The Bulwark

Oct 31 2024 652 ep. 30 mins 664

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Analysis and reporting on politics and culture in America. Home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL and more. No partisan loyalties. No tribal prejudices.

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Georgia On My Mind

Oct 31 2024 55 mins

Eric and Eliot try to explain (for a foreign audience and American expats) how it is possible that the election is so close. They discuss the role of inflation, the border, the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan as well as craziness on campus, and elite disdain for non-college educated Americans in fly-over country. They touch on Eric's article in the Bulwark that dissects effo

George Conway Explains: Weirdo Trump Is Incapable of Being Normal

Oct 30 2024 4 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comGeorge and Sarah record their last episode before the election. They talk politics, election certification, and the latest from the Supreme Court.Show notes: Sarah Longwell, "Speak Out Now Republicans, Or You’ll Regret It"Don Ayer, "Jack Smith Should Be Investigating Trump’s Current Election Conduct

This Is It

Oct 30 2024 5 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comThe gang assemble for their last official episode before the election on Tuesday. They give their final thoughts on where the race is at, alongside discussion on the closing arguments of both candidates and President Joe Biden’s gaffe last night.Watch, listen and leave a comment. This ad-free video ed

Alex Vindman and Lakshya Jain: No More Petty Tyrants

Oct 30 2024 18 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comThe character of the nation is on the line: We have to stop an autocratic minority from imposing its will on the majority of Americans. And no question, Putin has been very easily manipulating Trump and Musk. Plus, Biden talking about garbage, spam polls, pollster herding, and the weakest swing states f

One Week To Election Day

Oct 30 2024 41 mins

Last night, October 29 after VP Harris made her closing argument, Dan Pfeiffer and Sarah Longwell met up on the Substack App for a live reaction to the speech. Watch, listen and leave a comment. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thebulwark.com/subscribe

VP Harris Makes Her Closing Argument

Oct 30 2024 6 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comSam Stein, Andrew Egger and Jim Swift discuss Vice President Kamala Harris's closing argument speech on the National Mall. Sam attended the event live and shares his takeaways from speaking with the crowd.Thursday Night Bulwark is now Bulwark+ Live—a place where we’ll post member livestreams, live e

Start the Steal

Oct 29 2024 12 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comAB and Mona discuss Trumpworld's plans to disrupt the election, fallout from the MSG rally. and Bezos's unconvincing explanation of his preemptive surrender.Just Between Us is a podcast exclusively for members of Bulwark+ featuring Mona Charen and her Bulwark colleagues unburdening themselves each Tuesd

Robert Draper: The Prosecutor

Oct 29 2024 14 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comKamala Harris sees the world as divided between those who follow the rules and those who break them—and that injustice requires action, not whining. And behind the story of a child of two high-achieving immigrants is a woman who remains loyal, reveres law and order, shows up prepared, and approaches c

Hopefully, this is Venom's 'Last Dance'

Oct 29 2024 35 mins

On this week’s episode, Sonny Bunch (The Bulwark), Alyssa Rosenberg (The Washington Post), and Peter Suderman (Reason) ask if comic book legend Alan Moore is right to blame toxic fandom and arrested development for the rise of Trump. Then they review Venom: The Last Dance, a movie that’s bad … but watchably so? Make sure to swing by Bulwark+ for some election even distraction

Trump Has a Secret

Oct 28 2024 10 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comAfter a long break, Jonathan V. Last and A.B. Stoddard return to the void to react to Donald Trump claiming to have a secret with Republican Speaker Mike Johnson. Are they going to try and stop a Kamala Harris victory in the House?Watch, listen and leave a comment. This ad-free video edition of The Next