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The Next Level (Ad-free)
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The future of politics. With Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, and Jonathan V. Last. thenextlevel.thebulwark.com
Episodes
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Trump Insiders Are Already Trashing the New Press Secretary
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim, Sarah, and JVL are back together for a super-sized, off-the-rails show. They wish Kimberly Guilfoyle well after she was forced out of the Trump administration, dig into the background of our new White House…
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MAGA’s Racism is Blowing Up Its Own Coalition
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Memberships are 30% off for our October sale, a discount so large that JVL and Sarah would like it known they personally object to it. Please take advantage of this terrible business decision while you can. The gang...
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Things Are Going So Badly for Trump, Even JVL Has Hope
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim, Sarah, and JVL are all together in-studio. It turns out things are so bad for the GOP, even JVL is hopeful. They discuss Marjorie Taylor Greene calling BS on the GOP's 'caravan' tactic, whether Pete Hegseth…
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Suddenly, Democrats Have a Path to a HUGE Senate Majority
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com This bonus episode of The Next Level was recorded during Bulwark LIVE: Benefit for Springfield on Friday, September 25. Tim, Sarah, and JVL dig into the quieter tactics behind Trump’s deportation crackdown, what...
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Furious Republicans are Finally Breaking with a Weakened Trump
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah's back from the book tour! The gang discusses Sarah's Focus Group Newsletter, George W. Bush's fundraiser for Republican Senate candidates (we thought he was staying out of politics?) Then they get into Trump's...
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Thomas Massie Has a Nasty Surprise for Pete Hegseth
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL's on the west coast for Sarah's book event, and he, Tim, and Andrew Egger discuss Mitch McConnell's triumphant (?) return to the Senate, Donald Trump casually floating conspiracy theories over the Butler, PA...
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Trump’s Imaginary Presidency Is Going Just Great
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim, Sarah, and JVL discuss Trump's Labor Day Weekend with his favorite person, Corey Lewandowski's possible ‘light extortion,’ and whether Trumpworld will circle the wagons around him. Plus: why the GOP's midterm...
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Ken Paxton Is Running One of the Worst Campaigns in America
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim, Sarah, and JVL discuss the U.S. Supreme Court letting Trump’s ballroom go ahead (for now), why JVL thinks John Roberts is the Susan Collins of the Supreme Court, and whether Sarah is warming up to tearing down…
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All MAGA Media Can Talk About Now is Trans Sports
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim, Sarah, and JVL are back together for a JAM-PACKED show. They discuss:-Dolly Parton's passing and her legacy.-America's war (not the Iran war, our trade war with Canada), and why the rest of the world can't count...
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Melania May Be Behind MAGA’s Natalie Harp Freakout
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim, JVL, and Andrew Egger discuss:-(Yet another) story of a former Trump voter seeing a loved one run into the immigration policies he voted for.-The faux outrage from MAGA-world at Sen. Jon Ossoff pointing out that...
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MAGA Has Found Its New Favorite Culture War
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim, Sarah, and JVL are BACK TOGETHER after a month apart. They discuss:-Bill Cassidy’s pathetic, weepy floor speech before casting the deciding vote to confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General.-What Tucker Carlson…
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The Next Level: LIVE Election Night Coverage
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com 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.-The horrifying...
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The WHCD Walked Straight Into Trump’s Trap
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah, JVL, and Catherine Rampell discuss:- Mitch McConnell's SECOND proof of life photo, and what's really going on with him.- The White House Correspondents' Dinner do-over, Trump's comments about Kaitlan Collins,...
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This Deranged New Campaign Ad Creeped Us Out!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah, JVL, and False Flag author Will Sommer (sitting in for Tim) discuss: * Whether Laura Loomer is one of the adults in MAGA-land? I’m Ron Burgundy? * The state of the Iran War. * The ridiculous AI advertisement...
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Sarah's Latest Focus Group Almost Broke JVL's Brain
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com The whole gang is back together, for the last time until August. Tim, Sarah, and JVL discuss:- Two more killings by ICE officers. JVL asks whether we're getting numb to this. No one on this show is numb.- Trump's...
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Even Marjorie Taylor Greene Doesn’t Buy the McConnell Story
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com 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 the contrary.—...
