Sarah and JVL talk about Judge Box O’Wine and Pope Leo XIV.

Warning: It’s a lot of pope and Catholic talk. Also: It’s complicated. The pope doesn’t map onto American politics and wasn’t chosen as a rebuke to Donald Trump.

But that doesn’t mean that Trump will be able to resist turning him into an antagonist and an anti-Trump symbol. JVL wrote about this in a late-night Triad, here:

It’s a great show and a long show. Talk about it in the comments.

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Sarah and JVL answer the rest of your questions after they catch up on Sen. Fetterman. Plus the origin story of The Bulwark and The Secret Podcast.

Miss the Bulwark Live Next Level AMA? People are saying it’s the best AMA ever. Watch the replay here.

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Sarah and JVL talk about seeing some 3’s on Trump’s approval numbers; his ordering of the DoJ to target ActBlue; Elissa Slotkin’s anti-woke stance; and the disappointed confusion from Ross Douthat and Rod Dreher.

Short version: Attack. Now.

Sarah and JVL talk about the first good week since October:

* Chris Van Hollen showed courage and got results.

* Judge Wilkinson wrote an opinion for the ages.

* Lisa Murkowski was honest about the climate of fear.

It’s a super-sized, kind of hopeful show.

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Tim Miller joins Sarah to get in their feelings about the bad news in the good news, coping with Trump’s rollercoaster with the lows feeling like the way off. Plus, Big Gretch being at the wrong place at the wrong time.

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Sarah and JVL talk about the tariffs, the I-told-you-so’s, the rule of law, the American age, and the week it all came apart.

Warning: This is a super-sized show, but it is not a happy show.

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JVL and Bill Kristol have a long talk about the events of the week, how alarmed we should be, and where the next line will be crossed.

Trigger warning: It’s dark today.

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Sarah and JVL have a cross-desert conversation about Big Law, the universities, and how elite institutions are capitulating.

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Sarah and JVL sit down—in meat-space!—to talk about women’s sports and trans women in sports. About fairness and compassion. And about just wanting everyone to be all right.

Sarah and JVL went to a lot of trouble to make this show happen and end result is a little wheels-off. Elon! Little Marco! Scott Jennings! Magic the Gathering!

It’s a show full of wonders and surprises.

Seriously, this thing was a b***h to put together. Give it a listen.

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