The Secret Podcast

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL talk about the politics of Joe Biden’s Hunter problem and the game theory on whether or not Ron DeSantis should stay in the race. Also, Barbie. And Oppenheimer.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL talk about the latest arraignment, the Triangle of Doom through history, and Barbie .

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL talk about Jack Smith’s superseding indictment, Hunter Biden not getting pardoned, Sarah’s new campaign, and Barbenheimer. It’s a pretty good show this week.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL dig into Ron DeSantis’s awful campaign reset and then try to figure out just what the No Labels people are thinking. And then they go really long on book shelves and Hamilton . This is the epic, hour-long Secret show you’ve been waiting for.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com This week Sarah and JVL talk about the gap between people’s vibes about the economy, and the actual, real-world state of the economy itself. And then—as if that isn’t enough—we delve into the question of what it is about modernity that leave so many older Americans susceptible to the Triangle of Doom.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com On today’s show Mona Charen sits in for Sarah and she and JVL talk about this David French piece. It’s about how MAGA types seem to simultaneously believe that they are in a fight for the future of civilization—but also, everything is awesome! Here’s French: It’s no coincidence that one of the most enduring cultural s...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Bill Kristol sits in for Sarah today and we talked about a lot. What the 2024 election looks like from Europe; the war in Ukraine; Mike Pence; the Republican elites; No Labels; and even some Casablanca.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL talk about the latest 2 percent candidate and the Pew survey on what Democrats and Republicans really want.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com It’s a super-sized show. The biggest, longest Secret pod evah! Sarah and JVL talk about the latest focus groups (they like Trump) and polls (DeSantis dropping). And then they give you the lost episode from last week. Most of it, anyway. Definitely not all of it. I put in a hard break right before we went wheels-off. D...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL talk about the big indictment. What it means for the Republican primary. How the Triangle of Doom is operating. And whether there’s any way out of this thing. The Secret pod is almost always locked for Bulwark+ members but this week we’re making the entire thing available to everyone, because it’s an imp...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL go to a perplexing place trying to figure out if the (very valuable) short-term good Kevin McCarthy has done regarding governing outweighs the long-term danger of normalizing white nationalists, insurrectionists, and other assorted crazies.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL talk about the DeSantis launch, his January 6 pardon weasel words, and the norming of soft-authoritarianism.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL sits down with Will Saletan to talk about his book on The Corruption of Lindsey Graham. It’s a *much* more free-flowing and philosophical discussion than I’d planned. If you’re game for a journey, you might like it.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Today Bill Kristol is in for Sarah and he and JVL talk about CNN’s Trump town hall, the latest Ginni Thomas reporting, and the bizarre reaction of Conservatism Inc. to the ongoing Clarence Thomas story. To get the Secret show every week, become a member of Bulwark+.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL talk about Montana Republicans kicking a trans Democrat out of the chamber, the E. Jean Carroll lawsuit, Nikki Haley’s death pool, DeSantis in Israel, Trump and debates. And then we close out with the scourge of participation trophies. It’s a long show. But a really good one.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL talk about Biden’s coming reelection announcement and DeSantis’s latest polling drop. Also: If Trump becomes the Republican nominee and you could wave a wand and have any person be the Democratic nominee, who would you pick? To get the full episode—and The Secret Podcast every week—join Bulwark+. Go to:...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL talk about MAGA’s new attack on the Great Republican Hope. And about the Heritage Foundation’s strange new respect for socialism. And more!

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL talk about the potential for Vivek Ramaswamy to fill the Ron Paul lane and how that could hurt DeSantis. And also Clarence Thomas and the burden of having close personal friends who just happen to be billionaires.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL go deep on the day everyone knew would eventually get here.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL talk about Ron DeSantis’s not-really-a-pivot on Ukraine, what it says about his campaign, and what we’re learning about him as a political commodity. Also: Why do the anti-antis hate the Never Trumpers above all others?

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and JVL talk about DeSantis losing ground while becoming the new Republican establishment.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com A slightly meandering show today. Sarah and JVL caught up on Principles First, talked a bit about DeSantis vs. Trump, and then dug into the asymmetric nature of how our political parties view outgroups.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah and Bill talk about his recent trips to Europe, Ukraine, DeSantis, Kamala, focus groups and the national divorce talk.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sonny sits in for JVL so Sarah can talk about the year’s best movies.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Hey new people: We’re making part of this show available to everyone. Normally it’s just for members of Bulwark+. If you want to get the Secret podcast every week, I hope you’ll consider joining us. Sarah and JVL talk about the institutional iceberg and the question of Never Trump vs. Never Republican. Also: A girls b...