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Trump Will Put a Psycho on the Court—If He Gets a Chance
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com 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 Democratic candidates...
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JD Vance Called His OWN Iran Policy “Complete Idiocy”
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim is sick, but he’s strapping on his football helmet. Tim, Sarah, and JVL cover: * The mysterious 79 year-old receiving non-public weight loss drugs (and if not Trump, who?) * The latest revelations from Jonathan...
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Ben Shapiro's Tears Aren't Enough. The Iran War Hawks Owe Us More.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com 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 everything else down the...
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Booed at the NBA Finals, Stormed Off NBC—Trump Is DOWN BAD
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com 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 in Los Angeles…
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Even TRUMP Thinks Netanyahu Went Too Far?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim, JVL and Sam discuss Bill Pulte’s jaw-dropping appointment as Acting Director of National Intelligence and the Trump administration backing off of its weaponization slush fund (for now). Then, JVL puts Tim in the...
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Texas Primary Results! Megyn Kelly Turns on Trump?!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah, Tim and JVL went live to cover the Texas primary runoff election, Megyn Kelly (maybe?) turning against Trump, and much more. Watch, listen, and leave a comment. This ad-free video version of The Next Level is...
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Trump Could Tarnish the GOP for YEARS to Come
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Live from LA! Tim, Sarah, and Sam debate whether Democrats should just “let Trump cook” as his approval numbers crater, Republicans start breaking ranks, and the MAGA coalition begins to fracture. Plus: Rubio takes...
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Should the Next Democrat Punish Red States? JVL Says... Maybe
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com 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. Plus: the Iran war is…
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This is The Stupidest War You Can Possibly Imagine
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller and Sam Stein (filling in for JVL) discuss the Trump administration’s assertion that the effort to protect ships in the Strait of Hormuz is "separate and distinct" from the larger war…
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Trump Indicts Comey—AGAIN
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah, Tim and JVL went LIVE for this episode of The Next Level to cover yet another indictment of former FBI Director James Comey by the Trump administration. Plus an attempted shooting at the WHCD and The Bulwark’s...
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JVL Is the Reigning Champion of All the Internet
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller and JVL celebrate JVL’s Webby win (sort of), and cover Tucker Carlson’s sudden “regret” turn and what it means about MAGA, Donald Trump Jr. as a 2028 front-runner, and the continued…
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Did JD Vance Tell the Pope to Shut Up?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller and JVL cover a rough week for Trump, from failed talks with Iran that turned into a naval blockade, to strong signs of real cracks inside his coalition as allies and right-wing media begin...
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The Next Level LIVE: Trump Extends Civilian Annihilation Threat For Two Weeks
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah, Tim and JVL go live to cover Trump's Iran ultimatum and other news. Watch, listen, and leave a comment. This ad-free video version of The Next Level is exclusively for Bulwark+ members. Click the learn about...
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Kristi Noem's Husband Isn’t the Problem
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, and JVL get into the wild new scandal involving Kristi Noem’s husband—and why the story isn’t what people think it is.They also discuss Trump’s chaotic handling of the Iran conflict, the...
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How Much Pain Before MAGA Turns on Trump?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller, JVL and Sam Stein (filling in for Sarah) discuss Trump’s shambolic approach to the Iran war—no clear objective, mixed signals, and rising economic fallout. As gas prices climb and markets wobble, they ask...
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Even Trump’s Cheerleaders Are Saying “Oops”
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Tim Miller, Sarah Longwell, and JVL were live in Austin talking about Trump’s Iran war, the cascading economic fallout, and growing global instability. As gas prices spike and allies react, the conversation turns...
