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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Rep. Adam Kinzinger: Trump is Undermining Democracy
December 30th, 2020 | 39 mins 54 secs
adam kinzinger, congress, conspiracy theories, donald trump, electoral college, gop, january 6, mike pence, policy, republican party, republicanism
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois joins Charlie Sykes to discuss how President Trump is undermining democracy, how Republicanism has divorced itself from policy, and the future of the party after Trump leaves office.
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Kevin Kruse on 2020 as the Year of Disaster Voltron
December 29th, 2020 | 41 mins 22 secs
2020, biden, covid, covid-19, cruz, graham, grift, pandemic, racial unrest, rasmussen, rubio, trump, trump kids
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Kevin Kruse joins Charlie Sykes to discuss why 2020 was the year of Disaster Voltron, plus some backstory on his relationship with Dinesh D’Souza.
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A.B. Stoddard on Explosions Within the Storm
December 28th, 2020 | 45 mins 10 secs
appropriations, budget, covid, fauci, georgia senate elections, january 6, manafort, mueller report, obstruction, omnibus, pardons, rubio, russia, spending, stone
On today’s Bulwark podcast, A.B. Stoddard joins Charlie Sykes to discuss why President Trump’s obstruction of justice with regard to the Mueller investigation worked, Trump’s confusion about the COVID-19 Omnibus bill, and what to expect on January 6th.
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Bill Kristol: Why I'm Still Alarmed
December 23rd, 2020 | 45 mins 37 secs
bill barr, doj, jeffrey rosen, pardons, rule of law, trump
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Bill Kristol joins Charlie Sykes to discuss why we should be alarmed about Trump’s 11th hour pardons, and why Jeffrey Rosen taking over for Bill Barr at DOJ concerns him.
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Robert Tracinski on the GOP’s Flying Monkey Problem
December 22nd, 2020 | 53 mins 31 secs
coalitions, democrats, donald trump, joe biden, libertarians, politics, republicans, tea party
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Robert Tracisnki joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the corrupting influence of coalitions and our coming political dealignment.
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Molly Jong-Fast on the Dark Political Winter of 2020
December 21st, 2020 | 46 mins 41 secs
coup, darkness, grift, hunter biden, joe biden, kelli ward, lin wood, maga, martial law, martin shkreli, pentagon, politics, republicans, sidney powell, special prosecutor, trumpism, winter
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Molly Jong-Fast joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the dark politics unfolding during the darkest time of the year.
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David French: The Dangerous Radicalism of the Christian Right
December 18th, 2020 | 57 mins 29 secs
2020, christianity, conservatism, elections, radicalism
On today's Bulwark Podcast, David French joins Charlie Sykes to discuss radicalism, Christianity, and the right.
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Tim Alberta on the Fear That Binds Us
December 17th, 2020 | 48 mins 53 secs
2020 election, democrats, disinformation, division, elections, fear, republicans
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Tim Alberta joins Charlie Sykes to discuss his recent item about the 2020 election, and how Americans have “very little in common except our fear of each other.”
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Elizabeth Neumann: Will there be blood?
December 16th, 2020 | 47 mins 30 secs
congress, donald trump, elections, extremism, gop, joe biden, politics
On today’s Bulwark Podcast, Elizabeth Neumann joins Charlie Sykes to discuss how President Trump and the conservative right are courting and encouraging extremists following his defeat by Joe Biden in the 2020 election.
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Rep. Denver Riggleman on the GOP Fever of Nonsense
December 15th, 2020 | 42 mins 5 secs
bob good, denver riggleman, disinformation, donald trump, elections, misinformation, republican party, virginia gop
On today’s Bulwark Podcast, Congressman Denver Riggleman joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the GOP’s fever of nonsense regarding the 2020 election and how disinformation is a disease infecting the Republican Party. He also discusses his new book, Bigfoot .... It's Complicated.
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Kim Wehle on the GOP's Assault on Voting Rights
December 14th, 2020 | 47 mins 1 sec
2020, democracy, democrats, early voting, election rights, elections, gop, joe biden, lawsuits, special elections
On today’s Bulwark Podcast, Kim Wehle joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the long lasting effects of the GOP’s escalating assault on voting rights following Donald Trump’s loss to Joe Biden.
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Conor Lamb on the Future of the Democratic Party
December 11th, 2020 | 49 mins 25 secs
conor lamb, covid-19, democracy, democratic party, donald trump, joe biden, lawsuits, mitch mcconnell, nancy pelosi, relief, republicans, working class
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Rep. Conor Lamb joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the future of the Democratic Party and COVID-19 relief.
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Tim Miller on the Clown Coup
December 10th, 2020 | 52 mins 22 secs
2020, disinformation, donald trump, election, joe biden, lawsuits, youtube
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Tim Miller joins Charlie Sykes to talk about his recent item on how YouTube is spreading election disinformation, and the latest on Team Trump’s failing effort to steal the election.
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Mike Murphy on the Trump-Biden Transition
December 9th, 2020 | 46 mins
biden, cabinet, covid-19, georgia, transition, trump
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Mike Murphy joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the Trump-Biden transition, the coming cabinet, and the Georgia Senate elections.
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A.B. Stoddard: Trump Will Break the GOP
December 8th, 2020 | 45 mins 34 secs
2020, election, gop, lou dobbs, mike pence, my pillow, stephen miller
On today’s Bulwark podcast, A.B. Stoddard joins Charlie Sykes to discuss her recent item: “What If Trump Is Trying To Break the GOP?"
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David Jolly: A Third Choice for Florida?
December 7th, 2020 | 47 mins 55 secs
conspiracy theories, covid, covid-19, democrats, election trutherism, elections, florida, gop, liability, trump, trumpism
On today’s Bulwark podcast, David Jolly joins Charlie Sykes to discuss how Donald Trump seeks to break the GOP in half, the future of the GOP, the two party duopoly, and his political future.