The Bulwark Podcast

Mark Salter on Win at All Costs Politics

July 3rd, 2019  |  32 mins 50 secs

Mark Salter joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about his late boss John McCain, President Trump's strange obsession with him, the 2020 Democratic primaries so far, whether or not "win at all politics" is here to stay, and a look back at what the heck happened to Sarah Palin.

Fourth of July Megacast

July 2nd, 2019  |  50 mins 16 secs

busing, colin kaepernick, democratic debates, democrats, doug ducey, fireworks, ivanka, joe biden, july 4, medicare for all, megacast, never trump, nike, obamacare, outrages, parade, soccer, trump, twitter

On today's Bulwark podcast, Bill Kristol and Sarah Longwell join host Charlie Sykes for a megacast to discuss a wide variety of topics.

David Jolly on Donald and the DMZ

July 1st, 2019  |  40 mins 27 secs

busing, dnc, donald trump, ivanka trump, kim jong un, north korea

David Jolly joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the first round of DNC debates, the President's trip to Japan and North Korea, and Ivanka Trump the diplomat.

Will Saletan on Thursday Fight Night

June 28th, 2019  |  57 mins 52 secs

2020, debates, democrats, dnc, will saletan

On today's Bulwark podcast, Slate's Will Saletan joins host Charlie Sykes to break down last night's blockbuster debate.

The 2020 Circus Begins

June 27th, 2019  |  46 mins 22 secs

2020, debates, democrats, dnc, rick wilson

Rick Wilson joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss Part 1 of the last night's DNC debates.

Wednesday Megacast

June 26th, 2019  |  41 mins 6 secs

big tech, border, boycotts, dnc, falwell, free speech, google, gop, maria bartiromo, nra, ted cruz, trump, wayfair

Andrew Egger and Jim Swift join host Charlie Sykes to discuss Trump's twitter tirade, his rant on Fox Business, the coming Democratic debates, the chaos at the NRA, the GOP and big tech, the Fallwell / Moore feud, and the Wayfair boycott.

Kevin Kruse on Revisionist History

June 25th, 2019  |  39 mins 31 secs

2020 democratic primary, dinesh d'souza, donald trump, joe biden, kevin kruse, kevin williamson, nikki haley, pete buttigieg, rape allegation, revisionist history, slavery

Kevin M. Kruse joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about the revisionist history on the right, the rape allegations against President Trump and how quickly we've pivoted to Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg's problematics, plus why floating Nikki Haley as VP is a warning sign for the GOP.

Adam White on Trump and the Administrative State

June 24th, 2019  |  27 mins 50 secs

acting agency heads, administrative state, appointments, census, donald trump, gundy decision, iran strike, non-delegation doctrine, white house

Adam White joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about the importance of Gundy v. United States, an update on President Trump's administrative state, as well as the non-Iran strike and the latest on the non-delegation doctrine's future.

Friday Megacast

June 21st, 2019  |  34 mins 6 secs

alabama, charles krauthammer, elizabeth warren, iran, joe biden

Bill Kristol and Sarah Longwell join host Charlie Sykes to discuss President Trump's aborted attack on Iran, the latest in the Alabama Senate race, the anti-Biden pile on, and Elizabeth Warren's plan for everything.

Senator Hawley's New Fairness Doctrine

June 20th, 2019  |  46 mins 2 secs

free speech, gop, internet, jerry falwell, joe biden, josh hawley, kyle kashuv, sec. 230, wisconsin

Andrew Egger and Jim Swift join host Charlie Sykes to discuss Missouri Senator Josh Hawley's war on big tech and Sec. 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

Noah Rothman on Trump's 2020 Kick Off

June 19th, 2019  |  40 mins 16 secs

2020, alexandria ocasio-cortez, donald trump, elections, iran, kyle kashuv, socialism, swing voters

Noah Rothman joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss President Trump's 2020 re-election kickoff speech, how socialism will play with swing voters, AOC's concentration camps gaffe, and the latest with Iran.

Alexander Nazaryan on "The Best People" in Trump's Cabinet

June 18th, 2019  |  41 mins 22 secs

ben carson, cabinet, chris christie, steve bannon, trump, wilbur ross

Alexander Nazaryan joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his newly published book: "The Best People: Trump's Cabinet and the Siege on Washington."

A.B. Stoddard on the Polls and Pence

June 17th, 2019  |  38 mins 8 secs

a.b. stoddard, congressional republicans, george stephanopoulos, mike pence, north korea, performative wokeness, polls, russia, shutdown

A.B. Stoddard joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the potential for a government shutdown, the Stephanopoulos interview, Mike Pence's future in 2020, and why President Trump suddenly doesn't believe polls anymore.

David French on 'David Frenchism'

June 14th, 2019  |  45 mins 27 secs

conservatism, david french, illiberalism, liberalism

David French from National Review joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about "David Frenchism." What is the future of the conservatism when it comes to classical liberalism or illiberalism? Also, what is "performative wokeness?"

George Will on the Conservative Sensibility

June 13th, 2019  |  36 mins

conservatism, george f. will

George F. Will joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his new book: "The Conservative Sensibility."

Jonathan Allen on Iowa Barnstorming

June 12th, 2019  |  35 mins 58 secs

2020, abortion, debt limit, donald trump, elizabeth warren, foreign policy, government shutdown, impeachment, iowa, joe biden, justin amash, kirsten gillibrand, policy, tariffs, wealth tax

Jonathan Allen joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about the lessons of 2016 for Democrats, a look at how the Biden / Trump shadowboxing, what Justin Amash's future may be, and the potential for a government shutdown over the debt limit.