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The Commentary Magazine Podcast
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Episodes
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe Night The Lights Went Out in Georgia
Andrew C. McCarthy joins the podcast yet again to help us go through the indictments of Donald Trump and 18 others in Fulton County, Georgia. We ask three…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastPeople Help People; Government Not So Much
James B. Meigs joins the podcast today to discuss the fire catastrophe in Maui and the fact that, once again, ordinary people are doing the work to help those…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastMen in Despair
Today we talk about the record spike in American suicides, particularly those of adult men. What cultural, political, and economic forces are merging to create…
The Commentary Magazine Podcast'Shopliftings Have Gone So Bad'
Today's podcast connects new inflation numbers to a general feeling of uneasiness in the body politic reflected also in the way certain types of criminal…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastHow Far Will Liberals Go?
Today's podcast examines the results of an election in Ohio in which liberals blew past conservatives on an issue related to abortion. Will this encourage them…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastAbortion, a Special Election, and 2024
Today's podcast discusses the politics surrounding a strange special election today (Tuesday the 8th) in Ohio, which is a proxy for how voters feel about…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastDoes Trump Have a Plan?
Today's podcast takes up the raging "truths" (tweets) released by Donald Trump this weekend on his social-media site, which seem reckless and possibly…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastHow Broad Is Fraud?
James B. Meigs joins today's podcast to talk about what a D.C. jury might think of the fraud charge against Donald Trump, what's really happening with all this…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe Genius of Senor
Today we have Dan Senor on to talk about the state of the GOP primary, the prospects for the general election, the unpredictability of it all, and whether the…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastA Bad Indictment?
Andrew C. McCarthy joins us today to discuss the indictment of Donald Trump released on August 1st and how its spate of novel approaches makes it…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastAre They Really Going to Pretend There's No Scandal?
Eliana Johnson joins us today to talk about the bombshell "interview" behind closed doors of Hunter Biden's partner Devon Archer and his revelation that…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastBitter Sweetheart Deals
Today we recall the mother of all sweetheart deals—Ted Kennedy's Chappaquiddick wrist slap—and what it says about our unsavory political moment. We get into…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastMondo Mar-a-Lago
Today we discuss the new charges leveled against Donald Trump in the classified-documents case and what his legal misfortunes mean to voters. We also consider…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastWhat On Earth Happened In That Courtroom?
Andrew C. McCarthy joins today's podcast to try and make sense out of the astonishing events in a Delaware courtroom where the Hunter Biden plea deal with the…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastDa Doo Ron Run?
Today's podcast takes up the rebooting of the DeSantis campaign and tries to find analogies to such a reset in both successful and unsuccessful election bids…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastHunterama
Eli Lake joins the podcast to talk about Hunter and Joe Biden. We have questions: Who is Devon Archer and what does he know? Why has it taken so long for…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastIsrael Goes Nuts
Liel Leibovitz joins the podcast today to talk about the unprecedented showdown between the duly elected democratic government of Israel and mass protestors…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastA Shokin to Biden's System
Today's podcast examines the newly released uncorroborated account to the FBI of a supposed payoff to Joe Biden himself in 2015 from the Ukranian energy…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastNow Dems Don't Like Whistleblowers
Today's podcast examines the spectacle of angry Democratic representatives yelling at IRS whistleblowers in order to defend Joe Biden on the Hunter matter…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastOld Man, Old Hatreds
Tevi Troy joins the podcast to talk about what it's like to work in a White House when the president seems infirm or out of touch or in a lot of trouble. And…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastScared Democrats
Today's podcast discusses the surprising Democratic snapback against the anti-Israel words of the Squad, which includes Joe Biden inviting Bibi Netanyahu to…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastDon't Expect Us To Find Anything, We're the Secret Service
Today's podcast takes up the Secret Service's baffling announcement that it was closing its investigation into the cocaine at the White House—or is it…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe War on Big Sweetener
Today we talk about the WHO's declaring aspartame a possible carcinogen. Is it overreach or prudence? Then we consider Tucker Carlson's new media venture and…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastIs It Morning in Biden's America?
Today's podcast takes up the heartening news about declining information and advises caution when assuming it will help Joe Biden. And can anything help Ron…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe Sleaze Is a Lonely Hunter
Eli Lake joins us again today to discuss the gathering storm over Hunter Biden that was not stilled by his guilty plea two weeks ago. Give a listen. Learn more…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastHamilton Thrives and NATO Expands
Eli Lake joins today's podcast to talk about the anniversary of the ten-dollar Founding Father's death in a duel, the NATO meeting and how much credit is due…
The Commentary Magazine Podcast'We Are Come to This Great Stage of Fools'
Today Yuval Levin joins the podcast to discuss why no one seems interested in avoiding the fiscal cliff, why Joe Biden may or may not resemble King Lear, and…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe Good Meghan
Meghan McCain (not Markle) joins us to talk about cocaine in the White House, the 500th day of the war in Ukraine, and why Ron DeSantis's commercials are, um…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastCrushing Senority
Dan Senor joins our podcast today to give us insight into the Israeli military actions on the West Bank, the current political standing of Benjamin Netanyahu…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastForlorn on the Fourth of July?
