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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’s Pick to Lead The Navy Is a Walking Red Flag
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Jared Poland give their takes on Trump’s new acting Navy…
Bulwark TakesCalifornia’s Governor Race Is Absolute Chaos
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah Longwell breaks down California’s chaotic governor’s race, where 61…
Bulwark TakesRECEIPTS: Why the Hell Does Trump want to buy Spirit Airlines?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Catherine Rampell and JVL are going live at 12:30pm ET on Friday, April 23 to…
Bulwark TakesBuckle Up—JVL’s Taking Audience Questions
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL is joined by new Bulwark colleague Jasmine Green for a first-ever mailbag…
Bulwark TakesKash Patel Snaps at Reporter on Live TV
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Will Sommer break down a chaotic day involving Kash Patel…
Bulwark TakesTim Miller Nukes Grotesque “Pastor” Doug Wilson
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller appeared on Piers Morgan Uncensored and got into a heated on-air…
Bulwark TakesDOJ Launches Internal Investigation Over Handling of Epstein Files
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com The Epstein files are back in the news and JVL and Will Sommer are here to…
Bulwark TakesKatie Couric LIVE on Trump's AWFUL Polls, GOP's Gerrymander Faceplant, WHCD Drama
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Katie Couric is joining JVL and Bill Kristol to talk about Trump's dismal…
Bulwark TakesTucker Carlson Attacked Catherine On-Air!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller and Catherine Rampell break down a clip from Tucker Carlson's show…
Bulwark TakesTrump Toady Ric Grenell Made a Fundraising Pitch—At a Memorial (w/ Josef Palermo)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sonny Bunch speaks with whistleblower Josef Palermo, who saw the collapse of…
Bulwark TakesWe’re Running Low on Munitions—Just Seven Weeks Into the War | 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 discuss the week's major military…
Bulwark TakesBREAKING: Virginia Redistricting Referendum PASSES
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller and Bill Kristol give their takes on a major election night…
Bulwark TakesLaura Loomer's Unhinged Crusade Is Eating the Right Alive
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein, Tim Miller, and Will Sommer break down the explosive feud between…
Bulwark TakesBREAKING: A Truly Unhinged Trump Interview | 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 on April 21 to cover the…
Bulwark TakesTim Miller Reads Mean Reddit Posts | Tim's a Streamer Now
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller went live to take on Trump’s latest Truth Social posts. Plus viewer…
Bulwark TakesThe 2028 GOP Field Has a Shock Dark Horse
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Andrew Egger talks with JVL about a 2028 scenario that sounds ridiculous at…
Bulwark TakesIs Mike Waltz Saying We Should Bomb Hospitals?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Will Saletan takes on Trump's threats to destroy Iran’s infrastructure—and the…
Bulwark TakesSam Stein & Will Sommer: Major MAGA Figures Say Trump’s Assassination Attempt Was Staged
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 week's biggest developments…
Bulwark TakesHoly Cow, This Is How You Beat Trump!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Sarah Longwell take on why two Democrats are breaking through…
Bulwark TakesTrump’s Bleating Iran Strategy Is Spiraling Out of Control
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Sarah Longwell discuss the latest chaos in Trump’s Iran…
Bulwark TakesGen Z Isn’t Protesting Anymore
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Rachel Janfaza and Lauren Egan explore a striking political shift: campus…
Bulwark TakesBill Kristol & Ryan Goodman: How Trump Could Weaponize Surveillance
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com NYU law professor Ryan Goodman joins Bill Kristol to discuss how surveillance…
Bulwark TakesBREAKING: Strait of Hormuz is Already Closed Again
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller takes on fast-moving developments after Iran closes the Strait of…
Bulwark TakesGet Kash Patel Out of the FBI—NOW!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller reacts to a jaw-dropping article in The Atlantic which alleges that…
Bulwark TakesTim Miller: Trump’s “Deal” Doesn’t Add Up
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller joined Katy Tur on MS Now to walk through the growing gap between…
Bulwark TakesTrump Says Strait Is Open, Wants to Cut Iran a $20B Check | Receipts LIVE
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL and Catherine Rampell are going live to cover Trump's announcement that…
Bulwark TakesJD Vance Tries to Lecture the Pope About Theology
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller gives his take to Nicolle Wallace on MS Now about Donald Trump’s…
Bulwark TakesDemocrats Are CRUSHING GOP in Fundraising—But There’s a Catch
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 race in the early contours of…
Bulwark TakesBREAKING: Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire; Hegseth Calls Press "Pharisees"
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL, Mark Hertling and Andrew Egger are going live to cover Trump's…
Bulwark TakesTrump Said “Total Blockade”—That’s Not Happening
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com In this Command Post edition of Bulwark Takes, Ben Parker and Lt. Gen. Mark…
Bulwark TakesDamon Lindelof: Hollywood HATES the Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sonny Bunch and Damon Lindelof—the show runner behind Lost, The Leftovers, and…
Bulwark TakesTrump’s Truth Social Account Is a Cry for Help | Tim's a Streamer Now!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim is streaming again, JD Vance keeps losing. As always: Watch, listen, and…
Bulwark TakesTrump's Plan to Fire Powell Is Backfiring—Spectacularly
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Andrew Egger and Catherine Rampell give their takes on Trump latest fight with…
Bulwark TakesAlmost Nobody Showed Up for Vance’s TPUSA Event
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com The MAGA energy isn’t what it used to be—and the signs are everywhere. Tim…
Bulwark TakesWhat Finally Broke Orbán’s Grip (w/ David Pressman)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary David Pressman joins Bill Kristol to discuss…
Bulwark TakesVideo: Mitt Romney on the 20th Anniversary of a Landmark Health Care Law
Jonathan Cohn speaks with Mitt Romney as he reflects on the 20th anniversary of Massachusetts’ landmark health care law. Romney discusses the origins of the…
Bulwark TakesTwo House Members Resign in Disgrace | 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 cover the week's biggest stories.
