Jon Favreau: Foundational Freedoms

The Bulwark Podcast

The Bulwark

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.6 • 8.9K Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

One of the promises of this country has been the freedom to walk down the street without being harassed by the government. But even being an American citizen isn't stopping ICE agents from grabbing people with passports or IDs—and detaining them for hours. At the same time, many of the thugs and sadists who want to do the grabbing and snatching are pathetically failing basic physical fitness tests. Plus, JD is painfully unfunny, Republicans calling Democrats 'terrorists' has real world consequences, and Dems need more normal people running for office—but they should save the wild card candidates for long shot races.

Jon Favreau joins Tim Miller.

show notes

Pod Save America interview with Graham Platner
The Atlantic on "ICE’s ‘Athletically Allergic’ Recruits"
Tickets for Crooked Con in DC in November
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0:48.8	Music Hello and welcome to the Bullark podcast. I'm your host, Tim Miller. We're in a different studio today. I'm in Los Angeles and our friends at Crooked Media
1:11.0	had allowed us to rent this out. We're paying union rates. They're going to round up on the hours, which I appreciate. You know, we want to support everybody and kind of win in Rome kind of vibes, is what I'm thinking about here. And I'm delighted to be joined by one of the founders, Crooked Media, host of Pod Save America, John Fabro. What's up, man?
1:28.8	Welcome. I heard that when we were setting this up, you actually and I'm delighted to be joined by one of the founders, Crooked Media, host of Potsave America, John Fabro.
1:28.1	What's up, man?
1:28.7	Welcome.
1:44.4	I heard that when we were setting this up, you actually asked if you needed to rent this space. I was like, what the fuck is you talking about? That was offering. That was really nice of you, but it's you. We love it. We're pals. I know, but, you know, sort of make sure that everybody's... It's a kind offer.
1:45.0	Yeah, everybody is...
1:46.1	We want equity, you know?
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