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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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8:29

Trump Defends MBS, Dodges Epstein Questions, Attacks...

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2025/11/19

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comDonald Trump welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the Oval Office and whatever you were expecting from the press conference — it was worse. JVL and Andrew Egger share their take on Trump’s attacks on an American reporter for asking about slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Trump’s praise for Saudi Arabia’s “human rights” record, and then meltdown when he was pressed about the Epstein files.As always: Watch,

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7:09

BREAKING: House Passes Epstein Files Release 427–1

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2025/11/18

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comDescription: The House just voted 427–1 to release the Epstein files, a shocking turn after months of GOP resistance, including from President Trump. Sam Stein and Joe Perticone break down how Trump’s flip changed everything, why Mike Johnson lost control of his own conference, and what happens now as the Senate takes over.As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams,

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11:45

Jonathan Karl: The White House Chaos Is Worse This Time

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2025/11/18

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comThe White House leaks may be more contained in Trump 2.0, but the slavish loyalists who POTUS has surrounded himself with do nothing to keep him within the bounds of the law, ethics, or decorum. So in this round, the chaos is more consequential for the country. Meanwhile, the administration may be prepping to bury the Epstein files. Plus, the bitterness and resentment that drives Trump, the war on truth is winning, and

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6:44

Why Your THC Seltzer Might Be Illegal Next Year (w/...

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2025/11/18

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comRed states built up a massive hemp industry and the vote by Congress to reopen the government suddenly set up a deadline to shut it all down. Tim Miller is joined by Politico’s Natalie Fertig as they take on the strange coalition forming to save THC seltzers and how Sens. Mitch McConnell, Ted Cruz, and Rand Paul ended up on opposite sides of the issue. As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home

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7:45

Tim Miller: Trump Bullies One Ally While Another...

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2025/11/18

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comTim digs into Trump’s ugly attacks on Rep Thomas Massie, the backstory Trump ignores, and what it says about the cracks forming inside MAGA. He also joins Nicolle Wallace to dig into it. Watch Deadline: White House on MSNBC: https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-houseAs always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members.Don’t

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7:22

Why Would You Get Dating Advice From Jeffrey Epstein?

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2025/11/18

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comJVL and Sam Stein take on Larry Summers’ embarrassing Epstein emails, Summers’ long-running influence in Democratic circles, the fallout inside Harvard and CAP, and the absurdity of a Treasury Secretary asking a convicted predator for dating tips.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

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17:21

How the DOJ Turned Its Easiest Case Into Trump’s...

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2025/11/17

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comGeorge Conway is joined by Carol Leonnig and Aaron Davis to discuss their new book ‘Injustice’, exploring how the DOJ handled Trump-related investigations from 2017 to the present, including delays, internal hesitations, and decisions that shaped the January 6 and classified documents cases.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

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5:32

Why MTG’s Chaos Makes Her Useful

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2025/11/17

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comSam Stein and JVL take on Marjorie Taylor Greene’s break from Trump, why her sincerity sets her apart from the GOP’s careerist crowd, and what her Epstein-driven pivot says about the party’s collapse into pure performance politics.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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11:49

Bill Kristol: Fight on All Fronts

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2025/11/17

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comNot a lot of people predicted that Trump would fold and let Congress vote on the release of the Epstein files. But his retreat shows that Democrats have more leverage than conventional wisdom has suggested, and they should not rule out long shots in the fight against Trump’s authoritarian project. Meanwhile, MAGA looks to be fracturing in real time and Trump looks more and more vulnerable—on his ballroom, falling asleep

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5:44

Why Republicans Are Terrified of The Emails

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2025/11/17

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comSam Stein and Will Saletan dissect Sen. Barrasso’s messy defense of Trump amid new Epstein-related revelations, soaked in both contradictions and political awkwardness.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 audio.Add Bulwark+

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23:34

The Internet's Attack on Reality (w/ Francis Fukuyama)

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2025/11/17

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comFrancis Fukuyama discusses his theory that the internet, and not economic distress, the Democratic party’s problems, or other things have given rise to populism.The Mona Charen Show is a weekly, one-on-one discussion that goes in depth on political and cultural topics. New shows drop Mondays. Find this show wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube. Add the show to your player of choice, here.Ad-free editions of The

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26:47

Can Taiwan Trust the United States?

