The Bulwark Podcast
Smart, Conservative, Never Tribal
Episodes
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Bill Kristol on the GOP's Fundraising Scams
April 9th, 2021 | 44 mins 45 secs
appropriations, book, congress, fundraising, gop, infrastructure, john boehner, legislation, nrcc, president biden, rnc, winred
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Bill Kristol joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the GOP’s fundraising scams, John Boehner’s new book, and President Biden’s infrastructure bill.
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Joshua Tait on the Failure of the New Conservatives
April 8th, 2021 | 45 mins 54 secs
buckley, conservatism, eisenhower, goldwater, gop, mccarthy, never trump, new conservatism, right wing politics
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Joshua Tait joins Charlie Sykes to discuss his recent story The Long History of Fighting Over the Term ‘Conservative’.
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Josh Kraushaar on Why It Pays to Be Crazy
April 7th, 2021 | 46 mins 46 secs
60 minutes, corporate donations, covid-19, election law, elections, fundraising, fundraising scam, georgia, gop, infrastructure, marjorie taylor greene, ron desantis, schools, teachers unions, trump
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Josh Kraushaar joins Charlie Sykes to discuss why, when it comes to GOP politicians, it pays to be crazy. Plus, discussion of the Georgia election law, infrastructure week, and schools and COVID-19.
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Albert Samaha: My Mom Believes in QAnon
April 6th, 2021 | 42 mins 13 secs
conspiracy theories, elections, electorate, family, gop, parents, qanon, society
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Albert Samaha joins Charlie Sykes to discuss his BuzzFeed story: My Mom Believes In QAnon. I’ve Been Trying To Get Her Out.
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Tim Miller on Making Sense of Georgia
April 5th, 2021 | 56 mins 39 secs
boycotts, cancel culture, culture wars, final four, fundraising, georgia, gop, matt gaetz, ncaa, sb 202, trump
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Tim Miller joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the Georgia voting law, Trump’s apparent election fundraising scam, the Matt Gaetz allegations, and the GOP’s growing obsession with the culture war. Plus, the NCAA finals!
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David Frum on the GOP's Strange New Doctrine
April 2nd, 2021 | 46 mins 51 secs
donald trump, georgia elections, gop, matt gaetz, politics, private property rights, race, religion, secularization, vaccine passports
On today’s Bulwark podcast, David Frum joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his recent column on the GOP’s strange new doctrine, the Matt Gaetz controversy, and how secularization has caused race to replace religion as an organizing principle.
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Eric Edelman on the World Biden Inherited
April 1st, 2021 | 42 mins 24 secs
china, foreign policy, iran, korea, president biden, russia, turkey
On today’s Bulwark podcast, former Ambassador Eric Edelman joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about the foreign policy challenges President Biden inherits, and how he might go about dealing with Turkey, China, Iran, and Russia.
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Amanda Carpenter on the Crybaby Caucus
March 31st, 2021 | 49 mins 27 secs
corporate communism, covid, covid passports, debt, deficit, dr. fauci, gop, marjorie taylor-greene, matt gaetz
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Amanda Carpenter joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the GOP’s crybaby caucus, COVID passports, the Matt Gaetz controversy, “corporate communism” or fascism or whatever, the Fauci gaslighting, and the deficit and the debt.
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Mona Charen on Freedom and Responsibility
March 30th, 2021 | 52 mins 34 secs
andrew cuomo, chauvin trial, congress, covid-19, deborah birx, democrats, donald trump, george floyd, gop, joe biden
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Mona Charen joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the GOP's response to COVID-19, how Trump-era officials are trying to spin their role in the botched response, and Cuomogeddon and the Chauvin trial.
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Denver Riggleman on our Hold My Beer Politics
March 29th, 2021 | 50 mins 37 secs
birx, delaware, democrats, donald trump, eric trump, georgia, golf, gop, joe biden, republicans, retcon, travel, voting rights, voting your conscience
On today’s Bulwark podcast, former Rep. Denver Riggleman joins Charlie Sykes to talk about the state of our “hold my beer” politics, the GOP’s assault on voting rights and how they’ve weaponized “stop the steal”, and what it’s like voting your conscience in Congress.
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Tim Miller: The Big Lie Continues
March 26th, 2021 | 47 mins 19 secs
2020 election, big lie, cancel culture, dominion, donald trump, governor race, joe biden, lawsuits, virginia
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Tim Miller joins Charlie Sykes to discuss cancel culture, the Dominion Lawsuits, and how the Big Lie continues to corrupt the GOP.
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Tom Nichols on Dogs, Cats, and American Fascism
March 25th, 2021 | 58 mins 53 secs
cats, claremont institute, dogs, election, elections, maga, politics, purity tests, sidney powell, the american mind, trutherism
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Tom Nichols joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss downfall of Sidney Powell, Claremont’s fascist turn, and why MAGA purity tests can never be satisfied.
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Adam Jentleson on the Future of the Filibuster
March 24th, 2021 | 44 mins 48 secs
bipartisanship, cooperation, filibuster, legislation, senate
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Adam Jentleson joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his book, Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy, and the future of the filibuster.
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David French on Gun Fetishism, Cancel Culture, and the Media
March 23rd, 2021 | 47 mins 35 secs
alexi mccammond, cancel culture, gun fetishism, guns, media, media culture, second amendment, sidney powell
On today's Bulwark Podcast, David French joins Charlie Sykes to talk about the right's gun fetishism, cancel culture, and the mistakes of our media.
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Nicholas Grossman on Conservatism's In-Speak
March 22nd, 2021 | 46 mins 55 secs
conservatism, conservative media, fan boys, grievances, lost causes
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Nicholas Grossman joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his recent article on Conservative Fanboys about how the closed system of conservative media manufactures grievances and pursues lost causes.
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Bill Kristol on Kevin McCarthy's Crass Revisionism
March 19th, 2021 | 53 mins 32 secs
clinton, cuomo, deviancy, donald trump, franken, gop, insurrection, january 6th, kevin mccarthy, northam, putin, revisionism
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Bill Kristol joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss Kevin McCarthy and the GOP’s crass revisionism of the January 6th insurrection, and why the GOP suddenly no longer likes tough talk from America’s President when it comes to Putin.