The Next Level

This week on The Next Level Jonathan V. Last, Sarah Longwell, and Tim Miller discuss the GOP’s accelerating moral collapse. MAGA wants to discredit No Kings protests as “Hate America” rallies, and a racist Young Republicans group chat leak shows how deep the rot goes. They explore how Kristi Noem’s taxpayer-funded ad blitz crosses every ethical line and what it says about ICE’s power in the administration. Plus, they debate whether establishment Democrats are sabotaging the party’s Senate chances by pushing candidates they feel are safer bets.

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The crew is back together, live in D.C. and fired up. From wild personal stories to real talk about how we face this moment as a country, this episode is all about connection, community, and not giving in to the chaos. When things get dark, we stick together.

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Pete Hegseth calls in the nation’s top generals and admirals so he can lecture them about being in shape and ending wokeness and Donald Trump can speak ominously about “the war from within” and using American cities as training grounds for troops. JVL, Sarah Longwell and Tim Miller react to the supremely weird meeting—and then spend some time reflecting on how the first nine months of Trump’s second term have stacked up against JVL’s worst case scenario from a year ago. Have a question you’ve been dying to ask the gang? Leave it in the comments on this episode and you may just see them answer it during an upcoming live show. We’ll be posting the replays exclusively for Bulwark+ members.

Bulwark Live in NYC is sold out but you can still snag tickets for Bulwark Live in DC Oct 8 featuring Rep. Sarah McBride and a super-sized Bulwark panel with Mona Charen, Andrew Egger and Will Sommer at TheBulwark.com/events.

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Tim, Sarah and JVL are back! They talk about Trump’s mob-style shakedowns of ABC and Disney, Jimmy Kimmel refusing to cave, Kamala Harris admitting “it” about Pete Buttigieg, Trump’s clownish UN meltdown, and the government’s demented social media propaganda. Have a question you’ve been dying to ask the gang? Leave it in the comments on this episode and you may just see them answer it during an upcoming live show. We’ll be posting the replays exclusively for Bulwark+ members.

Bulwark Live in DC featuring Rep. Sarah McBride and super-sized Bulwark panel (10/8) and Bulwark Live in NYC (10/11) with Sarah, Tim and JVL are on sale now at TheBulwark.com/events.

THIS SATURDAY: NEW show added to Toronto schedule: Bulwark Live Q&A Matinee show on Saturday, September 27 —tickets are on sale now, here.

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Tim, Sarah and JVL are BACK!

Trump’s allies want to charge protesters with RICO, Kash Patel stonewalls, Trump plays the victim, and MAGA world spins new truly nutty conspiracy theories about Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

For our friends in Canada, we added a second live show with Sarah, Tim and Sam to the schedule. Tickets are on sale now for our bonus Bulwark in Toronto: Live Q&A Matinee show on Saturday, September 27, here.

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Tim, Sarah and JVL are back! Trump shrugs at Russian drones, clings to a laughable “hoax” defense on Epstein, and gets played by Netanyahu yet again — while Kamala Harris calls Biden’s 2024 run reckless.

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The gang will be together for two live shows in October:

* October 8 - Live in D.C. — On sale now.

* October 11 - Live in New York - Bulwark+ members will get first dibs on tickets via a members-only presale on Friday, Sept 5. Want early access to tickets? Join now!

To learn more and grab your tickets, go to TheBulwark.com/events.

Sarah, JVL and Tim are back! Trump disappears for a weekend and sets off health rumors, Epstein victims speak out on Capitol Hill, and Congress releases “new” files that turn out to be mostly recycled documents. Meanwhile, Trump tries to change the subject with National Guard deployments, a tariff scheme runs into the courts, and GOP leaders flirt with blood-and-soil politics.

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The gang will be together for two live shows in October:

* October 8 - Live in D.C. — On sale now.

* October 11 - Live in New York - Bulwark+ members will get first dibs on tickets via a members-only presale on Friday, Sept 5. Want early access to tickets? Join now!

To learn more and grab your tickets, go to TheBulwark.com/events.

Sarah 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 party is ready to stand up to Trump’s power grab.

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This ad-free video version of The Next Level is exclusively for Bulwark+ members.

You can find The Next Level wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube. Add The Next Level to your podcast player of choice, here.

The gang will be together for two live shows in October:

* October 8 - Live in D.C. — On sale now.

* October 11 - Live in New York - Bulwark+ members will get first dibs on tickets via a members-only presale. Want early access to tickets? Join now!

To learn more and grab your tickets, go to TheBulwark.com/events.

JVL, Tim Miller, and special guest Andrew Egger get into the rise of Trump’s cult cops, the right’s open flirtation with Caesarism, and whether Newsom’s new “mean streak” is a weapon or a trap for Democrats.

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Sarah, Tim and JVL are BACK!

Trump turns a late-night DC fight into an excuse for a full-blown National Guard takeover — complete with a TV personality running the cops. The gang tackles this absurd “Big Balls” pretext, Trump’s upcoming Alaska summit with Putin (and the Billy Joel geography lesson), his bizarre choice of an unqualified weirdo to cook the jobs numbers, and what it all means for the economy, authoritarian crackdowns, and the next elections. Plus: Sherrod Brown’s uphill Ohio battle, and why Democrats need real butch he-men running for office.

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