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

  • Karen Tumulty: RonJon, Tucker, and Nancy

    February 24th, 2021  |  43 mins 44 secs
    joe manchin, nancy reagan, neera tanden, ron johnson, tucker carlson

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Karen Tumulty from the Washington Post joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about Ron Johnson's conspiracy theories about the insurrection, Tucker's QAnon denialism, and the Triumph of Nancy Reagan.

  • Matt Lewis on Ted, Rush, Neera, and the Tea Party

    February 23rd, 2021  |  49 mins 17 secs
    cancel culture, confirmations, cpac, gop, mexico, neera tanden, senate, tea party, ted cruz

    On today’s Bulwark podcast, Matt Lewis joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss CPAC, cancel culture, the Senate and Neera Tanden, Ted Cruz’s Mexican jaunt, and the twelfth anniversary of the Tea Party.

  • James Hohmann on Why the GOP is Back on the Juice

    February 22nd, 2021  |  49 mins 30 secs
    cancun, confirmations, covid, dominion, gop, joe biden, merrick garland, my pillow, neera tanden, scotus, steve scalise, ted cruz, trump, trump taxes, trumpism, vaccine

    On today’s Bulwark podcast, James Hohmann of the Washington Post joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss why the GOP can’t quit Trump, the Biden confirmations, and how President Biden will govern with a razor-thin majority.

  • Joe Walsh on Flyin' Ted and the Limbaugh Legacy

    February 19th, 2021  |  46 mins 15 secs
    donald trump, gop, nikki haley, politics, rush limbaugh, ted cruz

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Joe Walsh joins Charlie Sykes to discuss Flyin' Ted Cruz, Nikki Haley's repositioning, and the legacy of Rush Limbaugh.

  • 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.

  • David Priess on the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Impeachment

    February 17th, 2021  |  44 mins 21 secs
    donald trump, impeachment, precedent, republicans, trial

    On today’s Bulwark podcast, Lawfare’s David Priess joins Charlie Sykes to break down Impeachment 2.0, the good, the bad, and the ugly, and what precedents it might set.

  • Sarah Longwell and JVL: How Deep is the Crazy?

    February 16th, 2021  |  52 mins 47 secs
    adam kinzinger, bill cassidy, cult, donald trump, future, gop, john kennedy, marco rubio, nikki haley, republican party, ron johnson, twitter

    On today's Bulwark podcast, Sarah and JVL join Charlie Sykes to talk about the future of the Republican party. Just how deep does the crazy run? And, If it can be fixed, how long would that take?

  • Jonathan Allen on the Post Impeachment GOP

    February 15th, 2021  |  41 mins 29 secs
    biden, covid relief, democrats, filibuster, gop, impeachment, infrastructure, mitch mcconnell, senate

    On today’s Bulwark podcast, Jonathan Allen joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the future of the post-impeachment GOP, bipartisanship under President Biden, and what might happen to the filibuster.

  • Emergency Impeachment Podcast

    February 13th, 2021  |  49 mins 53 secs
    donald trump, impeachment, trial

    On a special emergency impeachment podcast, Mona Charen, Tim Miller, and JVL join host Charlie Sykes to talk about tonight’s impeachment vote.

  • Peter Hamby: What's Nikki Haley Up To?

    February 12th, 2021  |  49 mins 26 secs
    donald trump, impeachment 2, impeachment managers, insurrection, jamie raskin, joe biden, nikki haley, republicans, senate, trial, videos

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Peter Hamby joins Charlie Sykes to discuss Impeachment 2.0, the Democrats' Sizzle Reel and the GOP's whataboutism play, and the repositioning of Nikki Haley.

  • Kim Wehle on Trump's Trial, Day 2

    February 11th, 2021  |  51 mins 20 secs
    donald trump, impeachment

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Kim Wehle joins Charlie Sykes to break down the second day of Donald Trump's second impeachment trial.

  • Bill Kristol on Impeachment and a Biden Report Card

    February 10th, 2021  |  38 mins 17 secs
    donald trump, future, gop, impeachment, incitement, january 6, maga, president biden, rally, report card, republican party, trial

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Bill Kristol joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about Donald Trump's second impeachment, the future of the GOP, and a report card for President Biden in his first weeks in office.

  • James Glassman on Why We Need a Third Party

    February 9th, 2021  |  45 mins 59 secs
    james glassman, politics, republican party, third party

    On today’s Bulwark podcast, James Glassman joins Charlie Sykes to discuss why we need a center-oriented third party.

  • Amanda Carpenter: The Right’s Free Speech Scam

    February 8th, 2021  |  48 mins 2 secs
    donald trump, free speech, impeachment, republican party

    On today’s Bulwark podcast, Amanda Carpenter joins Charlie Sykes to talk about the upcoming impeachment trial and how the GOP will use “free speech” as a way to argue Trump shouldn’t be barred from holding future office.

  • Tim Miller on the GOP Fear Caucus

    February 5th, 2021  |  53 mins 29 secs
    house gop, kevin mccarthy, liz cheney, marjorie taylor-greene

    On today’s Bulwark podcast, Tim Miller joins Charlie Sykes to discuss how the House GOP has splintered over Liz Cheney and Marjorie Taylor-Greene.

  • A.B. Stoddard on Kevin McCarthy’s Political Malpractice

    February 4th, 2021  |  50 mins 12 secs
    house gop, kevin mccarthy, liz cheney, marjorie taylor-greene

    On today’s Bulwark podcast, A.B. Stoddard joins Charlie Sykes to discuss Kevin McCarthy’s political malpractice: how he screwed up the Liz Cheney vote and the Majorie Taylor-Greene vote.