…
Bulwark TakesAsk JVL: What Can Americans Be Proud Of Today?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Jasmine poses Triad readers’ questions to JVL: How close are we to organized…
Bulwark TakesWhy is the CDC Silent About the Hantavirus Outbreak? (w/ Katelyn Jetelina)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Jonathan Cohn is joined by epidemiologist and former CDC consultant Katelyn…
Bulwark TakesCould an 8-Year-Old Beat Up the President?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah Longwell and Catherine Rampell react to the absurd new YouGov poll…
Bulwark TakesBREAKING: U.S. and Iran Exchange Fire in Strait of Hormuz
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller breaks down the rapidly escalating confrontation between the U.S…
Bulwark TakesNew Graham Platner Ad Comes Out Swinging Against Collins
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Lauren Egan give their takes on the first ads from Maine Senate…
Bulwark TakesThese Trump Voters Are Turning on Him Over Iran and Gas Prices
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah Longwell takes on growing backlash from Trump’s own voters as rising gas…
Bulwark TakesTim Miller: Trump’s Treatment of Marco Rubio is Utterly Humiliating
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller joins Nicole Wallace on MSNBC with General Mark Hertling to discuss…
Bulwark TakesObama Accidentally Made the Case for Why Colbert SHOULD Run (Maybe)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller reacts to Barack Obama and Stephen Colbert joking about Trump…
Bulwark TakesBREAKING: FBI Raids Virginia Democrat Who Beat Republicans at Redistricting
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 the breaking news that the FBI…
Bulwark TakesCommand Post: Did the Trump Admin Hide Full Damage from Iran Attacks?
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 discuss the…
Bulwark TakesTrump’s Senate Nightmare Is Starting Early
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein joined Nicolle Wallace on Deadline: White House to break down…
Bulwark TakesMAGA Weirdos Are Hunting Random People Again
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller and Will Sommer give their take on the Libs of TikTok’s latest…
Bulwark TakesTrump Wants $1 BILLION in Taxpayer Money for His Ballroom | Morning Shots Live
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Bill Kristol are going live to discuss Senate Republicans'…
Bulwark TakesGasBuddy Expert Warns: This Oil Crisis Could Last Over a Year (w/ Patrick De Haan)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller is joined by GasBuddy’s Head of Petroleum Analysis Patrick De Haan…
Bulwark TakesTrump Is Putting His Face on Everything—And the GOP Is Cool With It
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Jared Poland headed to Capitol Hill after reports that Donald Trump will put…
Bulwark TakesTucker Carlson Looked Her in the Eyes and Lied
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Will Saletan breaks down Tucker Carlson’s series of interviews with the New…
Bulwark TakesMAGA Monday: Trump’s Golf Obsession, Groyper Conference Disaster, Daily Wire Layoffs
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Will Sommer and Sam Stein are going live to cover the biggest news in the…
Bulwark TakesTodd Blanche Melts Down Defending Absurd Comey Case
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com On ‘Meet the Press’, Todd Blanche, Trump’s Acting Attorney General, tries to…
Bulwark TakesNobody Believed Orbán Could Lose. Then It Happened. (w/ H. David Baer)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com H. David Baer joins Bill Kristol for Bulwark on Sunday to discuss the lessons…
Bulwark TakesMarc Elias: This is the End of the Voting Rights Act
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller talks with Democracy Docket's Marc Elias about the mess unfolding…
Bulwark TakesYou Must Watch Scott Jennings Get Humiliated on Live TV
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller, Sam Stein, and Will Sommer discuss a chaotic CNN panel blowup, the…
Bulwark TakesHe Voted for Trump Twice. Now He’s Running for Senate as a Democrat. (w/ Kyle Sweetser)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah Longwell is joined by Kyle Sweetser, a former Trump voter and lifelong…
Bulwark TakesReceipts Live: Catherine Rampell & JVL on Oil Price Spikes, Awful Inflation, Record Debt
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Catherine Rampell and JVL went live to discuss the week's economic and…
Bulwark TakesAfter 75 Days of Shutdown, They End It Like This? (w/ Jake Sherman)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein talks with Jake Sherman about a week of House chaos that somehow…
Bulwark TakesThis Democrat Smells Blood in Deep Red Florida (w/ Bale Dalton)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller talks with Navy veteran and former NASA Chief of Staff Bale Dalton…
Bulwark TakesBREAKING: Trump Ditches MAHA Surgeon General, Bashes GOP Senator, Nominates Fox Contributor
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Jonathan Cohn are going live to cover Trump's newest Surgeon…
Bulwark TakesThe Joke Tim Couldn’t Say on Live TV
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller was all over MS NOW, talking about Trump’s $400 million “gold…
Bulwark TakesTim's a Streamer Now: Crazy Eyes Kash Patel is Utterly Screwed
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim went live to hang out, take questions and talk about some interesting…
Bulwark TakesTrump Is Way Too Stupid To Pull Off a False Flag
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller unloads on the wave of “false flag” theories spreading after the…
Bulwark TakesHegseth Acts Like A Child In Front of Congress
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 Pete Hegseth’s heated…
Bulwark TakesAre Young People Trying to Escape the Internet?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Conor Kilgore and Rachel Janfaza discuss why Noah Kahan has become a defining…
Bulwark TakesCommand Post: Hegseth’s Takeover of Military Newspaper (w/ Jacqueline Smith)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com The Pentagon is under fire after the Jacqueline Smith, ombudsman for Stars and…
Bulwark TakesTim Miller Steps Into Streamer Chaos
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller joins the Lib & Learn podcast to discuss the WHCD incident, the…
Bulwark TakesEXCLUSIVE: Trump Is Sticking His Face on Your Passport
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Ben Parker break down a Bulwark exclusive that the State…
Bulwark TakesParamount Asks FCC To Approve Up to 100% Foreign Ownership of CBS, CNN
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sonny Bunch and Catherine Rampell break down a wave of major FCC developments…
Bulwark TakesMelania Joins Trump’s War on Jimmy Kimmel | Morning Shots
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Andrew Egger and Bill Kristol are going live at 10am ET to discuss the week's…
Bulwark TakesCould the Florida Gerrymander Blow Up on the GOP?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein welcomes Axios' Marc Caputo to discuss Florida’s new redistricting…
Bulwark TakesMAGA Mondays: MAGA Turns Shooting Into Ballroom Pitch
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Will Sommer are going live to discuss how Trump’s allies are…
Bulwark TakesWhite Supremacy on the Right (w/ Tom Joscelyn) | Bulwark on Sunday
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Bill Kristol and Tom Joscelyn went live to discuss white supremacy in the…
Bulwark TakesWHCD Shooting: What We Know Now, What’s Next
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Bill Kristol and Sam Stein went live to discuss the aftermath of the White…
Bulwark TakesGunfire at White House Correspondents’ Dinner; Trump Holds Press Event
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein reacted live to the shooting at the shooting at the White House…
Bulwark TakesTrump’s Biggest Fans Turned on Him (w/ David Pakman)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller joins David Pakman for a wide-ranging conversation on Trump’s…
Bulwark TakesTrump Botched The Easiest Photo Op Ever
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Catherine Rampell and Sarah Matthews take on the botched White House photo op…