1109: All MAGA Media Can Talk About Now is Trans Sports
Aug 25, 2026
Tim, Sarah, and JVL are back together for a JAM-PACKED show.
Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, and Jonathan V. Last bring their signature political insight and banter to the masses in The Next Level podcast. Tune in to hear them discuss the news of the week, break down campaigns and elections, and wade into pop culture feuds. www.thebulwark.com
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1108: Secret Podcast: Is Jon Ossoff the One We’ve Been Waiting For?
Aug 21, 2026
The Secret Podcast with JVL and Sarah is exclusively for paid members of the Bulwark on YouTube, Substack and Apple Podcasts.---Sarah and JVL did a BIG show today. Sample awesome:Sen. Darlene Graham…
1107: Melania May Be Behind MAGA’s Natalie Harp Freakout
Aug 18, 2026
Tim, JVL, and Andrew Egger discuss leopards eating faces, human printers, Florida, and more.
1106: Secret Podcast: American Stasi
Aug 14, 2026
Full episodes of The Secret Podcast are available only to paid members of The Bulwark. You can join on Substack, YouTube or Apple Podcasts!Lots of stuff this week.(1) There are still balcony seats…
1105: Tucker Carlson Learned the Most Dangerous Lesson From Donald Trump
Aug 11, 2026
Tim, Sarah, and JVL are BACK TOGETHER after a month apart.
1104: Secret Podcast: The GOAT Episode
Aug 07, 2026
Full episodes of The Secret Podcast are available exclusively to paid members of The Bulwark. Join on Substack, Apple Podcast or YouTube!JVL and Tim did a GIANT show this week.
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1103: Michigan Senate Primary Becomes a Late-Night Nail-Biter
Aug 04, 2026
Sarah's on vacation, so Sam, Tim, and JVL discuss live results from the (unexpectedly close) Michigan Senate primary, and discuss what an Abdul El-Sayed or Haley Stevens win would mean for November.
1102: Secret Podcast: You Can See the Bush Line from Your House
Jul 31, 2026
Sarah and JVL have a It’s a super-sized, instant classic:The Trump administration is using ChatGPT for everything.Why are Cornyn and Tillis even bothering with their fake protest of Todd Blanche?The…
1101: The WHCD Walked Straight Into Trump’s Trap
Jul 28, 2026
Tim is still on vacation, so Catherine Rampell joins JVL and Sarah to break down the week
1100: Secret Podcast: The Second Iran War?
Jul 24, 2026
Paid members of the Bulwark get access to FULL episodes of the Secret Podcast. You can join via Apple Podcasts, Substack and YouTube.Big show today: It’s the dawn of Streamer JVL? Plus: Some…
1099: This Deranged New Campaign Ad Creeped Us Out!
Jul 21, 2026
Tim is on summer break, so Will Sommer joins Sarah and JVL to discuss a crazy week in politics.
1098: Secret Podcast: Trump Voters Say JD Vance Gives Them the Willies
Jul 17, 2026
Sarah Longwell and Sam Stein (filling in for JVL) discuss Trump’s tedious (and still scary!) election speech, the documents that undercut his election claims, JD Vance’s cringe appearance on Joe…
1097: Sarah’s Latest Focus Group Almost Broke JVL’s Brain
Jul 14, 2026
The whole gang is back together, for the last time until August.
1096: Secret Podcast: Republicans Screamed About Socialism. Then Trump Did This.
