The Bulwark Podcast

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Charlie Sykes and guests discuss the latest news from inside Washington and around the world. No shouting, grandstanding, or sloganeering. Conservative, conscientious, and civil.

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Rick Wilson on Beto's Gun C...

09.16.2019

On today's Bulwark podcast, Rick Wilson joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss Beto O'Rourke's cynical gun control fantasy, how it will impact those who have a chance of being President and down the ballot, the latest with Saudi Arabia and ...

The Bulwark Podcast episodes:

09.16.2019 Rick Wilson on Beto's Gun Confiscation Plan On today's Bulwark podcast, Rick Wilson joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss Beto O'Rourke's cynical gun control fantasy, how it will impact those who have a chance of being President and down the ballot, the latest with Saudi Arabia and ...
09.13.2019 McKay Coppins on Thursday's Democratic Debate On today's Bulwark Podcast, McKay Coppins from The Atlantic joins host Charlie Sykes to breakdown Thursday's Democratic debate, and his recent Atlantic cover story "The Heir" about the fight for the future of the Trump dynasty. Special Guest: McKay Coppins.
09.12.2019 Benjamin Wittes on Impeachment Nomenclature On today's Bulwark podcast, Lawfare's Benjamin Wittes joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment inquiry, the scope of what the House might do outside of the Mueller Report, the latest on what Andrew McCabe is up ...
09.11.2019 David French on the Melee at CUA On today's Bulwark Podcast, National Review's David French joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the "Melee at CUA" and the problems of conservative illiberalism. Special Guest: David French.
09.10.2019 James Poniewozik on How TV Created Donald Trump On today's Bulwark Podcast, James Poniewozik from the New York Times _joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his new book: _Audience of One: Donald Trump, Television, and the Fracturing of America. Special Guest: James Poniewozik.
09.09.2019 Natasha Bertrand on the USAF's Curious Trump Resort Layover On today's Bulwark podcast, Politico's Natasha Bertrand joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss her story about Air Force layovers in Scotland with personnel staying at President Trump's Turnberry resort, as well as the failed Camp David accord with the Taliban. ...
09.06.2019 Stephen Hayes on Fighting for Fight’s Sake On today's Bulwark Podcast, Stephen F. Hayes joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the Packers, Sharpiegate, the French/Ahmari debate, and Pompeo's concern with the Taliban deal. Plus, the GOP primaries, 2020, and the Green New Deal, along with an update ...
09.05.2019 Tim Miller on Trump’s Doonbegdoggle On today's Bulwark Podcast, Tim Miller joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his recent story on the Trump & Pence Ireland grift, how the pattern has not only continued, but expanded, the CNN climate change debate, and Sharpiegate. Special Guest: ...
09.04.2019 Tom Nichols on Expertise and Doubling Down On today's Bulwark Podcast, Tom Nichols joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss Brexit and Boris Johnson, Jim Mattis and President Trump, the enemy-of-my-enemy principle, and a response to the critical item on him in National Review. Special Guest: Tom Nichols.
09.03.2019 The Trade War Goes Over the Edge On today's Bulwark podcast, senior editor Jim Swift and senior writer Andrew Egger join host Charlie Sykes to look back on some of the big stories of the summer, from President Trump's increasingly scorched-earth trade war tactics to 2020 Democrats' ...
08.30.2019 Josh Kraushaar on 2020, the Thunderdome On today's Bulwark Podcast, National Journal's Josh Kraushaar joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the 2020 election thunderdome election, the forthcoming debates, Joe Biden's fake story, Joe Walsh, Jim Mattis, and J.D. Vance. Special Guest: Josh Kraushaar.
08.29.2019 Scott Lincicome on the Great Patriotic Trade War On today's Bulwark podcast, CATO's Scott Lincicome joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the latest with President Trump's ongoing trade war. Special Guest: Scott Lincicome.
08.28.2019 Bill Weld on Trump's Breaking Point On today's Bulwark Podcast, Bill Weld joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his 2020 bid, the entrance of fellow primary challenger Joe Walsh, who might also join the fray, and his plan for the first 100 days should become President. ...
08.27.2019 David Byler on Polling and 2020 On today's Bulwark Podcast, David Byler from the Washington Post joins host Charlie Sykes to break down the 2020 polling: Is Biden falling? How much movement will see? The durability of Trump's (low) numbers, and what Democrats might need to ...
08.26.2019 David Priess on Self-Inflicted National Emergencies On today's Bulwark Podcast, Lawfare's David Priess joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss unplugging from the news for a week and what it's like to plug back in, the history of emergency powers and the Cold War, the 25th Amendment ...
