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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 Ep79: John Avlon’s Final Warning (w/ Rye Barcott) | How to Fix It

    S2 Ep79: John Avlon’s Final Warning (w/ Rye Barcott) | How to Fix It
    Jun 14 2026

    John Avlon welcomes Marine veteran and With Honor co-founder Rye Barcott to discuss why political courage has become so rare in Washington. Drawing from Barcott’s new book 'Courage Can Save Us,' they explore the lawmakers willing to defy their own parties, the incentives driving polarization, the future of national service, America’s role in the world, and why service and civic responsibility may be the key to repairing a divided country. Plus, Avlon shares an update on what’s next after his final episode of How to Fix It.

    Buy Courage Can Save Us: https://www.amazon.com/Courage-Can-Save-Extraordinary-Americans/dp/B0GGCDZGJN
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    45 mins
  • 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
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