Jul 11, 2026
Sarah and JVL are back together, looking at Trump’s NATO disgrace, wondering if Mitch McConnell is really talking to people on the phone about detailed policy questions, and analyzing the factional…
1095: Even Marjorie Taylor Greene Doesn’t Buy the McConnell Story
Jul 07, 2026
Tim, Sarah, and Sam Stein (filling in for JVL) take on the political stories dominating the headlines:• Mitch McConnell is alive and taking calls (maybe, probably?)—despite Laura Loomer’s reports to…
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1094: Secret Preview: It's 100x Worse Than Watergate—and Republicans Still Won't Quit
Jul 03, 2026
Full episodes of the Bulwark Podcast are available to paid members of The Bulwark via YouTube, Substack, and Apple Podcasts.Sarah Longwell and Bill Kristol (filling in for JVL) take on America’s…
1093: Trump Will Put a PSYCHO on the Court—If He Gets a Chance
Jun 30, 2026
Sarah, Tim, and Andrew Egger (filling in for JVL) discuss:-The Supreme Court's ruling upholding birthright citizenship.-NPR's retracted report that Justice Alito was retiring.-The DSA-aligned…
1092: Secret Podcast: The Last Temptation of Sarah Longwell
Jun 26, 2026
The full episode of Secret Podcast is available to paid members of the Bulwark on YouTube, Substack and Apple Podcasts.It’s a special show this week where JVL gives Sarah a series of impossible…
1091: JD Vance Called His OWN Iran Policy “Complete Idiocy”
Jun 23, 2026
Tim is sick, but he's strapping on his football helmet. Tim, Sarah, and JVL cover another crazy week.
1090: Secret Podcast: JD Vance. Ross Douthat. 'Nuff Said.
Jun 19, 2026
The Iran war deal is falling apart (already). Israel is turning on Trump. And the two most insipid trad-Cath poasters in America are podcasting together again.Plus: JVL (finally) explains his disdain…
1089: Ben Shapiro's Tears Aren't Enough. The Iran War Hawks Owe Us More.
Jun 16, 2026
JVL, Sarah Longwell, and Tim Miller discuss the Iran "deal" that isn't really a deal—a memorandum of understanding that lifts sanctions immediately and hands Iran $300 billion while punting…
1088: Secret Podcast: We've Got a Situation
Jun 12, 2026
A super-sized Secret this week:
Sarah and JVL are coming to the legendary 92nd Street Y in New York on September 8. Come and hang out with them in JVL’s back yard! It’s possible he’ll have the…
1087: LIVE: Booed at the NBA Finals, Stormed Off NBC—Trump Is DOWN BAD
Jun 09, 2026
The gang is back together, and the U.S. and Iran are back at war...maybe? Tim, Sarah, and JVL discuss the latest in Iran, Donald Trump storming off of Meet the Press, the 'stolen election' freakout…
1086: Even TRUMP Thinks Netanyahu Went Too Far? | The Next Level
Jun 02, 2026
Tim Miller, Sam Stein, and JVL talk about the week's biggest stories: Trump installs a meme stock grifter as acting Director of National Intelligence, the $1.8 billion weaponization slush fund may be…
1085: Secret Podcast: A Cage Fight for America's Soul
May 29, 2026
Full episodes of The Secret Podcast are available to paid members of the Bulwark, on Apple Podcasts, Substack and YouTube.Sarah and JVL talk about the ongoing meltdown of Trump’s Freedom 250 event…
1084: Texas Primary Results! Megyn Kelly Turns on Trump?!
May 26, 2026
Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller and JVL went live to cover the Texas primary runoff election, Megyn Kelly (maybe?) turning against Trump, and much more.Visit http://upwork.com/THENEXTLEVEL right now and…
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1083: Secret Podcast: The Walls Are Closing In
May 23, 2026
Full episodes of The Secret Podcast are available to paid members of The Bulwark via Apple Podcasts, YouTube and Substack.Sarah is in the City of Angels; JVL is in the Big Apple;) and they have A LOT…
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1082: Trump Could Tarnish the GOP for YEARS to Come
May 22, 2026
Tim Miller, Sarah Longwell, and Sam Stein debate whether Democrats should just “let Trump cook” as his approval numbers crater, Republicans start breaking ranks, and the MAGA coalition begins to…
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1081: Secret Podcast: Trump's $1.7b Friends and Family Fund
May 15, 2026
The Secret Podcast is available exclusively to paid subscribers of The Bulwark. You can join on Apple Podcasts, Substack or YouTube!Last night news broke that President Trump would drop his $10b…
1080: Should the Next Democrat Punish Red States? JVL Says... Maybe
May 12, 2026
JVL, Sarah Longwell, and Tim Miller discuss the Virginia redistricting ruling, what it means for elections this November, and whether Democrats need to start playing as dirty as their opponents…