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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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- 2 days ago51 min
Anne Applebaum: Globalized MAGA Kleptocracy
In Greenland, the Trump administration has got tech bros and hedge fund guys running an influence operation there. The aim may be to fulfill Trump's territorial ambitions—or to create a sovereign state run by CEOs. In Venezuela, the administration is imperialistically seizing its gold, oil and other assets with no oversight. And in Brazil, the White House is trying to bring the Bolsonaro family back to power—which may or may not have something to do with Elon being angry about the country's tech regulation laws. In Trump 2.0, informal envoys, private companies, and hardened ideologues are turning American diplomacy upside down. Plus: Putin has played Kushner like a fiddle, don't let the story of Don Jr.'s Russian gangster-funded wedding die, new additions to the Applebaum book club, and we're going to have to bulldoze the ballroom.Anne Applebaum joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod. show notes: Anne’s Atlantic cover story, “Empire of Grift” “Whistler: A Novel,” Anne's latest book recommendation Tim’s book recommendation, “The Disappearers: A Novel” The Bulwark’s campaign to help the Haitian community of Springfield The Bulwark store Tim’s playlist Closing song - War on Drugs - “Suffering” Try ZipRecruiter to post your job FOR FREE at http://ziprecruiter.com/BULWARK4 out of 5 employers who post on ZipRecruiter get a quality candidate within the first day.
- 3 days ago1h 23m
Wright Thompson and Jesse Lehrich: Hopium and Hate
Republicans are reeling, the vibes are shifting, and the wave is building. Jesse serves up a particularly optimistic view of the Democrats' chances in the midterms, with even stretch districts now in play. And ahead of Saturday's Ole Miss-LSU game, Wright shares how Mississippians are responding to the gutting of the Voting Rights Act and says that conservative farmers in the state are turning on MAGA. Plus, the love of a father and Ole Miss football, some Magnolia Bowl lore, why 1956 is the linchpin year in college sports history, and predicting the hate ratio on Saturday in Oxford. Wright Thompson and Jesse Lehrich join Tim Miller.show notes: Wright's books, including "The Barn" and "The Cost of These Dreams" Wright's ESPN piece on Friday will post here Jesse's "Nobody Knows Anything" podcast "Nobody's Listening," Jesse's newsletter Campaign site for Eliott Rodriguez, Maria Elvira Salazar's opponent Erick Erickson piece Tim mentioned Bulwark LIVE: Benefit for Springfield The Bulwark Store Try ZipRecruiter to post your job FOR FREE at http://ziprecruiter.com/BULWARK4 out of 5 employers who post on ZipRecruiter get a quality candidate within the first day.
- 4 days ago1h 11m
Catherine Rampell and Stephen Witt: Can We Avert Economic Disaster and the Robot Apocalypse?
The Fed raised interest rates to curb inflation, as expected, but mortgage rates are surging and flailing Scott Bessent remains the treasury secretary. Meanwhile, the alarm raised in the AI community is not an op despite the backlash from people like Nvidia's Jensen Huang, who seems to get everything he wants from Donald Trump. Plus, the Europeans who once parked their gold in the US to hide it from the Nazis are now trying to protect it from Trump. Catherine Rampell and Stephen Witt join Tim Miller.show notes: Subscribe to Catherine Rampell's Receipts podcast and newsletter on Substack or follow her new show wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | More Stephen's "This Is Really Bad" piece in the NYT The latest episode of "The Next Level" Dan Selsam's statement on Twitter that Tim read from "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies," the book Stephen mentioned Huang's "impromptu" phone call with Trump Closing song - Orville Peck - It's the End of the World NOBL gives you real travel peace of mind — security, design, and convenience all in one. Head to NOBLTravel.com for 46% off your entire order! #NOBL #ad Bulwark LIVE: Benefit for SpringfieldSome moments require you to step up. Some require you to show up. That’s why The Bulwark is coming to Ohio. Join Tim, Sarah, JVL, Sam and friends Friday, September 25 at the Dayton Masonic Center for an evening of politics and fellowship.
