The Bulwark Podcast

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

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

  • Robert Tracinski on Flight 93 and the Future of the Right

    September 17th, 2020  |  56 mins 31 secs
    biden, conservatism, democrats, elections, flight 93, gop, liberalism, tea party, trump

    On today’s Bulwark Podcast, Robert Tracinski joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his recent items on the Anti-Flight 93 Election, and the Campus Surveillance State, and what the future of the right might be after Trump.

  • Charlotte Alter on How Conspiracies Are Shaping This Election

    September 16th, 2020  |  47 mins 13 secs
    2020, abc townhall, conspiracy theories, donald trump, elections, joe biden, qanon, undecided voters, wisconsin

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, TIME's Charlotte Alter joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss her recent item on how conspiracies are shaping the election, how social media is fueling "the waterslide to hell" and why chaos is impossible to predict.

  • Jack Goldsmith and Bob Bauer on Reconstructing the Presidency After Trump

    September 15th, 2020  |  43 mins 26 secs
    after trump, bill barr, courts, doj, emergency powers, independence, justice, law, statutory reforms, unitary executive

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Jack Goldsmith and Bob Bauer join host Charlie Sykes to discuss their new book: "After Trump: Reconstructing the Presidency."

  • S.V. Dáte on Trump, Florida, and the Military

    September 14th, 2020  |  53 mins 15 secs
    2020, covid-19, donald trump, florida, military, nevada, polls, rallies, veterans

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, S.V. Dáte joins Charlie Sykes to discuss President Trump's Nevada rally, his response to the Atlantic story about his alleged comments on American war dead, his relationship with the military, the polls, and the 2020 election.

  • Bill Kristol on Churchill, COVID, and Fate of Conservatism

    September 11th, 2020  |  43 mins 49 secs
    2020, 9/11, bob woodward, churchill, covid-19, elections, joe biden, trump

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Bill Kristol joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the anniversary of 9/11, Trump's bizarre comparison to Churchill, the 2020 election, and the fate of conservatism.

  • Tim Miller and Tom Ridge on the Woodward Tapes and the Election

    September 10th, 2020  |  1 hr 3 mins
    2020, bob woodward, california, dhs, gop, interviews, journalism, lindsey graham, tapes, tucker carlson, vote by mail, whistleblowers

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Tim Miller and former Gov. Tom Ridge join Charlie Sykes to discuss the Bob Woodward tapes, the 2020 election, and what our elected officials can do to prepare for an influx of voting by mail.

  • P.J. O'Rourke on a Cry From the Far Middle

    September 9th, 2020  |  47 mins 35 secs
    2020 election, coronavirus, democrats, hl mencken, human nature, politics, rank punditry, republicans, trump

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, P.J. O'Rourke joins Charlie Sykes to discuss his new book: "A Cry from the Far Middle: Dispatches from a Divided Land."

  • Brian Stelter on Fox's Dangerous Distortions

    September 8th, 2020  |  45 mins 58 secs
    brian stelter, coronavirus, donald trump, fox news, journalism, opinions, reporting, shep smith

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Brian Stelter joins Charlie Sykes to discuss his new book: "Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth."

  • Elizabeth Neumann on How Trump Fuels the Fire

    September 4th, 2020  |  48 mins 30 secs
    2020, antifa, charlottesville, domestic terrorism, donald trump, el paso, far right extremism

    On today's Bulwark podcast, Elizabeth Neumann joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss her tenure in President Trump's Department of Homeland Security, and how he often fuels the fire of far right extremism, why she left DHS, and 2020.

  • A.B. Stoddard on Why Russia Matters in 2020

    September 3rd, 2020  |  41 mins 55 secs
    2020, biden, covid, debt, elections, entitlements, law and order, nancy pelosi, polling, russia, schools, trump

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, A.B. Stoddard joins Charlie Sykes to discuss why Russia's role in the upcoming election is so important, and why Trump's history on Russia dealings matters. Plus, a discussion about debates, the polls, and Trump and Biden's messaging.

  • David Priess on Soup, Intel Briefings, and the Red Mirage

    September 2nd, 2020  |  44 mins 19 secs
    2020, antifa, briefings, dni, kenosha, polls, red mirage, soup

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Lawfare's David Priess joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the President's bizarre soup rant, the 2020 polls and the red mirage, Kenosha, and how the DNI is changing how it briefs Congress and what that means.

  • Tim Miller on Kenosha and Biden

    September 1st, 2020  |  45 mins 27 secs
    covid-19, donald trump, joe biden, kenosha, protests, violence

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Tim Miller joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the unrest in Kenosha, Joe Biden's response, and how President Trump is mishandling COVID-19.

  • Sarah Blaskey and Nicholas Nehamas on The Grifters Club

    August 31st, 2020  |  43 mins 13 secs
    book, corruption, donald trump, florida, grifters, mar-a-lago, nicholas nehamas, palm beach, sarah blaskey

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Sarah Blaskey and Nicholas Nehamas join Charlie Sykes to discuss their new book: "The Grifter's Club: Trump, Mar-a-Lago, and the Selling of the Presidency."

  • Miles Taylor: For Trump, the Cruelty is the Point

    August 28th, 2020  |  42 mins 46 secs
    child separation, convention, cruelty, dhs, donald trump, gop, immigration, joe biden, repair, rnc, soul searching

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Miles Taylor joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the RNC Convention, why he left the Trump administration, why the GOP needs some soul searching, and when it comes to Trump, cruelty is the point.

  • David Frum and Sarah Longwell on What Voters Don't Care About

    August 27th, 2020  |  54 mins 7 secs
    2020, convention, coronavirus, donald trump, kenosha, politics, rnc, tucker carlson, voters

    On a special RNC Convention episode of the Bulwark Podcast, David Frum and Sarah Longwell join Charlie Sykes to discuss the convention, the unrest in Kenosha and the right's response, and what voters do and don't care about.

  • Stuart Stevens and Josh Kraushaar on RNC Day Two

    August 26th, 2020  |  37 mins 41 secs
    2020, convention, donald trump, gop, hatch act, kenosha, mike pompeo, rnc

    On a special RNC Convention episode of the Bulwark Podcast, Stuart Stevens and Josh Kraushaar join Charlie Sykes to discuss day two of the Republican National Convention, the unrest in Kenosha, and why, for lots of voters, Trump's corruption is baked in and why they're OK with that.