{"podcast":{"title":"The Bulwark","slug":"the-bulwark-4018927","podcast_index_feed_id":4018927,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/87281.rss","website_url":"https://www.thebulwark.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/87281/d619df11c786f62219e9b278e6bef3f0.jpg","author":"The Bulwark","episode_count":976,"summary":"The Bulwark is home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL, Sam Stein, Catherine Rampell and more. We are the largest pro-democracy bundle on Substack for news and analysis on politics and culture—supported by a community built on good faith.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T10:17:26.542124+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bulwark-4018927"},"episode":{"title":"The WHCD Walked Straight Into Trump’s Trap","slug":"the-whcd-walked-straight-into-trump-s-trap","published_at":"2026-07-28T22:48:26+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bulwark-4018927/the-whcd-walked-straight-into-trump-s-trap","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bulwark-4018927","url":"https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-whcd-walked-straight-into-trumps","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208899093/7b66f0d7064fcbf517ddf2d72de6f835.mp3","summary":"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, why anyone goes to it anymore, and how the whole thing seems to be playing into Trump's hands.- The drama inside the Democratic National Committee, and how (and whether) having a strong national party committee matters anymore.- The proposed new primary calendar for the 2028 Democratic primaries.- The final stretch of the Michigan Senate primary. Get your tickets to Sarah's How to Eat an Elephant book tour in September! Watch, listen, and leave a comment. This ad-free video version of The Next Level is exclusively for Bulwark+ members. Click the learn about setting up this show , ad-free, on your podcast player of choice. Or watch in the new Bulwark App —available now in the Apple and Google App stores.","meta_description":"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 proo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":739,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bulwark-4018927/episodes/the-whcd-walked-straight-into-trump-s-trap/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bulwark-4018927/the-whcd-walked-straight-into-trump-s-trap.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}