Jim Swift

Stephen Fowler: Georgia as Ground Zero

April 19th, 2021  |  49 mins 30 secs

#gasen, anglo saxons, brian kemp, election law, georgia, marjorie taylor-greene, sb 202, stacey abrams, white nationalism

On today’s Bulwark podcast, Stephen Fowler joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss SB 202, the new Georgia voting law, Marjorie Taylor-Greene and the Anglo Saxons, and how white nationalism and “America First” have seemingly become synonymous.

Andy Slavitt on The Biden COVID Response Plan

February 18th, 2021  |  35 mins 56 secs

andy slavitt, cancun, covid-19, joe biden, rush limbaugh, ted cruz, white house

On today's Bulwark Podcast, Charlie talks about the Limbaugh Legacy, Jim Swift joins to talk about Ted Cruz and Cancun, and Andy Slavitt comes on to discuss the Biden White House COVID response plan.

Sen. Danforth: I Will Never Vote for Josh Hawley Again

February 1st, 2021  |  44 mins 34 secs

conservatism, future, gop, john danforth, josh hawley, missouri, politics, senate

On today’s Bulwark podcast, former Missouri Senator John Danforth joins guest host Jim Swift to talk about the rise and fall of Josh Hawley, his regrets about helping his career, and what the future of the Republican party looks like in Missouri and beyond.

Special Edition: What Happens After RBG?

September 19th, 2020  |  52 mins 2 secs

2020, elections, ruth bader ginsburg, supreme court

On a special edition of The Bulwark Podcast, JVL, Sarah, and Jim join host Charlie Sykes to discuss how the Supreme Court vacancy will impact the 2020 election.

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.

Monday Megacast

December 2nd, 2019  |  48 mins 22 secs

2020, beto o'rourke, charlie kirk, christianity, elections, elizabeth warren, falkirk center, gop, jerry falwell jr., joe biden, moral relativism, pete buttigieg, primaries, putin, senator kennedy, ukraine, untruth

On today's Bulwark Podcast, Jonathan V. Last and Jim Swift join host Charlie Sykes to discuss Elizabeth Warren following the Beto O'Rourke death spiral, the 2020 primaries, the Lisa Page interview, the Lincoln / Trump polling question, and the GOP adoption of Russian propaganda.

Andy Smarick on the Post-Trump GOP

October 28th, 2019  |  44 mins 1 sec

2020, congress, conservatism, conservative movement, donald trump, elections, gop, grifters, trolls, trumpism

On today's Bulwark Podcast, R Street's Andy Smarick joins guest host Jim Swift to talk about his item on a post-Trump GOP, whenever that happens, and how the underlying principles of the movement might be upheld by future generations. Also, a discussion about how the pipeline of future leaders might survive Trumpism, and how a dedication to government service might ameliorate bumper sticker conservatism.

David Priess on Replacing the DNI

August 2nd, 2019  |  39 mins 15 secs

2020, dan coats, debates, democrats, dni, donald trump, intelligence, john ratcliffe

On today's Bulwark podcast, Lawfare COO David Priess joins guest host Jim Swift to discuss the Detroit Democratic Debates, and President Trump's plan to replace DNI Dan Coats with Rep. John Ratcliffe from Trump's central casting.

Thursday Megacast

August 1st, 2019  |  47 mins 22 secs

2020, debates, democrats, detroit, marianne williamson, tulsi gabbard

On today's Bulwark Megacast, Jonathan V. Last, Sarah Longwell, Jim Swift are joined by Bulwark contributor Tim Miller to provide an autopsy of the Detroit Democratic debates.

Revenge of the Moderates

July 31st, 2019  |  38 mins 7 secs

2020, debates, democrats, new hampshire, republicans

Guest host Jim Swift talks with Michael Graham and Ben Parker about the first night of the second Democratic debate, Northeastern Republicans, and Skype spam.

Bulwark Tuesday Slackercast

July 30th, 2019  |  48 mins 48 secs

addiction, baseball, internet, josh hawley, missouri, reading, social media

With Charlie Sykes on vacation, it falls to guest hosts Jim Swift and Andrew Egger to break down the news of the day and share their errant thoughts on topics from Sen. Josh Hawley's plan to seize federal control of the Internet to whether we live in a culture of addiction to what books they're reading this summer.

The Red Summer at 100

July 29th, 2019  |  27 mins 41 secs

1919, arkansas, civil rights, massacre, racism, red summer, riots

Gwen Moritz, editor of Arkansas Business, joins guest host Jim Swift to talk about the Elaine Massacre, part of the deadly Red Summer of 1919, a hundred years later.

Tom Cotton on Sacred Duty

May 29th, 2019  |  30 mins 56 secs

arlington, cemetery, global war on terrorism, military, tom cotton, u.s. army

Senator Tom Cotton joins host Jim Swift to discuss his new book "Sacred Duty: A Soldier's Tour at Arlington National Cemetery."

Midweek Expanded Megacast

April 10th, 2019  |  41 mins 53 secs

candace owens, celebrities, house gop, lawsuits, mueller report, republicans, tax reform, tax season, twexit, twitter

Guest host Jim Swift is joined by Jonathan V. Last, Andrew Egger, and Ben Parker to discuss tax season, Devin Nunes's unserious lawsuits, Candace Owens's House testimony, the forthcoming(?) Mueller report, Twexit, and surreal experiences with celebrities.

Trump Unbound

April 3rd, 2019  |  37 mins 51 secs

2020, political violence, radicalism, trump

Christian Vanderbrouk joins Jim Swift and host Charlie Sykes to discuss what a Trump second term might look like, and the growth of radicalism in the GOP.

Going Broke on Woke

April 2nd, 2019  |  34 mins 7 secs

David Byler and Jim Swift join host Charlie Sykes to discuss the 2020 election, whether the Democrats will go for broke on being woke, Donald Trump and the Presidency on easy mode, and whether or not the 2008 Obama magic can ever be recaptured.