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Wright Thompson and Jesse Lehrich: Hopium and Hate

2026-09-17 · 84 min · 10 entities

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    Wright Thompson and Jesse Lehrich: Hopium and Hate
  • discusses Society & Culture concept
    0.40
    evidence rules-v5
    Feed category: Society & Culture
  • discusses News concept
    0.40
    evidence rules-v5
    Feed category: News
  • discusses News Commentary concept
    0.40
    evidence rules-v5
    Feed category: News Commentary
  • discusses Politics concept
    0.40
    evidence rules-v5
    Feed category: Politics

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  • mentioned The Bulwark company
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    Feed author/publisher: The Bulwark
  • hosted by The Bulwark company
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    Feed author/publisher: The Bulwark
Episode description as stored
Republicans are reeling, the vibes are shifting, and the wave is building. Jesse serves up a particularly optimistic view of the Democrats' chances in the midterms, with even stretch districts now in play. And ahead of Saturday's Ole Miss-LSU game, Wright shares how Mississippians are responding to the gutting of the Voting Rights Act and says that conservative farmers in the state are turning on MAGA. Plus, the love of a father and Ole Miss football, some Magnolia Bowl lore, why 1956 is the linchpin year in college sports history, and predicting the hate ratio on Saturday in Oxford. Wright Thompson and Jesse Lehrich join Tim Miller. show notes: Wright's books, including "The Barn" and "The Cost of These Dreams" Wright's ESPN piece on Friday will post here Jesse's "Nobody Knows Anything" podcast "Nobody's Listening," Jesse's newsletter Campaign site for Eliott Rodriguez, Maria Elvira Salazar's opponent Erick Erickson piece Tim mentioned Bulwark LIVE: Benefit for Springfield The Bulwark Store Try ZipRecruiter to post your job FOR FREE at http://ziprecruiter.com/BULWARK 4 out of 5 employers who post on ZipRecruiter get a quality candidate within the first day.