The Bulwark Podcast
The Bulwark Podcast
The Bulwark Podcast
Tim Miller and guests discuss the latest political news for the flagship podcast of the Never Trump movement and the reality-based community. Every weekday we provide insightful analysis, political hot-takes, an unabashed defense of liberal democracy and long-form interviews that cut through the "both-sides" BS. Plus a few laughs to help you wash down the crazy. Bulwark+ members can get a totally ad-free version of the show delivered right to their favorite podcast player.
Bakari Sellers: We Are in a Dark Moment
In the very hot summer of George, Breonna, and Ahmaud, we seemed to be on the brink of a third Reconstruction.
Apr 30
41 min
Christians and Political Power
Political power often changes the church more than the church changes those in power—the most glaring example is the damage Trump has done to the credibility of the white evangelical world.
Apr 29
37 min
Simon Rosenberg: I Think We're Going to Kick His Ass
The polling isn't there yet, but Biden is delivering, MAGA is extreme, the GOP is a dumpster fire, and Trump is the ugliest political figure in our lifetimes.
Apr 26
55 min
Mark Joseph Stern and Dave Weigel: A Bad Day for Jack Smith
To Alito, Thomas, Kavanaugh, and Gorsuch, the real threat to democracy is not Trump's attempts to steal the election—but the DOJ's effort to hold him accountable.
Apr 25
47 min
Olivia Nuzzi and Dana Mattioli: A Deflated Trump
The one-time most powerful man in the world is now being told when to sit, when to stand, and what he's permitted to say.
Apr 24
45 min
Frank Bruni: The Age of Grievance
Tocqueville noted that Americans forever brood over advantages they do not possess, but now our grievance culture has run amok.
Apr 23
49 min
Tom Mauser and Bill Kristol: Columbine, 25 Years On
Tom Mauser lost his son, Daniel, in the Columbine High School massacre in 1999.
Apr 22
45 min
Amanda Carpenter: Welcome to Coalition Government
Hey, look: Republicans and Democrats are working together!
Apr 19
56 min
Ali Vitali and Will Saletan: An Epiphany on Ukraine?
Mike Johnson shows hints of Reaganism with his new push for a foreign aid bill that includes support for Ukraine.
Apr 18
55 min
David Sanger: New Cold Wars
For 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the United States lived in a delusion that Russia and China could not touch us.
Apr 17
50 min
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