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How to Fix It with John Avlon

How to Fix It with John Avlon

By: The Bulwark
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Politicians, pundits, and the media spend a lot of time talking about the problems our country faces but not enough time on how to solve them. Each week, John Avlon and his guests hash out sensible and attainable solutions for some of the most vexing issues confronting our democracy—solutions that will likely emerge from the political center. Bulwark Media Political Science Politics & Government
Episodes
  • S2 Ep78: When He Swore an Oath, It Wasn’t to a Political Party. (w/ Seth Bodnar)

    S2 Ep78: When He Swore an Oath, It Wasn’t to a Political Party. (w/ Seth Bodnar)
    Jun 7 2026
    John Avlon sits down with Seth Bodnar, independent candidate for U.S. Senate from Montana, to talk about why a Green Beret veteran and former university president is betting that the two-party system has finally broken down enough to make a third path viable. They cover the Iran war, the rigged ballot access game, dark money flooding Montana's Democratic primary, China buying American farmland, the healthcare cost crisis, and what one independent senator could actually do with the right leverage in a 50-50 chamber.
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    41 mins
  • S2 Ep77: Will Trumpism Die With Trump? (w/ Margaret Hoover)

    S2 Ep77: Will Trumpism Die With Trump? (w/ Margaret Hoover)
    May 31 2026
    John Avlon welcomes his wife Margaret Hoover—host of Firing Line and great-granddaughter of President Herbert Hoover—to discuss what Paxton’s annihilation of Cornyn reveals about today’s GOP, Trump’s Iran gamble, the case for ranked-choice voting, and what this political era has done to two journalists who started on opposite sides of the aisle.
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    51 mins
  • S2 Ep76: Sen. Andy Kim Exposes Congress’ Dirty Secret

    S2 Ep76: Sen. Andy Kim Exposes Congress’ Dirty Secret
    May 24 2026
    Senator Andy Kim joins John Avlon to break down the avalanche of corruption hitting Washington—Trump's 3,600 stock trades in a single quarter, the $1.8 billion DOJ slush fund being funneled to January 6 rioters, and the IRS granting the Trump family permanent immunity from tax investigations. Kim explains why his Restoring Trust in Public Service Act is the fix, and what Democrats are doing right now to build the evidence trail before 2029.
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    28 mins
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