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5:43

Command Post: Trump Admits To War Crimes During UN...

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2026/09/23

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comBen Parker and Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) break down President Trump’s extraordinary comments at the United Nations about Venezuela, including his claim that “to the victor belong the spoils.” Hertling explains why that language raises serious questions under international law and walks through the laws and treaties that prohibit pillage and establis…

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13:21

Furious Republicans are Finally Breaking with a...

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2026/09/22

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comSarah's back from the book tour! The gang discusses Sarah's Focus Group Newsletter, George W. Bush's fundraiser for Republican Senate candidates (we thought he was staying out of politics?) Then they get into Trump's ban on CNN, MSNOW, and POLITICO from the White House press pool, and whether we still care. Sarah also has some words about Zohran Mamdani sharing a podium with Donald Trump.Then, the gang talks about a Wall

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13:46

Stuart Stevens: Republicans Are Desperate

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2026/09/22

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comThe party has been busy playing defense in Trump states, and now comes the news that Susan Collins is corrupt on top of being a loyal MAGA supplicant. More Democrats should walk with Ossoff's swagger and keep their message simple: attack Trump on his corruption and the war. (And in colder climes, the price of heating oil.) Meanwhile, subpoenas over Trump Jr.'s Russian mobster-funded wedding are coming, and even some

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5:25

Even Putin Is Getting Sick of Witkoff and Kushner (w/...

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2026/09/22

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comRep. Jim Himes, ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, joins Marc Polymeropoulos and Michael Weiss for his take on the major national security risks surrounding the Trump administration.Himes explains the counterintelligence concerns surrounding the reported Russian financing of Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding and why the access to Trump’s inner circle at the event could have created an unusually soft target for

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12:17

Obama’s Top Economist Has a Warning for the Country...

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2026/09/22

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comCatherine Rampell welcomes former Obama economic adviser Jason Furman to make sense of an economy that keeps confusing almost everyone. They also talk about Trump’s pressure on the Fed, the White House’s economic spin, the risks of politicizing scientific research, and why Democrats may be learning the wrong lessons from inflation and the affordability crisis.This premium edition of Receipts with Catherine Rampell is

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17:44

Trump’s Latest Meltdown Is a Dead Giveaway: He’s...

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2026/09/21

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comAs Trump’s war of choice continues to expand in the Middle East, it’s clear that the president is desperate not to show how weak he really is. The administration is out of time and out of both strategic and rhetorical options in Iran. Another sign that he is flailing: Trump is trying to ban CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House press pool. But other TV outlets are pushing back in solidarity, forcing Trump to

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23:51

MAGA Mondays: MAGA Turns on Itself in a Spectacular...

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2026/09/21

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comWill Sommer and Sonny Bunch (filling in for Sam) take on Trump’s escalating war on the press, the TV networks pushing back on his White House ban, and the growing signs that even some longtime allies are getting sick of the chaos. Plus: Trump’s plan to put snipers in his giant D.C. arch, the bizarre MAGA fight over Indian Americans, Turning Point’s James Fishback problem, and the very questionable Lauren Boebert

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5:16

Trump’s New Defense Of The Arch Is INCREDIBLY Stupid

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2026/09/21

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comSam Stein and Will Saletan take a look at Donald Trump’s latest architectural fever dream: a 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington Cemetery that Trump says will double as a “top grade Military Complex,” complete with drones and snipers. They dig into the bizarre location, the questionable military rationale and Trump’s claim that the project came at the “strong request” of the military. As Sam and Will point out, this

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25:59

Focus Groups Are Revealing a HUGE Weakness for...

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2026/09/19

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comRecorded on Monday, Sept. 14 at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, Sarah and Pod Save America’s Dan Pfeiffer discuss her book, How to Eat an Elephant, what focus groups are, why she does them, and she uncorks some fresh focus group content on-stage. Sarah will be back behind the mic next week.Watch, listen, and leave a comment.Would you like to see a Bulwark show recorded live and in person? Join Sarah and the gang

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16:16

Alex Wagner NUKES Alito’s Defense of the Trump...

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2026/09/19

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comJVL is joined by Alex Wagner to trace how four conservative power brokers built the legal machine that would reshape the Supreme Court decades later, and how that project helped create the politics we’re living with today. Plus, they break down Samuel Alito’s dissent in the Supreme Court’s mail-ballot ruling and Trump’s escalating fight over the Kennedy Center.Get The Steal by Alex Wagner, here.How to Eat An Elephant is

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11:19

Trump’s Kennedy Center Fight Is Barreling Toward a...

