The Secret Podcast

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL talk about Hulk Hogan, MAGA’s coming pivot on Ghislaine Maxwell, and Derek Huffman, the MAGA dad who joined Putin’s war on Ukraine. And the new Superman movie, too. It’s a doozy. The Secret Podcast with JVL and Sarah is exclusively for members of Bulwark+. To watch or listen to future episodes and join t...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL break down the WSJ Trump-Epstein story. Sarah has some rage and JVL has a brand new conspiracy theory involving JD Vance. The Secret Podcast with JVL and Sarah is exclusively for members of Bulwark+. To watch or listen to future episodes and join the Secret community in the comments become a Bulwark+ mem...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL talk about gangster government; the crazy swings in polling on immigration; the Jeffrey Epstein opportunity; and Superman and cursing in kids movies. It’s a monster, super-sized show. And we especially want to hear your parenting thoughts on kids, movies, and swear words. The Secret Podcast with JVL and...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL talk about the big reveal that there was . . . nothing at all suspicious about Jeffrey Epstein’s death. And also, apparently, no client list? Super excited to see how MAGA takes this news. Also: Elon Musk has completed his speed run through the seven stages of Republicanism and landed at No Labels Part 2...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL talk about Republicans caving on Fiscal Responsibility, the irresponsibility of the New York Time s, and a Bulwark milestone. The Secret Podcast with JVL and Sarah is exclusively for members of Bulwark+. To watch or listen to future episodes and join the Secret community in the comments become a Bulwark+...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Bill Kristol sits in for Sarah today as he and JVL talk about the lessons Zohran Mamdani can teach Democrats, the hysteria over five government run grocery stores, and how the Iran strike looks increasingly less helpful. The Secret Podcast with JVL and Sarah is exclusively for members of Bulwark+. To watch or listen t...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com It’s a very meta episode. Sarah and JVL spend a little bit of time on Iran and then have a conversation about the many people on the internet who were mad at them on the internet this week. The Secret Podcast with JVL and Sarah is exclusively for members of Bulwark+. To watch or listen to future episodes and join the...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL and Sarah Longwell talk Matt Yglesias’s recent piece about the real stakes for Democrats in the Senate, how to build a winning coalition for 2026, and whether vibes actually beat policy. The Secret Podcast with JVL and Sarah is exclusively for members of Bulwark+. To watch or listen to future episodes and join the...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL go deep on the manhandling of Sen. Alex Padilla. Did he “lunge” at Kristi Noem? No. Is it plausible that the Secretary of Homeland Security did not know how Padilla was? No. Is there some sacred—or even written—rule of conduct for press conferences that Padilla was “disrupting”? Hell no. But the big ques...

Sarah and JVL chat about Elon dumping Donald in the most deliciously public way. They get into who’s actually winning, whether it’s all just a stunt, and if Democrats should use the chaos to their advantage. ICYMI JVL’s late-night Triad: The Secret Podcast is exclusively for members of Bulwark+ featuring JVL and Sarah Longwell. To watch or listen to future episodes and join the conversation in the...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL preview Tuesday’s newsletter with a discussion about the folks in a small, rural Missouri town who are shocked—shocked!—to discover that the Trump administration is deporting someone from their community who they like. Sarah thinks this is hopeful. JVL does . . . not.* The Secret Podcast is exclusively f...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL taped the Secret pod in front of 450 best friends in Nashville and things got . . . a little weird? There’s the tariff dance, TACO talk, some Trump psychologizing, the Leopard Face-Eating Party, a Bad JVL sighting, and a special guest. It’s a giant, super-sized live show, just for you guys. The Secret Po...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL talk about Harvard, how the South African president rolled Trump, and whether or not it matters that every college kid in America is cheating by using ChatGPT. The Secret Podcast is exclusively for members of Bulwark+ featuring JVL and Sarah Longwell. To watch or listen to this episode and join the conve...

Sarah and JVL have the mother of all shows: A full exegesis on the nature of people, the virtues of society, and the requirements for liberal democracy. It’s a whole thing. But then there’s more! JVL is on a quest to get Sarah onto Survivor. How would she play? They start wargaming her Survivor strategy now . . . The Secret Podcast is exclusively for members of Bulwark+ featuring JVL and Sarah Lon...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL talk about Trump’s $400 million Qatari plane. The stupidity of the Chinese “deal.” And the weird way in which price controls are only “socialism” when a black lady proposes them. It’s a bonus Monday Secret pod! The Secret Podcast is exclusively for members of Bulwark+ featuring JVL and Sarah Longwell. To...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL talk about Judge Box O’Wine and Pope Leo XIV. Warning: It’s a lot of pope and Catholic talk. Also: It’s complicated. The pope doesn’t map onto American politics and wasn’t chosen as a rebuke to Donald Trump. But that doesn’t mean that Trump will be able to resist turning him into an antagonist and an ant...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL answer the rest of your questions after they catch up on Sen. Fetterman. Plus the origin story of The Bulwark and The Secret Podcast. Miss the Bulwark Live Next Level AMA? People are saying it’s the best AMA ever. Watch the replay here. The Secret Podcast is exclusively for members of Bulwark+ featuring...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL talk about seeing some 3’s on Trump’s approval numbers; his ordering of the DoJ to target ActBlue; Elissa Slotkin’s anti-woke stance; and the disappointed confusion from Ross Douthat and Rod Dreher. Short version: Attack. Now.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL talk about the first good week since October: * Chris Van Hollen showed courage and got results. * Judge Wilkinson wrote an opinion for the ages. * Lisa Murkowski was honest about the climate of fear. It’s a super-sized, kind of hopeful show. The Secret Podcast is exclusively for members of Bulwark+ feat...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller joins Sarah to get in their feelings about the bad news in the good news, coping with Trump’s rollercoaster with the lows feeling like the way off. Plus, Big Gretch being at the wrong place at the wrong time. The Secret Podcast is exclusively for members of Bulwark+ featuring Jonathan V. Last and Sarah Long...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL talk about the tariffs, the I-told-you-so’s, the rule of law, the American age, and the week it all came apart. Warning: This is a super-sized show, but it is not a happy show. The Secret Podcast is exclusively for members of Bulwark+ featuring Jonathan V. Last and Sarah Longwell. To watch or listen to t...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL and Bill Kristol have a long talk about the events of the week, how alarmed we should be, and where the next line will be crossed. Trigger warning: It’s dark today. The Secret Podcast is exclusively for members of Bulwark+ featuring Jonathan V. Last and Sarah Longwell. To watch or listen to this episode and join t...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL have a cross-desert conversation about Big Law, the universities, and how elite institutions are capitulating. The Secret Podcast is exclusively for members of Bulwark+ featuring Jonathan V. Last and Sarah Longwell. To watch or listen to this episode and join the conversation in the comments become a Bul...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL sit down—in meat-space!—to talk about women’s sports and trans women in sports. About fairness and compassion. And about just wanting everyone to be all right.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL went to a lot of trouble to make this show happen and end result is a little wheels-off. Elon! Little Marco! Scott Jennings! Magic the Gathering! It’s a show full of wonders and surprises. Seriously, this thing was a b***h to put together. Give it a listen. The Secret Podcast is exclusively for members o...