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The Bulwark Podcast

The Bulwark Podcast

By: The Bulwark
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 Tim Miller and guests discuss the latest political news for the flagship podcast of the Never Trump movement and the reality-based community. Every weekday we provide insightful analysis, political hot-takes, an unabashed defense of liberal democracy and long-form interviews that cut through the "both-sides" BS. Plus a few laughs to help you wash down the crazy.

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Episodes
  • Alyssa Farah: Trump's Big L in Indiana

    Alyssa Farah: Trump's Big L in Indiana
    Dec 12 2025
    Despite death threats and harassment, Republicans in Indiana delivered the biggest political setback to Trump since officials in Georgia wouldn’t help him find 11,780 votes in 2020. Turns out, some conservatives at the state level still have enough principles to not gerrymander on demand. Meanwhile, antisemitism, white nationalism, and neo-Nazism are flourishing among the very online right, including among people who used to be showcased by Fox. And they’re chewing on and mainstreaming some of the deepest, darkest conspiracies out there. But now those voices are more influential than the cable channel—even our vice president, ever mindful of 2028, won’t distance himself from the crowd. Plus, MTG’s come to Jesus moment, and the PR instead of reporting that is happening in the press room at the Pentagon

    Alyssa Farah Griffin joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod.

    show notes

    • Tim's 'Bulwark Take' on Tucker and Candace

    • Friday's "Morning Shots"

    • Mother Jones on Posobiec's PR moves at the Pentagon

    • ABC's "The View"

    • Tim's playlist
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    54 mins
  • David French: MAGA Is Bleeding Numbers

    David French: MAGA Is Bleeding Numbers
    Dec 11 2025
    Republican disunity is being obscured by affection for Trump, but just below the surface, MAGA is being pulled apart at the seams. At the same time, the administration is busy committing war crimes while conducting an illegal, nonsensical war, and the FBI is investing progressive groups for their views. The state of free speech protections may be worse than during the Red Scare. Meanwhile, SCOTUS keeps shaping the power of the presidency, Tucker and Candace’s conspiracies and Israel fear-mongering are way past an act, and the Andrew Tates of the manosphere are giving cover to men who just want to be a**holes.

    David French joins Tim Miller.

    show notes

    • David's recent piece on MAGA

    • Ken Klippenstein on the FBI investigating progressive groups

    • NYT on the Trump administration helping out Andrew Tate

    • David's podcast, "Advisory Opinions"

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    1 hr
  • Neera Tanden: America's 'Daddy' Is in a Rut

    Neera Tanden: America's 'Daddy' Is in a Rut
    Dec 10 2025
    Big boss Trump, who claims the power to run the whole government via executive order and pushes all our allies around, suddenly is a man with no agency when it comes to the economy. He says the high cost of living is a Democratic hoax, or in true Christmas spirit, he’s back to blaming parents for spoiling their daughters with too many dolls. And while his approval rating slips into the the 30s, voters keep rewarding Democrats at the ballot box. On the healthcare front, Republicans have been promising an alternative to Obamacare for 15 years with nothing to show for it. Plus, the corruption of Trump & Co is so pervasive, it’s hard for voters to get their minds around it, and Dems have to go all-in on winning the Senate next year—which means winning independents and non-MAGA republicans in red states.

    Neera Tanden, at the Center for American Progress, joins Tim Miller.

    show notes

    • The "Trump's Take" tracker at the Center for American Progress
    • Tim and Andrew's 'Bulwark Take' after Trump's rally Tuesday night
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    51 mins
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