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EPISODE · Sep 18, 2026 · 11 MIN

We’re Living in an Insane Asylum

from The Secret Podcast · host Jonathan V. Last and Sarah Longwell

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comSarah and JVL are together again and JVL is raging.* The president of the United States accused the Democratic party plotting to assassinate him and . . . everyone just pretends it didn’t happen.* Diesel prices are going to the moon.* Trump wants to demolish the Kennedy Center.* Joe Manchin came back from the grave to endorse Susan Collins.* And there’s a 90 percent chance that AI doesn’t kill everyone alive.It’s a short show, but a great show.Also: Sarah talks about the book tour and what it’s like to feel the love you guys have shown her. Be careful; it gets a little dusty. Want that Woke Bill Kristol tee? Get it at The Bulwark Store.How to Eat an Elephant debuted at #2 on the NYT best seller list. We knocked Ted Effing Cruz out of the top spot! Thank you to everyone who helped make this possible. OR!COME HANG WITH THE GANG—Sarah, Tim, JVL, Sam and friends—during our Bulwark LIVE: Good Fight Tour this October 16-20:🎤Friday, October 16 at The Senate in Columbia, S.C.—with special guest Bakari Sellers and our very own MAGA expert Will Sommer. Is Columbia ready for the Trio? 🎤Sunday, October 18 at the Carolina Theatre in Charlotte, N.C.—special guest Pete Buttigieg joins the gang with Catherine Rampell and Lauren Eagan. 🎤Tuesday, October 20 at The Eastern in Atlanta, Ga.—Gen. Mark Hertling and the Morning Shots duo—Andrew Egger and Bill Kristol—join the gang for this final stop. Tickets are on sale now through the links above or through TheBulwark.com/Events. At Bulwark LIVE we can promise you a night of fellowship and politics with lots of laughs—and maybe a few tears too. We’ll keep you sane.The Secret Podcast with JVL and Sarah is exclusively for members of Bulwark+. The Secret Podcast with JVL and Sarah is exclusively for members of Bulwark+. Upgrade now to watch (or listen) to this episode and join the Secret community in the comments. New shows drop each Friday. Ride with us!

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