Tim, JVL, and Katie Couric: Trump, Iran and Manosphere Drama
Bulwark Takes
The Bulwark
4.7 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 12 March 2026
⏱️ 60 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everybody, what's up? |
| 0:01.7 | Welcome to a very special edition of Bullwork Takes. |
| 0:04.4 | I'm Tim Miller. |
| 0:05.6 | I'm kind of excited, I guess, to be here with JVL. |
| 0:08.5 | It makes me a little more excited to know he's a little nervous. |
| 0:11.3 | And we are, we're bringing in another special guest. |
| 0:14.1 | I'm improving as a host. |
| 0:15.3 | I've been practicing, been working my chops. |
| 0:18.1 | But, you know, I'd still like to aim higher. I'm still trying to get better and better. I'm trying to learn from the best. And so, you know, we're hoping to do this today and maybe a little bit more. It is our good friend, friend of the board, Katie Couric. I'm going to pass the host chair over to her. Thank God. This is so exciting. We'll watch and learn, Tim. And JBL. I love taking notes. Got my notes app out right now. |
| 0:41.0 | Well, listen, I had so much fun with you on election night. And when I had an opportunity to just do this weekly catch up with the two of you today, I jumped at the chance because huge, huge bulwark fan. I watch you guys. I read you guys. |
| 0:59.5 | I pay attention to what you say and the things you're talking about. So I'm really grateful to |
| 1:05.2 | be able to be a part of this conversation. And you're right, since I have a little more experience, |
| 1:10.3 | Tim, |
| 1:17.0 | emceeing things than you do. I thought that I would be sort of the the maestro of this little get together. Jail's blushing. I feel like Sarah meeting Pete Buttigieg. There's a guy. |
| 1:24.4 | Well, I'm very excited because JBL's kids apparently knew who I was. |
| 1:29.0 | And I said, is that from Shark Tank? |
| 1:31.3 | How do they know me? |
| 1:32.6 | And he said, no, it's from auto-tuning the news. |
| 1:36.5 | Yeah, from the Gregory Brothers, the great Gregory Brothers band. |
| 1:39.1 | And I have to apologize because I have a bloody nose. |
| 1:42.3 | Oh, no. |
| 1:43.4 | Well, you guys, I've had this terrible cold for about the last 10 days, and I've been blowing my nose nonstop. |
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