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The Secret Podcast
Hosted by The Bulwark · EN
Each Friday best friends, JVL and Sarah Longwell, go off-leash and uncensored in this intimate podcast.
Only for Bulwark+ members.
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On Faith, Joe Kent, Tulsi, No More Wars, and More!
Mar 1900:16:37Tap to summarizeThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comJVL and Sarah Longwell discuss the Trump administration’s stumble into an Iranian conflict that betrays its "no more wars" promise. They analyze the sudden resignation of Joe Kent over foreign wars, Tulsi Gabbard’s surreal FBI testimony regarding Fulton County ballots, and the looming "bloodbath" within a fracturing Republican coalition.Watch: Tim interview James Talarico live in DallasPre-order Sarah’s book, How to Eat an Elephant, coming in SeptemberThe Secret Podcast with JVL and Sarah is exclusively for members of Bulwark+. To watch or listen to future episodes and join the Secret community in the comments become a Bulwark+ member today.
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The Iran War Could Get Out of Hand
Mar 1300:10:39Tap to summarizeThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comSarah Longwell and JVL talk about what happens if Trump doesn’t TACO and pull the plug on the Iran war excursion after things go from messy to bad. Not great!Also: What happens if we know how to reform the system, but the system is so ossified that it can’t be reformed? And are The People, in fact, the worst?Order If I Don’t Return by retired Lt. Gen. Mark HertlingPre-order Sarah’s book, How to Eat an Elephant, coming in September Pre-order Andrew Weissmann’s book, Liar’s Kingdom, coming in MayThe Secret Podcast with JVL and Sarah is exclusively for members of Bulwark+. To watch or listen to future episodes and join the Secret community in the comments become a Bulwark+ member today.
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Did Stephen Miller Just Pull Off a Palace Coup?
Mar 600:30:58Tap to summarizeThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comJVL and Sarah Longwell discuss the chaotic firing of Kristi Noem after a disastrous hearing, the MAGA infighting that may have taken her down, and what it says about how Trump runs his administration. They also talk about the war with Iran—why the strategy looks confused, how Tehran may be playing the long game, and why the economic fallout is already hitting gas prices, supply chains, and the global economy.Bulwark+ members also get to learn Sarah’s secret…Sarah has written a book! Pre-order How to Eat An Elephant now at: https://static.macmillan.com/static/smp/how-to-eat-an-elephant-9781250464170/
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War with Iran and the Takeover of CNN
Feb 2800:26:55Tap to summarizeThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comThe U.S. government is ordering employees out of Israel and Iraq, the latest signal that war with Iran is approaching. Larry and David Ellison just bought Warner-Discovery and CNN. Sarah and JVL also talk about the new John Fetterman in Maine and the primary in Texas. As well as the Kansas law targeting trans people.Finally, they go deep on DHS, depraved indifference, and accountability. (See the piece JVL talks about here.)Bonus: Pinball discourse. Help decide JVL’s fate in the comments.The Secret Podcast with JVL and Sarah is exclusively for members of Bulwark+. To watch or listen to future episodes and join the Secret community in the comments become a Bulwark+ member today.
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Sarah and JVL: Live from Minneapolis
Feb 2000:06:22Tap to summarizeThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comThis week Sarah and JVL did the show with a thousand of their best friends at the Pantages Theater in downtown Minneapolis.You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll never be able to erase the mind picture of Kid Rock and RFK Jr. as Never Nudes. Come and relive the magic with us in the comments. The Secret Podcast with JVL and Sarah is exclusively for members of Bulwark+. To watch or listen to future episodes and join the Secret community in the comments become a Bulwark+ member today.
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Trump’s DHS Is Eating Itself Alive
Feb 1300:30:57Tap to summarizeThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comSarah and JVL discuss the Wall Street Journal exposé on Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski, and the internal fight over whether ICE raids should be loud and viral or quiet and deniable. They talk about why humiliation has become the price of loyalty in Trump World, why Biden is suddenly polling better than Trump on the economy, and what the backlash in Minneapolis tells us about how this moment could turn.Sam Harris podcast with Tim and SarahThe Secret Podcast with JVL and Sarah is exclusively for members of Bulwark+. To watch or listen to future episodes and join the Secret community in the comments become a Bulwark+ member today.
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Divorced Guy Energy Is Ruining America
Feb 600:22:36Tap to summarizeThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comDonald Trump posts an overtly racist video, Republicans briefly squirm, and the usual defenses start to crack. JVL and Sarah Longwell explain why this moment exposed GOP cowardice, how Trump’s vanity and distractions are starting to cost him politically, and what billionaire media self-destruction says about power, accountability, and the institutions being hollowed out.The Secret Podcast with JVL and Sarah is exclusively for members of Bulwark+. To watch or listen to future episodes and join the Secret community in the comments become a Bulwark+ member today.
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Trump Begins Arresting Journalists
Jan 3000:12:35Tap to summarizeThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comJVL and Sarah came in hottt today, angry about . . . all of it? Journalists are now being arrested. Masked DHS agents are still terrorizing Minneapolis. The worst “free speech” people you know are building a state media ecosystem. And the Melania movie is here.The Secret Podcast with JVL and Sarah is exclusively for members of Bulwark+. To watch or list…
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The Bulwark Pope
May 9, 2025Tap to summarizeThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comSarah and JVL talk about Judge Box O’Wine and Pope Leo XIV. Warning: It’s a lot of pope and Catholic talk. Also: It’s complicated. The pope doesn’t map onto American politics and wasn’t chosen as a rebuke to Donald Trump.But that doesn’t mean that Trump will be able to resist turning him into an antagonist and an anti-Trump symbol. JVL wrote about this in a late-night Triad, here:It’s a great show and a long show. Talk about it in the comments.The Secret Podcast is exclusively for members of Bulwark+ featuring JVL and Sarah Longwell. To watch or listen to this episode and join the conversation in the comments become a Bulwark+ member today.
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Secrets of the Bulwark Revealed
May 2, 2025Tap to summarizeThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comSarah and JVL answer the rest of your questions after they catch up on Sen. Fetterman. Plus the origin story of The Bulwark and The Secret Podcast. Miss the Bulwark Live Next Level AMA? People are saying it’s the best AMA ever. Watch the replay here. The Secret Podcast is exclusively for members of Bulwark+ featuring Jonathan V. Last and Sarah Longwell. To watch or listen to this episode and join the conversation in the comments become a Bulwark+ member today.
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