The Bulwark Podcast
Smart, Conservative, Never Tribal
Episodes
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Denver Riggleman on Our Pandemic of Conspiracy Theories
July 12th, 2021 | 51 mins 29 secs
babbit, boebert, cawthorn, conspiracy theories, cpac, denver riggleman, fauci, gop republicans, stolen election, the big lie, trump, vaccines
On today's podcast, Denver Riggleman and Charlie Sykes discuss this weekend's CPAC, and the power of conspiracy theories about vaccines and stolen elections.
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Tom Nichols: The Right's Anti-Vax Death Cult
July 9th, 2021 | 47 mins 8 secs
anti-vax, cancel culture, death cult, gop, ken buck, marsha blackburn, republicans, right, tom nichols
On today's podcast, Tom Nichols and Charlie Sykes discuss one of our dumbest senators, the GOP's rage machine, the anti-vax surge, and the right's own cancel culture.
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Matt Lewis: Why J.D. Vance is the Avatar of GOP Corruption
July 8th, 2021 | 47 mins 46 secs
anti-vaxxer, ashli babbitt martyr, chip roy, democrats, gop corruption, jd vance, marjorie taylor greene, matt lewis, president biden, republicans, right
On today's podcast Matt Lewis and Charlie Sykes discuss the right's anti-vaxxer push, Ashli Babbitt as martyr, the Democrats' crime problem, and J.D. Vance's taste for self-humiliation.
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Kim Wehle: On The Fate of Democracy As We Know It
July 7th, 2021 | 42 mins 46 secs
cameras in classroom. jd vance, gop, january 6th insurrection, kevin mccarthy, kim wehle, scotus, supreme court voting rights, trump indictment, tucker carlson, witzke
On today's podcast, Charlie Sykes and Kim Wehle discuss cameras in the classroom, the transformation of JD Vance, the semi-anniversary of the insurrection, and SCOTUS's recent voting rights decision.
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Culture Wars and Voting Rights with Bill Kristol and Mona Charen
July 6th, 2021 | 43 mins 26 secs
4th of july independence day, afghanistan, bill kristol, culture war, gop, maga, mona charen, trump, voting rights
Guest hosts Bill Kristol and Mona Charen on the history/culture wars on voting rights, Afghanistan, and more.
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Elie Honig on Our Most Corrupt Attorney General
July 2nd, 2021 | 46 mins 45 secs
1/6, attorney general bill barr, book hatchet man: how bill barr broke the prosecutor's code and corrupted the justice department, elie honig, indictments, january 6 investigation, mike shields, trump org
Elie Honig joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the Trump Org. indictments, the 1/6 investigation, and his new book, "Hatchet Man: How Bill Barr Broke The Prosecutor's Code and Corrupted the Justice Department"
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Tim Miller on the Cheney Pick
July 1st, 2021 | 52 mins 21 secs
blondie, gop, mccarthy, s&m cult, tim miller, trump
Tim Miller and Charlie Sykes discuss Blondie, 1/6, Ken McCarthy’s hypocrisy, Trump’s legal troubles, and the GOP’s new S&M cult.
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Episode 2021: Mona Charen: on our Electoral FUBARS
June 30th, 2021 | 50 mins 51 secs
gop, lizard brain, mon charen, nyc election governor, rank choice voting, republicans, steve bannon
Mona Charen and Charlie Sykes discuss New York's election mess, privatizing the national Guard, the racism of Paul Gosar, and the right's Lizard Brain.
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Adam Serwer on The Cruelty is the Point
June 29th, 2021 | 41 mins 59 secs
adam serwer, book the cruelty is the point: the past present and future of trump's america, gop, insurrection, republicans, trump, tucker carlson
On today's Bulwark podcast, Adam Serwer joins Charlie Sykes to discuss his new book, The Cruelty Is the Point: The Past, Present, and Future of Trump's America.
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Josh Kraushaar: Is Biden blowing a golden opportunity?
June 28th, 2021 | 44 mins 28 secs
biden, crime, gop, infrastructure bill, josh kraushaar, trump
On today's Bulwark podcast, Josh Kraushaar joins Charlie Sykes to discuss his article on Biden's stumbles on infrastructure and crime.
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Bill Kristol: On Why Politics Remains Dangerous
June 25th, 2021 | 46 mins 25 secs
biden, bill kristol, covid, fox news, gop, infrastructure deal, mike pence, nikki haley, ron johnson, tucker carlson, vaccine
Bill Kristol and Charlie Sykes discuss the fragility of Biden's infrastructure deal; Nikki Haley, Mike Pence, and the vaccine demagoguery of Ron Johnson.
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Anne Applebaum on the Twilight of Democracy
June 24th, 2021 | 33 mins 9 secs
anne applebaum, book twilight of democracy, gop, insurrection, laura ingraham, trump
On today's Bulwark podcast, Anne Applebaum joins Charlie Sykes to discuss her book, The The Twilight of Democracy, and the rise of authoritarianism.
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Jonathan Rauch: On the Defense of Truth
June 23rd, 2021 | 42 mins 14 secs
book the constitution of knowledge: a defense of truth, gop, jonathan rauch, mike lindell, trump
On today's Bulwark podcast, Jonathan Rauch joins Charlie Sykes to discuss his new book The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth.
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Tim Miller on CRT, NYC, Tucker, and the NCAA
June 22nd, 2021 | 53 mins 57 secs
critical race theory, crt, ncaa, nyc primary, supreme court, tim miller, tucker carlson
On today's Bulwark podcast, Tim Miller joins Charlie Sykes to discuss Critical Race Theory, the NYC Mayoral election, Tucker Carlson, and the Supreme Court ruling on college athletics.
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Eric Edelman on the G7 Summit and Contact Lunacy
June 21st, 2021 | 41 mins 8 secs
china, contact lunacy, eric edelman, g7 summit, pakistan, president biden, putin, russia
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Amb. Eric Edelman joins Charlie Sykes to discuss Biden's G7 summit, Pakistan's relationship with China and the United States, and how the current insanity might be a result of "contact lunacy."
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Mike Murphy: is bipartisanship back?
June 18th, 2021 | 51 mins 18 secs
biden, bipartisanship, gop, hollywood, infrastructure, joe manchin, mike murphy, rolex, trump, voting rights bill
Mike Murphy on the infrastructure deal, Manchin’s voting rights bill, Trump’s revenge tour, and more.