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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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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Tim Miller vs. Charlie Sykes; Hope vs. Despair
December 3rd, 2020 | 59 mins 10 secs
2024, covid-19, elections, georgia, josh hawley, lin wood, martial law, melissa carone, michael flynn, michigan, rudy giuliani, sidney powell, trump address
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Tim Miller joins Charlie Sykes to discuss COVID-19, the increasingly crazy election trutherism, and the GOP and 2024.
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Josh Kraushaar on the Senate Suicide Squeeze
December 2nd, 2020 | 47 mins 27 secs
centrism, georgia, gop, inauguration, rhetoric, senate, special election, vice president pence, violence
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Josh Kraushaar joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the GOP's suicide squeeze to retain control of the Senate, and the potential for optimism on centrist governance in the 117th Congress.
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Amanda Carpenter on the Propaganda Party
December 1st, 2020 | 46 mins 35 secs
2020, conservative media, election, joe biden, legal fights, media, trump
On today’s Bulwark Podcast, Amanda Carpenter joins Charlie Sykes to discuss President Trump’s post-election fundraising, his futile legal fights, and how the conservative press have become parasites who have taken control of the host.
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David Priess: Biden Gets His Briefing
November 30th, 2020 | 51 mins 59 secs
appointments, cabinet, donald trump, election trutherism, foreign policy, fox news, georgia, gop, intelligence, joe biden, maria bartiromo, pdb, president's daily briefing, transition
On today’s Bulwark Podcast, David Priess joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss Trump’s crazy weekend Fox News appearance, the changes to the President’s Daily Briefing, and how to prepare for taking over foreign policy during a transition.
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Tom Nichols on Shaming the Fanatics
November 27th, 2020 | 57 mins 58 secs
black friday, conspiracies, cynicism, elites, flying, gop, populism, senate gop, shaming, thanksgiving, trump voters
On today’s Bulwark Podcast, Tom Nichols joins Charlie Sykes to discuss Black Friday, flying, why we should start shaming the bad faith actors on the Trumpian right, and how elite educated GOP officials cynically dumb themselves down to fleece the masses.
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Mona Charen: Why We Should be Thankful
November 25th, 2020 | 50 mins 58 secs
2020 election, conspiracy theories, donald trump, georgia special election, gop, joe biden, myths, populism, thanksgiving, transition, trust
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Mona Charen joins Charlie Sykes to discuss why we should be thankful this Thanksgiving, how Trump’s stolen election myth will live on in the GOP, and why trust is essential for society to function.
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Berny Belvedere on Truth in the Age of Trump
November 24th, 2020 | 47 mins 18 secs
arc digital, berny belvedere, cabinet, disinformation, joe biden, media silos, trumpism, truth
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Berny Belvedere joins Charlie Sykes to discuss truth in the age of Trump, media silos and seeking out safe spaces, and the future of right-leaning analysis and opinion.
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Kim Wehle on Trump's Legal End Game
November 23rd, 2020 | 46 mins 23 secs
2020, election, jenna ellis, joe biden, lawsuits, legal challenge, michigan, pennsylvania, rudy giuliani, sidney powell, trump, wisconsin
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Kim Wehle joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the President’s legal team’s strategy to overturn the will of the voters, the brief Sidney Powell saga, and how Trump’s challenge is creating a new form of birtherism that will last for years.
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Tim Miller on Trump's Insane Coup
November 20th, 2020 | 45 mins 42 secs
donald trump, elections, joe biden, michigan, rudy giuliani, sidney powell
On today’s Bulwark Podcast, Tim Miller joins Charlie Sykes to discuss Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and the Art of the Steal.
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Brendan Buck: Georgia On My Mind
November 19th, 2020 | 45 mins 2 secs
donald trump, elections, georgia, house races, joe biden, nationalism, populism, qanon, rudy giuliani, senate, stacey abrams
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Brendan Buck joins Charlie Sykes to discuss how Joe Biden won Georgia, and what to look for in its upcoming special elections for both of its Senators.
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A.B. Stoddard: What Happens Now in the Senate
November 18th, 2020 | 43 mins 23 secs
donald trump, georgia senate elections, joe biden, lindsey graham, nominations, normalcy, rules, senate, ted cruz, tradition
On today’s Bulwark podcast, A.B. Stoddard joins Charlie Sykes to discuss her item on the future of the Senate in a Biden administration, the Wayne County, Michigan controversy, and the GOP’s speeding Trump train to nowhere.
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Eric Edelman on What Biden Will Inherit
November 17th, 2020 | 44 mins 3 secs
afghanistan, donald trump, iran, joe biden, nominations, pentagon, transition
On today’s Bulwark podcast, former Ambassador and Under Secretary of Defense Eric Edelman joins Charlie Sykes to discuss how Trump is stifling the Biden transition and what that means, the purge at the Pentagon, and what President-Elect Biden will inherit when he takes office.
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How the Toddler in Chief Failed to Steal the Election
November 16th, 2020 | 55 mins
2020, concession, democracy, donald trump, election, elections, joe biden, twitter
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Daniel Drezner joins Charlie Sykes to talk about President Trump’s weekend Twitter temper tantrum, the latest on what’s happening inside the Pentagon in the waning days of the Trump Presidency, and Nicholas Grossman joins to discuss his recent story Breaking Down Trump’s Plan To Steal The Election (And Why It’s Failing).
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Benjamin Wittes on the High Water Mark of Delusion
November 13th, 2020 | 46 mins 58 secs
conspiracies, democracy, denial, donald trump, elections, joe biden, litigation, rule of law, samuel alito, supreme court
On today’s Bulwark Podcast, Benjamin Wittes joins Charlie Sykes to discuss his recent piece about the difficulty of overturning an election, why we should be wary of turning justices into celebrities (and why they shouldn’t become pundits), and why we’re at the high water mark of MAGA delusion.
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Amanda Carpenter: Trump Gaslights America Again
November 12th, 2020 | 53 mins 58 secs
culture war, donald tump, gaslighting, joe biden
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Amanda Carpenter joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the never-ending culture wars, and President Trump’s last-ditch attempt to gaslight America before he leaves office.