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2026/09/18

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comBill Kristol talks with Nathaniel Zelinsky, the lead counsel challenging Trump’s efforts at the Kennedy Center, about the president’s demolition threats, the judge putting new limits on what the administration can do, and what happens if Trump simply refuses to obey a court order. Zelinsky explains why this fight over one building could become a much bigger test of the rule of law.A quick note: We want you to hear

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12:39

Anne Applebaum: Globalized MAGA Kleptocracy

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2026/09/18

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comIn Greenland, the Trump administration has got tech bros and hedge fund guys running an influence operation there. The aim may be to fulfill Trump's territorial ambitions—or to create a sovereign state run by CEOs. In Venezuela, the administration is imperialistically seizing its gold, oil and other assets with no oversight. And in Brazil, the White House is trying to bring the Bolsonaro family back to power—which may or

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11:50

We’re Living in an Insane Asylum

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2026/09/18

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comSarah and JVL are together again and JVL is raging.* The president of the United States accused the Democratic party plotting to assassinate him and . . . everyone just pretends it didn’t happen.* Diesel prices are going to the moon.* Trump wants to demolish the Kennedy Center.* Joe Manchin came back from the grave to endorse Susan Collins.* And there’s a 90 percent chance that AI doesn’t kill everyone alive.It’s a short

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56:28

Breaking Down ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ With Its...

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2026/09/18

On this week’s episode, I’m rejoined by the one and only Chris McKenna who, alongside writing partner Erik Sommers, co-wrote the highest-grossing film of all time, domestically: Spider-Man: Brand New Day. He broke down the thought process that went into getting Peter Parker back together with his friends, the tricky negotiations between Marvel and Sony over who could use which characters and when, and posited some alternate futures about what the story could have looked like. On the episode, we also

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5:12

Wright Thompson and Jesse Lehrich: Hopium and Hate

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2026/09/17

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Republicans are reeling, the vibes are shifting, and the wave is building. Jesse serves up a particularly optimistic view of the Democrats’ chances in the midterms, with even stretch districts now in play. And ahead of Saturday’s Ole Miss-LSU game, Wright shares how Mississippians are responding to the gutting of the Voting Rights Act and says that conservative farmers in the state are turning on MAGA. Plus, the love of

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8:11

Kash Patel’s Eyebrow Has Gone Rogue | The Trio

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2026/09/17

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comTim Miller, Sam Stein and Will Sommer take on a bizarre collection of stories from MAGA and the Republican Party, including Milo Yiannopoulos’ messy divorce, a GOP nominee’s ties to the Unite the Right rally, Victor Marx’s latest campaign controversies and a Republican candidate who fell for a fake Kai Trump account.Plus, the trio breaks down Kash Patel’s contentious hearing and his eyebrow-raising FBI spending, before

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11:32

Catherine Rampell and Stephen Witt: Can We Avert...

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2026/09/16

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com The Fed raised interest rates to curb inflation, as expected, but mortgage rates are surging and flailing Scott Bessent remains the treasury secretary. Meanwhile, the alarm raised in the AI community is not an op despite the backlash from people like Nvidia's Jensen Huang, who seems to get everything he wants from Donald Trump. Plus, the Europeans who once parked their gold in the US to hide it from the Nazis are now

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19:13

Bulwark Book Club: ‘The Odyssey’—Did the movie live...

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2026/09/16

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comMona Charen is joined by Sonny Bunch to talk about The Odyssey for the September edition of The Bulwark Book Club with viewers. Mona and Sonny read Emily Wilson’s translation–the first English translation by a woman–and discuss the differences between the epic poem and Christopher Nolan’s recent film adaptation.October Bulwark Book Club pick: Jon Grinsp…

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7:27

BREAKING: JD Vance Privately Advised Hillary...

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2026/09/16

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comSam Stein is joined by Chris Whipple, who wrote for Vanity Fair about the remarkable political transformation of J.D. Vance, from a young Trump critic at Yale Law School to Trump’s vice president and a potential MAGA successor. They dig into Vance’s behind-the-scenes efforts in 2016 to help Hillary Clinton defeat Trump and examine what drove his dramatic reversal. Was Vance always destined for MAGA, or did something

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19:06

JVL Has an Idea for How Democrats Can Make MAGA’s...

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2026/09/15

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comJVL's on the west coast for Sarah's book event, and he, Tim, and Andrew Egger discuss Mitch McConnell's triumphant (?) return to the Senate, Donald Trump casually floating conspiracy theories over the Butler, PA assassination attempt, and Thomas Massie's articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth. Then, they turn their attention to a New York Times poll with some GREAT news for Democrats in the midterms (with the

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