The Aporia · Tim Miller

2026-08-27 · The Bulwark

Trump’s Immigration Policy Is Sending People to Their Deaths

🔮 Plus, ICE is planning a facility in Louisiana that could hold women and children, developed by the company that operates the state’s notorious Angola prison. assertive

2026-08-27 · The Bulwark

Neera Tanden: How to Win

🔮 Likewise, moderates also need to recognize that the left will be swing voters in key races this election cycle. assertive

2026-09-03 · The Bulwark

MAGA Pollster Thinks Texas, Ohio and Even KANSAS Could Turn Blue (w/ Rich Baris)

🔮 MAGA Pollster Thinks Texas, Ohio and Even KANSAS Could Turn Blue (w/ Rich Baris) mixed

2026-09-04 · The Bulwark

Jonathan V. Last: How Much Stupid Can We Possibly Take?

🔮 Plus: Tim reads from the mailbag, Trump is repulsed by Ken Paxton, the Antichrist might be walking amongst us, and what would happen if armed, leftwing activists created a sanctuary space in Ohio to protect Haitian immigrants? assertive

2026-09-05 · The Bulwark

Fox News FIRES Maria Bartiromo After She Secretly Helped Trump

🔮 This is the public service Tim, Sam and (usually) Will provide. assertive

2026-09-06 · The Bulwark

Reporter Spends 90 Minutes With Trump. It Gets WEIRD. (w/ Ben Terris)

🔮 He also opened up to Ben about why he’s so determined to build it, agreeing that nobody else would build monuments to him after he’s gone. assertive

2026-09-08 · The Bulwark

Bill Kristol: Trump Is Turning a Bad Midterm Into a Republican Catastrophe

🔮 show notes: 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.—Will Sommer joins the gang on stage. assertive

2026-09-09 · The Bulwark

Trump’s Imaginary Presidency Is Going Just Great

🔮 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. assertive

2026-09-09 · The Bulwark

Marco Rubio Is Punishing a Teenage Boy for His Grandmother’s Sins

🔮 You might imagine that such an extreme measure must have been taken because the family participated in drug smuggling or terrorism. assertive

2026-09-09 · The Bulwark

Adam Jentleson and Pablo Torre: This Country Is Being Scammed

🔮 This Country Is Being Scammed From politics to sports, business, and tech, the rich are breaking the rules, looking out for their friends, and still getting rewarded in the end—maybe with the help of a little trip to the White House with a POTUS gift in hand. assertive

2026-09-10 · The Bulwark

Jessica Tarlov: POTUS Needs Some Moral Support

🔮 Plus: Vance may be the source who’s leaking about the missile depletions, Fox is giving more leeway for criticism of Trump, anti-Muslim hysteria is driving the complaints about Mamdani attending the 9/11 memorial in NYC, and Jessica from “The Five” has what she’s calling a “survival manual” for how to talk about politics with your MAGA friends and family members. assertive

2026-09-11 · The Bulwark

Sarah Longwell and Pedro Gonzalez: Meet the Young MAGA Edgelords—and the One Who Got Away

🔮 All profits from this event will be donated to those in Springfield who are in need. assertive

2026-09-12 · The Bulwark

Mehdi Hasan: 9/11's Fallout 25 Years Later

🔮 Rudy Giuliani and others who purport to represent the families of 9/11 victims ginned up the idea that it would be wrong for the Muslim mayor of NYC to attend Friday’s memorial at ground zero. Rudy Giuliani and others who purport to represent the families of 9/11 victims ginned up the idea that it would be wrong for the Muslim mayor of NYC to attend Friday's memorial at ground zero. assertive

2026-09-14 · The Bulwark

This 6-Second Debate Clip Could Haunt GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan

🔮 This 6-Second Debate Clip Could Haunt GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan assertive

2026-09-14 · The Bulwark

Bill Kristol: It Always Comes Back to Trump/Russia

🔮 All profits from this event will be donated to those in Springfield who are in need. assertive

2026-09-15 · The Bulwark

Jonathan Swan: We Only Know 5%

🔮 All profits from this event will be donated to those in Springfield who are in need. assertive

2026-09-16 · The Bulwark

Catherine Rampell and Stephen Witt: Can We Avert Economic Disaster and the Robot Apocalypse?

