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The Next Level
Hosted by The Bulwark · news · EN-US
About this Podcast:
Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, and Jonathan V. Last bring their signature political insight and banter to the masses in The Next Level podcast. Tune in to hear them discuss the news of the week, break down campaigns and elections, and wade into pop culture feuds. www.thebulwark.com
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What is The Next Level about?
Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, and Jonathan V. Last bring their signature political insight and banter to the masses in The Next Level podcast. Tune in to hear them discuss the news of the week, break down campaigns and elections, and wade into pop culture feuds.
Who hosts The Next Level?
The Next Level is hosted by The Bulwark. The show has published 404 episodes to date.
What has The Next Level covered recently?
Recent episodes include "1129: JVL’s Wild 57-Seat Senate Scenario Has Tim Doing the Math" (28 October 2026, 76 minutes), "1128: Secret: The Worst Person in the World" (23 October 2026, 30 minutes), and "1127: Elon Musk Could Face a MOUNTAIN of Subpoenas in 2027" (21 October 2026, 47 minutes).
How often does The Next Level publish?
The Next Level publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 45 minutes across 404 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on The Next Level?
Booking probability for The Next Level is 38%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Next Level requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Next Level's contact route on record: verified email.
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The Bulwark hosts The Next Level, a news podcast with 404 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Episode #1128
1128: Secret: The Worst Person in the World
Oct 23, 202630 minThe Secret Podcast is exclusively for paid members of The Bulwark. Join on Apple Podcasts, YouTube or Substack. Sarah and JVL talk: Elon dropping another $76m on the election Fake pollsters Trump grifters getting cut...
- Oct 21, 202647 min
This week’s Next Level starts out as a Secret Podcast episode, before Tim and Sam crash the stage. They discuss Sarah’s interview with Pete Buttigieg, why Jon Ossoff might be history’s choice for 2028 whether he likes...
Episode #1126
1126: Secret Podcast: So Many Bad Things
Oct 16, 202627 minSarah and JVL talk about: The Media obsessing over the wrong problem with Katie Zacharias. The Alina Habba - Ric Grenell cage match. Kimberly Guilfoyle’s stylist Ruby Rhod Fancy James. Another big inflation jump. And...
Episode #1122
1122: MAGA’s Racism is Blowing Up Its Own Coalition
Oct 7, 20261h 6mWill Sommer joins Sarah and JVL for a wild, wild show. They congratulate Kash Patel on his engagement, discuss JVL's Triad on the White House reporter-turned-press staffer from Real America's Voice. Then: Megyn Kelly's...
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Episode #1121
1121: Secret Podcast: Tale of Two Interviews
Oct 2, 202617 minFull episodes of The Secret Podcast are available exclusively to paid members of the Bulwark. Join on Substack, YouTube or Apple Podcast. Sarah and JVL are back apart, as God intended. And there’s lots happening: - The...
- Sep 29, 20261h 11m
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 could...
- Sep 28, 202637 min
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...
- Sep 26, 202634 min
Full episodes of The Secret Podcast are available exclusively to paid members of the Bulwark on Apple Podcasts, Substack and YouTube. JVL is already in Ohio. Sarah is about to run to the airport. It’s a wheels-off kind...
- Sep 22, 20261h 8m
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...
- Sep 18, 202612 min
Sarah 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...
- Sep 15, 20261h 11m
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...
- Sep 11, 202617 min
The Secret Podcast is a special bonus just for paid members of The Bulwark. If you like this preview, become a member at thebulwark.com , on YouTube, or through Apple Podcasts. JVL and Bill Kristol look at the...
- Sep 8, 202651 min
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...
Episode #1112
1112: Secret Podcast: The Senators Who Suck
Sep 4, 202622 minToday Sarah and JVL try to figure out who’s worse: John Fetterman or Susan Collins. (Give us your answer in the comments.) Also, the Big Orange Arch is coming. And we chew over Doug Sosnik’s recommendations for the...
- Sep 1, 202658 min
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 the...
Episode #1110
1110: Secret Podcast: Mark Cuban Thinks He Could Run as a Republican. Tim Has Some Bad News.
Aug 28, 202631 minFull episodes of The Secret Podcast are a special perk just for paid members of the Bulwark. We put almost every video out for free, because we don't think you can save the country from behind a paywall. This is one of...
- Aug 25, 20261h 15m
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...
- Aug 22, 202623 min
The Secret Podcast with JVL and Sarah is exclusively for paid members of the Bulwark on YouTube, Substack and Apple Podcasts. --- Sarah and JVL did a BIG show today. Sample awesome: Sen. Darlene Graham says that voters...
- Aug 18, 20261h 7m
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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