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Trump Doesn’t Understand His Own War
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah, Tim and JVL go LIVE to talk about the escalating air war with Iran and the chaos and dishonesty of Trump’s shifting explanations for it. Watch, listen, and leave a comment. This ad-free video version of The…
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They’re Hiding the Epstein Files to Protect Trump
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, and JVL run through a packed episode: explosive new questions about the Epstein files and whether Trump’s DOJ is shielding him, the Supreme Court’s tariff ruling (and the three justices…
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Trump Wants to Be King of the World (Live from Minneapolis)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL, Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller and Sam Stein team up, live in Minneapolis, to dish on how Donald Trump kicked off his new Board of Peace by threatening to go to war with Iran and why other countries are holding…
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Trump is Crashing Out And We're Loving It
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL, Sarah Longwell, and Tim Miller relish Trump’s losing streak—from +6 approval to –14—and why slipping GOP support could signal a Bush-style collapse. They also get into inflation backlash, the White House’s…
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New Epstein Files Reveal Pathetic Depths of America’s Elites
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL, Sarah Longwell, and Tim Miller talk about the new Epstein file releases and what they reveal about elite weakness, Peter Attia’s emails, the effort to rehabilitate Epstein after prison, and why this isn’t…
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The Next Level LIVE: Sundowning Trump Stumbles Through Press Event
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah, JVL and Tim discuss the low-energy, never-ending Trump event and the end of their will to live. Watch, listen, and leave a comment. This ad-free video version of The Next Level is exclusively for Bulwark+...
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JD Vance Picked the Ugliest Fight on Purpose
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah, Tim and JVL discuss the ICE killing in Minneapolis and the escalation that followed, including DOJ prosecutors resigning rather than smearing the victim’s family. They also talk about JD Vance’s eagerness to...
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Venezuela Exposes the Lie of America First
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah, Tim and JVL discuss the legality and consequences of the Venezuela operation, the emerging split between “America First” and “Trump First,” Stephen Miller’s grotesque worldview, and why Greenland suddenly…
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When Fox News Starts Saying "Trump is Bad" (and Other Wild Predictions)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL, Sarah, and Tim look ahead to what’s next—and it (mostly) isn't pretty. From Trump’s plans for the Fed and crypto chaos, to billionaire media consolidation, and some truly unhinged foreign policy ideas, they game...
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Trump's DOJ Utterly Bungled the Latest Epstein Release
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com New Epstein files have dropped, and the fallout is growing. Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, and JVL discuss what’s new in the latest release, why the DOJ’s clumsy redactions and selective disclosures made things worse…
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Why Did Susie Wiles Do These Interviews?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah Longwell, JVL, and Tim Miller discuss the jaw-dropping Vanity Fair interviews Susie Wiles gave to Vanity Fair and what they reveal about how Trumpworld actually operates, the Epstein and Maxwell fallout, the...
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Republicans Can Smell Trump’s Weakness | The Next Level
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, and JVL sort through a wild week: GOP women turning on Mike Johnson, MTG flexing her new “America First” identity, Elise Stefanik scrambling as a primary threat appears in her race for NY...
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Mike Johnson’s Speakership Is Hanging by Dental Floss
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, and JVL get through a chaotic week in Trump’s Washington: Elise Stefanik and Mike Johnson tearing each other apart, Hegseth’s shifting alibis for a possible war crime, Trump nodding off...
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Why Trump’s “Enemies” Keep Winning
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Trump’s revenge crusade is collapsing in real time. Botched prosecutions, clown-car legal teams, foreign bot armies propping up MAGA influencers, and a GOP in full-blown identity crisis. JVL, Sarah Longwell and Tim...
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Has Epstein Stopped the Trump 2028 Train?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Trump’s awful month keeps getting worse: the botched Comey indictment, the Epstein files exploding, Trump snapping at reporters, and signs that the MAGA machine isn’t running like it used to. JVL, Sarah, and Tim talk...
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The New Epstein Emails Are UGLY
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Sarah Longwell, JVL, and Tim Miller take on the explosive Epstein emails tying Trump to victims, the shutdown fight and ACA fallout, and the MAGA civil war erupting around Tucker Carlson, Ben Shapiro, Candace Owens,...
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Voters Everywhere Strike Back Against Trumpism
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com In the first major set of elections of Donald Trump’s second term, voters deliver a rebuke to Trumpism. Democrats win gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia, and Zohran Mamdani wins the mayoral race in New…
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MAGA’s Tough-Guy Civil War Comes for Tom Homan
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com JVL, Sarah, and Tim talk about the intra-MAGA war inside immigration enforcement, the bizarre fall of Tom Homan, Stephen Miller’s power games, RFK Jr.’s unhinged HHS drama, Trump teasing war in Venezuela, and the new...
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