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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Quinta Jurecic on Impeachment, Acquittal, and Despair
February 13th, 2020 | 46 mins 30 secs
bill barr, doj, donald trump, impeachment, john kelly, never trump, roger stone, rush limbaugh
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Lawfare's Quinta Jurecic joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss post-impeachment Trump, how his DOJ is working to protect his friends, John Kelly's regrets, and how Rush Limbaugh hasn't changed.
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Tim Miller on New Hampshire's Biggest Losers
February 12th, 2020 | 48 mins 38 secs
2020, democrats, doj, elections, new hampshire, politics, vindman
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Tim Miller joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss Tuesday's New Hampshire primary, and why we should focus less on the winners, and more on the big losers. Plus, a discussion of the Tuesday DOJ massacre and the Vindman perp walks.
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Geoffrey Skelley on the New Hampshire Primaries
February 11th, 2020 | 42 mins 21 secs
2020, democrats, elections, new hampshire, politics
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Geoffrey Skelley from 538 joins host Charlie Sykes from New Hampshire to talk about today's Democratic primary, and what to expect from a game of expectations.
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Yuval Levin on Institutions and the American Dream
February 10th, 2020 | 37 mins 45 secs
conservatism, freedom, institutions, transparency, trust
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Yuval Levin from the American Enterprise Institute joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his new book: "A Time to Build: From Family and Community to Congress and the Campus, How Recommitting to Our Institutions Can Revive the American Dream."
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Amanda Carpenter on What Happens to Mitt Romney
February 6th, 2020 | 45 mins 33 secs
2020, bernie sanders, elections, impeachment, joe biden, mitt romney, never trump, pete buttigieg
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Amanda Carpenter joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss how the GOP will react to Sen. Romney's vote to convict, the quiet significance of Never Trump, and the 2020 Democratic primaries.
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Jeffrey Tulis on Impeachment and the State of Our Union.
February 5th, 2020 | 51 mins 36 secs
democrats, donald trump, impeachment, republicans, sotu
On today's Bulwark Podcast, frequent contributor Jeffrey Tulis joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the impeachment of Donald Trump, and the State of the Union address.
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Robert Tracinski on the Iowa Caucuses and Complexity
February 4th, 2020 | 49 mins 57 secs
amy klobuchar, caucuses, donald trump, iowa, mark bauerlein, pete buttigieg, populism, the federalist
On today's Bulwark podcast, Robert Tracinski joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the disastrous Iowa caucuses, why ideas have consequences, the Indiana Jones Rule, and The Closing of the American mind, revisited.
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Josh Kraushaar on the Iowa Caucuses
February 3rd, 2020 | 47 mins 9 secs
2020, amy klobuchar, club for growth, democrats, donald trump, elizabeth warren, impeachment, iowa caucuses, joe biden, joni ernst, pete buttigieg, sotu
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Josh Kraushaar joins host Charlie Sykes from Des Moines, Iowa, to discuss the Iowa caucuses, what the polls are saying, and how the results will shape New Hampshire and Super Tuesday.
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Kim Wehle on the End of Impeachment
January 31st, 2020 | 42 mins 3 secs
2020, donald trump, elections, impeachment, lamar alexander, state of the union, superbowl, witnesses
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Kim Wehle joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the impeachment trial of President Trump, what the Democrats and Republicans got right and wrong, the debate over witnesses, Lamar Alexander's stance, plus what we might expect if President Trump is acquitted.
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James Wallner on How the Senate Works
January 30th, 2020 | 50 mins 11 secs
conservatism, democrats, donald trump, gop, impeachment, senate
On today's Bulwark Podcast, James Wallner from R Street joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the impeachment of President Trump, the state of intellectual conservatism in a tribalist dog fight, and how the Senate works behinds the scenes.
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David Jolly on Impeachment, Iowa, and Insults
January 29th, 2020 | 40 mins 15 secs
citizens united, division, donald trump, georgia, impeachment, insults, iowa, ivanka, joe biden, kelly loeffler, money in politics
On today's Bulwark Podcast, David Jolly joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the impeachment of President Trump, how Republicans are using it to hurt Joe Biden in Iowa, plus, a discussion about division, insults, and "the elites."
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Tim Miller on the Awfulness of Mike Pompeo
January 28th, 2020 | 46 mins 40 secs
2012, 2016, 2020, impeachment, john bolton, kelly loeffler, mike pompeo, npr, pam bondi, primaries, romney, witnesses
On today's Bulwark Podcast, contributor Tim Miller joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss Pam Bondi's impeachment debut, Bolton's bombshell, and the awfulness of Mike Pompeo.
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Joe Palazzolo and Michael Rothfeld on Trump's Fixers
January 27th, 2020 | 39 mins 15 secs
bill barr, donald trump, michael avenatti, michael cohen, roy cohn, stormy daniels
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Joe Palazzolo and Michael Rothfeld join host Charlie Sykes to discuss their new book: "The Fixers: The Bottom-Feeders, Crooked Lawyers, Gossipmongers, and Porn Stars Who Created the 45th President."
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Friday Megacast
January 24th, 2020 | 40 mins 26 secs
2020, bernie sanders, donald trump, hillary clinton, impeachment, joe rogan
On today's Friday Bulwark Megacast, host Charlie Sykes is joined by Jonathan V. Last and Jim Swift to discuss impeachment, the March for Life, Joe Rogan and Bernie, and the 2020 elections.
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Senator Chris Coons on Impeachment
January 23rd, 2020 | 25 mins 1 sec
chris coons, constitution, delaware, donald trump, impeachment, president trump, senate
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Senator Chris Coons joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the impeachment of President Donald Trump.
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Susan Hennessey and Benjamin Wittes on Unmaking the Presidency
January 22nd, 2020 | 44 mins 19 secs
impeachment, mcconnell, presidency, schumer, senate, trial, trump, unitary executive
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Benjamin Wittes and Susan Hennessey from Lawfare join host Charlie Sykes to break down the first day of the impeachment trial, and discuss their new book "Unmaking the Presidency: Donald Trump's War on the World's Most Powerful Office."