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The Commentary Magazine Podcast
Commentary is America's premier monthly magazine of opinion: General, yet Jewish. Highly variegated, with a unifying perspective.Listen to The Commentary Magazine Podcast, along with more than 40 other original podcasts, at Ricochet.com. No paid subscription required.
Episodes
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Why Trump Is Angry About Epsteinmania
The continuing focus on the "Epstein files" that don't exist is the first bump in the road for Donald Trump with his base. His declaration that people who…
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Trump Admits He Was Wrong
Today we talk about Donald Trump essentially admitting his mistake with Vladimir Putin and deciding to arm Ukraine through NATO. We also get into the Supreme…
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The Autopen Scandal Is a Very Big Deal
We begin today's podcast talking about the failure of the latest Gaza cease-fire proposal, move on to the crisis inside MAGA over Jeffrey Epstein, and then get…
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Slandering Bibi and Dems Who Want Blood
Today's podcast takes on the huge and outrageous New York Times piece about how Prime Minister Netanyahu has allowed the Gaza war to go on too long to help…
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Is the Arc of History Bending Toward Bibi
Jonathan Schanzer joins us today to discuss Bibi's week in Washington, the prospects for region-wide change in the Middle East, and the painful choices facing…
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Is AI...Demonic?
In an unusually late-night dorm-room like podcast, we begin by describing our general good moods before plunging into despair about the threat of AI as…
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Trump the Neocon?
Today we discuss the president's dinner with Bibi Netanyahu and the clear bond between the two—and Trump's consistent support for Israel over his two terms…
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Can Mamdani Be Defeated?
We're back after a patriotic Fourth of July to talk about the anti-patriotic Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City and whether there are ways in which…
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One Big Beautiful America
Today we discuss the One Big Beautiful Bill and the ways in which it does and doesn't advance the interests of conservatism before we discuss July 4 and the…
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Gaza Ceasefire and Supreme Courtapalooza
Adam White joins us today to talk about the blockbuster cases that concluded this year's Supreme Court decision season. But before that, we discuss the…
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Democrats Are Not Proud to Be American
Gallup reports that just 36 percent of self-described Democrats say they are proud to be American, as opposed to 92 percent of Republicans. The Republican…
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Mamdani, the Dems, and the Gaza Endgame
Bret Stephens joins us to discuss the vote on the Big Beautiful Bill, whether Zohran Mamdani will serve as a model for Democrats nationally, and how Israel…
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Why Are Liberals So Unhappy?
Today we start out discussing Zohran Mamdani's post-nomination commitment to anti-capitalism, racialism, and anti-Zionism. Then we ask why studies show that…
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The Iran Raid Was Awesome
Dan Senor joins us today as we take apart the ridiculous stories pooh-poohing the success of the raid on Iran's nuclear sites and explain how, any way you look…
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The Mamdani Nightmare
Chris Stirewalt joins us to discuss Zohran Mamdani's victory in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary. How did an intifada-supporting socialist win? What…
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Trump's Ceasefire and Its Discontents
Eli Lake joins the podcast today to consider the president's reaction to Iran's violation of the ceasefire he had announced only hours earlier and why he…
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Destroying Nuclear Sites Is Good, Not Bad
Today's podcast explores the strange disappointment of so-called "arms control" experts at the effort to eliminate Iran's nuclear program—which they seem to…
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America Goes All In With Israel
Emergency Podcast taped Sunday morning on the Trump raid on the Iranian nuclear sites and what it means for the Republican Party, the MAGA coalition, the…
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Five For Bombing
John Ondrasik, the superstar pop-rock singer of "Superman" and "100 Years," joins the podcast today to discuss the latest with Iran, his own journey into…
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The Anti-War Crowd Takes a Hit
Donald Trump says he doesn't start wars; he ends them. That may be the promise made to him by the Israelis in the Iran matter—that an American strike against…
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Does Israel Go It Alone or Should We Join
The war on Iran seems to be reaching a climactic moment, and the question is what is best for America and for Israel in finishing the task. Also, why are…
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Trump, Bibi, and God
We get metaphysical and spiritual on today's podcast as I ask whether we can see the hand of providence at work in the mission against Iran and the…
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Israel Batters Iran; Will Trump Join In?
Israel's astounding success in the first days of the war with Iran, notwithstanding the blows it has taken from Iranian missiles, raises the question of…
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The Attack 20 Years in the Making
Israel hits Iran. That's it. That's the podcast. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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It's Hard to Fix Big Things
From the complicated issues raised by illegal immigration to broad-scale policies that distort the American economy, things are in need of repair and…
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Nihilists on Parade
The LA situation continues to dominate, as California Gov. Newsom takes to the airwaves to say that fascism has arrived in America and he's just the guy to…
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What Are the Democrats Doing?