Today's podcast takes up the question: Why are progressives so sour on the idea of American progress? Aren't they believers in progress? Well, not really any…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastNeither a Borrower Nor a Lender Be
On this Independence Day, we (joined by our friend Adam White) talk about how the Supreme Court rejected the Biden Administration's attempt to arrogate powers…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe End of Affirmative Action
Adam White joins us today to discuss the landmark Supreme Court decision ending the use of race as a factor in higher-education admissions. Give a listen…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastCommentary on Commentary!
The last listener-questions podcast of the week features our friend Eliana Johnson, who helps us answer a very heartening query: What are some of the best…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastUp the Down Podcast
Today's listener questions include one from the husband of a young teacher who informs us she's leaving her profession. Also: What's the best ride at Disney…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastShould We Praise Rich Leftists?
Today's entry in listener-questions week features James B. Meigs, who helps us consider the case of Sam Bankman-Fried, charged with all sorts of crimes in…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastComedians, Straussians, Victorians, and Idlers
Today we answer listener questions about our favorite comics, the influence of Leo Strauss on conservatism, the loss of Victorian virtues, and what to do about…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe Left, The Progressives, and the Aliens
Today begins a week of podcasts in which we answer listener questions. The questions today are about where to find good writing about the Left, whether today's…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastBlowing the Whistle on the 'Big Guy'
Eliana Johnson joins today's podcast with a scoop from her publication, the Washington Free Beacon: A photograph makes it clear Hunter Biden was in proximity…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastAdam Schiff Is a Liar
Eli Lake joins the podcast today to discuss the official House of Representatives censure of California Rep. Adam Schiff. He lied, repeatedly, about having…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe Explorer's Dilemma
James B. Meigs joins the podcast today to talk about the submersible that seems to have disappeared on its way to the bottom of the ocean on a Titanic viewing…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastHunter Pleads and Trump Confesses
Today's podcast examines both the plea deal of Hunter Biden with prosecutors and Donald Trump's seeming admission of the charges against him in the documents…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastMeeting the Chinese
Today's podcast questions the meaning and the results of the trip by Secretary of State Antony Blinken to China, where he engaged in two days of talks intended…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastTrust Falls
The podcast today is devoted to a discussion of our colleague Abe Greenwald's seminal article, just out in COMMENTARY, called "The Trust Crisis." Why have…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastWhy Is Biden Bribing Iran?
Today's podcast tries to make sense of the reports that the Biden administration is about to relax sanctions and provide money to Iran in exchange for which…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastMark His Words
Mark Halperin joins the podcast today to discuss Trump's terrible day in Miami and Bedminster and what it portends not only for his future but for 2024. Give a…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastA Turn Against Trump?
James B. Meigs joins us to discuss how some GOP candidates have shifted their tone on Trump's indictment. We also go into the contingencies that could…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastAn Argument About the Indictment
Eli Lake joins us with a skeptical take on the Justice Department's decision to indict Donald Trump, and things between him and the podcast crew get spicy…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastHow Strong Is the Case Against Trump?
Chris Stirewalt joins the podcast today to discuss the federal indictment of Donald Trump and how much it matters that it appears to be a stronger case than…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastObstruction of Trump?
Today we discuss the news that Jack Smith's office informed Donald Trump that he's the target of their classified-documents investigation. What does it mean…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe Cable News Crash
Today's podcast considers the defenestration of CNN's new chief and the declining ratings of the Fox News Channel along with Tucker Carlson's new experiment on…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastWhy There's No Establishment Any Longer
Today's podcast watches the rise of RFK Jr. and asks how it is that the ultimate Establishment family—the Kennedys—has produced a trans-ideological…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastSonic Boom and Gloom
Today we discuss the sonic boom heard over Washington D.C. yesterday and what it says about our defense preparedness. We then take up the worrisome…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastBiden Takes a Fall
Today's podcast considers the potential larger meaning and effect of Joe Biden's trip-and-fall in Colorado Springs yesterday—and whether Ron DeSantis is…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastJune Is Busting Out All Over
Today’s podcast features legal eagle Adam White previewing the upcoming decisions of the Supreme Court. But first, the grudging media acknowledgement of Kevin…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastDebt, Homework, and Christie
Today's podcast continues to consider the political fallout from the debt limit deal, examines the idea that Chat GPT is the end of school homework as we know…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastMcCarthy Wins—And Maybe So Does Biden?
The debt ceiling deal has been reached, and the podcast crew suggests that it's a big but modest win for Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy—but what does…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastA Podcast Programming Note
In commemoration of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot today and Memorial Day on Monday, we will not be releasing episodes of the Commentary Magazine podcast. We'll…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastDeeeee Santis—and Ukraine
We are fortunate to be joined on today's podcast by Fred Kagan, military historian at AEI and analyst at the Institute for the Study of War, to explain to us…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastRun, Ron, Run
Today's podcast looks ahead a few hours to the Ron DeSantis announcement of his presidential candidacy. Why is he doing it on Twitter Spaces? What's his…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastIs Scott Great?
Today's podcast examines the entry of Tim Scott into the presidential race and asks what he can do to enhance his position. Also, the debt ceiling talks and…