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

  • A.B. Stoddard on the Congressional COVID-19 Panic

    March 19th, 2020  |  48 mins 23 secs
    2020, bailouts, bernie sanders, congress, coronavirus, covid-19, election reform, elections, joe biden, mitch mcconnell, president trump, richard burr, stimulus, vp picks

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, A.B. Stoddard joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the political, cultural, and economic changes coming from Coronavirus, and how Congress is responding to it, and how voters will respond to Congress.

  • Jonathan Allen on the Politics of a COVID-19 Stimulus

    March 18th, 2020  |  45 mins 1 sec
    2020, bernie sanders, coronavirus, covid-19, democratic primary, donald trump, ideology, joe biden, sick pay, stimulus, taxes

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, NBC's Jonathan Allen joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss Tuesday's primary elections and the future of a Sanders candidacy, and the politics of a forthcoming Coronavirus stimulus package and what that might mean for the 2020 elections.

  • David Shaywitz on Being Better During COVID-19

    March 17th, 2020  |  46 mins 48 secs
    coronavirus, covid-19, drugs, optimism, pharma, president trump, san francisco

    On today's Bulwark Podcast Dr. David Shaywitz joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his recent items in the Bulwark on what we can do to be better during COVID-19, and why the biopharmaceutical industry isn't the villain some make it out to be.

  • COVID-19 Megacast

    March 16th, 2020  |  45 mins 18 secs
    bernie sanders, cnn, coronavirus, covid-19, democratic debate, joe biden, president trump

    On today's 300th episode of the Bulwark Podcast, Tim Miller, Ben Parker, and Jim Swift join guest host Jonathan V. Last to break down Sunday's Democratic debate, and discuss the latest with Coronavirus and the government's response.

  • David Priess on the Coronavirus Shutdown

    March 13th, 2020  |  43 mins 24 secs
    2020, coronavirus, donald trump, economics, elections, federal reserve, joe biden, politics

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, David Priess from Lawfare joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss President Trump's response to the Coronavirus, Joe Biden's response, what the Federal Reserve might do, and how the pandemic might change the American economy.

  • George Packer: Honesty in the Age of Trump

    March 12th, 2020  |  46 mins 11 secs
    america first, coronavirus, culture war, donald trump, election, internet

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, George Packer from The Atlantic joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss Coronavirus, President Trump's America First response, the President's war on institutions, and when the culture war comes for kids.

  • Tim Alberta on Inside Biden's Michigan Romp

    March 11th, 2020  |  50 mins 9 secs
    2020, bernie sanders, democratic primary, donald trump, joe biden, michigan

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Politico's Tim Alberta joins Charlie Sykes to break down the Biden victory in Michigan.

  • E.J. Dionne on a Progressive / Moderate Truce?

    March 10th, 2020  |  51 mins 55 secs
    2020, bernie sanders, democratic party, donald trump, elections, joe biden, moderates, primaries, progressives

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the 2020 Democratic primary election and his new book: "Code Red: How Progressives and Moderates Can Unite to Save Our Country."

  • Josh Kraushaar on Bernie's Last Stand

    March 9th, 2020  |  35 mins 2 secs
    bernie sanders, coronavirus, covid19, donald trump, elections, hunter biden, joe biden, michigan, primaries, senate

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Josh Kraushaar from National Journal joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss how the rapidly changing landscape for the Democrats on the back of Joe Biden's change of fortune will impact the shape of down ballot elections, Bernie Sanders's chances in Michigan (and other places), and President Trump's handling of Coronavirus.

  • Steve Kornacki on the End of Warren

    March 6th, 2020  |  34 mins 40 secs
    2020, bernie sanders, democratic primary, elections, elizabeth warren, joe biden

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, MSNBC's Steve Kornacki joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the 2020 Democratic primary, and the Super Tuesday rise of Joe Biden and the fall of Elizabeth Warren.

  • Ramesh Ponnuru on Whether President Trump is Beatable

    March 5th, 2020  |  44 mins 55 secs
    #principlesfirst, 2020, abortion, bernie sanders, coronavirus, covid19, donald trump, economy, elections, elizabeth warren, joe biden, primaries

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Ramesh Ponnuru from National Review joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the #PrinciplesFirst conference, the 2020 Democratic primaries, and the Coronavirus and the economy.

  • Matt Lewis on Super Tuesday

    March 4th, 2020  |  43 mins 1 sec
    2020, bernie sanders, democrats, joe biden, super tuesday

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Matt Lewis from the Daily Beast joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about Super Tuesday and Joe Biden's big night.

  • Heath Mayo on #PrinciplesFirst

    March 3rd, 2020  |  40 mins 37 secs
    #principlesfirst, conservatism, cpac, groypers, michelle malkin, principles

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Heath Mayo from #PrinciplesFirst talks with host Charlie Sykes about how the #PrinciplesFirst conference came about, and the future of the Republican party.

  • Charles Franklin on What's Up With Wisconsin?

    March 2nd, 2020  |  43 mins 59 secs
    2020, democrats, elections, polling, primaries, super tuesday, wisconsin

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Charles Franklin from the Marquette University Law School Poll joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about the upcoming Democratic primary elections, the art of polling Wisconsinites, and a look at how the demographics of Wisconsin have shifted in recent years.

  • Sarah Longwell and Tim Miller on if Principled Conservatism Has a Future

    February 28th, 2020  |  54 mins 6 secs
    2020, biden, democrats, elections, immigration, primaries, sanders, sierra blanca, south carolina, trump

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Sarah Longwell and Tim Miller join host Charlie Sykes to discuss CPAC, the future of principled conservatism, the 2020 elections, South Carolina, immigration, and what we might expect from a Trump v. Sanders general election.

  • Joe Lockhart on the Weirdest White House Briefing

    February 27th, 2020  |  47 mins 16 secs
    2020, bernie, biden, briefing, coronavirus, donald trump, elections, populism, press, vetting, warren, white house

    On today's Bulwark Podcast, Joe Lockhart joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss President Trump's weird Coronavirus briefing, the origin of the Shadow Briefing, and the latest on the state of the 2020 race on the eve of the South Carolina primary.