The Bulwark Podcast
Episode Archive
Episode Archive
802 episodes of The Bulwark Podcast since the first episode, which aired on December 21st, 2018.
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George Packer on How America Fractured
June 17th, 2021 | 54 mins 7 secs
book: last best hope: america in crisis and renewal, boomers, four americas, george packer, gop, millennials, reagan, trump
On today's Bulwark podcast, George Packer joins Charlie Sykes to discuss his new book Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal, and describes the four different Americas.
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Joanne Lipman on the Great Reopening
June 16th, 2021 | 46 mins 32 secs
covid, joanne lipman, liz harrington, pandemic jobs, reinvent work, tucker carlson
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Joanne Lipman joins Charlie Sykes to discuss her recent item: "The Pandemic Revealed How Much We Hate Our Jobs. Now We Have a Chance to Reinvent Work."
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Tim Miller on the Arizona Recount Shit Storm
June 15th, 2021 | 48 mins 33 secs
arizona recount, gop, insurrection, mcconnell, merrick garland, tim miller, trump
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Tim Miller joins Charlie Sykes to discuss Arizona's recount shitshow, the insurrectionist running for higher office, norms, Mitch McConnell, and Merrick Garland.
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Brian Stelter: Tucker Can Do Whatever He Wants at Fox
June 14th, 2021 | 43 mins 12 secs
and the dangerous distortion of truth book, big lie, brian stelter, fox news, gop, hoax: donald trump, right, tucker carlson
On today's Bulwark podcast, Brian Stelter joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the revised edition of his New York Times best selling book Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth. Plus, how Fox ran to the right after the election, and why Tucker Carlson can do whatever he wants there.
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Bill Kristol on Biden v. Putin
June 11th, 2021 | 41 mins 14 secs
bill kristol, compromise, doj abuses, g7, infrastructure spending, police dramas, president biden, putin, secret dinners, trump, vindman
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Bill Kristol joins Charlie Sykes to discuss Biden's first G7 as President, the Putin problem, Trump's DOJ abuses, infrastructure spending and compromise, secret dinners, and police dramas.
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James Hohmann on the Insurrection in Plain Sight
June 10th, 2021 | 46 mins 18 secs
biden, filibuster, insurrection, james hohmann, joe manchin, rorschach test, vaccine
On today's Bulwark Podcast, James Hohmann joins Charlie Sykes to discuss his article on how the insurrection was hiding in plain sight, the Biden vaccine Rorschach test, and Joe Manchin and the future of the filibuster.
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Geoffrey Skelley: Who Wants Bipartisanship?
June 9th, 2021 | 45 mins 28 secs
bipartisanship, geoffrey skelley, new jersey, president biden approval rating, rank choice voting, virginia primary
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Geoffrey Skelley joins Charlie Sykes to dissect the Virginia and New Jersey primaries, President Biden's approval rating, ranked choice voting, and whether or not voters truly care about bipartisan outcomes.
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Tom Nichols: When Did Being Stupid Become Cool?
June 8th, 2021 | 42 mins 54 secs
big government, charlie kirk, conservatism, covid-19, gop, tom nichols
On today's Bulwark podcast, Tom Nichols joins Charlie Sykes to discuss how conservatism has gone from Edmund Burke to Charlie Kirk, why COVID has turned the GOP into the party of big government, and how Joe Manchin has offered the Democrats a marshmallow test.
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Mona Charen on The Big Lie and Death of China's One Child Policy
June 7th, 2021 | 43 mins 25 secs
big lie, china, covid-19, donald trump, filibuster, one child policy
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Mona Charen joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the growth of Donald Trump's Big Lie, the filibuster and election reform, China and COVID-19, and the death of their one child policy.
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Amanda Carpenter on Pence's Games
June 4th, 2021 | 48 mins 42 secs
donald trump, election laws, fraudit, infrastructure deal, insurrection, january 6, joe biden, mike pence, oath keepers, sabotage
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Amanda Carpenter joins Charlie Sykes to talk about the Oath Keepers, the insurrection, the Arizona Fraudit as sabotage, and Mike Pence’s post-1/6 games.
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Edward-Isaac Dovere on How Biden Won
June 3rd, 2021 | 54 mins 39 secs
2020 election, barack obama, bernie sanders, democrats, donald trump, elizabeth warren, joe biden
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Edward-Isaac Dovere joins Charlie Sykes to discuss his new book: Battle for the Soul: Inside the Democrats' Campaigns to Defeat Trump.
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Scott MacFarlane: Inside the January 6th Cases
June 2nd, 2021 | 44 mins 37 secs
capitol riot, donald trump, insurrection, january 6, republicans
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Scott MacFarlane joins Charlie Sykes to take a deep dive into the legal cases of the January 6th insurrectionists.
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Tim Miller on Coup Insanity
June 1st, 2021 | 53 mins 32 secs
cdc, clifford asness, coup, cruises, donald trump, election, florida, fundraising, lafayette square, mike flynn, mollie hemingway, nrcc, racism, ron desantis, scam, sidney powell, socialism, tear gas, texas, the big lie, tulsa, vaccine passports, voter suppression
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Tim Miller joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the latest efforts of Sidney Powell and Mike Flynn to convince that former guy and his die-hard supporters that the coup could still happen. Plus, discussion about the 1/6 commission, the NRCC’s scammy fundraising, voter suppression, and Desantis, the cruise industry, and vaccine passports.
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Jonathan Greenblatt on the Explosion of Anti-Jewish Violence
May 28th, 2021 | 44 mins 54 secs
antisemitism, congress, democrats, republicans
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Jonathan Greenblatt joins Charlie Sykes to talk about the explosion of anti-Semitism in the U.S., and how certain public figures are clearly inflaming tensions, normalizing hate, or ignoring their colleagues who are.
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Bill Kristol on "Boob Bait for the Bubbas"
May 27th, 2021 | 48 mins 1 sec
democrats, gop, governing, midterms, rhetoric
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Bill Kristol joins Charlie Sykes to discuss how the GOP has resorted to placating its base with tough-sounding rhetoric, despite letting the inmates run the asylum and steal all the attention from the leadership that is seemingly unwilling to govern.
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James Wigderson on WTF Happened to Wisconsin
May 26th, 2021 | 54 mins 7 secs
david clarke, gop, paul ryan, ron johnson, waukesha, wisconsin
On today’s Bulwark podcast, James Wigderson of Right Wisconsin joins Charlie Sykes to dissect the breakdown of Wisconsin Republican politics.