It’s ‘Messing With Me Mentally’ (with Ashley Parker)

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit The Iran War has been going on for a month, and it’s deeply, DEEPLY unpopular. Plus, we get reactions from swing voters on the characters inside the Trump administration who they like (like Marco Rubio), or REALLY dislike (listen to find out). Atlantic staff writer Ashley Parker returns to the show. By Ashley Parker: The Wrath of Stephen Miller Pre-order Sarah’s book, How to Eat an Elephant, coming in September! Watch, listen, and leave a comment . Hit that like 🤍 button and share this episode with a friend. Ad-free editions are available exclusively for Bulwark+ members. Upgrade now to listen without ads and to join the community in the comments. The Focus Group with Sarah Longwell is available wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube. Click to find the show or add this podcast to your player of choice, here .

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It’s ‘Messing With Me Mentally’ (with Ashley Parker) is an episode from The Focus Group Podcast by The Bulwark.

This episode is 11:30 long.

This episode was published on Apr 4, 2026.

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