Bulwark Takes
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Bulwark Takes

The Bulwark

510 episodes

The news cycle doesn’t slow down, and neither does The Bulwark. Bulwark Takes brings you bite-sized takes on the news of the day from the entire Bulwark team, including Tim Miller, Sarah Longwell, and Bill Kristol, and more.

What this show covers

Trump administrationImmigrationTrumpMidterm electionsDemocratsCongressional oversightPolitical commentaryMAGARepublican PartyPoliticsICE detentionDropkick MurphysWorking-class votersKen CaseyConstitutional law

What listeners will find here

Trump concedes the crackdown went too far, so why are the detentions and disappearances still happening?
Tim Miller examines the gap between Trump's admission that his immigration crackdown overreached and the ongoing reality on the ground. He shares two stories of detention, looks at the financial incentives behind it, and argues Democrats must keep up the pressure.
Dropkick Murphys' Ken Casey on working-class voters leaving Trump, and the Democrats' narrow window to deliver
Sarah Longwell talks with Dropkick Murphys frontman Ken Casey about the election, working-class voters turning away from Trump, and what Democrats must do with this moment. Casey also has a warning for his own side if they fail to follow through.
Can the White House really prosecute Democrats for investigating it? A former DOJ official weighs in
Catherine Rampell and former Obama DOJ official Elliot Williams examine the White House's threat of criminal charges against Democrats over congressional oversight. They ask whether it has any legal footing and what a Democratic House could face.
A neo-Nazi's livestream gaffe, Mark Levin's AOL meltdown, and a $4M judgment: a MAGA Wednesdays special
Sam Stein and Will Sommer deliver a bonus Wednesday round of right-wing media chaos, from an accidental neo-Nazi livestream to a talk host's AOL account blowup and new allegations of foreign money and luxury gifts in Trumpworld.
A math teacher, his former students, and a 17-point swing: Jake Johnson on his midterm upset
Minnesota Congressman-elect Jake Johnson, a high school math teacher, flipped a district Republicans carried by 17 points two years ago. He talks with Tim Miller about the campaign, his roots, and his agenda on tariffs, ICE, and corruption.

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