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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David Priess on Russia and the PDB
June 30th, 2020 | 51 mins 30 secs
donald trump, military, president's daily brief, russia, u.s.
On today's Bulwark Podcast, David Priess joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the President's Daily Brief, the reporting about Russian bounties for dead Americas, and the Trump administration.
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Alexandra Petri on 'Nothing is Wrong and Here is Why'
June 29th, 2020 | 46 mins 55 secs
alexandra petri, comedy, donald trump, house of cards, puns, satire, veep
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Alexandra Petri joins Charlie Sykes to discuss her new book "Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why", puns, statues, and whether the Trump administration is more like Veep or House of Cards.
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Richard Stengel on the Information Wars
June 26th, 2020 | 53 mins 50 secs
2020, democrats, disinformation, donald trump, elections, joe biden
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Richard Stengel joins Charlie Sykes to discuss his new book: "Information Wars: How We Lost the Global Battle Against Disinformation and What We Can Do About It."
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Andy Smarick on Experience, Governing, and Baseball
June 25th, 2020 | 48 mins 50 secs
2020, baseball, conventions, donald trump, election, government service, joe biden, polls, veepstakes
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Andy Smarick joins Charlie Sykes to discuss what you learn from "going in the arena", the Veepstakes, 2020 and the polls, and the return of baseball.
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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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Quinta Jurecic on Barr, Berman and Bolton
June 23rd, 2020 | 51 mins 38 secs
2020, bill barr, book, district attorney, donald trump, elections, geoffrey berman, john bolton, rule of law, sdny
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Quinta Jurecic from Lawfare joins Charlie Sykes to discuss why AG Barr and Donald Trump forced out Geoffrey Berman, and the Bolton book revelations and what they could mean for 2020.
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Tim Miller on Bolton, the Failed Rally, and Botched Massacre
June 22nd, 2020 | 52 mins 49 secs
2020, bill barr, donald trump, friday night massacre, jeff sessions, joe biden, john bolton, matt schlapp, sdny, trump rally, tulsa
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Tim Miller joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the botched Friday Night Massacre, the failed Trump campaign rally in Tulsa, and John Bolton. Plus, a discussion about Jeff Sessions's last stand.
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Bill Kristol on Bolton, Biden, and Bin Laden
June 19th, 2020 | 42 mins 1 sec
2020, australia, bin laden, china, donald trump, joe biden, john bolton, scotus, steve bannon, tulsa rally, voa
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Bill Kristol joins Charlie Sykes to discuss President Trump labeling John Bolton a traitor, the Bin Laden ad, China and Australia, the attack on the Voice of America, and why the Supreme Court isn't the 2020 selling point Trump thought it was.
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Kim Wehle on Bolton, the Courts, and Voting
June 18th, 2020 | 51 mins 31 secs
book, civil rights, daca, john bolton, lbgt, supreme court, vote by mail, voting
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Kim Wehle joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the Bolton bombshells, the latest from the high court, and her new book: "What You Need to Know About Voting--and Why."
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Kmele Foster on Anti-Racism
June 17th, 2020 | 52 mins 42 secs
anti-racism, confederate monuments, george floyd, kmele foster, media, protests, racism
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Kmele Foster joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the death of George Floyd, the subsequent protests, racism, and anti-racism, plus a discussion about the media and confederate monuments.
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David Priess on John Bolton's Secrets
June 16th, 2020 | 51 mins 12 secs
book, covid-19, david priess, donald trump, george floyd, john bolton, south korea
On today's Bulwark Podcast, David Priess joins Charlie Sykes to discuss John Bolton's new book, the latest with South Korea, COVID-19, and the George Floyd protests.
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Lucy Caldwell on Unwell Republicans
June 15th, 2020 | 52 mins 51 secs
2020, charlie kirk, conservatism, donald trump, elections, gop, joe walsh, maga, republican party, ted cruz
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Lucy Caldwell joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the unravelling of the Republican mind, and how a once-serious party seems hell bent on trolling, and tales from the 2020 GOP Primary trail.
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Andrew Sullivan on Woke Culture
June 12th, 2020 | 51 mins 7 secs
cancel culture, conservatism, donald trump, illiberalism, jk rowling, joe biden, left, right
On Today's Bulwark Podcast, Andrew Sullivan from New York Magazine joins Charlie Sykes to discuss woke culture, the GOP as a conservative force, cancel culture, and illiberalism on the right and left.
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Amanda Carpenter on How Trump is Gaslighting Us
June 11th, 2020 | 50 mins 49 secs
confederates, culture war, donald trump, gaslighting, joe biden, kneeling, martin gugino, orange man bad, paul ryan, ted cruz
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Amanda Carpenter joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the White House's shameless gaslighting, 100+ reasons why the Orange Man is Bad, and how Trump is losing the culture war.
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Christine Todd Whitman on the GOP's Post-Trump Future
June 10th, 2020 | 37 mins 55 secs
2020, bill barr, camden, covid-19, donald trump, elections, george floyd, georgia, gop, joe biden, law and order, nj, policing, vote by mail
On today's Bulwark Podcast, former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman joins Charlie Sykes to discuss President Trump and the GOP's response to the death of George Floyd, why states aren't prepared for the 2020 elections, and what a post-Trump future for the GOP might look like.
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Tim Alberta on the End of the Law and Order GOP
June 9th, 2020 | 53 mins 44 secs
2020, bill barr, conservatism, donald trump, elections, george floyd, joe biden, karl rove, law and order, mitt romney, polls, protests
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Tim Alberta joins Charlie Sykes to discuss his item about the end of the "law & order" GOP, the fundamental decency of Mitt Romney, and punitive conservatism.