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. Bulwark+ members can get a totally ad-free version of the show delivered right to their favorite podcast player.
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  • Michael Steele: Gum Up the Works

    Michael Steele: Gum Up the Works
    Feb 6 2025
    After the dumbest member of the Senate, Tommy Tuberville, was able to block military promotions for months during the Biden administration, Dems should not back down from slowing the roll of Kash and the other remaining abominable nominees. Meanwhile, more federal workers are going to have to speak up—lawsuits don't make good visuals. The nation needs to see the faces of the men and women who are our public servants. Plus, Elon's poll numbers slip, Trump's Gaza gambit is BS, and who is the new DNC Chair, Ken Martin? Michael Steele joins Tim Miller.
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    52 mins
  • Ben Stiller: 'Severance,' but Real Life

    Ben Stiller: 'Severance,' but Real Life
    Feb 5 2025
    With Elon's 20-something operatives running the Treasury Department, it's hard not to feel that we've been severed from reality and a better Earth someplace else. Ben Stiller talks with Tim about metaphysics, avoiding politics in public, and advocating for the millions of people displaced around the world.

    Plus, the origin story of Severance, Adam Scott, John Turturro, and whether the show is a metaphor for life itself. Also, Tim gives a pop quiz, Ben shares his love for the Knicks, and both ponder why there aren't good comedies anymore.

    Ben Stiller joins Tim Miller.
    show notes:

    Watch Severance
    The Albert Brooks film, 'Real Life.'
    Trailer for "Real Life'
    Ben's New York Times interview
    Video of one of Musk's engineers/operatives
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Anne Applebaum: Outside the Rule of Law

    Anne Applebaum: Outside the Rule of Law
    Feb 4 2025
    If the Chinese hacked the U.S. government the way private citizen Elon has, it would be a major act of cyber warfare. And since Elon is a government contractor, he's now in a position to make policy calls that benefit his own companies and hurt his competitors—following the Russian oligarch model. We are in a completely lawless realm, and this is likely to continue until he is stopped. Meanwhile, government employees are being forced to choose between conforming or protecting the public. Plus, Elon is also sabotaging America's soft power and influence in Africa while he and the other tech overlords plot how to derail Europe's effort to regulate them.

    Anne Applebaum joins Tim Miller.
    show notes

    • Wired article on the young, inexperienced engineers helping Elon

    • Anne's 2020 piece about complicity (gifted)

    • Josh Marshall's piece about Elon's operative *already* rewriting code at the Treasury Department

    • Book Anne mentioned, "The Captive Mind"

    • Anne's piece, "Europe's Elon Musk Problem" (gifted)

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    57 mins

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Great Podcast

Full of political commentary from a Never Trump perspective, this podcast is informative and important on what the Trumpist Right is doing to harm America

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Tim never fails!

Tim is outstandingly quick Twitter and amusing while possessing an extra sense for what maybe going on out there...great guests with which Tim continually demonstrates a genuine report - even when opinions don't exactly align. Amazing that he puts out top shelf product on a daily basis...obviously, he never stops listening, thinking, asking, etc. ...strongly opinionated with facts to back him!

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100 watt bulb

thanks for shining the bright light on ron ron I really didn't have a good take on him. this election cycle is going to get interesting

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Ben & Charlie Detail of Espionage Charges

Great review on how Document Case proceeds with Bad Judge. Trump stiffs Cuban Cafe.

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The podcast that got me to like Podcasts

Political discussion in GOOD FAITH.

I may not always agree with Charlie, but his sincere discussion on all of the day's latest topics help me stay up to date with the latest news and bring a logical and rational perspective to all of it. His perspectives along with many of his guests bring a point of view that tries to take a step back and look at the overall picture and how current events compare and contrast with history and the basic principles of democracy. Highly recommended.

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Great podcast!

Great explanation of how corruption work and how it can wear people down until they are part of the corruption.

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Reasoned Witness Perspective

This interview was so helpful in putting the listener in that kibbutz on the day of the attack. Mona barely had to ask questions because the storyteller was a fellow journalist. I benefited from his reasoned explanations of the now and the potential future for the government and the region.

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new podcast on Thursday

this is an excellent new law related podcast I also listen to Lawfare thank you!

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Excellent political podcast

I would consider myself somewhere inside the shrinking center-left bubble of our vastly expanding political spectrum, likely more in line with the Pod Save/Crooked Media crowd on most issues. But hell if Tim and the Bulwark boys(and girls, love A.B. and Sarah) don't always provide some intelligent and nuanced insight on the current political climate with occasional doses of sarcasm and mockery. Tim might have failed in Washington, but he's got a daily listener in me going forward, whatever that's worth! ;)

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