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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

All Episodes

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Capitol Police Betrayed Again (w. Michael Fanone)

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2025/08/29

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comMichael Fanone nearly lost his life defending the Capitol on January 6. Now, he’s watching in disbelief as Trump pardons rioters, grants Ashley Babbitt full military honors, and even parades the military through DC like a strongman. Fanone calls it what it is: a betrayal of the oath he swore to defend the Constitution. The Michael Fanone Show As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short

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39:42

How an Alamo Founder Is Reinventing Theaters—Again

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2025/08/29

On this week’s episode, I’m joined by Tim League, one of the founders of the Alamo Drafthouse and the man behind Metro Private Cinemas in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood. It’s a pretty cool concept—half fine dining, half private cinema auditorium—and I was excited to discuss the evolution of movie theaters as both viewing and gastronomic experiences. League is planning to open the theater in a few weeks, and they’re accepting reservations now; you can check out the offerings here. If you go, let me

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10:39

Wes Moore on Trump: Petty, Partisan.

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2025/08/29

Maryland’s Democratic governor Wes Moore is not known, exactly, as a brass knuckles guy. And when Donald Trump won office in the fall of 2024, he didn’t plan to become one, even as he recognized that life would become much harder for Democrats like himself. But recent events have tested Moore’s approach. It’s not just that Trump is now threatening to withhold bridge funds for his state because Moore pushed back on Trump’s criticism of crime rates in Baltimore. It’s a series of other decisions, too:

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79:18

Grand Juries Are Resisting Trump’s Show Trials (w/...

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2025/08/28

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comSarah Longwell is joined by Andrew Weissmann (filling in for George) to break down Trump’s latest power grabs — from sending the National Guard into blue cities, to attempting to fire the Federal Reserve governor, to RFK Jr.’s anti-vax chaos at the CDC. Weissmann explains how courts, grand juries, and even officials are pushing back, what it means for democracy, and where the real dangers lie.Watch, listen and leave a

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20:26

Could Iowa Be The Democrats’ Next Pickup? (w. Josh...

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2025/08/28

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comIowa is cracking: Democrats are winning surprise races, Trump’s faux populism is backfiring, and health care cuts are fueling backlash. Candidate Josh Turek, a prairie populist with firsthand experience of social safety nets, is taking the fight to Joni Ernst and billionaire-driven politics. Josh Turek for Iowa As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event

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70:33

Sam Stein and Talmon Smith: Brain Drain

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2025/08/28

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comThe resignations of senior leaders at the CDC is a calamity. People with decades of expertise in infectious disease are leaving the agency because the new director—who Trump just appointed—refused to get on board with RFK's anti-vax crusade, including limiting access to Covid boosters. And Wednesday's violence in Minneapolis may be a sign that the FBI should be keeping its eye on the threats from domestic terror instead

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60:05

How Do You Fight in a City?

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2025/08/28

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comEliot and Eric welcome John Spencer, Chair of Urban Warfare Studies with the Madison Policy Forum and Co-Director of the Urban Warfare Project and author of numerous articles and studies of urban and subterranean warfare. They discuss the unique characteristics of urban warfare, the traditional U.S. military approach to urban warfare as well as historic…

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38:51

BREAKING: CDC in Turmoil, Mass Resignations Under RFK

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2025/08/28

Sam Stein, Jonathan Cohn and Dan Diamond (Washington Post) discuss the chaos at the CDC. From Dr. Demetre Daskalakis’s blistering letter slamming RFK Jr. to a wave of departures that put America’s health security at risk, they cover the breaking fallout and what it means going forward. 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

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74:51

Vance is a DORK! MAGA is GAY! Sandwich Man WINS!

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2025/08/27

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comSarah Longwell is back and ready to go!They dive into Trump’s accelerating authoritarian moves, from masked cops snatching people off the streets to purging the Federal Reserve, while Gavin Newsom trolls Trump with meme-style politics that energize Democrats but raise doubts about his 2028 chances. Meanwhile, the DNC looks out of touch, bogged down in land acknowledgments and bad messaging, leaving many wondering if the

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60:58

EXCLUSIVE: Jake Sullivan Told Dems To Vote Against...