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2025/11/17

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comEric welcomes Michael Hunzeker, associate director of the Center for Security Policy Studies at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government, to discuss his new book America’s Taiwan Dilemma, co-authored with Mark Christopher. They explore why a nation’s reputation for credibility matters for deterrence and alliance management, and whether U.S. treaty allies in East Asia truly want Washington to defend

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6:43

Trump Can’t Hold the Coalition Together Anymore

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2025/11/16

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comSam Stein and Jack Cocchiarella take on Trump’s attacks on Rep. Massie hitting a nerve within his own base, as Marjorie Taylor Greene pivots away from Trump on CNN and die-hard MAGA loyalists start calling out the corruption and hypocrisy.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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10:11

Hertling and Kristol on Venezuela, Tensions in...

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2025/11/16

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comBill Kristol and Mark Hertling discuss Venezuela’s uncertain path, Europe’s evolving troubles, and growing discontent inside the Pentagon.Pre-order “If I Don’t Return” by Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.)Pre-order If I Don’T Return by Mark Hertling. 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

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13:15

Adam Kinzinger: I Hate It, But Newsom is Right About...

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2025/11/16

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comAdam Kinzinger joins John Avlon to talk about the Epstein emails, Trump’s pardon spree, the collapse of Congress’s independence, and why redistricting is turning into a political arms race. Kinzinger also explains his plan to force Putin to end the war in Ukraine by using Russia’s own frozen assets against him.The Last RepublicanHow to Make Putin Pay: The $2 Billion-a-Day Plan That Could End the WarThe Trump–Epstein

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29:12

Cam’s Gone & Things Are Getting Weirder (w/ Tahra Hoops)

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2025/11/15

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comTim Miller welcomes Tahra Hoops back to FYPod. They talk about the Groyper creep inside DC, Tucker’s weak defense of Nick Fuentes, the economy’s “vibe-cession,” and what’s actually going on with young men right now. They also get into housing fights, online rage farming, and whether you should keep seeing a Trump-leaning med student. Plus: why the world needs a few woke fit bros.Follow FYPod on TikTok @thefypodFYPod is

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10:28

The GOP's Life After Trump (with Robert Draper)

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2025/11/15

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comThere’s always a possibility that Donald Trump will try to run for a third term. But plenty of Republicans don’t even want that...for now. We asked some of Trump’s base how they’re feeling about a third term for him (their answers may surprise you!) and talk about Marjorie Taylor Greene’s about-face and the rise of antisemitism on the right. Robert Draper of The New York Times Magazine joins Sarah to walk through some of

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14:45

David Frum: This Is Shame-Faced Trump

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2025/11/14

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comOur commander-in-chief and breaker of mores can only muster the energy to beg Republicans to stop talking about Epstein. Where is the blustery guy who’s declared that only suckers pay taxes and that he could shoot anyone on 5th Avenue? Because of the lame duck smell he’s giving off—and the economic problems Trump himself brought on—he is not getting the support he needs from the outer MAGA media world that’s obsessed

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42:01

Printing the Legend

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2025/11/14

On this week’s episode, I’m rejoined by Chris Yogerst, author of the new book from the University of New Mexico’s “Reel West” series on The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. We discussed the making of the film, its place in the western canon as a sort of natural ending point for the traditional westerns made by John Wayne and John Ford, and the surprisingly political nature of the film’s central struggle between the frontier and civilization. If you enjoyed the episode, check out the book (or pick up

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9:50

Alex Wagner: Team Trump Can't Get Its Epstein Story...

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2025/11/13

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comTrump’s involvement with Epstein is simultaneously a “hoax,” but he was also a “perfect gentleman” when he spent hours with one of Epstein’s underage victims, Virgina Giuffre, at Epstein’s pad. And Trump was an FBI informant on Epstein’s sex trafficking, but again, it’s all a hoax. The White House and Fox’s defense is not working, and Trump may be in the worst political shape he’s been in since the aftermath of January

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