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

26 Sep 2026 · 34 min · Episode 1118

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 of show. This week:

- The government seems to have lied to a court again.

- JD Vance was the leaker who threatened national security.

- Mary Peltola gets caught in context collapse.

- Trump had compromat on Susan Collins.

- JVL feels guilty about cutting a promo.

And then there’s the big one: The story of the Massachusetts lesbian bar that wasn’t woke enough. It’s a solid B-/B episode!

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