08.23.2019 What Madness Is This? On today's Friday Megacast, publisher Sarah Longwell and senior writer Andrew Egger discuss a whirlwind week of news, from Donald Trump's new authoritarian trade war meltdown to the question of whether any of the long-shot GOP types challenging him in ...
08.22.2019 Batya Ungar-Sargon on America's Anti-Semitism Problem On today's Bulwark podcast, Batya Ungar-Sargon from The Forward joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss President Trump's spat with members of "The Squad" over Israel, Anti-Semitism, and America. Special Guest: Batya Ungar-Sargon.
08.21.2019 Joe Walsh: Trump is Unfit On today's Bulwark podcast, former Congressman Joe Walsh joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss why President Trump is unfit for office, the 2020 elections, our growing debt, and other threats. Special Guest: Joe Walsh.
08.20.2019 A.B. Stoddard on Recessionary Signals and 2020 A.B. Stoddard joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the economy and 2020, the Democratic field, the Squad and Israel. Special Guest: A.B. Stoddard.
08.19.2019 Brian Rosenwald on Talk Radio's America On today's Bulwark Podcast, Brian Rosenwald joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his book: "Talk Radio’s America: How an Industry Took Over a Political Party That Took Over the United States." Special Guest: Brian Rosenwald.
08.16.2019 Ben Howe on the Immoral Majority On today's Bulwark podcast, Ben Howe joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his new book: The Immoral Majority: Why Evangelicals Chose Political Power Over Christian Values. Special Guest: Ben Howe.
08.15.2019 Cathy Young on the Moral Outrage Industry On today's Bulwark podcast, Cathy Young joins Ben Parker and host Charlie Sykes to discuss her recent item on the moral outrage industry, the latest with China, and Israel's decision to deny a visit to two members of Congress. Special ...
08.14.2019 Ben Wittes on the Phantom Impeachment On today's Bulwark podcast, Lawfare's Benjamin Wittes joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss China, Hong Kong, the easy-to-win trade war, and Rep. Nadler's slow burn impeachment. Special Guest: Benjamin Wittes.
08.13.2019 Matt Lewis on the Whirlpool of Paranoia On today's Bulwark podcast, Matt Lewis joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss President Trump and his penchant for conspiracy theories. Special Guest: Matt Lewis.
08.12.2019 Molly Jong-Fast on Trump's Favorite Racist Brit Twit On today's Bulwark podcast, Molly Jong-Fast joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about her recent item on Katie Hopkins and the paradox of the Brits, the second anniversary of Charlottesville, and a look at the Democratic primaries. Special Guest: Molly ...
08.09.2019 Friday Megacast On today's Bulwark podcast, publisher Sarah Longwell and senior writer Andrew Egger discuss President Trump's tone-deaf visit with hospitalized survivors of the El Paso shooting, whether new gun legislation is likely in this Congress, and how much Joe Biden stands ...
08.08.2019 Quinta Jurecic on the Radicalization Process On today's Bulwark podcast, Lawfare's Quinta Jurecic joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss her work on the radicalization process, and what she's learned about her "countering violent extremism" theory in the years of the Trump presidency. Special Guest: Quinta Jurecic.
08.07.2019 Patrick Svitek: Is Texas in Play? On today's Bulwark podcast, Patrick Svitek from the Texas Tribune joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss Texas and the 2020 elections. Texas is transforming, but is it in play this cycle? Will the Democrats clean up with GOP retirements? How ...
08.06.2019 Adam White on Federalism and Gun Control On today's Bulwark podcast, Adam J. White joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the response to the mass shootings in Ohio and Texas, why states might be able to do something since Congress likely won't, and whether or not a ...
08.05.2019 Peter Wehner on Trump, Rhetoric, and Violence On today's Bulwark podcast, Peter Wehner from the Ethics and Public Policy Center joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the recent mass shootings in Ohio and Texas, how our democracy depends on a culture of words, and whether or not ...
08.02.2019 David Priess on Replacing the DNI On today's Bulwark podcast, Lawfare COO David Priess joins guest host Jim Swift to discuss the Detroit Democratic Debates, and President Trump's plan to replace DNI Dan Coats with Rep. John Ratcliffe from Trump's central casting. Special Guest: David Priess.
08.01.2019 Thursday Megacast On today's Bulwark Megacast, Jonathan V. Last, Sarah Longwell, Jim Swift are joined by Bulwark contributor Tim Miller to provide an autopsy of the Detroit Democratic debates and the weird love on the right for Tulsi and Marianne. Special Guest: ...