🔮 All profits from this event will be donated to those in Springfield who are in need. assertive

2026-09-17 · The Bulwark

Wright Thompson and Jesse Lehrich: Hopium and Hate

🔮 All profits from this event will be donated to those in Springfield who are in need. assertive

2026-09-18 · The Bulwark

Anne Applebaum: Globalized MAGA Kleptocracy

🔮 The aim may be to fulfill Trump's territorial ambitions—or to create a sovereign state run by CEOs. assertive

2026-09-20 · The Bulwark

Tim Miller Goes Off on the GOP's Trainwreck NC Senate Candidate

🔮 Plus, Tim digs into the ugly story behind an anti-Roy Cooper ad featuring a grieving father who says he was misled about how his story would be used. assertive

2026-09-21 · The Bulwark

Andrew Egger: Donald, You’re Rattled

🔮 Plus why the triumphal arch would be the silliest possible place for a military installation, Trump’s American Idol-style vote on what to call AI, and the unaddressed, ongoing education crisis. assertive

2026-09-22 · The Bulwark

Sarah’s Focus Groups Do NOT Like Vivek Ramaswamy

🔮 Then, the gang talks about a Wall Street Journal columnist who has "TDS" (maybe not the TDS you're thinking of). assertive

2026-09-25 · The Bulwark

Ossoff is Utterly CRUSHING His Opponent. There's Just One Catch...

🔮 Tim Miller and Lauren Egan look at the striking gap between Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms, whether Ossoff can drag the Democratic ticket across the finish line, and why the governor’s race could wind up determining whether he has a real shot at the presidency in 2028. assertive

2026-09-25 · The Bulwark

Alex Wagner: An Unlawful Administration

🔮 Plus: Alex discusses her new book about the origin story behind today's supermajority Supreme Court, and warns that Republicans may try to steal another SCOTUS seat in the lame duck Congress. assertive

2026-09-27 · The Bulwark

Suddenly, Democrats Have a Path to a HUGE Senate Majority

🔮 Live from benefit supporting the Haitian community in Springfield, Ohio, Tim Miller, Sarah Longwell, and JVL dig into the quieter tactics behind Trump’s deportation crackdown, what Sarah’s Ohio focus groups are saying about Vivek Ramaswamy, Sherrod Brown, John Husted, and Amy Acton, and just how big the 2026 Senate map could get. assertive

2026-09-29 · The Bulwark

Things Are Going So Badly for Trump, Even JVL Has Hope

🔮 They discuss Marjorie Taylor Greene calling BS on the GOP's 'caravan' tactic, whether Pete Hegseth could be the administration's fall guy for the Iran war, and a new Marist poll showing Democrats with an almost-too-good-to-be-true lead on the generic congressional ballot. assertive

2026-09-30 · The Bulwark

More Democrats Who Can Win Red America

🔮 For the most part, these are stretch races that have either flown under the national radar or gotten attention so late that national Democrats with big checkbooks have not sent the resources that could make a difference. assertive

2026-10-02 · The Bulwark

Tommy Vietor: The Marionette in the White House

🔮 Plus: Some of the recent polls have been too rosy for the Dems, Islamophobia may be at play in the Michigan Senate race, Tim makes the case for regime change in Eritrea, and the cabal of guys at the All-In podcast—who bought their access to Trump—are some of the loudest voices pushing for his all gas, no breaks approach to AI. assertive

2026-10-06 · The Bulwark

Trump’s Corporate Enablers Should Be VERY Worried About 2027

🔮 He argues that companies and executives who participated in or benefited from Trump’s corruption should face scrutiny, and that Democratic oversight in 2027 will be critical to uncovering what actually happened. assertive

2026-10-16 · The Bulwark

The Trio: MAGA Influencers Are Running for Cover After Talarico Smear Collapses

🔮 Sam Stein, Tim Miller, and Will Sommer give an update on the MAGA influencers caught pushing a false story about Texas Democrat James Talarico, and why those behind the smear may face few consequences. mixed

2026-10-16 · The Bulwark

Trump-Friendly Influencer Has MAJOR Buyer’s Remorse (w/ Mario Nawfal)

🔮 Plus: Tim Miller explains why Trump’s final years could be his most dangerous. assertive

