Andrew Egger and Catherine Rampell take on the Trump administration’s sweeping push to strip work permits and legal status from hundreds of thousands of immigrants who followed every rule. They cover Stephen Miller's quiet bureaucratic campaign to “de-document” legal workers, what it means for construction, caregiving, and tech, and why states like Florida, Texas, and New York are bracing for major labor shocks. Get 40% off access to Calm’s entire library at https://Calm.com/BULWARKTAKES...
Nov 28, 2025•18 min•Ep. 419
Tim Miller sits down with ESPN’s Seth Wickersham to talk football, politics, and Seth’s new book, American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback. They get into how the NFL became a culture-war stage, the league’s bizarre “socialist” structure, owners who change politics to suit their stadium deals, why evaluating quarterbacks is still a coin flip, the Manning dynasty, race and the rise of black quarterbacks, and the chaos inside college football’s coaching carousel. Get 40% off access to Calm’s ...
Nov 27, 2025•29 min•Ep. 415
NOTE: This is a special preview of Tim and Sam's members-only Q&A. To listen to the whole thing, become a paid Bulwark member on Apple Podcasts, Substack or YouTube! Tim Miller and Sam Stein take on Tim’s wild Jubilee experience—the secrecy, the debate tactics, the generational clash, and the moment things actually boiled over. Watch Tim on Jubilee here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSOz63coD7M Get 40% off access to Calm’s entire library at https://Calm.com/BULWARKTAKES...
Nov 27, 2025•15 min•Ep. 422
Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.) joins Bill Kristol to reflect on what Thanksgiving means for the military, sharing his favorite stories from years of service, including the traditions, the meals, and the special efforts to bring a taste of home to troops and military families. Learn more about Operation Gratitude: https://www.operationgratitude.com Read Mark's article, "How the Military Celebrates Thanksgiving": https://www.thebulwark.com/p/how-the-us-military-celebrates-thanksgiving...
Nov 26, 2025•15 min•Ep. 420
Sam Stein and Will Sommer take on the bizarre rise of James Fishback—the 30-year-old ex–hedge fund analyst who inflated his résumé, ran sock-puppet schemes, and is now throwing bombs in Florida’s GOP primary against Trump’s pick, Byron Donalds. Be sure to read Will's newsletter on Fishback: https://www.thebulwark.com/p/james-fishback-ambitious-duplicitous-semi-fictitious-florida-governor-candidate...
Nov 25, 2025•15 min•Ep. 416
Tim Miller joins MSNOW’s Deadline: White House to take on the growing alarm inside the GOP as Trump racks up losses and what MTG’s resignation means for the GOP and the 2026 elections. Check out Deadline: White House on MSNOW: https://www.ms.now/deadline-white-house
Nov 25, 2025•13 min•Ep. 414
Tim Miller and Pablo Torre break down how Riley Gaines went from a college swimmer to a full-blown MAGA political figure—how her story was reshaped by conservative media, why her rhetoric escalated, and why severe abuse allegations inside her own program barely get mentioned. Read the full story at Mother Jones: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/11/riley-gaines-anti-trans-lia-thomas-ncaa-trump/ Watch PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PabloTorreFindsOut ..and subs...
Nov 24, 2025•25 min•Ep. 413
Sam Stein, Andrew Egger, and POLITICO’s Kyle Cheney are going live to discuss the dismissal of the indictment against James Comey.
Nov 24, 2025•36 min•Ep. 412
Tim Miller and Will Sommer break down Candace Owens’ continuing conspiracy saga—from her claim that France and Israel sent a hit squad after her, to her bizarre insistence that Charlie Kirk was the “real” casualty of a multinational plot. Read more Will Sommer his newsletter False Flag
Nov 24, 2025•16 min•Ep. 411
Sam Stein is joined by Erin Banco to discuss the 28-point Russia-Ukraine peace plan and the secret Miami hotel meeting sparking confusion in Washington as officials scramble to understand how a Russia-leaning proposal came together. Read Erin’s scoop in Reuters, “Trump officials’ meeting with Russian in Miami spurs questions about Ukraine proposal”...
Nov 23, 2025•15 min•Ep. 410
Sam Stein and Jack Cocchiarella take on new polling showing Trump’s economic approval slipping lower than ever, with voters rejecting his spin and his team fumbling explanations on inflation and tariffs.
Nov 23, 2025•14 min•Ep. 409
Tim Miller join MSNOW’s The Weekend (with The Bulwark’s own Catherine Rampell) to discuss Trump’s weird Mamdani meeting, why MTG suddenly bailed on Congress, and what the looming Epstein Files release could shake loose. Check out The Weekend on MSNOW: https://www.ms.now/the-weekend
Nov 23, 2025•14 min•Ep. 409
Bill Kristol and Catherine Rampell talk the real state of the economy, new polling on how voters think Trump is handling it, and why Vance is suddenly diverging from Trump on key economic points.
Nov 23, 2025•42 min•Ep. 408
After the shutdown froze key agencies, the U.S. is now stuck with permanent black holes in the economic record from missing jobs numbers, missing inflation data, and missing surveys that can never be recovered. But this crisis didn’t start with the shutdown. Andrew Egger talks to Catherine Rampell to get her take on the data series that have been deleted, defunded, or censored under Trump. Read Catherine’s article here ....
Nov 22, 2025•22 min•Ep. 406
