Ben Rhodes: Is Trump Stumbling into a Wider War?
The wars in Iran and Ukraine are increasingly entangled, CIA Director John Ratcliffe had to personally deliver a message to Moscow, and Trump is driving our Gulf allies into the arms of China. Meanwhi...
28 Elo 1h 4min
Sam Stein Used to Be a Thief
We’ve hit the August doldrums, so Tim is taking the daily pod on a little excursion. The Bulwark community delivered some epic mailbag questions, one of which prompted Sam to make one of the nerdiest ...
27 Elo 1h 9min
Neera Tanden: How to Win
The only likely way to end the nightmare of Trump—and Republicans supporting him no matter how much he ruins the country—is for Democrats to win in Republican-leaning states and congressional district...
26 Elo 47min
Tracy Alloway and Will Sommer: A Cabinetful of Clueless Grifters
Yield curve control has gone mainstream (seriously, just ask the Asheville Beatnik with a message for Scott Bessent), so Tracy Alloway is here to explain the latest economic turmoil to Tim. Bessent’s ...
25 Elo 1h
Bill Kristol: The Weak Bully Keeps Flailing
Canada flat-out rejected Trump’s terms in trade talks, so now it looks like we are going to have a trade war with our friends in the Great White North. Sorry, Maine. Sorry, bourbon industry. And in MA...
24 Elo 51min
George Conway: For Trump, Harp Strikes a Chord
Melania had to come out of hiding and practice her English after days of embarrassing coverage of Trump aide Natalie Harp. And now Harp’s newly released gushing notes to POTUS show unparalleled devoti...
21 Elo 58min
David Wallace-Wells: The Politics of AI Are Shifting in Real Time
Mark the summer of 2026 as the moment when an unlikely supermajority of Americans came together on one issue: their opposition to data centers. This new, big, messy coalition spans the political spect...
20 Elo 57min
Julia Curlee and Errin Haines: Cowards Are Running This Country
When Trump came back into power, his administration leaned heavily on former CIA analyst Julia Curlee to help safeguard our national security. The first CIA officer to transition openly, Curlee had wo...
19 Elo 1h 14min
