Episodes

  • A.B. Stoddard: Focus Only on Winning

    A.B. Stoddard: Focus Only on Winning
    Jul 25 2024
    Nancy Pelosi has amassed power through persuasion, and she had the nerve to push a sitting president off the ticket because she prioritized victory. Meanwhile, Kamala's veep pick is key to extending the new generation message—and wouldn't choosing Josh Shapiro be a good way to show she's not on the side of the flag-burning Hamasniks? Plus, mixed emotions for Joe Biden, and jealous Trump is back to being a total d**k. A.B. Stoddard joins Tim Miller.

    show notes:

    A.B.'s piece on Pelosi

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    53 mins
  • Rick Perlstein: The Alternative Is Apocalyptic

    Rick Perlstein: The Alternative Is Apocalyptic
    Jul 24 2024
    The modern conservative movement has a built-in ratcheting-up mechanism, so that even when Republicans win, they act like they're losing and the country is on the verge of collapse. Even Democrats long for the days of responsible, Main Street conservatives. But today's GOP is racing headlong into authoritarianism, and the fever is not going to break until we defeat it. Rick Perlstein joins Tim Miller.

    show notes:

    Rick on Project 2025
    Rick on abortion
    Rick on the "autoritarian ratchet"
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    45 mins
  • Sam Stein and Ron Brownstein: Now We're Talking

    Sam Stein and Ron Brownstein: Now We're Talking
    Jul 23 2024
    We may have been conditioned to just accept candidates who share their meandering thoughts or end sentences with 'anyway.' But Kamala Harris is delivering a big upgrade, and showing how a good political speech gets done. Meanwhile, what would Kamala's winning coalition—and her path to 270—look like? Plus, Trump may be having some buyer's remorse over JD Vance. Ron Brownstein and Sam Stein join Tim Miller.

    show notes:

    Ron's piece on Kamala's path to 270
    Sam's piece on how the Dems got their shit together
    Ron's book, "Rock Me on the Water"
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    52 mins
  • James Carville: Kamala-Gras

    James Carville: Kamala-Gras
    Jul 22 2024
    It's now the Kamala Harris parade, and James Carville has grabbed his whistle and baton for the march. The veteran strategist shares some campaign advice for the vice president and argues her 2020 message will play better in 2024—she's already being turned into a brat summer* icon. Meanwhile, Trump and Republicans may have been prematurely cocky. Tim Miller's pod today.

    show notes*

    The run-down on brat summer
    USA Today piece on brat summer, published before Biden dropped out of race
    The Charli XCX Trend, Explained

    Tim Alberta piece that Tim referenced
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    29 mins
  • Bill Kristol: Biden Drops Out of Race

    Bill Kristol: Biden Drops Out of Race
    Jul 21 2024
    After banging the drum for quite a while, Bill Kristol and Tim Miller got their wish, and the political world is scrambling for the 106-day sprint to the election— with Trump now officially the oldest presidential nominee in history. Is it Kamala time? What about the possible VP options? Tim's special weekend pod.

    show notes:

    https://x.com/brianbeutler/status/1814517879309553898?s=46
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    40 mins
  • S.E. Cupp: Grieving the Insanity

    S.E. Cupp: Grieving the Insanity
    Jul 19 2024
    Republicans wanted a 'do no harm' convention, but it was too corporate and lacked any joie de vivre. And then they ended the affair with grievance, fasci Tucker, and 96 minutes of weird incoherence from Trump. Meanwhile, AOC gives a peak behind the scenes of what's going on with Democrats trying to push Biden out. S.E. Cupp joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod.

    show notes:


    Savannah Chrisley talking about her imprisoned parents at the RNC
    Tim's playlist

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    48 mins
  • Adam Kinzinger: Everything Is on the Line

    Adam Kinzinger: Everything Is on the Line
    Jul 18 2024
    Republicans are tamping down the crazy and the weird at the convention—like no election fraud, no abortion ban talk, and no vaccines—to present their dangerous agenda in a non-threatening way. Meanwhile, why can a 20-year-old buy 50 rounds of ammunition, but not a White Claw or a pack of cigarettes? Plus, we introduce a new Kamala-themed segment: The Coconut Meter. Adam Kinzinger joins Tim Miller.

    show notes
    NY Times analysis of Saturday's shooting
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    36 mins
  • Jeff Sharlet and Joe Perticone: The Confidence of a Bully

    Jeff Sharlet and Joe Perticone: The Confidence of a Bully
    Jul 17 2024
    Trump's shark/electrocution anecdote was not a sign of deterioration. Trump is actually getting better at communicating a solid message in a carnivalesque atmosphere—and he's reaching people outside of MAGA. Plus, when Republicans talk about a message of unity, they are referring to the party, not the country. Jeff Sharlet joins Tim Miller from New Hampshire, while Joe Perticone checks in from Milwaukee.

    show notes:

    The Andy Kroll piece about J.D. Vance that Jeff mentioned
    Joe's Press Pass dispatch from the convention on Tuesday

    We’re heading to Dallas on September 5 for An Evening with The Bulwark. For more information and tickets go to TheBulwark.com/events.
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    50 mins