This is my go to podcast these days. But JVL: stop your hammy over the top emoting and predictable sarcasm. And STOP interrupting. Especially stop interrupting Sarah. You’re not funny.

I’m here for Sarah and Tim. JVL is annoying. He should be capped at 3 mins tops. And banned for 10 episodes every time he sidetracks the convo. Or beats a point to death over 87 slooooow seconds. He has no sense of timing and constantly breaks the flow. His infrequent moments of insight do not compensate for the rest of his nonsense.

Pathetic

Love all of you together and your points of view. Incisive and interesting always. Keep up the great analysis!

Incessant TDS. No meaningful analysis. Poor quality takes. If you like listening to nails on a chalkboard and bloviators rejecting reality, this is the Pod for you!

Thank you for the analysis and talking things through. Sarah, I admire your work with the focus groups. So valuable. I love the 3 of you!! The rapport, sense of humor and respectful communication are the best! Big fan.

Literally started listening to the Bulwark about four episodes in to Charlie Sykes rendition of this.. as in the very beginning. JVL has become a problem for us putting this thing back together again. (As in the United States). He sits in his Jersey estate (I have lived in Jersey City for years... but the actual city) and just pleasures himself with contrarian opinions without leaving his bunker or being questioned. We look at Tucker in his Maine bunker with crooked eyes but it's fine for Last to pleasure himself trying to tank a way forward? Please. It's old, predictable, and he clearly just gets off by punching down. We have to put this thing back together!!! No lazy cowards allowed.

You guys are so informative but most importantly, you are fun and laugh and make me laugh! I love your camaraderie. Please don’t ever go away!! ♥️♥️♥️

Sarah you are correct, we have to play on the field MAGA and Trump provide us i.e., gutter politics. We also need to fire all the Dem political strategists, and hire all the Ex-GOP Never-Trump strategists. Dems are lost in the moral weeds. But you are wrong, JVL is not dark and/or pessimistic enough as to where we are headed with these psychotics. We are going down to see the Devil. We’re not going to Dante’s last ring, no no no, we’re going to the crawl space underneath his last ring. Remember the Anti-Hitler Germans (~40%) did not defeat Hitler or Fascism….That honor went to the U.S. Air Force and U.S. 3rd Army, but this begs the question who will rescue us? Prometheus in Greek means to know before.

This is my favorite weekly show. Keeping me sane.

Love the show. I especially love the live shows. Keep them coming!

I love the loopy, keep it live. You are my favorite pod.

Yes. Trumpism = performative cruelty + blatant lying - specific policy. Thanks for fleshing this out. Why are people attracted to this? I don’t know, but I’d say maybe it’s the Trump delivery. The mix of the real and unreal. You know, it’s all a show so you can believe whatever you want. The McCluhan moment for this time.

I do enjoy the punchiness, please continue.

I can’t get through the week or even stay sane without listening to these three buddies banter. So grateful the Bulwark exists at this dangerous time.

My favorite pod! The 3 of you are the best team to discuss the events of now…enjoy the funny conversations you get into. You guys always make me laugh out loud with you…humor is much appreciated at this point in time. The different viewpoints and discussions are both entertaining and thought provoking at the same time. Cheers to Sarah,Tim,and JVL

You asked listeners to tell you whether or not we liked your live shows. Yes I do. Your self assessment was “we get a little punchy “. I think that is a good thing. It’s kind of like a cocktail party- people are more fun and interesting after a few drinks. I do think you could do a little better at not interrupting each other.

Need more Live Afterdark with The Next Level! Last episode was chef’s kiss. The Triad of Nipple Rings, Tarlin Tarlin, and JVL’s full throated support for Sarah’s Home with the Brave is unbeatable. (Dead porch cats as an honorable mention) Keep up the amazing work and the time you sacrifice on The Bulwark to give us al hope, even if it’s dark hope.

Ex Republicans! Snarky gays! Dead cat analogies! A host with Duggar like proclivity for procreation! Chats about geriatric nipple rings!…

You guys make the insanity much more enjoyable when you’re punchy. Please don’t stop the live shows! I need my fears of the end of democracy interspersed with Cuomo nipple ring commentary. I vote yes to more live shows.

I don’t agree 100% with anyone on this podcast and I love it!

Live shows are the best!

Excellent! Do More Live shows!

This nest of Republican Never Trumpers are these days generally viewed as relatively harmless, but it is worth remembering they were nurtured at the same neoliberal teat as the horrific brood that is currently feasting on the remains of our democracy. Trump is not sui generis, he is the inevitable result of the anti-intellectual strain of politics which gave rise to Reagan and Bush. The people talking here are the lackeys of that extinct form of Republicanism, and deserve only our contempt and condemnation.

