The Bulwark Podcast

The Bulwark
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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.

  1. 3 DAYS AGO

    Jon Favreau: Funny and Horrible

    While it's still going to be bad, for the first time since the election we're beginning to see that we may actually have a little fun watching these idiots prove they don't know how to govern.

    1h 8m

  2. 4 DAYS AGO

    Heather Cox Richardson: The Reality Show-ification of the Government

    We are seeing in real time what it looks like to turn a democracy over to an oligarch, namely the unstable guy from South Africa who thinks he's going to be emperor of the universe.

    48 min

  3. 5 DAYS AGO

    Mark Hertling: Putin's Weakness

    Russia is on its weakest footing since it invaded Ukraine: Putin has destroyed his military, his economy is in the toilet, and the North Korean troops who've been deployed to help out are dying in waves on the battlefield. Why would the US bail Putin out?

    46 min

  4. 6 DAYS AGO

    Tom Nichols: Don't Descend into Darkness

    The existential dread has a strong pull, especially since Trump has made a lot of Americans worse people, but we've had other bad, immoral, and creepy presidents who've sullied the office.

    58 min

  5. DEC 16

    Bill Kristol: Fake Nicey-Nicey Sh**t

    ABC News and George Stephanopoulos have joined the preemptive capitulation parade by settling Trump's defamation suit—and by conspicuously paying out protection money ahead of the inauguration.

    37 min

  6. DEC 13

    Anne Applebaum: Planning for a Techno-Oligarchic Regime

    The billionaires rushing to get on board with Trump, and contributing millions for his inauguration, may have missed this key detail: Enhancing the power of a leader—to bend the rules and undermine the rule of law—is often very bad for business.

    44 min

  7. DEC 12

    Matt Yglesias and Tyler Austin Harper: Popularism v Populism

    The origins of the Democratic party's current malaise include ineffective messaging on climate and economic policy, too rigid a tent on cultural issues, and Dem politicians just too scared to speak their mind.

    1h 12m

  8. DEC 11

    Adam Kinzinger and Pat Ryan: Bring It On

    Team Trump is trying to intimidate the opposition. Stop showing them your fear.

    1h 6m
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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.

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