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

  • Bill Kristol on the GOP's Choice: Cheney or Taylor-Greene

    February 3rd, 2021  |  47 mins 51 secs
    congress, covid-19 relief, gop, house, impeachment, liz cheney, marjorie taylor-greene

    On today’s Bulwark podcast, Bill Kristol joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the House GOP’s Cheney / Taylor-Greene choice, impeachment, and COVID-19 relief.

  • Erin Gloria Ryan: This Is Not a Simulation

    February 2nd, 2021  |  53 mins 50 secs
    conspiracy theories, gop, republican party, trump

    On today’s Bulwark podcast, Erin Gloria Ryan joins Charlie Sykes to talk about about the cult of Trump, why it’s constantly Groundhog Day for the GOP and why that’s not changing any time soon.

  • 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.

  • Tim Miller on the GOP's No Good, Awful January

    January 29th, 2021  |  50 mins 53 secs
    cancel culture, conspiracies, donald trump, elections, expulsion, frazzledrip, gop, house, joe biden, kevin mccarthy, marjorie taylor greene, radicalization, speaker

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Tim Miller joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the GOP's continuing fealty to Trump, their insurrection amnesia, and Marjorie Taylor Greene and "Frazzledrip."

  • Denver Riggleman: The GOP's Disinformation Problem

    January 28th, 2021  |  42 mins 49 secs
    disinformation, donald trump, gop, kevin mccarthy

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, former Congressman Denver Riggleman joins Charlie Sykes to break down the GOP's disinformation problem.

  • Will Saletan: We Need a Coalition for Truth

    January 27th, 2021  |  45 mins 2 secs
    1st amendment, audience, democrats, donald trump, facts, free speech, gop, impeachment, joe biden, liars, lies, rand paul, reality, sanity, senate, truth, tucker carlson

    On today’s Bulwark podcast, Will Saletan joins Charlie Sykes to discuss his recent article: "The Enemy Isn’t Republicans. It’s Liars."

  • Jonathan Chait and James Wallner on Filibusters and Impeachments

    January 26th, 2021  |  58 mins 56 secs
    constitution, donald trump, filibuster, impeachment, senate

    On today’s Bulwark podcast, Jonathan Chait and James Wallner join Charlie Sykes to talk about the future of the filibuster in a divided Senate, and what the possibilities are in impeachment 2.0.

  • David Jolly: Why I Might Run

    January 25th, 2021  |  43 mins 5 secs
    david jolly, democrats, florida, gop, independents, patriot party, politics, serve america movement, third party

    On today’s Bulwark podcast, David Jolly joins Charlie Sykes to discuss his contemplation on running for governor of Florida as an independent, his work with SAM, why he’s working to disrupt the duopoly, and why the GOP of the past is not coming back.

  • Bill Kristol: The GOP Has Learned Nothing

    January 22nd, 2021  |  45 mins 40 secs
    biden, gop, impeachment, trump

    On today’s Bulwark podcast, Bill Kristol joins Charlie Sykes to discuss why the GOP has learned nothing during the Trump era.

  • Rep. Abigail Spanberger: Can Biden Succeed?

    January 21st, 2021  |  1 hr 2 mins
    centrism, covid, elections, joe biden, transition

    On today’s Bulwark podcast, Rep. Abigail Spanberger joins Charlie Sykes to talk about centrism and its future, and whether Joe Biden can succeed.

  • Tim and Charlie say Goodbye to Trump

    January 20th, 2021  |  50 mins 21 secs
    biden, gop, inauguration, trump

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Tim Miller joins Charlie Sykes to talk about the end of the Trump presidency, and the beginning of the GOP's great forgetting.

  • Josh Kraushaar on the Long Lasting Effects of the Capitol Siege

    January 19th, 2021  |  49 mins 46 secs
    capitol siege, gop, january 6, midterms, mike lindell, police, trumpism

    On today’s Bulwark podcast, Josh Kraushaar joins Charlie Sykes to discuss how the January 6th siege of the Capitol will impact the GOP for years.

  • David Priess: Should We Brief Trump?

    January 18th, 2021  |  40 mins 22 secs
    ben sasse, big lie, clemency, intelligence briefings, january 6, pardons, trump

    On today’s Bulwark podcast, David Priess joins Charlie Sykes to discuss why President Trump should be denied intelligence briefings as a former President, Ben Sasse and the Trumpian rear-view mirror, and the reported coming wave of pardons and clemency.

  • Olivia Troye and Elizabeth Neumann: What Is The Threat Level?

    January 15th, 2021  |  50 mins 15 secs
    capitol, domestic terrorism, donald trump, inauguration, joe biden, maga, siege

    On today’s Bulwark podcast, Olivia Troye and Elizabeth Neumann join host Charlie Sykes to talk about the siege of the Capitol on January 6, and what to do next.

  • Heidi Heitkamp: "With All Due Respect"

    January 14th, 2021  |  47 mins 21 secs
    capitol, donald trump, heidi heitkamp, impeachment, north dakota, politics, senate

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, former Senator Heidi Heitkamp joins Charlie Sykes to discuss President Trump's second impeachment and the siege of the Capitol.

  • Mona Charen and Ben Parker on Impeachment 2.0

    January 13th, 2021  |  53 mins 12 secs
    impeachment, january 6, trump

    On today’s Bulwark podcast, Mona Charen and Benjamin Parker join Charlie Sykes to discuss President Trump’s second impeachment.