07.31.2019 Revenge of the Moderates On today's Bulwark podcast, Michael Graham from New Hampshire Journal joins guest host Jim Swift and Ben Parker to talk about the first night of the second Democratic debate, Northeastern Republicans, and Skype spam. Special Guests: Ben Parker and Michael ...
07.30.2019 Bulwark Tuesday Slackercast With Charlie Sykes on vacation, it falls to guest hosts Jim Swift and Andrew Egger to break down the news of the day and share their errant thoughts on topics from Sen. Josh Hawley's plan to seize federal control of ...
07.29.2019 The Red Summer at 100 Joining guest host Jim Swift on today's Bulwark podcast is Gwen Moritz, editor of Arkansas Business, to talk about the Elaine Massacre, part of the deadly Red Summer of 1919, a hundred years later. Special Guest: Gwen Moritz.
07.26.2019 The Mueller Hangover It's a weekend Bulwark megacast, in which publisher Sarah Longwell and senior writer Andrew Egger discuss the aftermath of Robert Mueller's testimony before Congress—from disappointed #Resistance elegies to conspiratorial Trumpworld rambles—and break down the week's sundry news, the new hefty ...
07.25.2019 Jonah Goldberg on Tribalism, Tolerance, and Identity Politics On today's Bulwark podcast, Jonah Goldberg joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the Mueller hearings, dog pictures on Twitter, the balkanization of tribalism on the right, how race, racism, and identity politics will play in 2020, and an update on ...
07.24.2019 Rick Wilson on the Battle of the Framing On today's Bulwark podcast, Rick Wilson joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the first half of Robert Mueller's day on Capitol Hill, the two disparate audiences Congress is pandering to, why the "five minute rule" is stupid, and how socialism, ...
07.23.2019 David Priess Previews the Mueller Hearing On today's Bulwark podcast,_ Lawfare_'s David Priess joins host Charlie Sykes to preview Wednesday's Mueller hearing. Special Guest: David Priess.
07.22.2019 David Frum on the New Nationalism On today's Bulwark podcast, David Frum from The Atlantic joins host Charlie Sykes to talk about the "new nationalism" and how it could change the future of the GOP, the 2020 elections, and advice for Democrats (if they'll listen.) Special ...
07.19.2019 David Jolly on The Chant On today's Bulwark podcast, former Rep. David Jolly joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss President Trump's 2020 rally and the "send her back" chant at his recent rally in North Carolina. Special Guest: David Jolly.
07.18.2019 Tim Alberta on American Carnage On today's Bulwark Podcast, Politico Magazine's Tim Alberta joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his new book: "American Carnage: On the Front Lines of the Republican Civil War and the Rise of President Trump." Special Guest: Tim Alberta.
07.17.2019 Josh Kraushaar on the Culture Clash On today's Bulwark podcast, National Journal's Josh Kraushaar joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the conservative / liberal culture clash playing out between President Trump, Speaker Pelosi, and The Squad. Will Trump's racist tweets get him in trouble, or are ...
07.16.2019 Bill Kristol on Trump's Extreme Rhetoric On today's Bulwark podcast, Bill Kristol joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss Trump's racist tweetstorm, the method to the madness of his extreme rhetoric going into 2020, and how the Democrats are responding. Plus, Wimbledon and Apollo 11. Special Guest: ...
07.15.2019 Jane Coaston on the American Right in the Age of Trump On today's Bulwark Podcast, Vox's Jane Coaston joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the state of the American right in the age of Trump. Special Guest: Jane Coaston.
07.12.2019 Mona Charen and Gabriel Schoenfeld on Claremont and the New Nationalism On today's Bulwark podcast, Mona Charen and Gabriel Schoenfeld join host Charlie Sykes to discuss the growth of a new nationalism in the Republican party. Special Guests: Gabriel Schoenfeld and Mona Charen.
07.11.2019 Sarah Longwell on "The Breakup" On today's Bulwark podcast, Bulwark publisher Sarah Longwell joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss her recent piece "The Breakup" and the Megan Rapinoe-Trump controversy.
07.10.2019 Ben Wittes on What Congress Should Ask Mueller On today's Bulwark podcast, Lawfare's Benjamin Wittes joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the upcoming Mueller hearing, the recent reporting about Russia's involvement promoting the Seth Rich conspiracy, the resignation of Ambassador Kim Darroch, and the future of the emoluments ...
07.09.2019 Jim Acosta on Trump, the Press, and 2020. On today's Bulwark podcast, CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss his new book "The Enemy of the People: A Dangerous Time to Tell the Truth in America", the state of the White House ...
07.08.2019 Monday Megacast On today's Bulwark Megacast, Andrew Egger and Jim Swift join host Charlie Sykes to discuss the Fourth of July fanfare on the mall, Justin Amash going rogue, the arrest of Jeffrey Epstein, and the USWNT win. Special Guests: Andrew Egger ...

