Charlie Sykes
Co-Host of The Bulwark Podcast
Charles Sykes was a contributing editor at the Weekly Standard, the host of the magazine’s Daily Standard podcast, and an NBC/MSNBC contributor. He is an outspoken critic of the Trump Administration and of what he calls the conservative “alternative reality” media.
Charlie Sykes has hosted 762 Episodes.
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Eric Edelman on the World Biden Inherited
April 1st, 2021 | 42 mins 24 secs
china, foreign policy, iran, korea, president biden, russia, turkey
On today’s Bulwark podcast, former Ambassador Eric Edelman joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about the foreign policy challenges President Biden inherits, and how he might go about dealing with Turkey, China, Iran, and Russia.
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Amanda Carpenter on the Crybaby Caucus
March 31st, 2021 | 49 mins 27 secs
corporate communism, covid, covid passports, debt, deficit, dr. fauci, gop, marjorie taylor-greene, matt gaetz
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Amanda Carpenter joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the GOP’s crybaby caucus, COVID passports, the Matt Gaetz controversy, “corporate communism” or fascism or whatever, the Fauci gaslighting, and the deficit and the debt.
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Mona Charen on Freedom and Responsibility
March 30th, 2021 | 52 mins 34 secs
andrew cuomo, chauvin trial, congress, covid-19, deborah birx, democrats, donald trump, george floyd, gop, joe biden
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Mona Charen joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the GOP's response to COVID-19, how Trump-era officials are trying to spin their role in the botched response, and Cuomogeddon and the Chauvin trial.
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Denver Riggleman on our Hold My Beer Politics
March 29th, 2021 | 50 mins 37 secs
birx, delaware, democrats, donald trump, eric trump, georgia, golf, gop, joe biden, republicans, retcon, travel, voting rights, voting your conscience
On today’s Bulwark podcast, former Rep. Denver Riggleman joins Charlie Sykes to talk about the state of our “hold my beer” politics, the GOP’s assault on voting rights and how they’ve weaponized “stop the steal”, and what it’s like voting your conscience in Congress.
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Tim Miller: The Big Lie Continues
March 26th, 2021 | 47 mins 19 secs
2020 election, big lie, cancel culture, dominion, donald trump, governor race, joe biden, lawsuits, virginia
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Tim Miller joins Charlie Sykes to discuss cancel culture, the Dominion Lawsuits, and how the Big Lie continues to corrupt the GOP.
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Tom Nichols on Dogs, Cats, and American Fascism
March 25th, 2021 | 58 mins 53 secs
cats, claremont institute, dogs, election, elections, maga, politics, purity tests, sidney powell, the american mind, trutherism
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Tom Nichols joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss downfall of Sidney Powell, Claremont’s fascist turn, and why MAGA purity tests can never be satisfied.
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Adam Jentleson on the Future of the Filibuster
March 24th, 2021 | 44 mins 48 secs
bipartisanship, cooperation, filibuster, legislation, senate
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Adam Jentleson joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his book, Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy, and the future of the filibuster.
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David French on Gun Fetishism, Cancel Culture, and the Media
March 23rd, 2021 | 47 mins 35 secs
alexi mccammond, cancel culture, gun fetishism, guns, media, media culture, second amendment, sidney powell
On today's Bulwark Podcast, David French joins Charlie Sykes to talk about the right's gun fetishism, cancel culture, and the mistakes of our media.
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Nicholas Grossman on Conservatism's In-Speak
March 22nd, 2021 | 46 mins 55 secs
conservatism, conservative media, fan boys, grievances, lost causes
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Nicholas Grossman joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his recent article on Conservative Fanboys about how the closed system of conservative media manufactures grievances and pursues lost causes.
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Bill Kristol on Kevin McCarthy's Crass Revisionism
March 19th, 2021 | 53 mins 32 secs
clinton, cuomo, deviancy, donald trump, franken, gop, insurrection, january 6th, kevin mccarthy, northam, putin, revisionism
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Bill Kristol joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss Kevin McCarthy and the GOP’s crass revisionism of the January 6th insurrection, and why the GOP suddenly no longer likes tough talk from America’s President when it comes to Putin.
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Elizabeth Neumann on Confronting the Salad Bar of Hatred
March 18th, 2021 | 53 mins 58 secs
bill barr, china, domestic extremism, foreign meddling, immigration, iran, joe biden, russia
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Elizabeth Neumann joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the threats of violence posed by domestic extremists, foreign meddling in elections, and the newly-formed Council on National Security and Immigration.
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Mona Charen: What Happened to J.D. Vance?
March 17th, 2021 | 49 mins 14 secs
cancel culture, filibuster, j.d. vance, mitch mcconnell, nominations, ohio senate, steven crowder
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Mona Charen joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about her item on what happened to J.D. Vance.
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Tim Miller on Cats, Dogs, and Tucker Carlson
March 16th, 2021 | 49 mins 53 secs
andrew cuomo, cats, covid-19, daylight saving time, dogs, donald trump, j.d. vance, jane timkin, joe biden, josh mandel, ohio, operation warp speed, senate, tucker carlson, vaccinations
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Tim Miller joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about the vaccine rollout, Tucker Carlson’s schtick, the Ohio Senate race, Andrew Cuomo, and cats and dogs.
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Jessica Huseman on the Fight for Voting Rights
March 15th, 2021 | 49 mins 13 secs
elections, gop, h.r. 1, john lewis voting rights advancement act, ron johnson, tucker carlson, voting, white nationalism
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Jessica Huseman joins Charlie Sykes to discuss H.R. 1, the The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and the GOP’s problem with not-so-subtly telegraphing white nationalism.
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Bill Kristol on the GOP's Anger Management
March 12th, 2021 | 46 mins 10 secs
biden, cats, covid, dogs, fox news, speech
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Bill Kristol joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the Biden COVID-19 speech, how the right is overreacting to it, and the internal arguments about cats and dogs.
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S.V. Dáte on Why Trump Isn't Going Away
March 11th, 2021 | 46 mins 25 secs
democrats, donald trump, elections, gop, joe biden, midterms, president biden
On today’s Bulwark podcast, S.V. Dáte joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss why Donald Trump isn’t going away, Joe Biden’s early weeks in office, and how the GOP and the Democrats are setting the stage for the midterms and 2024 over election laws.