2026-10-17 · The Bulwark

Tucker Carlson’s Most Uncomfortable Moment Yet? | The Trio Live

🔮 Recorded live in Columbia, South Carolina, on October 16, 2026, Tim Miller, Sam Stein, and Will Sommer take a hilarious tour through the latest MAGA madness: Kimberly Guilfoyle’s increasingly messy scandals, Tucker Carlson’s inexplicable horse commentary, James O’Keefe’s $3,000 journalism awards, the mystery of $60,000 in missing beef, and the growing civil war among young Republicans. assertive

2026-10-19 · The Bulwark

Bill Kristol: You Can't Hide Your Lyin' Eyes, JD

🔮 Plus: The obsession at Fox over Abdul El-Sayed is getting embarrassing, Mike Rogers is a POS, Tim and Bill share their new round of long shots (in North Carolina and Mississippi), and the tech oligarchs will be among the last to break with Trump. assertive

2026-10-21 · The Bulwark

Elon Musk Could Face a MOUNTAIN of Subpoenas in 2027

🔮 They discuss Sarah’s interview with Pete Buttigieg, why Jon Ossoff might be history’s choice for 2028 whether he likes it or not. mixed

2026-10-24 · The Bulwark

GOP Senate Candidate Mike Collins Has Some Explaining to Do | The Trio

🔮 GOP Senate Candidate Mike Collins Has Some Explaining to Do | The Trio Tim Miller, Sam Stein and Will Sommer give their takes on the latest chaos from the MAGA universe. Tim Miller, Sam Stein and Will Sommer give their takes on the latest chaos from the MAGA universe. assertive

2026-10-24 · The Bulwark

Elon Musk Has Some Thoughts About The Bulwark. They’re Not Nice.

🔮 Elon Musk threatens The Bulwark, a MAGA candidate’s humiliating videos resurface, and Mike Rogers defends Trump’s war. Tim Miller responds to Elon Musk’s threats to The Bulwark’s after Musk said “if you want to live by the sword, that is how they will die too.” assertive

2026-10-27 · The Bulwark

Sarah Matthews and Pablo Torre: The Pedophile Protection Party

🔮 Plus: The Bulwark and "Pablo Torre Finds Out" teamed up for a new poll on the intersection of sports and politics, Pablo shares the skinny on how Vivek is exactly the kind of person who would use that ad against Amy Acton, Republicans are using straight racism as their closing message against El-Sayed, Hegseth's High T schtick is landing with no one, Trump can't quit his obsession with Comey, and Clay Travis stole his Cheesecake Factory valor. assertive

2026-10-28 · The Bulwark

JVL’s Wild 57-Seat Senate Scenario Has Tim Doing the Math

🔮 The gang runs through the whole Senate map and how big the Democratic wave could get, then they react to reports that Pete Hegseth has his eye on Marsha Blackburn’s Senate seat. assertive

2026-10-28 · The Bulwark

Harry Enten and Julian Borger: Voting with Fear and Loathing

🔮 The first sign of what kind of night the Dems are going to have will come when the polls close in Kentucky. assertive

2026-10-29 · The Bulwark

David French: Kansas Hopium

🔮 David French: Kansas Hopium Is it possible Adam Hamilton could be the first Democratic senator elected from Kansas in 94 years? mixed

2026-10-30 · The Bulwark

Jane Coaston: JD Thinks Trump Voters Are Stupid

🔮 Over at the White House, POTUS flip-flopped and un-canceled his Midwest rallies—so there will be more opportunities for the flat-out racism to keep flowing into Election Day. assertive

2026-10-31 · The Bulwark

Whoops! This MAGA Blowhard Made a $1 Million Bet on Oil Prices Going Down

🔮 This MAGA Blowhard Made a $1 Million Bet on Oil Prices Going Down MAGA podcaster Clay Travis bet $1 million that oil prices would fall before the midterms. MAGA podcaster Clay Travis bet $1 million that oil prices would fall before the midterms. assertive

2026-11-02 · The Bulwark

Bill Kristol and JVL: Trump Could Be More Dangerous Post-Election

🔮 Bill Kristol and JVL: Trump Could Be More Dangerous Post-Election The Iran war and its impacts at home are major issues in the midterms, but POTUS is not finished with his misadventure in the Middle East. assertive

2026-11-03 · The Bulwark

Jamie Raskin and Ryan Holiday: Expose All the Corruption All the Way Down

🔮 In addition to exposing the First Crime Family, Rep. Raskin tells Tim that Dems will also focus on impeaching Hegseth and reclaiming public lands that were given away to plunder. assertive

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