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The Bulwark Podcast episodes:

Rick Wilson on Beto's Gun Confiscation Plan

McKay Coppins on Thursday's Democratic Debate

Benjamin Wittes on Impeachment Nomenclature

David French on the Melee at CUA

James Poniewozik on How TV Created Donald Trump

Natasha Bertrand on the USAF's Curious Trump Resort Layover

Stephen Hayes on Fighting for Fight’s Sake

Tim Miller on Trump’s Doonbegdoggle

Tom Nichols on Expertise and Doubling Down

The Trade War Goes Over the Edge

Josh Kraushaar on 2020, the Thunderdome

Scott Lincicome on the Great Patriotic Trade War

Bill Weld on Trump's Breaking Point

David Byler on Polling and 2020

David Priess on Self-Inflicted National Emergencies

What Madness Is This?

Batya Ungar-Sargon on America's Anti-Semitism Problem

Joe Walsh: Trump is Unfit

A.B. Stoddard on Recessionary Signals and 2020

Brian Rosenwald on Talk Radio's America

Ben Howe on the Immoral Majority

Cathy Young on the Moral Outrage Industry

Ben Wittes on the Phantom Impeachment

Matt Lewis on the Whirlpool of Paranoia

Molly Jong-Fast on Trump's Favorite Racist Brit Twit

Friday Megacast

Quinta Jurecic on the Radicalization Process

Patrick Svitek: Is Texas in Play?

Adam White on Federalism and Gun Control

Peter Wehner on Trump, Rhetoric, and Violence

David Priess on Replacing the DNI

Thursday Megacast

Revenge of the Moderates

Bulwark Tuesday Slackercast

The Red Summer at 100

The Mueller Hangover

Jonah Goldberg on Tribalism, Tolerance, and Identity Politics

Rick Wilson on the Battle of the Framing

David Priess Previews the Mueller Hearing

David Frum on the New Nationalism

David Jolly on The Chant

Tim Alberta on American Carnage

Josh Kraushaar on the Culture Clash

Bill Kristol on Trump's Extreme Rhetoric

Jane Coaston on the American Right in the Age of Trump

Mona Charen and Gabriel Schoenfeld on Claremont and the New Nationalism

Sarah Longwell on "The Breakup"

Ben Wittes on What Congress Should Ask Mueller

Jim Acosta on Trump, the Press, and 2020.

Monday Megacast

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