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.
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Mehdi Hasan: 9/11's Fallout 25 Years Later
#40 trending · All Podcasts
Rudy Giuliani and others who purport to represent the families of 9/11 victims ginned up the idea that it would be wrong for the Muslim mayor of NYC to attend Friday's me
Sep 11 1 h 04 min
Sarah Longwell and Pedro Gonzalez: Meet the Young MAGA Edgelords—and the One Who Got Away
#25 trending · Politics
As Sarah explains in her new book, Trump has been so successful teaching a new generation of Republicans about the political value of vice signaling that Nazi talk and ra
Sep 10 1 h 33 min
Jessica Tarlov: POTUS Needs Some Moral Support
With Republicans in tight races stripping Trump’s name off their campaign websites, the president is in need of some love from Republicans he has summoned to Dallas to ce
Sep 9 1 h 18 min
Adam Jentleson and Pablo Torre: This Country Is Being Scammed
From politics to sports, business, and tech, the rich are breaking the rules, looking out for their friends, and still getting rewarded in the end—maybe with the help of
Sep 8 1 h 12 min
Bill Kristol: A Blue Wave vs. the Toxic Red Tide
With just under two months until Election Day, Tim and Bill revisit the run-up to the midterms in 2006 and 1994, two major wave election cycles where the bottom just fell
Sep 7 1 h 01 min
David French: MAGA Is Making America Less Free
Marco Rubio is using dubious powers to create a new class of immigrant political prisoners. Meanwhile, DHS officials are bragging about how they're brutally shackling and
Sep 4 58 min
Jonathan V. Last: How Much Stupid Can We Possibly Take?
Thom Tillis was the pivotal vote to confirm a buffoon to run the Department of Defense, and now he’s shocked about Hegseth’s incompetency. JD wants everyone to know he’s
Sep 3 1 h 09 min
Michael Weiss: The Clown Car at the Pentagon
The Army is currently operating without any Senate-confirmed civilian or military leaders at the top. For Navy secretary, Trump is nominating an election-denying veteran
Sep 2 1 h 15 min
Ruby Cramer: The Power of MAHA
Vaccine skepticism and distrust of pharmaceutical companies long predated RFK, Jr.'s 2024 presidential campaign. But the distrust of mainstream medical authority has now
Sep 1 1 h 01 min
Bill Kristol: Keep Up the Pressure, Dems
Trump’s war is far from over, top military leaders are warning Hegseth that prolonged ops in the region are unsustainable, and Americans have been financing Pentagon prop
Aug 31 49 min
Ben Rhodes: Is Trump Stumbling into a Wider War?
The wars in Iran and Ukraine are increasingly entangled, CIA Director John Ratcliffe had to personally deliver a message to Moscow, and Trump is driving our Gulf allies i
Aug 28 1 h 04 min
Sam Stein Used to Be a Thief
We’ve hit the August doldrums, so Tim is taking the daily pod on a little excursion. The Bulwark community delivered some epic mailbag questions, one of which prompted Sa
Aug 27 1 h 09 min
Neera Tanden: How to Win
The only likely way to end the nightmare of Trump—and Republicans supporting him no matter how much he ruins the country—is for Democrats to win in Republican-leaning sta
Aug 26 47 min
Tracy Alloway and Will Sommer: A Cabinetful of Clueless Grifters
Yield curve control has gone mainstream (seriously, just ask the Asheville Beatnik with a message for Scott Bessent), so Tracy Alloway is here to explain the latest econo
Aug 25 1 h 00 min
Bill Kristol: The Weak Bully Keeps Flailing
Canada flat-out rejected Trump’s terms in trade talks, so now it looks like we are going to have a trade war with our friends in the Great White North. Sorry, Maine. Sorr
Aug 24 51 min
George Conway: For Trump, Harp Strikes a Chord
Melania had to come out of hiding and practice her English after days of embarrassing coverage of Trump aide Natalie Harp. And now Harp’s newly released gushing notes to
Aug 21 58 min
David Wallace-Wells: The Politics of AI Are Shifting in Real Time
Mark the summer of 2026 as the moment when an unlikely supermajority of Americans came together on one issue: their opposition to data centers. This new, big, messy coali
Aug 20 57 min
Julia Curlee and Errin Haines: Cowards Are Running This Country