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2025/08/27

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comA year ago, China was globally isolated and its economy was struggling. But once Trump was back in office pursuing his own personal and political gain, the U.S. brand got tossed in the toilet and the view from Beijing got pretty sweet. Trump has allowed China to buy American microchips that could be used against our own national security interests, he c…

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9:48

Two Children Killed in Minneapolis School Shooting

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2025/08/27

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comA gunman opened fire at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, killing two children and injuring seventeen others. Sam Stein takes on what happened, the response from city officials, and what this tragedy says about America’s ongoing struggle with gun violence. 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

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14:56

Sarah & JVL Roast MAGA’s Weird “Trad” Fixation

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2025/08/27

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comTaylor and Travis were a bright spot until Charlie Kirk made it weird. JVL and Sarah Longwell show how his shift into "submit to your husband" politics reveals the insecurity behind the MAGA movement's obsession with "trad."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

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31:05

We Suffer Through Trump’s Ritual Humiliation of His...

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2025/08/27

Tim Miller and Sam Stein react to Donald Trump’s marathon three-hour cabinet meeting where he made several references to himself being a dictator, cabinet members sucked up to comical levels, and RFK talked about windmills and whales.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+ Takes feed to

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18:33

GOP Hypocrites Caught on Tape

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2025/08/27

Tim Miller joins Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC's Deadline: White House to take on Donald Trump’s attempted firing of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, the rise of Bill Pulte as a MAGA enforcer inside government, Trump’s mounting autocratic incentives, the hypocrisy of GOP leaders on election control, and new revelations around Alex Acosta and the Epstein files.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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16:41

Inside the Sloppiest Brawl in TPUSA History

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2025/08/27

Tim Miller, Sam Stein, and Will Sommer go play-by-play, blow-by-blow, grab-by-grab in the MAGA fight between Bryson Gray and Misfit Patriot at the Turning Point USA conference in Phoenix.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+ Takes feed to your player of choice, here.Honest news. Smart

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9:54

Trump Claims $4 Trillion Victory — It’s All Fake

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2025/08/26

Trump is bragging that his tariffs “saved $4 trillion” but it’s pure fake math. The CBO report he cites was twisted beyond recognition, while the reality is tariffs are taxes on us the consumers, inflation is rising, and the deficit is still exploding.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

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51:43

Susan Glasser: An Exercise in National Humiliation

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2025/08/26

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comSome rando far-right social media suck-up, who Trump rewarded with an appointment to his administration, is pushing mortgage fraud investigations of Adam Schiff, Tish James, and now Fed governor Lisa Cook. Trump claims he's fired Cook based on a tweet—but will any institution stand up to these McCarthy-like campaigns against his political foes? Meanwhil…

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15:06

Trump’s Outrageous and Illegal “Flag Burning” Order

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2025/08/26

Tim Miller and JVL take on Trump’s flag-burning executive order, the absurd “one year in jail” claim, and how even Barstool hosts are against it.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+ Takes feed to your player of choice, here.Honest news. Smart analysis. Good faith. The Bulwark is

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50:52

The Lost Boys of 'Alien: Earth'

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2025/08/26

On this week’s episode, Sonny, Alyssa, and Peter highlight the shocking success of Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters at the box office last weekend and muse about what it means for the streamer’s overall strategy. Then they review the first three episodes of Alien: Earth, the gory, thought-provoking new show on Hulu. Is it another hit for Noah Hawley (who made the TV shows Fargo and Legion?) Or a misfire lost in its own metaphors? If you enjoyed this episode, leave a comment or share it with a friend

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17:10

Terry Virts: Paxton is Evil & Corrupt...And He'll Win

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2025/08/26

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comLauren Egan talks with Terry Virts, the former astronaut and fighter pilot running for Senate in Texas. Virts says he won’t back Chuck Schumer, calls Donald Trump a fascist, and argues Democrats need to refocus on middle class issues to win.Check out more from Virts here: terryvirts.comAs always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for

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