The Bulwark Podcast

Smart, Conservative, Never Tribal

About the show

Charlie Sykes and guests discuss the latest news from inside Washington and around the world. No shouting, grandstanding, or sloganeering. Conservative, conscientious, and civil.

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Episodes

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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"

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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."

  • 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.