Noah Rothman joins the podcast as we examine the ongoing street violence and theater in Los Angeles and the fact that the Democratic Party has now committed…
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Feel the Burn
As "protestors" set cars on fire, shut down highways, vandalize buildings, and attack law enforcement in California, Democratic politicians want you to believe…
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The Elon Ranger
Elon Musk's anti-Trump meltdown yesterday is revelatory for a number of reasons: the inevitable clash of two Alphas; the tech-bro's arrogance about government…
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Autopens and Executive Actions
Today we examine Donald Trump's busy Wednesday—a new immigration ban from countries hostile to the United States, announcing an investigation into Biden's…
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Why Men Are Fleeing the Democratic Party
The aftermath of the firebombings of Boulder Jews is a moment at which we can see, in stark relief, how the issues that have motivated the left over the past…
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The Intifada Is Here in America
The firebombing of Jews in Colorado, following the firebombing of the governor's mansion in Pennsylvania and the murder of two Israeli embassy officials in DC…
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No Podcast Monday
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High Jinks in MAGA-land
We close out the week on Donald Trump's pardons, picks, and tantrums and RFK Jr.'s AI-based report. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
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The Wreckage of K-12 Education
Today Robert Pondiscio joins the podcast to discuss the progressive sabotage of K-12 schooling and talk about his article in the June issue of COMMENTARY, "How…
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The Case of the 20-Year-Old High Schooler
The media efforts to make Americans oppose Trump's anti-illegal efforts are running straight into the buzzsaw of common sense. So too with efforts to portray…
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The Education of Donald J. Trump
Well, it took him long enough, but Donald Trump has now decided Vladimir Putin doesn't want peace. Who knew? Um...a lot of people? Plus, what's this about how…
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Special Podcast: In Praise of 'Andor'
On this special holiday episode, Matt Continetti and I sing the praises of the brilliant Disney Plus series Andor and explain how it remains compelling even…
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How to Fight the Homefront Intifada
Jonathan Schanzer joins the podcast to talk about efforts to combat the possible wave of anti-Jewish violence in America that might be triggered by the murders…
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The Terrorists Are Here
Noah Rothman joins the podcast this morning to talk about the horrors in DC last night and how they connect to the increasing embrace of violence on the left…
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Big Beautiful Corruption
Mark Halperin joins the podcast today to talk about the continuing fallout from the Biden revelations, whether the "big beautiful bill" will pass, and whether…
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The Diagnosis, Day 2
Today Eliana Johnson joins us as we try to figure out what the real story is behind Joe Biden's tragic cancer diagnosis. And we discuss the media's group…
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The Joe Biden Story
The horrible news about Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis—coming as it did amid the release of a new book about his infirmity as president—raises even more…
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Democrats Don't Understand Themselves
Democrats complain about oligarchs but are the party of the rich. Democrats talk about Trump as a pathological liar but are exposed having lied about Biden's…
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A Senor Moment
Dan Senor joins the podcast to discuss his remarkable June COMMENTARY cover story, "The Future of American Jewry After October 7." But first we talk about…
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Trump's War on the Neocons
The president gave a major speech in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday that had uncomfortable echoes of Barack Obama's "apology" address in 2009—and with the same…
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The Trump-Bibi-Qatar-Hamas Game
Tevi Troy joins us today to talk about his article, "In Praise of Big Pharma," but first we talk about Trump's trip to the Middle East and whether Israel will…
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Trump Negotiates with Himself
Today we talk about the U.S.-China tariff rollback, Trump's plan to reduce drug prices, the ongoing negotiations with Russia, Iran, and Hamas, and the…
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Popes, Pizzas, and Policies
Today's podcast welcomes the American pope, questions the value of deep-dish pizza, reminisces about old baseball days, and then gets serious about campus…
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A Perilous Week Ahead
Jonathan Schanzer joins us to talk about the Houthis, Israel, Iran, Qatar, dangerous negotiations, the universities, and side business deals. Give a listen…
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Events, Dear Boy, Events
If you had a war between India and Pakistan on your 2025 bingo card, congratulations—because nobody else did, including the Trump administration. What are the…
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Lights! Camera! Tariffs!
Why is the president talking about putting tariffs on foreign films instead of attacking California's liberals and the way their management of the state is…
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Trump Meets the Press
John is out for the day, but the rest of us take up Donald Trump's wide-ranging appearance on Meet the Press, New York's hit piece on John Fetterman, and what…
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The Big Mailbag Episode!
We promised and we delivered: Your questions, answered! Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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New Twists in the Ukraine Saga
The signing of a mineral deal with Ukraine represents a new turn in the Trump administration's handling of the war there and Russia's recalcitrance—is it a…
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A Mixed Bag
How are we to evaluate Trump's first 100 days—border, foreign policy, war on liberalism, etc? Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
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Oy, Canada
Congratulations to Donald Trump on the results in Canada, which seem to have turned entirely on him and turned against him at the same time. He says he runs…
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100 Days Equals Four Years
The fights that have erupted during the first hundred days of the Trump administration have not only set the agenda for the White House going forward. They…
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Courts and Space—The Final Frontiers
COMMENTARY's tech columnist, James B. Meigs, joins the podcast today to talk about the important lawsuit lost by Greenpeace and what it means for leftist…
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The Self-Inflicted White House Wounds
COMMENTARY contributing editor Bret Stephens joins us to discuss his New York Times column, "The Face-Plant President," as we consider Donald Trump's decline…