The Bulwark Podcast

Bret Stephens on Why Ukraine is a Scandal by any Measure

December 4th, 2019  |  39 mins 54 secs

american exceptionalism, congress, donald trump, house, impeachment, moral relativism, nato, never trump, russia, senate, ukraine

On today's Bulwark Podcast, Bret Stephens from the New York Times joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the impeachment hearings, President Trump at the NATO summit, and how Republicans have flipped on moral relativism and American exceptionalism to accommodate President Trump.

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/

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.

Amanda Carpenter on the Strength of Trump's Lies

October 24th, 2019  |  45 mins 58 secs

cnn, disinformation, donald trump, impeachment, mark zuckerberg, republicans, russia, social media, ted cruz

On today's Bulwark Podcast, Amanda Carpenter joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss her book "Gaslighting America", whether Senate Republicans could ever turn on President Trump, and disinformation on social media, its consequences, and the role of Russia.

Ben Wittes on What Congress Should Ask Mueller

July 10th, 2019  |  33 mins 14 secs

ambassador, bill barr, emoluments, kim darroch, mueller, russia, seth rich, united kingdom

Benjamin Wittes joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the upcoming Mueller hearing, the recent reporting about Russia's involvement promoting the Seth Rich conspiracy, the resignation of Ambassador Kim Darroch, and the future of the emoluments clause.

A.B. Stoddard on the Polls and Pence

June 17th, 2019  |  38 mins 8 secs

a.b. stoddard, congressional republicans, george stephanopoulos, mike pence, north korea, performative wokeness, polls, russia, shutdown

A.B. Stoddard joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the potential for a government shutdown, the Stephanopoulos interview, Mike Pence's future in 2020, and why President Trump suddenly doesn't believe polls anymore.

A Political Nightmare

March 28th, 2019  |  32 mins 32 secs

collusion, conspiracy, john mccain, lindsey graham, mueller investigation, obamacare, russia, trump, william barr

A.B. Stoddard joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss her story about Johnny Isakson's rebuke of President Trump, why Lindsey Graham isn't sticking up for his lifelong friend, A.G. Barr's letter on the Mueller Report, the two gifts recently given to Democrats, and why the Trump administration pivoting to Obamacare repeal has become a political nightmare for Republicans.

Russia, If You're Listening...

February 26th, 2019  |  31 mins 20 secs

doj, donald trump, fbi, kim jong-un, michael cohen, mueller investigation, mueller report, national emergency, north korea, robert mueller, russia, special counsel, trump, vietnam

David Priess from Lawfare joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the Mueller Investigation, what we know the Russians did, and how they did it, Michael Cohen's Tuesday hill testimony, the vote to terminate President Trump's declared national emergency, and his trip to Vietnam.

Why is Trump Afraid of Putin?

January 18th, 2019  |  33 mins 58 secs

donald trump, robert mueller, russia

Professor Tom Nichols, author of 'The Death of Expertise' joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the latest about the Mueller investigation, how folks on the right are reacting, and what they tell themselves to make the pain go away.