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The Bulwark

The Bulwark is home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL, Sam Stein, and more. We are the largest pro-democracy bundle on Substack for news and analysis on politics and culture—supported by a community built on good-faith. www.thebulwark.com

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4:51

Scott "Dilbert Guy" Adams Gets MAGAcare

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2025/11/06

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comJonathan Cohn and Will Sommer take on Trumpworld’s sudden rush to help Dilbert creator Scott Adams get cancer treatment—while millions lose health coverage under Trump’s own cuts. A look at MAGA’s “healthcare by loyalty” system.As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members.Don’t care for video? Use the controls on

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11:29

Democrats Are Winning… Now What? (w/ Josh Shapiro)

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2025/11/05

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comSarah Longwell talks with Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro about what Democrats’ big election wins really mean, how Trump’s tariffs and shutdowns hurt his own voters, why voters are rejecting chaos, and how Democrats can win by simply making people’s lives better. They also discuss the divide over Israel and Gaza, the future of the party, and what moral clarity looks like in politics today.As always: Watch, listen, and

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5:00

Kaine: Trump’s Shutdown Is Pure Neglect

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2025/11/05

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comSam Stein takes on Tuesday’s stunning election results with Senator Tim Kaine, why the Virginia Senator believes putting the economy front and center is key to Democratic victories, and how Trump’s chaos still looms over everything from shutdown talks to foreign policy.As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+

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60:50

Dave Weigel: Now That's a Landslide

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2025/11/05

The huge Democratic wins in Virginia, New Jersey, NYC, and California spoke loud and clear—and make Trump’s 2024 supposed ‘landslide’ margin of 1.5% look even more wimpy. Trump is not delivering on his economic promises and the backlash was across the board. Voters are also rejecting the overreach of Stephen Miller’s nativist immigration policy, particularly Latino voters. One of the biggest impacts from Tuesday’s election is that redistricting suddenly looks like it favors the Dems. Plus, what

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23:46

Voters Everywhere Strike Back Against Trumpism

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2025/11/05

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comIn the first major set of elections of Donald Trump’s second term, voters deliver a rebuke to Trumpism. Democrats win gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia, and Zohran Mamdani wins the mayoral race in New York City after Trump endorses Andrew Cuomo. JVL, Sarah Longwell and Tim Miller react on Election Night to what these results mean in the fight against MAGA, assess the leverage Democrats may have gained in the

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9:56

Democrats Just Had Their Best Night in Years

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2025/11/05

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comSam Stein and John Avlon take on the Democrats’ massive wins—from New York’s historic mayoral race to big centrist victories in Virginia and New Jersey. They discuss how Democrats turned affordability and authenticity into a winning message while Trump’s actions are alienating voters.As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for

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78:37

Election-Night Coverage: A Democratic Sweep

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2025/11/05

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comThe Bulwark’s Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, JVL, Sam Stein, Bill Kristol, Catherine Rampell, Will Saletan, and Andrew Egger were joined by special guests Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Lis Smith, and Katie Couric for their Tuesday-night livestream discussing the election returns from New Jersey, Virginia, New York City, California, and elsewhere.

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5:47

Tim Miller: I Still Have Election Night PTSD!

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2025/11/04

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comTim Miller joins Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC to break down Election Night—from Trump’s intimidation tactics via “election monitors” to the high-stakes battles in Virginia, New Jersey, California and more. He also shares what he’s watching most closely: the Hispanic vote, democracy’s stress test, and whether Democrats can win by enough to make the results undeniable. Watch Deadline: White House with Nicolle Wallace:

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10:49

MTG on The View: Truth-Teller, Grifter or Something...

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2025/11/04

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comTim Miller and Sam Stein take on Marjorie Taylor Greene’s latest stop on her makeover tour—The View. She played the victim, dodged her past conspiracies, and even got some applause.As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members.Don’t care for video? Use the controls on the left side of the player to toggle to

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10:05

Andy Beshear and Terry Moran: The Power of Normal...

