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. 2 DAYS AGO

    Jamelle Bouie: Bad at Being President

    Trump may have authoritarian aspirations, but he's very bad at governing and managing—four weeks into the transition, he's had two major Ls.

    49 min

  2. 3 DAYS AGO

    David French: We Are in the Bad Multiverse

    Kash Patel is making legal threats to try to silence his critics, and Tulsi Gabbard wouldn't even be able to get a security clearance in the regular job market: The parade of incompetence is so bad that Pete Hegseth is being described as the most unqualified Cabinet nominee in American history—and that's before the rape and alcoholism.

    1h 4m

  3. 4 DAYS AGO

    Rep. Mikie Sherrill: Who Will Be In Charge of Our National Security?

    We're going back to a president who can't be bothered to read his briefing books.

    52 min

  4. 5 DAYS AGO

    Michael Weiss and Thomas Zimmer: Competent and Radical

    Russ Vought, Trump's nominee to run the Office of Management and Budget—and a Project 2025 author—believes we are living in a post-constitutional America and that any check on Trump's power would be illegitimate.

    1h 9m

  5. 6 DAYS AGO

    Bill Kristol and Elaina Plott Calabro: A Sordid Lot

    Kash Patel, who could potentially run the FBI, is a compulsive liar who can't keep his facts straight about his work experience or even where he was born.

    1h 18m

  6. NOV 27

    Jonathan Chait: A Scary Clown

    Pete Hegseth may have a winning Fox & Friends smile, but his desire to shoot protesters, commit war crimes, and purge non-MAGA leaders from the military lines up with Trump's views—and is probably the reason why he was nominated for defense secretary.

    52 min

  7. NOV 26

    George Will: Democracy Rests on Persuasion

    For those living under a gray cloud because of what the American electorate has done, it's time to get to work on changing opinions.

    51 min

  8. NOV 25

    Bill Kristol: We Were Right To Be Alarmed

    The danger of Trump's nominees is that the main condition of employment—aside from being on Fox—is their fealty to him.

    53 min
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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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