When Trump came back into power, his administration leaned heavily on former CIA analyst Julia Curlee to help safeguard our national security. The first CIA officer to tr
Aug 19 1 h 14 min
Tom Nichols: Impotence at the White House
Trump is flailing so badly on Iran. He dispatched Jared Kushner to negotiate with the regime but then denies that any talks are happening at all. He also threatened to bo
Aug 18 57 min
Andrew Egger: Trump’s Travels with Natalie
Thanks to a shrewdly-timed Jon Ossoff campaign event, a lot more people are suddenly learning about young and blonde Trump confidante Natalie Harp AKA ‘the human printer’
Aug 17 1 h 11 min
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Tim, your podcast gives me some much needed levity in the face of never-ending horrors. I especially love Mondays with Bill, even though - if you’d told me 10-20 years ago that I would willingly listen to Bill Kristol, I’d have punched you in the throat. But the reason I finally write you today is because my beautiful dog died last night; yet you and Sam are making me laugh so hard today. Thank you.
Thanks for the laughs · Aug 2026
I’ve been a long time listener and love this show. I appreciate the various perspectives and thoughtful content. I was finally moved to write a review because of your recent conversation with Julia Curlee which was so moving. Thank you for continuing to provide a platform for the folks who need and deserve it. 5 stars.
deanosaur's dad · Aug 2026
Tim, your interview with Julia Curlee was incredible. A master class in showing empathy and compassion. I love your podcast. As a liberal Democrat, I’ve committed myself to getting outside my media bubble and The Bulwark Daily is one way I can get a broad perspective from those who’ve been on the “other side”. And who knew I could agree with Bill Kristol 95% of the time these days?!
Jason O’B · Aug 2026
I live in Michigan and I just wanted to share what I am seeing in the voters here. Despite what was being pushed, El-Sayed is the safer choice. Here’s why: Left progressives and many independents (Bernie voters) are very excited about El-Sayed. They will show up to vote for him in November. Many of them would NOT have voted for Stevens. The people who voted for Stevens mostly voted for her as the “safe” choice and they will show up and vote for any democrat in November. I’m also curious what people think about the democrat vs republican turnout- pretty huge gap there. I am seeing trump supporters here losing all enthusiasm.
LucyAus33 · Aug 2026
I thought I’d give this podcast a listen because I’d heard of it a few times. Wow, I listen to sources considered left and right, but I’ve not heard a group on the left this uncharitable to the half of the Americans who disagree with them politically. “No one hates the poor rural workers more than the Republicans” but in the same breath you paint the most offensive, uncharitable straw man of what you think Trump voters look like? I’ll tell you who hates the working rural poor. I’m half black and half white, and live in the most liberal city in Oregon. The white half of my family all live in rural towns. I’ve heard the most disgusting comments about how poor, stupid, uneducated, bigoted and racist rural Oregonians are from liberals who would never guess by looking at me that half my family are made up of those very people they’re disparaging. The Democratic Party hemorrhaged working class people (whites, but also blacks and a record number of hispanics) and your response is to say “Well hah, I can afford the tariffs but you can’t!” I hope y’all love losing. Love from Portland.
Upset and Hangry · Nov 2024
Not recommended for those seeking political analysis based on proven facts & data. Bulwark episodes are usually just an opinion-filled conversations with people of same political persuasion verifying each other's assertions.
My last straw was Longwell, asserting strongly that according to her "research" from "talking to voters", Black voters didn't really like Kamala Harris and,like all Democrats, wouldn't care if she were pushed aside as potential replacement nominee.
Shows a complete lack of understanding of voter trends & the base voters of Dem party.
Take a pass on this pod.
CallMeTheOriginal · Jul 2024
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