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The Next Level

The Next Level

The Bulwark

398 episodesEN-US

Show overview

The Next Level has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 398 episodes, alongside 12 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 310 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 29 min and 59 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language News show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 78 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2023, with 136 episodes published. Published by The Bulwark.

Episodes
398
Running
2022–2026 · 4y
Median length
49 min
Cadence
Several per week

From the publisher

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

Latest Episodes

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1122: MAGA’s Racism is Blowing Up Its Own Coalition

Oct 7, 20261h 6m

1121: Secret Podcast: Tale of Two Interviews

Oct 2, 202616 min

1120: Things Are Going So Badly for Trump, Even JVL Has Hope

Sep 29, 20261h 11m

1119: Suddenly, Democrats Have a Path to a HUGE Senate Majority

Sep 28, 202637 min

1118: Secret Podcast: Ten Lesbians Walk Into a Bar...

Sep 26, 202633 min

1117: Sarah’s Focus Groups Do NOT Like Vivek Ramaswamy

Sep 22, 20261h 7m

1116: Secret Podcast: We’re Living in an Insane Asylum

Sep 18, 202611 min

1115: JVL Has an Idea for How Democrats Can Make MAGA’s Life Hell

Sep 15, 20261h 10m

1114: Secret Podcast: Trump's 2026 Message: Everything's Fine!

Sep 11, 202616 min

1113: Trump’s Imaginary Presidency Is Going Just Great

Sep 8, 202650 min

1112: Secret Podcast: The Senators Who Suck

Sep 4, 202621 min

1111: Ken Paxton Is Running One of the Worst Campaigns in America

Sep 1, 202657 min

1110: Secret Podcast: Mark Cuban Thinks He Could Run as a Republican. Tim Has Some Bad News.

Aug 28, 202630 min

1109: All MAGA Media Can Talk About Now is Trans Sports

Aug 25, 20261h 15m

1108: Secret Podcast: Is Jon Ossoff the One We’ve Been Waiting For?

Aug 22, 202623 min

1107: Melania May Be Behind MAGA’s Natalie Harp Freakout

Aug 18, 20261h 7m

1106: Secret Podcast: American Stasi

Aug 15, 202617 min

1105: Tucker Carlson Learned the Most Dangerous Lesson From Donald Trump

Aug 12, 20261h 10m

1104: Secret Podcast: The GOAT Episode

Aug 7, 202619 min

1103: Michigan Senate Primary Becomes a Late-Night Nail-Biter

Aug 5, 20261h 29m
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