The Bulwark Podcast podcast

The Bulwark Podcast

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.

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.

 

#500

Alyssa Farah: Trump's Big L in Indiana

Despite death threats and harassment, Republicans in Indiana delivered the biggest politic... more

Yesterday

54 MINS

54:15

Yesterday


#499

David French: MAGA Is Bleeding Numbers

Republican disunity is being obscured by affection for Trump, but just below the surface, ... more

11 Dec 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:02

11 Dec 2025


#498

Neera Tanden: America's 'Daddy' Is in a Rut

Big Boss Trump, who claims the power to run the whole government via executive order and p... more

10 Dec 2025

51 MINS

51:20

10 Dec 2025


#497

Mark Hertling: Trump (Still) Hates Europe

Heaping scorn and disdain on Europe, Trump called its countries decaying and its leaders w... more

09 Dec 2025

50 MINS

50:40

09 Dec 2025


#496

Bill Kristol: This Is Not Democratic Government

ICE and Border Patrol are kidnapping people in the suburbs near New Orleans based on racia... more

08 Dec 2025

56 MINS

56:28

08 Dec 2025


#495

Tommy Vietor: The 'Peace' President

Trump is overseeing extrajudicial killings off the coast of Venezuela but nothing was goin... more

05 Dec 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:08

05 Dec 2025


#494

Sam Stein: We Got Ourselves a Mad King

Trump’s use of his pardon power is downright crazy, and that’s not even counting his rescu... more

04 Dec 2025

55 MINS

55:54

04 Dec 2025


#493

Jonathan Lemire: A Bubble-Wrapped Trump

Trump’s rallies have been his signature event, but since he returned to the White House, h... more

03 Dec 2025

41 MINS

41:34

03 Dec 2025


#492

Olivia Nuzzi Breaks Her Silence

There are no shortage of scandals plaguing Washington D.C. right now. One that has captiva... more

03 Dec 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:49

03 Dec 2025


#491

Project 2025 Is Coming Back To Bite Trump

As a candidate, Trump knew to steer clear of Project 2025. But as president, he embraced i... more

02 Dec 2025

42 MINS

42:23

02 Dec 2025


#490

Bill Kristol: A Kleptocratic, Autocratic Cabal

Not only are the opportunities for personal financial gain for Trump and his White House c... more

01 Dec 2025

53 MINS

53:45

01 Dec 2025


#489

George Packer: Trump Was a Symptom

Americans were already losing touch with basic decency before Trump came along—and he expl... more

28 Nov 2025

55 MINS

55:24

28 Nov 2025


#488

Andrew Weissmann: Just Release the Damn Epstein Files

Trump needs to quit the games and his defamatory accusations about who's in the Epstein fi... more

26 Nov 2025

59 MINS

59:21

26 Nov 2025


#487

Michael Weiss: Trump's Ukraine Cluster**ck

A troika of foreign policy amateurs—Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, and JD Vance—are trying ... more

25 Nov 2025

52 MINS

52:57

25 Nov 2025


#486

Bill Kristol: The Cracks in Trump's Power Are Showing

Unrest has broken out in MAGA, and Mike Johnson looks like he’s losing control of the Hous... more

24 Nov 2025

54 MINS

54:28

24 Nov 2025


#485

Adam Kinzinger: Trump Has Never Seemed this Scared

As a man who’s not used to losing, Trump is going through a bit of a rough patch since his... more

21 Nov 2025

54 MINS

54:15

21 Nov 2025


#484

Susan Glasser: Our Grotesque, Corrupted Oligarchy

Tim Cook and the other tech titans who dined with bone saw murderer MBS—and who’ve given m... more

20 Nov 2025

49 MINS

49:28

20 Nov 2025


#483

Kamala Harris: This Is Our Country

Before a live audience in Nashville Tuesday, Kamala Harris discussed what it takes to figh... more

19 Nov 2025

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:56

19 Nov 2025


#482

Jonathan Karl: The White House Chaos Is Worse This Time

The White House leaks may be more contained in Trump 2.0, but the slavish loyalists who PO... more

18 Nov 2025

54 MINS

54:41

18 Nov 2025


#481

Bill Kristol: Fight on All Fronts

Not a lot of people predicted that Trump would fold and let Congress vote on the release o... more

17 Nov 2025

54 MINS

54:47

17 Nov 2025