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

  • David Priess: Was It An Intelligence Failure?

    August 25th, 2021  |  47 mins 27 secs

    On today's podcast, Lawfare's David Priess joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss mosquitos, vaccines, and whether Afghanistan represented a failure of intelligence... or policy.

  • Amb. Eric Edelman on the Catastrophe in Afghanistan

    August 24th, 2021  |  46 mins 50 secs
    ambassador eric edelman, collapse of afghanistan, terrorism, u.s. reputation

    On today's podcast, Ambassador Eric Edelman, a former undersecretary of defense for policy, joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the collapse of Afghanistan, the future of terrorism, and the damage to America's reputation.

  • A.B. Stoddard: Democrats Face the Headwinds

    August 23rd, 2021  |  43 mins 56 secs
    a.b. stoddard, biden polls, gop, pelosi, republicans, rightwing

    On today's podcast, A.B. Stoddard joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss Biden's polls, Pelosi's challenge, and GOP crackpottery.

  • Bill Kristol: How Bad Will It Be?

    August 20th, 2021  |  46 mins 37 secs
    biden speech 8/20, bill kristol, fall of afghanistan

    On today's podcast, Bill Kristol joins host Charlie Sykes to react to President Biden's Friday afternoon statement, and to discuss the possible outcomes of the fall of Afghanistan.

  • Sarah Longwell: What Biden Needs To Do Now

    August 19th, 2021  |  43 mins 14 secs
    afghanistan, biden, gop, politics of refugees, republicans, ron desantis, sarah longwell

    On today's podcast, Sarah Longwell joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss Biden's latest comments on Afghanistan; the politics of refugees; and Ron Desantis's base play.

  • Alexander S. Vindman: Why I Testified

    August 18th, 2021  |  45 mins 29 secs
    afghanistan, book here right matters, gop, lt. colonel alexander vindman, trump impeachment, us military

    On today's podcast , Lt. Col. (Ret.) Alexander S. Vindman joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about his new book, "Here Right Matters."

  • Matt K. Lewis on Biden's Disaster

    August 17th, 2021  |  48 mins 28 secs
    anti-refugee, biden, daily beast, fall of afghanistan, gop, matt k. lewis, republicans, ron desantis

    On today's podcast, the Daily Beast's Matt K. Lewis joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the fall of Afghanistan, the right's anti-refugee pivot; the crisis of the Biden presidency; and Ron DeSantis's unconservative COVID policies.

  • Kevin Kruse on the Bipartisan Afghanistan Disaster

    August 16th, 2021  |  46 mins 43 secs
    afghanistan disaster, biden, historian kevin kruse, mask wars, trump

    On today's podcast, historian Kevin Kruse joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the Trump/Biden Afghanistan fiasco; the history of normalcy; and the madness over masking.

  • Tim Miller: I'm Actually Not a Childless Cat Person

    August 13th, 2021  |  53 mins 2 secs

    On today's podcast, Tim Miller joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about Dan Crenshaw, My Pillow Guy, the Know-Nothing Revolution, childless cat people, and Biden's Afghan disaster.

  • Amanda Carpenter on Covid Compassion Fatigue

    August 12th, 2021  |  47 mins 46 secs
    afghanistan, amanda carpenter, biden infrastructure bill, capitol police attack, cory booker, covid fatigue, january 6, ron desantis

    On today's podcast Amanda Carpenter joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss Trump's attack on Capitol police; compassion fatigue for the unvaccinated; the demagoguery of Ron DeSantis, Biden's infrastructure bill, and the disaster in Afghanistan.

  • Stephen Richer On The Bogus Cyber-Ninja Audit

    August 11th, 2021  |  47 mins 27 secs
    arizona, ballots, big lie, gop, maricopa county recorder, mike lindell, republicans, stephen richer, trump

    On today's podcast, Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about the politics of the Big Lie, and the fight over ballots in Arizona.

  • David French On Whatever Happened To David French?

    August 10th, 2021  |  58 mins 18 secs
    david french, democrats, faith, gop, politics, race debate, republicans, trump, vaccines

    On today's podcast, David French joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the debate over race, faith, and vaccines.

  • Max Boot: Why It Might Be Worse Next Time

    August 9th, 2021  |  39 mins 41 secs
    coup insurrection, fascist right gop, hungary, max boot, politics of nihilism, ron desantis, tucker carlson, vaccine passports

    On today's podcast Max Boot joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss coups past and future; vaccine passports; the politics of nihilism; Tucker's Hungarian Rhapsody; and the fascist-curious right.

  • Tim Miller on the Chuckling Chodes of Disinformation

    August 6th, 2021  |  55 mins 6 secs
    andrew cuomo, apple, gop, hot joe summer, tim miller, tucker carlson

    On today's podcast, Tim Miller joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his worries about Hot Joe Summer, Tucker's Anti-American Tour, the GOP's Herschel Walker problem, Apple's creepy surveillance plan, and the future of Andrew Cuomo.

  • Tom Nichols on Cat Ladies, Fascists, and Cori Bush

    August 5th, 2021  |  46 mins 40 secs
    ben domenech, biden's eviction moratorium, cat ladies, cori bush, defund the police, fascists, tom nichols, tucker carlson

    On today's podcast, Tom Nichols joins host Charlie Sykes to torch just about everybody: Ben Domenech's thirstiness, Tucker in Hungary, Biden's eviction moratorium, and Cori Bush's "defund the police" fiasco.

  • T. Greg Doucette: Cops, Videos, and Violence

    August 4th, 2021  |  46 mins 51 secs
    greg doucette, january 6 insurrection, qualified immunity, viral police brutality

    On today's podcast, T. Greg Doucette joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his viral twitter thread on police brutality, the role of police unions, and the problem of qualified immunity.