The Secret Podcast

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Bill Kristol is in for Sarah and he and JVL have a wide-ranging discussion: * Liz Cheney and the anti-Cheneys: Republicans who decided to get onboard the Trump train after January 6. * The Russian use of a bunch of conservative YouTubers. * Tucker’s Nazi historian. * Kamala’s debate challenge. Oh, and there’s a whole...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL are back. They have some thoughts about the Harris-Walz CNN interview. (And also some notes for the Harris comms team.) There are thoughts about cemeteries, human psychology, and Donald Trump’s pathology. JVL asks Sarah which cabinet post she’ll take in the Harris administration. And then Sarah circles b...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah is in Chicago and JVL gets her to tell everything. What else could you ask for? How about the greatest analogy ever: Travis is to Taylor as Doug is to Kamala. Boom. Go listen. It’s good stuff. The Secret Podcast is exclusively for members of Bulwark+ featuring Jonathan V. Last and Sarah Longwell. To listen to th...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL and Bill Kristol talk about the unsettling feeling that the campaign is going . . . really well. We also talk about what indicators to look for coming out of the Democratic convention, the possibility that Harris could sling-shot her change message all the way through November, and Trump’s failure to define her. N...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL talk about Simone Biles and the weirdo conservatives who hate her. Also about Trump’s cheap heat with the National Association of Black Journalists. Kamala Harris’s mammoth fundraising numbers. And why progressives don’t want Josh Shapiro. It’s a super-sized Secret show before we head…

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL look at the new polling numbers, Biden’s uptick, and Kamala’s surge. And then they have some theories on what JD Vance really means when he complains about white childless cat ladies. It’s a weird show because everyone is feeling . . . sort of hopeful? Let’s just roll with it. The Secret Podcast is a pod...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL unpack the entire insane week. The Republican convention! J.D. Vance! Trump’s big speech! And Joe Biden’s coming withdrawal from the race. Everything is happening, right now. This election will be reset in the coming days. And for the first time in weeks, there’s hope. Get ready. It’s coming. The Secret...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL talk about how, and why, Biden’s standing continues to deteriorate. The polls are gruesome. The map is turning red. And the Trump campaign is planning for a landslide. But is Kamala Harris the answer? JVL thinks she probably is. But African-American women in Sarah’s focus groups are skeptical. We’re in u...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL talk about the last week what’s it’s been like to have people mad at them for not supporting President Biden. It has not been great!

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com What happens to the Republican party once Trump goes away? If he goes away . . . Join our virtual Founders AMA Town Hall June 25 with Tim Miller and Adam Kinzinger. For more details click here . Watch, listen or leave a c omment for this edition of The Secret Podcast . Bulwark+ members can access ad-free editions of t...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL explore some of the tensions between things people say they believe.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL get HOT talking about Trump’s conviction and the right’s bad-faith attempt to discredit the rule of law. Don’t talk to us about motivations. Don’t talk to us about what legal theory is and isn’t valid. Just answer the question: Is. He. Guilty? Join Sarah, Tim and JVL for a live show on June 21 in Denver....

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah shares her feelings about Nikki Haley. JVL shares his thinking behind his latest Triad where he questions all his assumptions: Then JVL lays out the case that Sarah would be a *great* cast member for Survivor. The Secret Podcast is exclusively for Bulwark+ members. Subscribe today to listen/watch the rest.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL talk about Samuel Alito’s flag, Greg Abbott’s favorite murderer, MTG’s spectacle, and Bob Menendez’s gold bars. The scumbags are ascendent and it is glorious. Join Sarah, Tim and JVL for a live show in Denver on June 21. Tickets are on sale now at TheBulwark.com/events . Watch, listen and leave a comment...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL talk about the cross examination of Stormy Daniels, Biden’s move to deny Israel heavy ordinance, Marco Rubio’s VP quest, and all of the anti-anti-Trumpers getting ready to jump back on side. It’s a big episode. Plus: They unpack this piece of tee-ball gold:

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL are back from Philly to talk about how a young Kristi Noem stared down Kim Jong-Un: “I’m sure he underestimated me, having no clue about my experience staring down little tyrants . . .” Noem writes. “Dealing wit…

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL spent the entire show talking about yesterday’s presidential immunity arguments before the Supreme Court. Their discussion will shock you: Sarah believes things will ultimately be okay while JVL has a darker view. It’s the twist you never saw coming . . .

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah was out of pocket and off the grid all week. JVL was doing his best work in Overtime. So they play a rapid-fire game of catch up on everything Sarah missed. And then they do a Freaky Friday about humanity at the end. Weird show, good show.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL talk about what Trump did to—or maybe revealed about?—the Republican party and the institutional version of the pro-life movement. Plus: Was O.J. a proto-Trump figure?

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com On today's Secret Podcast, Tim and Sarah discuss new economic data, No Labels foregoing a third party ticket, and women’s basketball! Listen and leave a comment . Join Sarah, Tim and JVL for a live taping of their show The Next Level on May 1 in Philadelphia or May 15 in Washington, DC where they will be joined by Geo...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Mona Charen is in for Sarah this week and she and JVL talk about why crazy is consolidating under the banner of MAGA, the politicization of the Baltimore bridge collapse, and why Ronna McDaniel is a symptom of everything that’s wrong with cable news.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com It finally happened: Sarah broke JVL. They talk about the new polls in Pennsylvania and Michigan, a focus group with young progressives who love TikTok, Chris Christie’s No Labels flirtation, Judge Aileen Cannon—and it finally all becomes too much. Leave a comment for JVL and Sarah here .

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL go deep on the news from three of the four Trump trials. They unpack the latest No Labels flavor of the week. They wonder if RFK hurts Trump. And they get into the TikToks and the yutes.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com After Biden’s SOTU performance, Sarah expected JVL to be insufferable and he did not disappoint. They talk about the speech, Katie Britt’s response, Katie Porter’s irresponsible concession, and some Beyoncé. Real talk: This is a banger of a show.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL start out talking about the contrast between Trump’s nonsensical racism and Biden’s dealmaking. Then they move on to gaming out what the next Republican leader in the Senate will have to say about Ukraine and the Supreme Court. Then there’s some Coen Brothers talk. Then they get into George Conway’s view...