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Podcasts

Bill Kristol: Trump Is Not the Right Man for a Crisis

Trump Is a Man With No Plan

Why Israel Did It

Drink the H8terade

Can Trump TACO His TACO?

Trump Taps 22-Year-Old Rando for Counterterror Role?

Cuomo vs Mamdani (with Harry Siegel)

A Novel About the Spanish Inquisition

Trump Freaking Out, Cusses at Reporters Over Failed Ceasefire

Closed Primaries Like NYC Screw Voters in Broad Daylight

What Will Happen to the Republican Party Post-Trump? (w/ Chris Vance, Barbara Comstock & Charlie Dent)

The Neverending Zombie Apocalypse

Danny Boyle Says He Shouldn’t Have Made Slumdog. Should He?

Emergency Podcast: The Israel-Iran War
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The Triad
Three things to read, from JVL.

Morning Shots
Politics and news, every morning with Bill Kristol and Andrew Egger.

Overtime
Start your Saturdays with a roundup of what's happening in the news and around The Bulwark.

Press Pass
In-depth reporting on Congress, campaigns, and the way Washington works from Joe Perticone.

The Opposition
Charting the Democrats as they try to emerge from the political wilderness. A twice-weekly newsletter from Lauren Egan.

Huddled Masses
A newsletter by Adrian Carrasquillo chronicling immigration in America.

False Flag
Unparalleled reporting and insights into the online culture and communities that now run our country. A twice-weekly newsletter from Will Sommer.

The Breakdown
A newsletter from Jonathan Cohn that will tell you what the hell is actually happening to our government.

Bulwark Goes to Hollywood
Sonny Bunch on movies, technology, and understanding the next Hollywood

MAGAville (Archived)
MAGAville (Archived) featured reporting from inside MAGA World, by Marc Caputo in 2024.
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