NYC mayoral takes horrible

They sell it back East because more people in the West U.S. understand ecological collapse of the salmon. Please research the situation salmon are in, maybe do an episode. Our Orca’s are hurting and they the salmon. Fish farms are often placed on Wild Salmon Runs, spreading disease more easily into those “never farmed,” fish. Imagine someone selling you deer meat, with a selling point that it was never farmed, that interrupting its wildness would enrich you. We got one planet, we are the only conscious animal. Extend empathy to animals and you will understand that cats kill more birds than rats, we have a lot we could change, it starts with individual understanding, just like politics.

Never stop laughing Sara. It is and you are the best

Longtime listener, first-time reviewer. I love listening to this show. Tim, Sarah and JVL share great insights, make me laugh, but more importantly make me think. Appreciate this show and all The Bulwark does.

A straight guy, a gay guy , and a lesbian walk into a bar. And start one of the best podcasts currently. Listen, agree often but not always, think, and enjoy.

Phenomenal politics and foundational conversational podcast. Highly recommended.

Gil Duran (The Nerd Reich) has been writing about Yarvin and Balaji Srinivasan (see his series in The Atlantic 2024) and a bunch of Billionaire Tech Bro’s plans for over a year now. He’s been shouting into the wind and one of you should interview him! All these crazy head scratching headlines about Canada, Greenland, Freedom Cities and investing tax dollars in crypto became clear after learning about their “crazy” plans for creating Network States and supplanting democracy with their own personal fiefdoms and the destroying dollar to replace it with crypto-which they control. It all seems nuts until you realize they have 100’s of billions of dollars and political flunkies to now manifest their Fever dreams. I’ve been waiting for one of you to amplify Gil’s voice. Please! Susan in Seattle

Thanks guys!

Every week I wait with anticipation for The Next Level. Sarah, Tim and JVL are such a great combination with their complimentary expertise along with a lot of humor, which is much needed. My only complaint is that TNL is only once a week 😞

Thank you for speaking truth to power! The three of you are a winning combo that shed light on the darkness. Your bravery does not go unnoticed. Thank you for raising your voices in the name of the country you so clearly love.

Super smart takes? Hilarious banter? Looking at things at all angles? Hearing from people who have been there, done that? If you want all of these things in a single podcast where you learn something every time you listen, then this is it.

As a hearing-impaired person, I appreciated the transcript that I could read along with the hosts, who sometimes talk over each other. I feel that I miss some content. I am kinda a flaming Lib who finds a lot of what Bulwark has to say interesting and helpful and feel you are doing a better job communicating the perils we face today than the current Dem Party.

Sarah, Tim and JVL offer wicked smart analysis in an engaging and entertaining way. A must listen for me every week.

We all know JVLis always right, but DARK, very dark. Sarah pulls us back towards the light, and then Tim gives us all the feels.

I enjoy your content but confused as to why you’re still obsessed with Presidential Biden’s age. Bottom line, Biden is no longer the President and actually did a solid job when he was President so why are you still talking about his age while Trump attempts to sell America to the highest bidder for his own benefit and destroy our democracy? This is a right wing narrative because they want the focus on Biden while Trump burns the house down. Please don’t fall for it.

We need y’all! Please,please, please help us. Keep talking us thru these dark days. Thank you, you three are awesome!

This podcast keeps me grounded and reaffirms I am not crazy. Sometimes it feels like I am looking around wondering if I am the only one who thinks the world is drifting into insanity, so this podcast is therapy. Plus, JVL is always right!

I love you guys but there’s a problem with your sound quality. JB will be loud and clear, Sarah is audible, then Tim is so faint it’s hard to tell if his mic is on. I have to adjust my volume for each speaker—- you can imagine how annoying this is!! Please get your sound engineer to fix this. It’s been going on for at least the past 5 weeks. Thank you!

Very funny!

Love the trio + pithy political discourse - but could someone please turn Tim’s mic up! The audible variation makes for difficult listening.

Please hire someone to check microphones and have all three hosts at the same level of sound. I could barely hear Tim today for most of the show. Please do better….thanks.

I absolutely love the Bulwark but production and volume level seem to be off. I have hearing aides and this is always one I have to turn all the way up for some reason. The Bulwark w/ Tim is always fine. I’ll keep listening of course but hopefully you can fix that!

I love the transparency and discussion and I’m a huge bull work follower. Thank you for bringing so much information to the public! By the way, it was Hubert Joly at Best Buy that turned it around. He’s an incredibly humble and transparent and accessible leader.

Finally someone said it. I’ve been thinking that for weeks

Insider Trading.

My favorite politics podcast. I’m a huge JVL fan!