- 5 days ago57 min
Jonathan Swan: We Only Know 5%
The co-author of the signature book inside Trump 2.0 says the media only knows 5% of what is happening inside the administration—particularly when it comes to national security, the money-making, and the self-dealing. Jonathan does have new reporting about how the administration keeps pretending that our military is not running low on long-range missiles. In reality, the war is costing us a month's worth of Patriots almost every day. Plus: Stephen Miller has become the White House's resident kingmaker, why Trump is turbocharged on AI, and some contentious moments when Tim and Jonathan discuss how to characterize JD's divergent private and public posturing on the war.Jonathan Swan joins Tim Miller.show notes: Jonathan’s “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump” The Bulwark’s campaign to help the Haitian community of Springfield Closing Song - MJ Lenderman - She's Leaving You Get 15% off OneSkin with the code BULWARK at https://www.oneskin.co/BULWARK#oneskinpod Bulwark LIVE: Benefit for SpringfieldSome moments require you to step up. Some require you to show up. That’s why The Bulwark is coming to Ohio. Join Tim, Sarah, JVL, Sam and friends Friday, September 25 at the Dayton Masonic Center for an evening of politics and fellowship.
- 6 days agoconversational51 min7-min read
Bill Kristol: It Always Comes Back to Trump/Russia
The Bulwark Daily episode hosted by Tim Miller and Bill Kristol dissects new revelations about Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding being funded by Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev, a Putin ally tied to abducting Ukrainian children, while also examining Jared Kushner’s role as a self-styled peace mediator in the Russia-Ukraine war. The hosts condemn Trump’s pro-Putin rhetoric, his blaming of Zelensky for diesel shortages, and his dismissive response to Chinese involvement in attacks on U.S. troops in Iran. They also analyze Senate races in Kansas, Ohio, and Texas, highlighting Republican candidates’ scandals and vulnerabilities, before turning to growing AI safety concerns, including calls for regulatory pauses and criminal liability for reckless development.
- 1 weeks agoconversational1h 4m5-min read
Mehdi Hasan: 9/11's Fallout 25 Years Later
On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Tim Miller and Mehdi Hasan reflect on the enduring legacy of Islamophobia, the weaponization of memory, and how political opportunism has distorted national mourning. The conversation centers on New York Mayor Zoran Mamdani’s treatment by right-wing figures like Rudy Giuliani and Laura Loomer, who falsely accuse him of sympathizing with 9/11 due to his Muslim identity, despite overwhelming evidence of Muslim condemnation and solidarity after the attacks.
- 1 weeks agoconversational1h 33m5-min read
Sarah Longwell and Pedro Gonzalez: Meet the Young MAGA Edgelords—and the One Who Got Away
Sarah Longwell, publisher of The Bulwark and author of How to Eat an Elephant, One Voter at a Time, discusses Trump’s campaign tactics, the evolution of MAGA, and her book’s insights on winning back voters. She is joined by Pedro Gonzalez, a former MAGA insider turned critic, who reflects on his ideological journey and analyzes the movement’s core animating forces: racial conflict and hostility toward women.
- 1 weeks agoconversational1h 18m5-min read
Jessica Tarlov: POTUS Needs Some Moral Support
Tim Miller opens the episode with a passionate critique of the U.S. government’s detention of an Iranian-American family—Maryam Tahmasebi, her husband, and teenage son—in ICE internment camps based solely on the actions of the husband’s mother during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. He condemns the lack of media coverage and political response, likening it to Japanese internment. He then shifts to discussing the upcoming Trump-aligned political rally, the state of the Iran war, and rising gas prices, before welcoming co-host Jessica Tarlov to analyze the political climate, media narratives, and her new book, I Disagree: Winning Arguments Without Losing Friends, which offers strategies for civil discourse in polarized times.
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