The Bulwark Podcast

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

802 episodes of The Bulwark Podcast since the first episode, which aired on December 21st, 2018.

  • Kim Wehle on Trump's Legal End Game

    November 23rd, 2020  |  46 mins 23 secs
    2020, election, jenna ellis, joe biden, lawsuits, legal challenge, michigan, pennsylvania, rudy giuliani, sidney powell, trump, wisconsin

    On today’s Bulwark podcast, Kim Wehle joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the President’s legal team’s strategy to overturn the will of the voters, the brief Sidney Powell saga, and how Trump’s challenge is creating a new form of birtherism that will last for years.

  • Tim Miller on Trump's Insane Coup

    November 20th, 2020  |  45 mins 42 secs
    donald trump, elections, joe biden, michigan, rudy giuliani, sidney powell

    On today’s Bulwark Podcast, Tim Miller joins Charlie Sykes to discuss Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and the Art of the Steal.

  • Brendan Buck: Georgia On My Mind

    November 19th, 2020  |  45 mins 2 secs
    donald trump, elections, georgia, house races, joe biden, nationalism, populism, qanon, rudy giuliani, senate, stacey abrams

    On today’s Bulwark podcast, Brendan Buck joins Charlie Sykes to discuss how Joe Biden won Georgia, and what to look for in its upcoming special elections for both of its Senators.

  • A.B. Stoddard: What Happens Now in the Senate

    November 18th, 2020  |  43 mins 23 secs
    donald trump, georgia senate elections, joe biden, lindsey graham, nominations, normalcy, rules, senate, ted cruz, tradition

    On today’s Bulwark podcast, A.B. Stoddard joins Charlie Sykes to discuss her item on the future of the Senate in a Biden administration, the Wayne County, Michigan controversy, and the GOP’s speeding Trump train to nowhere.

  • Eric Edelman on What Biden Will Inherit

    November 17th, 2020  |  44 mins 3 secs
    afghanistan, donald trump, iran, joe biden, nominations, pentagon, transition

    On today’s Bulwark podcast, former Ambassador and Under Secretary of Defense Eric Edelman joins Charlie Sykes to discuss how Trump is stifling the Biden transition and what that means, the purge at the Pentagon, and what President-Elect Biden will inherit when he takes office.

  • How the Toddler in Chief Failed to Steal the Election

    November 16th, 2020  |  55 mins
    2020, concession, democracy, donald trump, election, elections, joe biden, twitter

    On today’s Bulwark podcast, Daniel Drezner joins Charlie Sykes to talk about President Trump’s weekend Twitter temper tantrum, the latest on what’s happening inside the Pentagon in the waning days of the Trump Presidency, and Nicholas Grossman joins to discuss his recent story Breaking Down Trump’s Plan To Steal The Election (And Why It’s Failing).

  • Benjamin Wittes on the High Water Mark of Delusion

    November 13th, 2020  |  46 mins 58 secs
    conspiracies, democracy, denial, donald trump, elections, joe biden, litigation, rule of law, samuel alito, supreme court

    On today’s Bulwark Podcast, Benjamin Wittes joins Charlie Sykes to discuss his recent piece about the difficulty of overturning an election, why we should be wary of turning justices into celebrities (and why they shouldn’t become pundits), and why we’re at the high water mark of MAGA delusion.

  • Amanda Carpenter: Trump Gaslights America Again

    November 12th, 2020  |  53 mins 58 secs
    culture war, donald tump, gaslighting, joe biden

    On today’s Bulwark podcast, Amanda Carpenter joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the never-ending culture wars, and President Trump’s last-ditch attempt to gaslight America before he leaves office.

  • David Priess on Trump’s Damaging Transition

    November 11th, 2020  |  49 mins 32 secs
    barr, concession, covid, dod, donald trump, elections, joe biden, lawsuits, pdb, transition

    On today’s Bulwark podcast, David Priess joins Charlie Sykes to discuss how President Trump is damaging the process that facilitates a peaceful transition of power.

  • Adam J. White: Trump's Farewell Fiasco

    November 10th, 2020  |  42 mins 19 secs
    bill barr, doj, donald trump, election, joe biden, memo, recounts

    On today’s Bulwark podcast, Adam J. White joins Charlie Sykes to discuss his recent item on why the President’s post-election lawsuits matter, Bill Barr’s election memo, the silence of the GOP on Trump’s rhetoric, and the GOP’s electoral college hypocrisy.

  • Victory Lap?

    November 9th, 2020  |  55 mins 50 secs
    biden, campaign, election, four seasons, inauguration, transition, trump

    On today’s Bulwark podcast, Sarah Longwell, Bill Kristol, and Jonathan V. Last join Charlie Sykes to discuss Joe Biden’s big weekend, Four Seasons Total Landscaping’s role in history, and what to worry about between now and January 20, 2021.

  • Josh Kraushaar and Amanda Carpenter: Will Trump Ever Concede?

    November 6th, 2020  |  53 mins 19 secs
    2020, donald trump, elections, georgia, gop, introspection, joe biden, runoff, senate

    On today’s Bulwark Podcast, Josh Kraushaar and Amanda Carpenter join host Charlie Sykes to discuss the end of the 2020 election, whether the GOP will ever be introspective, and the Georgia run-off and 2024.

  • Tim Miller: Is it Over?

    November 5th, 2020  |  53 mins 16 secs
    big picture, donald trump, future, gop, joe biden, pennsylvania

    On today’s Bulwark podcast, Tim Miller joins Charlie Sykes to look at the big picture of the 2020 election, the unique Biden map, and the future of the GOP.

  • Bill Kristol and Mona Charen on the Morning After

    November 4th, 2020  |  43 mins 11 secs
    2020, autopsy, biden, election, gop, trump

    On today’s Bulwark Podcast, Bill Kristol and Mona Charen join host Charlie Sykes to discuss Tuesday’s election, the future of the GOP, and why Trumpism has not been refudiated.

  • Kevin Williamson on the Case Against Trump

    November 3rd, 2020  |  48 mins 6 secs
    2020, donald trump, elections, joe biden, lame duck, politics

    On today’s Bulwark Podcast, Kevin Williamson joins Charlie Sykes to discuss his recent article on the case against Trump, the trouble with politics as meaning and inquisitional politics, and the forthcoming circus we can expect if Trump is a lame duck President.

  • David Byler on the First and Last ‘Emerging Democratic Majority’

    November 2nd, 2020  |  46 mins 29 secs
    demographics, donald trump, election, florida, joe biden, pennsylvania, polls, seniors

    On today’s Bulwark podcast, David Byler joins host Charlie Sykes to break down the polls one day before the election, explain why you can’t model a court fight, and what states to look out for tomorrow night.