Jonathan V. Last
Special guest
Jonathan V. Last is editor of The Bulwark.
Jonathan V. Last has been a guest on 14 episodes.
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We're Not All Crying Karens
December 30th, 2021 | 54 mins 15 secs
afghanistan, biden, bill clinton, boston globe, carter, covid, democracy, dershowitz, elections, epstein, foreign policy, julie k brown, jury trials, masks, miami herald, midterms, national review, refugees, regional papers, republicans, rich lowry, soviet union, trump, vaccinations. ghislaine maxwell, voter registration drives
A panel of Bulwark favorites share their predictions (AKA warnings) for 2022. They also take time to give a shout-out to the people who aren't shouting — the people on the ground helping others and working to save democracy. Bill Kristol, Tim Miller, Sarah Longwell, and JVL join guest host Mona Charen on today's episode.
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Jonathan V. Last: No, DeSantis is Not a Safer Choice
November 1st, 2021 | 47 mins 31 secs
biden, democratic party, desantis, facebook, gop, mcauliffe, mlb, polls, republican party, spending bill, trump, youngkin
The GOP cements its role as a lifestyle brand. Why the GOP may not be able to replicate Youngkin. And Facebook's role in the derangement of American politics. Jonathan V. Last joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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F*ck 2020
December 31st, 2020 | 58 mins 4 secs
2020, politics, year in review
On the last Bulwark podcast of 2020, Tim Miller, Jonathan V. Last, Sarah Longwell, and Bill Kristol join Charlie Sykes to take a look back at what the heck happened this year.
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Jonathan V. Last on the Politics of Paranoia
December 4th, 2020 | 55 mins 1 sec
bill barr, conservative media, conspiracy, gop, infotainment, paranoia, trumpism
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Jonathan V. Last joins Charlie Sykes to discuss how when the unthinkable becomes thinkable, literal coups are possible. How right wing political entertainment has largely become the id of the GOP base, and how the politics of paranoia are shaping the party’s future.
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Jonathan V. Last on Anti-Anti-Trumpism and 2020
August 14th, 2020 | 44 mins 59 secs
anti-anti-trumpism, congress, conspiracy theories, donald trump, gop, joe biden, kamala harris, kevin mccarthy, marjorie taylor greene, qanon, vote by mail
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Jonathan V. Last joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the growing ranks of QAnon believers in the GOP and the party's relative silence, the exhausting life of anti-anti-Trumpers, voting by mail, and how the Trump campaign wasn't prepared for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
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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.
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Flooding the Zone in an Era of Chaff
May 18th, 2020 | 54 mins 54 secs
2020, brad parscale, conspiracies, coronavirus, covid-19, death star, igs, inspectors general, justin amash, lying, memes, microtargeting, mike pompeo, performative behavior, ron johnson, space force, tara reade, trolling
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Jonathan V. Last and Jim Swift join host Charlie Sykes to discuss the GOP's disregard for Inspectors General, Justin Amash, Brad Parscale's death star, conspiracies and policy outcomes, and the performative nature of signalling about COVID-19.
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Crenshaw, Amash, and Our COVID-19 Moment
April 29th, 2020 | 57 mins 26 secs
2020 elections, anti-vaxxers, candace owens, covid-19, dan crenshaw, economy, justin amash, keep america great slogan, masks, mike pence, stimulus, vaccines, vietnam
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Tim Miller and Jonathan V. Last join host Charlie Sykes to discuss their recent stories on Rep. Dan Crenshaw, COVID-19, Vietnam, and the "Keep America Great" slogan, and the news of Rep. Justin Amash pursuing a bid for President.
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Wisconsin is the Electoral COVID-19 Canary
April 6th, 2020 | 57 mins 59 secs
anthony fauci, anti-anti-trumpism, china, coronavirus, covid-19, donald trump, elections, hydroxychloroquine, masks, navy, peter navarro, white house, wisconsin
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Bill Kristol and Jonathan V. Last join host Charlie Sykes to discuss how the Wisconsin election is a preview of what we can expect in the coming months during the COVID-19 pandemic, the White House infighting over hydroxychloroquine, the firing of Capt. Brett Crozier, and anti-anti-Trumpism.
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Friday Megacast
November 15th, 2019 | 49 mins 25 secs
adam schiff, aid, cleveland browns, deval patrick, impeachment, jeff sessions, roger stone, stephen miller, trump, ukraine, yovanovitch
On a special Friday Megacast, Jonathan V. Last and Jim Swift join host Charlie Sykes to discuss day two of the impeachment hearings, Stephen Miller's racist emails, and the case for Deval Patrick. Plus, a brief discussion of Myles Garrett and the Browns and Roger Stone's guilty verdict.
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Midweek Expanded Megacast
April 10th, 2019 | 41 mins 53 secs
candace owens, celebrities, house gop, lawsuits, mueller report, republicans, tax reform, tax season, twexit, twitter
Guest host Jim Swift is joined by Jonathan V. Last, Andrew Egger, and Ben Parker to discuss tax season, Devin Nunes's unserious lawsuits, Candace Owens's House testimony, the forthcoming(?) Mueller report, Twexit, and surreal experiences with celebrities.
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JVL's April Democratic Power Rankings
April 5th, 2019 | 44 mins 44 secs
2020, democratic power rankings, power rankings
Jonathan V. Last joins host Charlie Sykes to break down his April Democratic primary power rankings.
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The Bulwark SOTU Megacast
February 6th, 2019 | 38 mins 10 secs
abortion, andy cohen, donald trump, ralph northam, state of the union, virginia
On today's Bulwark Podcast, host Charlie Sykes is joined by Jonathan V. Last, Jim Swift, and Andrew Egger to discuss Andy Cohen's baby gender reveal, the ongoing controversy in Virginia, and Tuesday's State of the Union address.
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Is Trumpism Crumbling Already?
January 7th, 2019 | 19 mins 59 secs
2020 election, donald trump, jonathan last, politics, primaries, the bulwark, trumpism
In the first official Bulwark podcast, editor-at-large Bill Kristol and executive editor Jonathan V. Last join host and editor-in-chief Charlie Sykes to discuss the future of conservatism, the fate of Trumpism, the weird political moment, and how The Bulwark fits into it all.