
Bulwark Takes
The news cycle doesn’t slow down, and neither does The Bulwark. Bulwark Takes brings you bite-sized takes on the news of the day from the entire Bulwark team, including Tim Miller, Sarah Longwell, and Bill Kristol, and more.
Latest episodes

Feb 10, 2025 • 13min
JD Vance Defends DOGE Over Judges and the Rule of Law
Sam Stein is joined by Ryan Goodman, Co-Editor-in-Chief of Just Security, to discuss JD Vance’s assertion that executive power could overrule a judge’s decision.

Feb 10, 2025 • 17min
Elon’s Weakness Exposed
JVL and Hannah Yoest talk Tesla design and more. JVL goes into the recent decline in Telsa sale worldwide. How Tesla is resale values are terrible. How Trump voters like Tesla but would never buy an EV.

Feb 10, 2025 • 7min
MAGA Nerds Lose Their Minds After Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show!
Tim Miller recaps MAGA's reaction to Pulitzer Prize winner Kendrick Lamar's halftime show, whining about DEI and "wokeness" in music, sports, and commercials.

Feb 9, 2025 • 22min
JD Vance Defends DOGE Re-Hiring Racist Staffer
Tim Miller is joined by Jeremiah Johnson to discuss Vice President JD Vance defending the re-hiring of racist DOGE employee, while supporting the firing of thousands of federal workers as Elon Musk’s team continues to take over government departments.
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Feb 8, 2025 • 15min
Tim Miller: Trump Administration and Elon Are Unleashing Mayhem
Tim Miller appeared on MSNBC with Alex Witt and Shelby Talcott. They discussed this weeks mayhem in the Trump administration, from Bondi, Project 2025, Elon Musks "Move fast and break things" technique and much more.

Feb 7, 2025 • 15min
Dems Fight for Dept of Education as DOGE Locks the Doors
Sam Stein is joined by Congressman Maxwell Frost to discuss Democrats’ denied entry to the Department of Education as DOGE targets their next department takeover.

Feb 7, 2025 • 17min
JD Vance Wants To BRING BACK Elon’s Super Racist DOGE Employee
Sarah Longwell and Sam Stein go off on JD Vance and Elon Musk after they defend the racist DOGE employee who was removed.

Feb 7, 2025 • 15min
Last Attempt To Save USAID with an 11th Hour Lawsuit
Sam Stein is joined by Josh Gerstein, Senior Legal Affairs Reporter at Politico, to talk about the last minute legal efforts to stop Donald Trump and Elon Musk from dismantling USAID.

Feb 7, 2025 • 15min
Trump and Musk Are Strangling the Government
Sam Stein goes over some of the effects of the funding freeze implemented by Elon Musk and DOGE. Pain is felt throughout USAID, PEPFAR and from Virginia to South Africa.
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Feb 6, 2025 • 6min
Tim Reacts To The Firing of Racist DOGE Employee
Tim Miller reacts to the WSJ article about the firing of the first Trump employee Marko Elez. Marko has some pretty horrendous posts on his social media.