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The Bulwark Podcast
556 episodes · 20 with AI analysis
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. Bulwark+ members can get a totally ad-free version of the show delivered right to their favorite podcast player.
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FBI Leadership and Institutional Integrity×2Racial Gerrymandering in the SouthVoting Rights Act DismantlingTennessee Congressional RedistrictingJanuary 6 Insurrectionist SettlementsImmigration Enforcement CoordinationRepublican Primary Dynamics and Trump OppositionSouthern Democratic Infrastructure InvestmentMultiracial Democracy Under ThreatState-Level Redistricting Strategy
Analyzed Episodes
May 20, 2026
Justin Jones: The Assault On Multiracial Democracy in the South
Racial Gerrymandering in the SouthVoting Rights Act DismantlingTennessee Congressional Redistricting
View AnalysisMay 21, 2026
Amanda Carpenter, Sarah Longwell, & Sam Stein: Trump Gives His Family a Free Pass to Crime
Trump January 6th Settlement and Immunity ProvisionsTax Crime Immunity for Trump Family MembersIran Regime Change Plot and Ahmadinejad
View AnalysisMay 11, 2026
Bill Kristol: What a Bunch of Jackasses
Iran Strait of Hormuz Control and U.S. Strategic DefeatPost-WWII International Order CollapseSouthern Redistricting and Racial Gerrymandering
View AnalysisMay 18, 2026
Bill Kristol: Voters Are Realizing Trump Doesn’t Care About Them
Trump Approval Ratings and Midterm ImplicationsIran Foreign Policy and Military Escalation RiskChina Summit and Taiwan Arms Deal Reversal
View AnalysisMay 12, 2026
James Comey: We Can't Trust the DOJ
DOJ Politicization and Prosecutorial IndependenceClassified Documents ProsecutionFBI Leadership and Institutional Integrity
View AnalysisMay 13, 2026
Tom Nichols: There’s Something Wrong with the President
Presidential Mental Fitness and Cognitive DeclineIran Military Capability Assessment and Intelligence GapsInflation Attribution and Economic Policy Accountability
View AnalysisMay 14, 2026
Catherine Rampell and Robert Garcia: China Is Starting to Eclipse the U.S.
U.S.-China Economic CompetitionTariff Policy and Trade War ImpactIran War Economic Consequences
View AnalysisMay 15, 2026
Andrew Weissmann: Is Trump Going To Raid Fort Knox Next?
Presidential Settlement Schemes and Taxpayer FraudEmoluments Clause Enforcement and Congressional LeverageVoting Rights Act Gutting and Racial Gerrymandering
View AnalysisMay 5, 2026
Melissa Murray: Reclaim the Constitution
Voting Rights Act Section 2 gutting and racial gerrymanderingSupreme Court shadow docket expansion and procedural manipulationMifepristone access and Fifth Circuit overreach
View AnalysisApr 29, 2026
John Heilemann: Did Trump Make an Ominous Shift on Iran?
Trump's Declining Approval and Political WeaknessJames Comey Seashell Indictment and DOJ WeaponizationMedia Industry Self-Censorship and Regulatory Threats
View AnalysisApr 28, 2026
Carol Leonnig and Will Sommer: The Loons and the Loyalists Running the DOJ
Secret Service security failures and magnetometer vulnerabilitiesTrump assassination attempts and protective detail challengesDOJ prosecutor firings and political weaponization of Justice Department
View AnalysisApr 24, 2026
Nicholas Kristof: What a Mess Trump Created
Iran Nuclear Program and JCPOA Withdrawal ConsequencesU.S. Military Stockpile Depletion and Taiwan Defense CapabilityStrait of Hormuz Blockade and Global Supply Chain Disruption
View AnalysisApr 22, 2026
Sam Stein: Can Trump Avoid Humiliation in Iran?
Iran Blockade and Strait of Hormuz StrategyTrump's Madman Theory Effectiveness LimitsVirginia Redistricting and Democratic Gerrymandering
View AnalysisDec 26, 2025
Kara Swisher: We're in an 'Eat the Rich' Moment
Tech Oligarchy and Political CaptureAI Regulation and LiabilityUniversity Funding and Research Brain Drain
View AnalysisDec 29, 2025
Bill Kristol: Trump Has Lost the Plot
Trump Administration Approval Ratings and Public SentimentDOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) Policy ImpactsImmigration Enforcement and Border Policy
View AnalysisDec 30, 2025
Julie K. Brown: Hiding the Truth in the Epstein Files
Epstein Document Release and Redaction PatternsGovernment Cover-Up and Institutional AccountabilityVictim Trauma and Reluctance to Cooperate
View AnalysisDec 31, 2025
John Heilemann: The Year Is Ending a Lot Better than It Started
Trump's Political Decline and Cultural DominanceMedia Consolidation and Regulatory Risk Under TrumpDemocratic Party Ideological Realignment
View AnalysisJan 5, 2026
Bill Kristol: A Stupid and Insane Foreign Intervention
Venezuela Military Intervention StrategyDemocratic Opposition Abandonment (Machado)US-Latin America Relations and Regional Blowback
View AnalysisJan 6, 2026
Jonathan Blitzer: The Stars Aligned Against Venezuela
Venezuela regime change and Dercey Rodriguez successionCaribbean drug boat bombing campaign rationale and legalityStephen Miller's role in foreign policy and immigration enforcement
View AnalysisJan 7, 2026
George Conway: Trump Is a Vampire
Congressional oversight and impeachment strategyExecutive branch accountability and constitutional lawWar Powers Act reform and enforcement mechanisms
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