{"podcast":{"title":"Bulwark Takes","slug":"bulwark-takes-7201724","podcast_index_feed_id":7201724,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5149464.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5149464","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43509331.jpg","author":"The Bulwark","episode_count":500,"summary":"The news cycle doesn’t slow down, and neither does The Bulwark. Bulwark Takes brings you bite-sized takes on the news of the day from the entire Bulwark team, including Tim Miller, Sarah Longwell, and Bill Kristol, and more.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T06:17:09.692063+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bulwark-takes-7201724"},"episode":{"title":"Todd Blanche Thinks You’re Dumb Enough to Believe This","slug":"todd-blanche-thinks-you-re-dumb-enough-to-believe-this","published_at":"2026-05-21T23:14:16+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bulwark-takes-7201724/todd-blanche-thinks-you-re-dumb-enough-to-believe-this","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bulwark-takes-7201724","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8906686","audio_url":"https://clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8906686.mp3?modified=1779405337&sid=5149464&source=rss","summary":"Will Saletan gives his take on Todd Blanche’s embarrassing performance as Donald Trump’s acting Attorney General, and why his public defenses of the administration keep collapsing under scrutiny. From reviving debunked 2020 election claims to arguing that indictments themselves are proof of guilt, except when it comes to Trump, Blanche repeatedly finds himself trying to justify glaring double standards in real time. Will walks through Blanche’s interviews, the James Comey indictment, Trump’s public pressure on DOJ leadership, and how the Justice Department is shaped by loyalty to Trump rather than consistent legal principles. Get 20% off your first order, plus free shipping during the Memorial Day Sale at https://www.bollandbranch.com/bulwarktakes with code bulwarktakes.","meta_description":"Will Saletan gives his take on Todd Blanche’s embarrassing performance as Donald Trump’s acting Attorney General, and why his public defenses of the admin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1107,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bulwark-takes-7201724/episodes/todd-blanche-thinks-you-re-dumb-enough-to-believe-this/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bulwark-takes-7201724/todd-blanche-thinks-you-re-dumb-enough-to-believe-this.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}