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Bulwark Takes
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Bulwark Takes brings you bite-sized takes on the news of the day from the entire Bulwark team. This is the home to ad-free video shorts, Bulwark+ member-only livestreams, and live event archives. The news cycle doesn’t slow down, and neither do we.
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Morning Shots: Justice Department Drops FOUR Additional Reflecting Pool Cases
5d ago00:20:30Tap to summarizeThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comAndrew Egger and Bill Kristol went live to cover the DOJ dropping more Reflecting Pool cases, Senate Republicans advancing Todd Blanche’s vote out of committee, Max Miller defiantly staying in for bid for re-election, and Oman and Iran potentially coming to a deal over the Strait of Hormuz.
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Is Jeanine Pirro About To Be Fired?
5d ago00:04:50Tap to summarizeThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comTim Miller and Sam Stein give their takes on Trump’s chaotic press conference in the Oval Office on Monday, where Trump defended Rep. Max Miller amid domestic violence allegations and lashed out at his longtime friend and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro over her failed Reflecting Pool vandalism case. Is Jeanine Pirro about to be fired? Plus, Trump once again warned Iran that it was their “last chance” for a deal after threatening to commit war crimes against the entire country.
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RFK Jr.'s CNN Meltdown Was Even Worse Than You Think
5d ago00:07:06Tap to summarizeThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comWill Saletan dismantles RFK Jr.'s disastrous CNN interview, exposing one false claim after another on COVID, vaccines, Anthony Fauci, Donald Trump, and the media. From conspiracy theories to blatant contradictions, the secretary of Health and Human Services spends more time attacking Dana Bash than defending his own claims and the facts don't hold up. If the nation's top health official is still pushing COVID misinformation, Americans deserve to know.
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MAGA Mondays: Max Miller is Facing a Right Wing Backlash
6d ago00:28:16Tap to summarizeThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comWill Sommer, Sam Stein and Andrew Egger went live to cover the growing calls on the right for GOP Rep. Max Miller to resign, whether Jeanine Pirro will be fired over the botched Reflecting Pool case, Tucker speaking with foreign agents, and the audience collapse among right-wing MAGA media figures.
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Will Catches Fox Lying About Fauci—Again
6d ago00:10:30Tap to summarizeThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comWill Saletan fact-checks the GOP's Fauci diary attacks, debunking RFK Jr.'s vaccine claims, Fox News's selective editing, and conspiracy theories about lab leaks, school closures, and vaccine sabotage—showing why these "gotcha" moments collapse under scrutiny.
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Trump’s Polls Are Collapsing. Is a Blue Tsunami Coming? (w/ Ron Brownstein) | Bulwark on Sunday
1w ago00:20:30Tap to summarizeThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comJoin Bill Kristol and Ron Brownstein as they cover Trump's awful polling, Democrats' chances in the Senate, and whether we could see a blue Tsunami in November.
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DOJ Admits Reflecting Pool Wasn’t Vandalized
1w ago00:09:30Tap to summarizeThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comSonny Bunch and Bill Kristol take on the dismissed felony vandalism case against Olympic canoeist David Hearn—who was accused of damaging the Reflecting Pool—after government officials acknowledged problems with the work itself. They consider what the case reveals about political pressure, government misconduct, the costs of defending against unjust prosecutions, and Trump’s fixation on remaking Washington.
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Trump’s Obsession Is Tanking Republicans’ Chances
1w ago00:07:30Tap to summarizeThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comSarah Matthews joins MS NOW’s Nicolle Wallace to break down Trump’s Cabinet meeting, his continued defense of January 6th rioters, and why his obsession with 2020 could hurt Republicans in the midterms. BBC They also discuss Trump’s falling poll numbers, the chaos inside his administration, and how the Texas Senate race could give Democrats a surprising opportunity.
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Jeff Bezos’s Washington Post Is Falling Apart (w/ Max Tani)
1w ago00:05:33Tap to summarizeThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comThe Washington Post is in turmoil once again. Opinion editor Adam O’Neal is stepping down after just over a year, raising fresh questions about Jeff Bezos’s controversial overhaul of the newspaper’s opinion section to focus more on “personal liberties and free markets.” Will Sommer sits down with Semafor media editor and Mixed Signals podcast cohost Max Tani to break down what O’Neal’s departure means, why the Post’s conservative pivot has struggled, and whether the paper’s expensive push into YouTube and podcasting was doomed from the start.
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Receipts Live: Even FOX Doesn't Buy Hassett's Economic Spin
1w ago00:28:30Tap to summarizeThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comJoin Catherine Rampell and JVL as they cover the week's biggest economics and finance stories.
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