The Bulwark Podcast

Barbara Comstock on Liz Cheney's Moment

On today’s Bulwark podcast, former Rep. Barbara Comstock joins Charlie Sykes to discuss Liz Cheney’s ouster, and how being pushed out actually strengthens her standing as a politician. Plus, the ever-changing purity test bonanza on the right while the GOP ...

Karen Tumulty: McCarthy, Stefanik, and the Reagans

On today’s Bulwark podcast, Karen Tumulty joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the House GOP leadership fight, and her new book, The Triumph of Nancy Reagan. Special Guest: Karen Tumulty.

Denver Riggleman on Bamboo Ballots and 'Cyber Ninjas'

On today’s Bulwark podcast, former Congressman Denver Riggleman joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss Congress and the “integrity gene”, Arizona’s ‘cyber ninja’ search for bamboo ballots, Liz Cheney, Elise Stefanik and the House GOP power struggle, and why we need ...

Sarah Longwell: Why Courage is Contagious

On today’s Bulwark podcast, Sarah Longwell joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the McCarthy / Cheney beef, Tucker’s weird obsession with Frank Luntz, and post-truth nihilism.

Tim Miller Explains It All

On today’s Bulwark podcast, Tim Miller joins Charlie Sykes to talk about Mike Pence’s rehab tour, Gaetzgate, Rudy Giuliani’s and Ron Johnson’s Ukraine problem, Lin Wood and the South Carolina Convention of Crazy, and Joe Biden on race. Special Guest: ...

Amanda Carpenter on How Donald Trump Killed the Tea Party

On today’s Bulwark podcast, Amanda Carpenter joins Charlie Sykes to discuss how Donald Trump killed the Tea Party, Biden’s address to Congress and the GOP response, and how punitive populism and obsessing over fake news is defining the GOP. Special ...

Olivia Troye on How Trump's Legacy of Crazy Lives On

On today’s Bulwark podcast, Olivia Troye joins Charlie Sykes to talk about the Republican Accountability Project’s new Democracy Report Card, the anniversary of Trump’s disastrous disinfectant press conference, and how the GOP has absorbed crazy far-right extremists. Special Guest: Olivia ...

Kim Wehle on Chauvin, Protests, and Police Reform

On today’s Bulwark podcast, Kim Wehle joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the Chauvin trial and verdict, the GOP’s state-level push against protesters, the first amendment and cancel culture, as well as a discussion about police and election reform. Special ...

Olivier Knox on Biden's Challenges, Boehner, and Trump

Lis Smith on the Yang Gang and Future Former Republicans

On today’s Bulwark podcast, Lis Smith joins guest host Tim Miller to discuss her career in politics, the 2020 Buttigieg campaign, Andrew Yang’s mayoral bid, and the GOP’s stone cold sociopaths and the intra-party civil war. Special Guests: Lis Smith ...

Dems Love Corporations

On today’s Bulwark podcast, Mona Charen and Bill Kristol talk about the new money chase in campaign funding, the COVID-19 response, police shootings, and whether there are green shoots in Never Trump GOP candidates. Special Guests: Bill Kristol and Mona ...

JVL and Sarah Dissect the GOP Donor Retreat

On today’s Bulwark podcast, JVL and Sarah Longwell, co-hosts of The Secret Podcast sit in for Charlie Sykes to break down the GOP Donor Retreat in Florida, how the GOP actually did an autopsy on 2020 (but not what you ...

Joshua Tait on the Failure of the New Conservatives

On today’s Bulwark podcast, Joshua Tait joins Charlie Sykes to discuss his recent story The Long History of Fighting Over the Term ‘Conservative’. Special Guest: Joshua Tait.

Albert Samaha: My Mom Believes in QAnon

On today's Bulwark Podcast, Albert Samaha joins Charlie Sykes to discuss his BuzzFeed story: My Mom Believes In QAnon. I’ve Been Trying To Get Her Out. Special Guest: Albert Samaha.

David Frum on the GOP's Strange New Doctrine

On today’s Bulwark podcast, David Frum joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his recent column on the GOP’s strange new doctrine, the Matt Gaetz controversy, and how secularization has caused race to replace religion as an organizing principle. Special Guest: ...

Amanda Carpenter on the Crybaby Caucus

On today’s Bulwark podcast, Amanda Carpenter joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the GOP’s crybaby caucus, COVID passports, the Matt Gaetz controversy, “corporate communism” or fascism or whatever, the Fauci gaslighting, and the deficit and the debt. Special Guest: Amanda ...

Denver Riggleman on our Hold My Beer Politics

On today’s Bulwark podcast, former Rep. Denver Riggleman joins Charlie Sykes to talk about the state of our “hold my beer” politics, the GOP’s assault on voting rights and how they’ve weaponized “stop the steal”, and what it’s like voting ...

Tom Nichols on Dogs, Cats, and American Fascism

On today’s _Bulwark _podcast, Tom Nichols joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss downfall of Sidney Powell, Claremont’s fascist turn, and why MAGA purity tests can never be satisfied. Special Guest: Tom Nichols.

David French on Gun Fetishism, Cancel Culture, and the Media

On today's Bulwark Podcast, David French joins Charlie Sykes to talk about the right's gun fetishism, cancel culture, and the mistakes of our media. Special Guest: David French.

Bill Kristol on Kevin McCarthy's Crass Revisionism

On today’s Bulwark podcast, Bill Kristol joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss Kevin McCarthy and the GOP’s crass revisionism of the January 6th insurrection, and why the GOP suddenly no longer likes tough talk from America’s President when it comes ...

Mona Charen: What Happened to J.D. Vance?

On today’s Bulwark podcast, Mona Charen joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about her item on what happened to J.D. Vance. Special Guest: Mona Charen.

Jessica Huseman on the Fight for Voting Rights

On today’s Bulwark podcast, Jessica Huseman joins Charlie Sykes to discuss H.R. 1, the The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and the GOP’s problem with not-so-subtly telegraphing white nationalism. Special Guest: Jessica Huseman.

S.V. Dáte on Why Trump Isn't Going Away

On today’s Bulwark podcast, S.V. Dáte joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss why Donald Trump isn’t going away, Joe Biden’s early weeks in office, and how the GOP and the Democrats are setting the stage for the midterms and 2024 ...

Tim O'Brien on Donald Trump and His Legal Future

On today’s Bulwark podcast, Bloomberg’s Tim O’Brien joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about Donald Trump’s fiscal and legal future, now that he is a private citizen. Special Guest: Tim O'Brien.

Philip Rucker on The Future of the 'Very Stable Genius'

On today’s Bulwark podcast, Philip Rucker of The Washington Post joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about the updates to his and Carol Leonnig’s book, A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump's Testing of America, and the future of Trump ...