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The Commentary Magazine Podcast
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Episodes
The Commentary Magazine PodcastI Believe I Can No-Fly
The podcast crew gets into it today over whether the American people are going to demand and force their politicians to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine and…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastDoing the Enemy’s Work for Them
All expectations are that the Russian advance in Ukraine will only grow more brutal in the coming days and weeks. Will the West’s resolve to avoid direct…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastIs It OK to Compare Zelenskyy to Churchill?
Andrew Roberts, the foremost Churchill biographer, joins the podcast today to discuss Ukraine and grants his imprimatur to analogies suggesting Ukrainian…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe State of Biden's Union Is Lousy
Matt Continetti joins the podcast today to do a post-mortem on Joe Biden’s SOTU—featuring an Abe Greenwald rant about how cheap the speech was that you simply…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastPreparing For the Worst
With the Russians changing tactics and advancing relentlessly on population centers in Ukraine, the podcast crew wonders how the West will react when the…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastShould We Be Triumphant or Terrified?
By all accounts, Russia’s war in Ukraine is going badly for Moscow. Vladimir Putin is now confronted with a geopolitical environment that is wholly arrayed…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe Fog of War
Today’s podcast takes up the early moments of the Ukraine war and whether things are going well or badly for Russia. We also talk about Biden’s speech, the…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastIt Begins
Matthew Continetti joins the podcast to discuss the outbreak of the Russian war on Ukraine and what the next steps might be—and what it all portends for the…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastYou'll Miss Pax Americana Now That It's Gone
Bret Stephens joins the podcast today to discuss the latest on Ukraine and Biden, and later, we finally take on the “nat-cons.” Give a listen. Source Learn…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe Dawn of a Darker Era
After weeks of waiting, Russia is making its move on Ukraine. Will the Western response meet the measure of the moment? Bloomberg columnist Eli Lake joins the…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastInvasion Weekend?
The COMMENTARY podcast welcomes tech columnist James B. Meigs back to the show as Russian troops converge on Ukraine ahead of what looks like a pivotal…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe Double Standard, Again and Again
So we’re supposed to be concerned about Donald Trump and his accountants but we’re supposed to dismiss special prosecutor John Durham and his findings—this…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastLosing P.J. O'Rourke
The podcast crew expresses our heartbreak at the untimely and sudden loss of our friend and contributor P.J. O’Rourke. We discuss his legacy—and guess at how…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastSo There's Martial Law in Canada Now, Eh?
Today’s podcast asks why we should care about Canada’s decision to abrogate civil liberties in an unprecedented fashion. And why we should care about Ukraine…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastBull Durham
Today’s podcast asks why the media are so curiously silent about the explosive allegations in the “finding” issued by special prosecutor John Durham in his…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastWe Told You So, Part 2
So the podcast has noticed how liberal views are now starting to reflect opinions about inflation and COVID expressed by us FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS. Do we welcome…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastUnder Pressure
On today’s podcast: An update on Noah’s descent into activism, the brewing backlash against the political class’s reluctant decision to start paring back Covid…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe Sleeping Giant Wakes
The Republican National Committee’s foolish January 6 committee resolution has now drawn Mitch McConnell back into the fight over what to call that day’s…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastProgressives Turn on Progress
Today’s podcast asks why progressives are actively trying to depress kids and their constituents and give them the sense that nothing they do will make a…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastDon’t Feed the Beast
The campaign against Joe Rogan enters a new phase; one that has successfully forced Spotify to remove some episodes of his show from their library. Is this the…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastWhat Democrats Can’t Say About the Jobs Numbers
January’s unemployment report beat all expectations, and December’s upwardly revised employment figures suggest the Omicron variant isn’t the societal…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastShamnesty International
Tablet Magazine’s senior writer, Liel Leibovitz, joins the podcast to dismantle Amnesty International’s report alleging that Israel is an apartheid state…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastQuakin' Whoopi
Today’s podcast takes up the case of Whoopi Goldberg and what her dismissal of the racial component of the Holocaust actually means—and the horror of her…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastWhy Isn't the End of Omicron Bigger News?
Today’s podcast looks at the precipitous decline in Omicron and wonders at the fact that the media aren’t trumpeting the end of the surge and the possible…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastX Marks the Spotify
The effort by Laurel Canyon soft-rock hippie totalitarians to suppress America’s leading podcaster—with the support of mainstream media figures who now side…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastFrom Their Warm, Healthy, Fully Vaccinated Hands
The left is beginning to engage in the debate over the efficacy of masking, long after that debate definitively ended on the right. But can Democrats and their…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe Breyer Patch
Legal scholar Adam White joins the podcast today to talk about Stephen Breyer’s retirement, his legacy, his accomplishments (or lack thereof) on the court, the…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastAddicted to Malaise With No Way Out
Josh Kraushaar of National Journal joins the podcast today to discuss the electoral dangers to Democrats of their increasingly desperate efforts to talk down…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastIs It Covid or the Condescension?
As Democrats gradually awaken to the political detriments posed by their efforts to cling to Covid hawkishness, we wonder when or if they will decide that…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastWhat Is the Alternative to American Power?