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2025/11/04

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comWith Trump slashing SNAP benefits, Gov. Beshear is asking the people of Kentucky to look out for their neighbors so they don’t go hungry—since the administration won’t. Meanwhile, Trump’s tariffs are hammering farmers in the Bluegrass State at the same time Republicans are sabotaging rural healthcare. And reporting from Chicago, Moran finds his hometown still full of tough, independent people who won’t be pushed around

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5:04

Bill and JVL on Dick Cheney’s Legacy

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2025/11/04

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comJVL and Bill Kristol reflect on the life and legacy of Dick Cheney—a man who defined a certain strain of Republican politics for half a century, from Ford’s White House to the Trump resistance. They discuss how Cheney went from “Darth Vader” to one of the last serious conservatives, and what his death says about the end of the old GOP.As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos,

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4:57

Trump’s “Peace” Presidency Keeps Threatening New Wars

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2025/11/04

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comJVL and Andrew Egger take on Trump’s threat to attack Nigeria over Christian persecution, and how genuine policy gets warped by his “guns blazing” posturing making it unclear what will happen next.As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members.Don’t care for video? Use the controls on the left side of the player to

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6:52

Trump’s Approval Sinks BELOW Biden’s Post-Debate Nadir

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2025/11/04

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comThe numbers don’t lie! Trump’s polls are tanking. His shutdown chaos, economic blunders, and broken promises are catching up fast, even with independents and former supporters. Sarah, and Sam dig into what the latest polls really show, why voters are turning, and how Democrats can seize the moment while Trump spirals.CNN: Democrats are more enthusiastic about the midterms as Trump’s approval hits a second-term low, CNN

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8:49

61-Year-Old Man Jailed For 5 Weeks Over a Trump Meme

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2025/11/04

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comTim Miller looks at two shocking cases that expose the right’s growing war on free speech: Arizona teachers doxxed and attacked online for a Halloween costume that had nothing to do with Charlie Kirk, and a 61-year-old man in Tennessee jailed for posting a meme. While MAGA influencers scream about “cancel culture,” they’re now leading their own campaign to silence and punish ordinary Americans. As always: Watch, listen,

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11:32

Trump’s White House Fired Prosecutors for Telling the...

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2025/11/03

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comGeorge Conway explains to Sarah Longwell Trump’s Orwellian purge of DOJ prosecutors over January 6th, and the legal contortions fueling his push for authoritarianism, from National Guard moves to third-term loop holes.Watch, listen and leave a comment. Don’t care for video? Use the controls on the left side of the player to toggle to the audio edition.Follow George Conway Explains It All wherever you get your podcasts

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13:35

Bill Kristol: Fake News on '60 Minutes'

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2025/11/03

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comCBS News heavily edited its ‘60 Minutes’ interview with Trump, not only removing his lies about 2020, but also conveniently cutting the part about how the news show paid him off for his bogus lawsuit over a Kamala interview last year. That payoff may well have been how the one-time legendary news network landed a 90-minute interview with Trump to begin with. Meanwhile, the ‘peace’ president is conducting an illegal war

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23:02

Is American Education Getting Dumber?

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2025/11/03

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comThe Atlantic’s Idrees Kahloon discusses the worrying learning losses of the past decade and some signs of hope.

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5:45

We Watched Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ Interview. It’s Nuts.

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2025/11/03

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comSam Stein and Will Saletan recap Donald Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ interview, both the edited television version and full transcript, discussing the shutdown, tariffs, inflation, Vladimir Putin, concepts of plans, and of course, Joe Biden.As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members.Don’t care for video? Use the controls

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8:10

Kash Patel’s Mile-High Meltdown

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2025/11/03

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comTim Miller, Sam Stein, and Will Sommer take on Kash Patel’s use of his FBI plane to watch his girlfriend sing the National Anthem at a wrestling match before flying her home to Nashville, with critics, including an ex-FBI agent tracking his flights, pointing out his using the plane for personal reasons amid the shutdown.As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams,

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6:58

Trump’s World Tour of Insecurity

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2025/11/02

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comJack Cocchiarella takes on the aftermath of Donald Trump’s international trip amid the government shutdown and SNAP benefits halting, returning with no apparent advantages for the US and unclear messaging around China closing in on Taiwan.As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members.Don’t care for video? Use the

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