The Bulwark Podcast

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

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

  • Women, Trump, and Biden.

    July 10th, 2020  |  56 mins 9 secs
    2020, alexander vindman, donald trump, joe biden, kanye, mary trump book, never trump, russian bounties, school, schools, veepstakes, women voters

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Sarah Longwell, Jonathan V. Last, and Bill Kristol join Charlie Sykes to discuss women voters and Trump, the resurgence of NeverTrump in 2020, Kanye West, and the Veepstakes, among other topics.

  • Rachel Bitecofer on Negative Partisanship

    July 9th, 2020  |  59 mins 26 secs
    2020, base, elections, lincoln project, negative partisanship, rachel bitecofer, swing voters, turnout

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Rachel Bitecofer joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the theory of negative partisanship, swing voters, electoral turnout differential, and the Lincoln Project strategy.

  • Julian Zelizer on Burning Down the House

    July 8th, 2020  |  35 mins 56 secs
    gop, house, newt gingrich, republican party, tea party

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Julian Zelizer joins Charlie Sykes to discuss his new book: "Burning Down the House" and the new Republican party.

  • Yascha Mounk on Fighting the Cancel Culture

    July 7th, 2020  |  49 mins 21 secs
    cancel culture, free speech, persuasion, yascha mounk

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Yascha Mounk joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the new publication "Persuasion", and the state of where intellectuals, organizations, and thought leaders are on cancel culture.

  • Josh Kraushaar on Base-First Politics

    July 6th, 2020  |  44 mins
    base-first, coronavirus, covid-19, democrats, donald trump, filibuster, joe biden, mount rushmore, nascar, republicans, senate

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Josh Kraushaar joins Charlie Sykes to discuss base-first politics and the 2020 election, Mt. Rushmore, NASCAR, and the culture wars, plus COVID-19 and the future of the filibuster.

  • A.B. Stoddard: Will the GOP cut bait on Trump?

    July 3rd, 2020  |  51 mins
    2020, 2nd term, agenda, donald trump, elections, gop, joe biden, july 4, senate, tulsa rally

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, A.B. Stoddard joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the unlikely theory of Trump quitting the race, his struggle to offer a second-term agenda, the power of Jared Kushner, and whether the GOP Senate might cut bait on Trump to save as many seats as possible.

  • Mona Charen on Russian Bounties, the Military, and Tribalism

    July 2nd, 2020  |  49 mins 13 secs
    black lives matter, donald trump, fourth of july, military, monuments, pardons, russia, war criminals

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Mona Charen joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the Russian bounty allegations, the debate over monuments, Trump's fetish for pardoning war criminals, tribalism, and the Fourth of July.

  • John Bolton on The Room Where it Happened

    July 1st, 2020  |  29 mins 10 secs
    2020, donald trump, joe biden, john bolton, national security, nsa, nsc

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Ambassador John Bolton joins Charlie Sykes to discuss his new book "The Room Where it Happened."

  • David Priess on Russia and the PDB

    June 30th, 2020  |  51 mins 30 secs
    donald trump, military, president's daily brief, russia, u.s.

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, David Priess joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the President's Daily Brief, the reporting about Russian bounties for dead Americas, and the Trump administration.

  • Alexandra Petri on 'Nothing is Wrong and Here is Why'

    June 29th, 2020  |  46 mins 55 secs
    alexandra petri, comedy, donald trump, house of cards, puns, satire, veep

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Alexandra Petri joins Charlie Sykes to discuss her new book "Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why", puns, statues, and whether the Trump administration is more like Veep or House of Cards.

  • Richard Stengel on the Information Wars

    June 26th, 2020  |  53 mins 50 secs
    2020, democrats, disinformation, donald trump, elections, joe biden

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Richard Stengel joins Charlie Sykes to discuss his new book: "Information Wars: How We Lost the Global Battle Against Disinformation and What We Can Do About It."

  • Andy Smarick on Experience, Governing, and Baseball

    June 25th, 2020  |  48 mins 50 secs
    2020, baseball, conventions, donald trump, election, government service, joe biden, polls, veepstakes

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Andy Smarick joins Charlie Sykes to discuss what you learn from "going in the arena", the Veepstakes, 2020 and the polls, and the return of baseball.

  • Jonathan V. Last on BLM, Brad Parscale, and 2020

    June 24th, 2020  |  43 mins 31 secs
    2020, bees, black lives matter, brad parscale, donald trump, george floyd, joe biden, monuments, protests

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Jonathan V. Last joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the evolution of the Black Lives Matter protests after George Floyd's death, the future of Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale, and the 2020 elections.

  • Quinta Jurecic on Barr, Berman and Bolton

    June 23rd, 2020  |  51 mins 38 secs
    2020, bill barr, book, district attorney, donald trump, elections, geoffrey berman, john bolton, rule of law, sdny

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Quinta Jurecic from Lawfare joins Charlie Sykes to discuss why AG Barr and Donald Trump forced out Geoffrey Berman, and the Bolton book revelations and what they could mean for 2020.

  • Tim Miller on Bolton, the Failed Rally, and Botched Massacre

    June 22nd, 2020  |  52 mins 49 secs
    2020, bill barr, donald trump, friday night massacre, jeff sessions, joe biden, john bolton, matt schlapp, sdny, trump rally, tulsa

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Tim Miller joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the botched Friday Night Massacre, the failed Trump campaign rally in Tulsa, and John Bolton. Plus, a discussion about Jeff Sessions's last stand.

  • Bill Kristol on Bolton, Biden, and Bin Laden

    June 19th, 2020  |  42 mins 1 sec
    2020, australia, bin laden, china, donald trump, joe biden, john bolton, scotus, steve bannon, tulsa rally, voa

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Bill Kristol joins Charlie Sykes to discuss President Trump labeling John Bolton a traitor, the Bin Laden ad, China and Australia, the attack on the Voice of America, and why the Supreme Court isn't the 2020 selling point Trump thought it was.