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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Daniel Drezner on the Toddler in Chief
October 31st, 2019 | 38 mins 34 secs
al baghdadi, baseball, donald trump, economic statecraft, foreign policy, global trade, kurds, manslaughter, nationals, sanctions, syria, uk
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Daniel Drezner joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss President Trump's foreign policy blunders, time in the era of Trump, how the hardline economic sanction strategy is failing, and his forthcoming book.
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Wednesday Megacast
October 30th, 2019 | 45 mins 42 secs
baseball, djtj, donald trump, economy, gdp, house of representatives, impeachment, katie hill, sean duffy, shimkus, ukraine, world series
On a special Wednesday Megacast, Sarah Longwell and Jonathan V. Last join host Charlie Sykes to discuss the World Series, the Impeachment Inquiry and GOP interference efforts, the slowing economy, and the 2020 elections.
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Julian Zelizer on the Smear of Alexander Vindman
October 29th, 2019 | 41 mins 24 secs
al baghdadi, alexander vindman, anti-semitism, boogate, congress, dual loyalty, impeachment inquiry, john yoo, mccarthyism, newt gingrich, nsc, quid pro quo, sean duffy, trump, ukraine, washington nationals
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Julian Zelizer joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the Trumpworld smears of Alexander Vindman, the latest on the impeachment inquiry and Congress's fact gathering on the Ukraine quid pro quo, plus, a preview of Zelizer's new book on Newt Gingrich, Boo-gate, and the death of Al Baghdadi.
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Bill Weld on the Case for Impeachment
October 25th, 2019 | 39 mins 41 secs
2020 gop primaries, bill weld, donald trump, impeachment, impeachment inquiry
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Gov. Bill Weld joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about his bid for the Presidency, why he believes it is the duty of the Congress to impeach and remove President Trump from office, and the future of the GOP.
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Amanda Carpenter on the Strength of Trump's Lies
October 24th, 2019 | 45 mins 58 secs
cnn, disinformation, donald trump, impeachment, mark zuckerberg, republicans, russia, social media, ted cruz
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Amanda Carpenter joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss her book "Gaslighting America", whether Senate Republicans could ever turn on President Trump, and disinformation on social media, its consequences, and the role of Russia.
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Josh Kraushaar on the Impeachment Inquiry Circus
October 23rd, 2019 | 42 mins 22 secs
2020, elections, house of representatives, impeachment, matt gaetz, mitt romney, pete buttigieg
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Josh Kraushaar from National Journal joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about the impeachment inquiry, the House GOP's efforts to stymie it, and the 2020 elections.
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Tuesday Megacast
October 22nd, 2019 | 48 mins 4 secs
202 elections, democrats, doral, gop agenda, hillary clinton, impeachment, impeachment inquiry, marco rubio, mitt romney, pierre delecto, rudy, syria, tulsi gabbard, ukraine
On today's Bulwark Megacast, Jonathan V. Last and Sarah Longwell join host Charlie Sykes for a wide ranging discussion about the impeachment inquiry, Rudy Giuliani and Ukraine, Syria, Mitt Romney's liberation, the non-existent GOP legislative agenda, and the 2020 Presidential race.
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David Fahrenthold on the Doral Flip Flop
October 21st, 2019 | 37 mins
david fahrenthold, donald trump, doral, emoluments clause, resort, trump organization
On today's Bulwark Podcast, David Fahrenthold from the Washington Post joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the President's failed plan to bring the G7 to his Doral resort, the latest on emoluments lawsuits, and how President Trump is using his office to benefit the Trump Organization.
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David Axelrod on 40 Years in Politics
October 19th, 2019 | 50 mins 33 secs
2020, biden, journalism, klobuchar, pete buttigieg, trump, warren, white house
On a special weekend edition of the Bulwark Podcast, David Axelrod joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about his 40 year career in politics, the art of podcasting, the 2020 elections, and a discussion about the Democratic hopefuls.
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Adam White on the Future of the Supreme Court's Legitimacy
October 18th, 2019 | 33 mins 42 secs
beto o'rourke, biden, bolton, china, court packing, democrats, hong kong, impeachment inquiry, judicial restraint, lbgt, mcconnell, nba, senate, supreme court, ukraine
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Adam J. White joins host Charlie Sykes to recap the big stories of the week, plus a preview of the Supreme Court's fall term, and the future of the court's legitimacy in the political arena.
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Tom Nichols on Why the Democrats Might Blow It
October 17th, 2019 | 48 mins 23 secs
2020, china, debate, democrats, donald trump, hong kong, impeachment inquiry, kurds, lgbt, turkey, ukraine
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Tom Nichols joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his recent USA TODAY column on the Democratic LGBT forum and what that means for 2020, the latest with Trump, Biden, and Ukraine, and how the betrayal of the Kurds looks to other U.S. allies, plus a discussion on how Democrats should handle impeachment.
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A.B. Stoddard on the Democratic Debate
October 16th, 2019 | 44 mins 56 secs
2020, amy klobuchar, democrats, elections, elizabeth warren, joe biden, kurds, lindsey graham, mike pence, mike pompeo, vladimir putin
On today's Bulwark Podcast, A.B. Stoddard joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss Tuesday's Democratic debate, the latest with the U.S.-Turkey relationship and how Republicans are reacting.
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Brian Stelter on the Future of Fox News
October 15th, 2019 | 36 mins 56 secs
abc, carpe donktum, cnn, donald trump, fox news, james o'keefe, media, msnbc, oann, ronan farrow, shep smith, syria, video
On today's Bulwark Podcast, CNN's Brian Stelter joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the sudden departure of Shep Smith from Fox News, and what that means for the future of the network, the violent video shown at a pro-Trump conference at a Trump property, the ABC Syria blunder, the NBC / Ronan Farrow dustup, and the curious works of James O'Keefe.
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Bryan McGrath on Trump and American Exceptionalism
October 14th, 2019 | 44 mins 2 secs
american exceptionalism, assad, carpe donktum, congress, foreign policy, generals, isis, jim mattis, maga, sanctions, secdef, syria, transactionalism, trump, turkey, video, waiver, whistleblowers
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Bryan McGrath joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss recent developments in Syria with Turkey, the Kurds, and ISIS, the increasingly transactional nature of U.S. foreign policy, Mattis, Trump, and Congress's waiver, plus how American exceptionalism took a turn from the serious to a carnivalesque funhouse mirror version.
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Bill Kristol on Trump's Crazy Rally
October 12th, 2019 | 41 mins 25 secs
2020, giuliani, refugees, settlement, trump, ukraine
On a special weekend edition of the Bulwark podcast, Bill Kristol joins Charlie Sykes to talk about President Trump's crazy rally in Minnesota, his ugly weaponization of refugee resettlement policy, and the latest with Ukraine, Rudy Giuliani and the President.
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David Priess on Impeachment and the Conventional Wisdom
October 11th, 2019 | 46 mins 7 secs
2020, cia, donald trump, gop, impeachment, joe biden, kurds, republicans, senate, whistleblower
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Lawfare's David Priess joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his recent Washington Post item on why the Senate is likelier to remove Trump than you think.