As the prospect of a Russian move into Ukraine looks more and more imminent, how will American voters respond to that threat to the post-Cold War geopolitical…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastWhat Is the Alternative to American Power?
As the prospect of a Russian move into Ukraine looks more and more imminent, how will American voters respond to that threat to the post-Cold War geopolitical…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe Attack on Parents Is Radicalizing Parents
Today's podcast goes through a spate of criticisms of parents for daring to speak out about the education of their children and how spectacularly…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe Worst Press Conference in Presidential History
Today’s show is dedicated to Joe Biden’s ponderously long press conference, in which the president made more news in a shorter period than perhaps any of his…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastCan Biden Save Himself from Himself?
With a rare Biden press conference commemorating his first year in office coming up, the podcast crew tries to imagine what on earth he can say that won't dig…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe Democrats’ Mock Senate
The Democratic Party’s efforts to pass just one progressive reform bill in the Senate are now verging on the comical. The hosts discuss their strategy, or lack…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastA Crisis of General Incompetence
On today’s podcast, we lay out a veritable smorgasbord of depressing developments. From the reaction to the Texas hostage crisis to horrifying violence in New…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastWhat Terry Teachout Taught, and What the Pandemic Hath Wrought
Today's podcast begins with a lengthy reminiscence of our colleague and critic-at-large, Terry Teachout, who passed away unexpectedly on Thursday. Then, with…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe Successes of the Counter-Revolution
The podcast discusses the various fronts on which conservatives and ordinary sane Americans are fighting back against the revolutionary forces that are trying…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastBiden and the Counter-Revolution
Today's podcast takes up the fact that inflation is rising at the fastest rate in 40 years while Joe Biden...desperately tries to change the subject to…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastVoting Psychotics, Left and Right
Yuval Levin joins the podcast to talk about the Biden trip to Georgia to promote "voting rights"—and how the ideas promulgated by Democrats are both…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastRussian Demands, American Plans
Today, the gang discusses the bleak choices available to the U.S. in the face of Putin's unceasing demands. Then there's the incoherence of the CDC on vaccines…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastAaron Burr Sings a Song on January 6
Today's podcast takes up the Congressional treatment of January 6, including the bizarre interpolation of a song from Hamilton that offers a positive view…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastJanuary 6 and All That
In Noah Rothman's absence, we're joined today by Matthew Continetti to discuss the president's speech about the January 6 riot and what it portends for the…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastBragging Rights
The podcast today takes up the astonishing case of the new Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, who has announced he will do everything he can to keep convicted criminals…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastDoes Anything Work Any Longer?
From cars stuck on a frozen highway in Virginia to the constant revisions of the public-health leaders to the conviction of Elizabeth Holmes in California, the…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastA Democratic Disaster: Baked in the Cake?
We're back live and on topic, and the topic is the weird shift in tone among the COVID hawks over the past week and how it may be a reflection of just how…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe Culture Wars of 2021
The podcast crew concludes a week of politics-free podcasts (sort of) with a look back on the best culture wars of 2021. Learn more about your ad choices…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe Best Holiday Fare of 2021
Though the podcast hosts have chosen nothing from the year 2021 to highlight as the best holiday fare of 2021, we nevertheless have some timeless seasonal…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe Television of 2021
The podcast’s hosts explore their favorite television shows of 2021 and provide some binge-worthy recommendations for your holiday week. Learn more about your…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe Movies of 2021
The podcast’s hosts discuss their favorite movies of 2021 and why they found them particularly moving, interesting, visually exciting, or just not as bad as…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe Books of 2021
This week, the podcast will be doing something a little different: We’re talking about our favorite contributions to the culture this year. In this episode…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastA Commentary Family Christmas!
The podcast today goes far afield, into the cooking plans of our crew, Charles Dickens and his greatness, Saudi Arabia and Iran, and, of course, COVID. Give a…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe Eschatology of Covid
In Joe Biden’s interview with ABC News, the president sought absolution for his failure to anticipate another surge of Covid. That suggests the elite consensus…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastBiden Has Nothing to Say About Omicron
Today's podcast takes up Joe Biden's peculiar speech yesterday, which did absolutely nothing to reassure anyone about anything (save a hopeful Dr. Monica…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastWhat to Do If Someone You Love Has Omicron?
On today's podcast, we discuss the options for how to get around in the world today if someone in your household has contracted the virus. Do you just go about…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe New Stupid Party (It's Not the GOP)
Today's podcast takes up the continuing disbelief on the part of Democrats that Joe Manchin meant what he said and said what he meant, and what the simple act…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastLiberals Are Talking Themselves into Clinical Depression
From Covid to climate change, from the optimal functioning of the judicial system to normalcy itself, it has become a mark of sophistication on the left to…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastWe Told You So
The multi-trillion human, social, metaphysical Build Back Better boondoggle has been officially “shelved” for 2021, and good luck pulling it off that shelf in…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastMugged By Reality
The crime wave is real, and even the most cosseted of archetypical leftwing reformers are noticing and resenting it. The backlash against permissive liberal…
The Commentary Magazine PodcastThe January 6th Texts Are Very, Very Bad
Matthew Continetti joins the podcast today to talk about his piece in the January COMMENTARY, “Disaster of the Senate,” about Chuck Schumer. But first, we…