Bulwark TakesTrump’s Weird DoorDash Stunt Backfires
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Andrew Egger and Catherine Rampell break down Donald Trump’s bizarre…
Bulwark TakesTrump Posts (Then Deletes) Image of Himself as Jesus Christ, Picks Fight with The Pope
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL and Will Saletan went live to cover Trump's bizarre posts, including an…
Bulwark TakesBreaking Down Trump's Moronic FOX Interview
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Trump called into FOX News for an interview to explain the Iran war—and…
Bulwark TakesWhat the Hell Is Going On With Melania? (w/ Sarah Matthews)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Bill Kristol is joined by Sarah Matthews to discuss Melania, Donald, and how…
Bulwark TakesTrump’s Iran War Is Getting More Dangerous, Not Less (w/ Sen. Chris Coons)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein is joined by Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) to discuss the escalating…
Bulwark Takes‘The Pitt’ Star Ned Brower Knew the ICE Episode Was Important (w/ Ned Brower & Karen Tumlin)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Ned Brower from The Pitt and Karen Tumlin of the Justice Action Center join…
Bulwark TakesPete Buttigieg Torches Host Over Trump Economy Spin
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller gives his take on the heated CNBC Squawk Box exchange between Pete…
Bulwark TakesBREAKING: UMICH Consumer Sentiment Hits Lowest Point EVER | Receipts Live
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Catherine Rampell and JVL talk about the the week's financial and economic…
Bulwark TakesMAGA Influencers Freak Out Over Fake DOJ Crackdown
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Will Sommer dive into the latest MAGA meltdown: a rumored DOJ…
Bulwark TakesMelania Breaks from White House, Calls for Public Epstein Hearings
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Andrew Egger and Will Sommer break down Melania Trump’s bizarre and unexpected…
Bulwark TakesDid the Pentagon Threaten the Vatican? (w/ Ed Condon)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL talks with Ed Condon of The Pillar about the escalating clash between the…
Bulwark TakesDemocrats Surge in Surprise Special Election Wins
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller joins Nicolle Wallace on MS Now to give his take on the wave of…
Bulwark TakesTrump Says The Strait Is “Open.” So Why Isn’t Anyone Moving? (w/ Sal Mercogliano)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Andrew Egger talks with shipping expert Sal Mercogliano about his initial…
Bulwark TakesTrump Went to War Without a Plan. Now He's Scrambling to Get Out. (w/ Tom Nichols) | Command Post
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tom Nichols join Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) and Ben Parker to discuss the…
Bulwark TakesBREAKING: Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz; Delusional Leavitt Presser
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL and Andrew Egger went live reacting to Karoline Leavitt's totally divorced…
Bulwark TakesTim Debates Rep. Josh Gottheimer on the Iran War
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Rep. Josh Gottheimer joins Tim Miller for a heated debate over the war with…
Bulwark TakesTrump Threatens Genocide in Iran
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Andrew Egger and Bill Kristol are going live to cover the morning's big news…
Bulwark TakesBREAKING: Bulwark Coverage of Trump Press Event
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com The gang reacts to President Trump’s April 6 press conference. As always…
Bulwark TakesMajor MAGA Revolt Over Trump’s ‘War Crime’ Plan
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sam Stein and Will Sommer were live discussing the significant MAGA pushback…
Bulwark TakesTrump Celebrated Easter By Threatening to Commit War Crimes
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller takes on Donald Trump’s Easter morning threats to bomb Iran’s…
Bulwark TakesTrump Is Remaking National Security to Enforce His Agenda (w/ Tom Joscelyn)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Just Security's Tom Joscelyn joins Bill Kristol to discuss how Trump and his…
Bulwark TakesTrump Claimed Iran Had No Air Defenses. Then They Shot Down U.S. Jets.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller and Sarah Longwell give their takes on the Trump White House…
Bulwark TakesIs Hasan Piker Toxic... Or Gettable?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller and Sarah Longwell give their takes over one of the biggest…