The Bulwark Podcast

A.B. Stoddard on the Dangers of Partisan Acquittal

December 3rd, 2019  |  40 mins 14 secs

appointments, brian kemp, congress, georgia, gop, impeachment, removal, russia, senate, shutdown, ukraine, usmca

On today's Bulwark Podcast, A.B. Stoddard joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss her recent story on the twelve senate republicans who might vote to remove Trump from office.

https://thebulwark.com/the-twelve-senate-republicans-who-might-vote-to-remove-trump-from-office/

Monday Megacast

December 2nd, 2019  |  48 mins 22 secs

2020, beto o'rourke, charlie kirk, christianity, elections, elizabeth warren, falkirk center, gop, jerry falwell jr., joe biden, moral relativism, pete buttigieg, primaries, putin, senator kennedy, ukraine, untruth

On today's Bulwark Podcast, Jonathan V. Last and Jim Swift join host Charlie Sykes to discuss Elizabeth Warren following the Beto O'Rourke death spiral, the 2020 primaries, the Lisa Page interview, the Lincoln / Trump polling question, and the GOP adoption of Russian propaganda.

David Priess on the Timing of Impeachment

November 25th, 2019  |  44 mins 40 secs

2020, democrats, disinformation, gop, hearings, impeachment, navy, navy seals, richard spencer, russia, trident, war crimes

On today's Bulwark Podcast, Lawfare's David Priess joins host Charlie Sykes to discussing the timing of impeachment, from hearings to potential votes, the role of Russian disinformation and the GOP rebuttal, and the firing of Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer.

Andy Smarick on the Post-Trump GOP

October 28th, 2019  |  44 mins 1 sec

2020, congress, conservatism, conservative movement, donald trump, elections, gop, grifters, trolls, trumpism

On today's Bulwark Podcast, R Street's Andy Smarick joins guest host Jim Swift to talk about his item on a post-Trump GOP, whenever that happens, and how the underlying principles of the movement might be upheld by future generations. Also, a discussion about how the pipeline of future leaders might survive Trumpism, and how a dedication to government service might ameliorate bumper sticker conservatism.

David Priess on Impeachment and the Conventional Wisdom

October 11th, 2019  |  46 mins 7 secs

2020, cia, donald trump, gop, impeachment, joe biden, kurds, republicans, senate, whistleblower

On today's Bulwark Podcast, Lawfare's David Priess joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his recent Washington Post item on why the Senate is likelier to remove Trump than you think.

Bill Kristol on What the Democrats Need to Do

September 23rd, 2019  |  33 mins 45 secs

congress, democrats, gop, hunter biden, joe biden, primaries, rudy, ukraine

On today's Bulwark Podcast, Bill Kristol joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the cost of not punishing misdeeds, and his advice for Congressional Democrats on what they can do in response.

Michael Steele on the Malice Aforethought of Trump

September 20th, 2019  |  47 mins 38 secs

2020 election, ben sasse, bill weld, chris cuomo, cnn, donald trump, elizabeth warren, gop, joe walsh, mark sanford, rnc, rudy giuliani, stephen colbert, ukraine, whistleblower

On today's Bulwark Podcast, former RNC Chairman Michael Steele joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about Ben Sasse's plan for survival, the RNC's unusual arrangement with President Trump to stymie his three challengers, how Elizabeth Warren survived Trump's early offensive, and Ukraine, whistleblowers, and the Rudy Giuliani meltdown.

Brian Rosenwald on Talk Radio's America

August 19th, 2019  |  1 hr 1 min

conservatism, donald trump, gop, politics, rush limbaugh, talk radio

On today's Bulwark Podcast, Brian Rosenwald joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his book: "Talk Radio’s America: How an Industry Took Over a Political Party That Took Over the United States."

Jonah Goldberg on Tribalism, Tolerance, and Identity Politics

July 25th, 2019  |  54 mins 47 secs

2020, gop, identity politics, mueller hearings, paul ryan, race, racism, tribalism

Jonah Goldberg joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the Mueller hearings, dog pictures on Twitter, the balkanization of tribalism on the right, how race, racism, and identity politics will play in 2020, and an update on his new venture.

Tim Alberta on American Carnage

July 18th, 2019  |  33 mins 43 secs

2016, 2020, civil war, donald trump, gop, party fighting, paul ryan, republicans

Tim Alberta joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his new book: "American Carnage: On the Front Lines of the Republican Civil War and the Rise of President Trump."