The Bulwark Daily
<div>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.<br> <br> Bulwark+ members can get a totally ad-free version of the show delivered right to their favorite podcast player.</div>
32 episodes
Episodes
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Trump loyalty strains Republicans as court battles intensify
The episode connects Republican deference to Trump, election-chain-of-custody concerns, and the long conservative campaign to reshape the Supreme Court.
Sep 25, 2026 · 60 min
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Trump’s China pageantry meets Alaska’s populist test
The episode links presidential weakness abroad and corporate influence at home to a broader argument about accountability, costs, and political independence.
Sep 24, 2026 · 1h 20m
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Trump’s media politics echo Italy’s populist past
The episode connects attacks on press access in Washington to Italy’s experience with media-driven populism, while asking whether Giorgia Meloni offers Republicans a model or warning.
Sep 23, 2026 · 1h 19m
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Stevens urges Democrats to confront Trump and Republican weakness
The conversation tests whether Democrats can turn Republican vulnerabilities on corruption, foreign policy, and Trump into a confident midterm strategy.
Sep 22, 2026 · 59 min
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Trump’s Iran messaging collides with AI and education fights
The episode connects strained war messaging, attacks on press access, AI policy uncertainty, and school-choice pressures to broader questions of political accountability.
Sep 21, 2026 · 1h 10m
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Private networks reshape Trump’s foreign policy
The episode argues that informal power brokers and opaque deals are weakening diplomatic accountability while pushing America’s allies to hedge against U.S. instability.
Sep 18, 2026 · 1h 2m
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Politics and memory reshape the South’s Democratic prospects
The episode connects electoral strategy with the deeper cultural memories and identities that shape how voters understand political change.
Sep 17, 2026 · 1h 32m
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Economic strain meets AI’s control problem
The episode connects near-term policy risks—from inflation and census changes to recession—with harder questions about whether advanced AI can be governed safely.
Sep 16, 2026 · 1h 14m
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Trump’s inner government remains largely hidden from public view
The episode argues that secrecy, intimidation, and limited reporting obscure consequential decisions about war, technology, money, and succession.
Sep 15, 2026 · 58 min
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Trump allies face scrutiny over Russia ties and Republican drift
The discussion connects foreign-policy inconsistency, extremist politics, economic frustration, and institutional silence to deeper questions about Republican governance.
Sep 14, 2026 · 58 min
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The post-9/11 politics still shapes war, immigration and dissent
The conversation connects Islamophobic rhetoric and U.S. intervention abroad to today’s immigration enforcement, Gaza debate and partisan realignment.
Sep 11, 2026 · 1h 7m
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Pedro Gonzalez confronts the movement he helped radicalize
The episode examines whether Trump-shaped Republicanism can survive Donald Trump—and whether former supporters can return to democratic politics.
Sep 10, 2026 · 1h 36m
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Tarlov argues Democrats need facts, empathy and accountability
The conversation connects immediate fights over Trump, national security and political disinformation to the harder question of how Americans can disagree without surrendering principles.
Sep 9, 2026 · 1h 20m
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Democrats debate durable power as sports journalism challenges billionaire control
The episode connects Democratic coalition-building with a broader argument about accountability, concentrated wealth, and institutions that protect powerful interests.
Sep 8, 2026 · 1h 18m
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Past wave elections offer Democrats a midterm playbook
The episode tests whether today’s political conditions resemble the backlash, turnout shifts, and strategic failures that produced the 1994 and 2006 waves.
Sep 7, 2026 · 1h 3m
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David French warns executive power is eroding constitutional liberty
The conversation tests whether constitutional protections, Christian commitments, and electoral institutions can withstand an administration expanding coercive power.
Sep 4, 2026 · 1h 4m
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Republican senators confront the consequences of enabling Trump
The discussion tests whether Republican criticism can matter after lawmakers have helped install and sustain an administration they now question.
Sep 3, 2026 · 1h 14m
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Pentagon turmoil meets Democrats’ affordability test
The episode connects defense-policy dysfunction and escalating geopolitical risks with a domestic political problem Democrats must solve: convincing voters they can deliver practical economic relief.
Sep 2, 2026 · 1h 22m
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How MAHA turns health fears into political distrust
The episode shows how legitimate concerns about corporate power can become entangled with misinformation, parental fear, and rejection of public-health institutions.
Sep 1, 2026 · 1h 10m
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Iran conflict tests Democrats’ leverage over Trump
The episode connects military secrecy, economic pressure, and congressional inaction to a broader debate over how Democrats can constrain the administration.
Aug 31, 2026 · 57 min
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Rhodes warns global conflicts are converging
The discussion connects Russia’s escalation, Ukraine’s defenses, China’s influence, and U.S. political divisions to a widening crisis with consequences beyond any single war.
Aug 28, 2026 · 1h 13m
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ICE arrests and Trump’s midterm machine face scrutiny
The episode connects expanding immigration enforcement, Republican electoral planning, and Florida corruption allegations to the broader risks of Trump-era governance.
Aug 27, 2026 · 1h 21m
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Democrats debate the path to victory in Republican-leaning states
The discussion tests whether Democrats can broaden their appeal without alienating the progressive voters and candidates essential to the party’s coalition.
Aug 26, 2026 · 59 min
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Bond-market pressure collides with MAGA media infighting
The episode connects Treasury-market stress and inflation risks to a political movement increasingly shaped by factional conflict and online propaganda.
Aug 25, 2026 · 1h 7m
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Trump’s weak points multiply across trade, war and Washington
The episode connects policy failures and domestic controversies to the administration’s political vulnerability ahead of the midterms.
Aug 24, 2026 · 50 min
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Trump’s inner circle reveals the costs of political devotion
The discussion connects personal loyalty around Donald Trump to broader concerns about fiscal policy, politicized justice, and election integrity.
Aug 21, 2026 · 1h 7m
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AI backlash collides with climate danger and political force
The conversation connects public distrust of powerful technologies with immigration enforcement, climate disruption, and the limits of optimism about progress.
Aug 20, 2026 · 1h 5m
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Southern Democrats test coalition politics as civil service faces ideological targeting
The episode connects the South’s electoral stakes with a personal account of how political identity can override public service and institutional competence.
Aug 19, 2026 · 1h 20m
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Trump’s threats expose a credibility crisis at home and abroad
The discussion connects erratic threats, nepotistic diplomacy, and weakened alliances to a broader erosion of U.S. credibility and accountability.
Aug 18, 2026 · 1h 7m
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Trump’s access economy collides with foreign-policy failure
The episode connects presidential profiteering, institutional protection, war’s human costs, and Democratic strategy into one argument about power without accountability.
Aug 17, 2026 · 1h 16m
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Democrats debate turning Trump’s vanity into a political liability
The conversation tests whether Democrats can convert Republican hypocrisy, Trump’s self-interest, and popular issues into a sharper electoral strategy.
Aug 14, 2026 · 1h 17m
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Kinzinger warns authoritarian habits are becoming routine
The conversation links militarized governance, election threats, wartime secrecy, and Democratic accountability into a broader test of democratic resilience.
Aug 13, 2026 · 1h 2m