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The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Commentary Magazine

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.

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81:38

Musk, Stefanik, Liberation from What?

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/04/02

Special elections last night offered a mixed picture of the political mood in the country, even as Democrats seem to be seizing on the idea that their path to victory is to focus on Elon Musk. Did Trump do America and Elise Stefanik herself a favor by making her stay in the House to continue fighting the culture war against the universities? And what exactly are tariffs liberating us from? Plus, Val Kilmer, RIP. Give a listen.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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65:03

April Fool's: Kamala Harris

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/04/01

How did it happen that Kamala Harris ever rose to the summit? What forces led her there, and what does it mean that she was stopped and that Trump won over her and is doing what he's doing now? Give a listen.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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72:23

The Two Faces of Trump

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/03/31

his weekend we saw Bad Trump—the one saying he could serve a third term because of, you know, reasons—and Good Trump—the one saying Putin and Iran are angering him and that he's not going to stand for much more of their shenanigans. Now come the tariffs. Are they the work of Good Trump or Bad Trump? And here's an idea: Barack Obama for president of Columbia! Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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79:20

Running Government as a Business

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/03/28

We discuss the defense proffered by Elon Musk and his Doge team in a fascinating interview last night on Bret Baier's Fox show for their actions and why, while laudable, their efforts to apply "business" practices to government have been tried before and usually backfire. And why you shouldn't take the media assaults on Trump's deportations at face value. Give a listen.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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79:32

Car Talk

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/03/27

No, we're not Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers; we're the COMMENTARY podcast and we're here to discuss automobile tariffs and the dangers thereto. Not to mention: Othello! Give a listen.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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82:37

Does the Signal Scandal Matter?

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/03/26

Eli Lake joins us today to discuss the continuing fallout from the inadvertent addition of a journalist to a discussion at the highest levels of America's military operation against the Houthis in Yemen. If the president doesn't care, will anyone else? And why are Tuckeristas trying to turn this into a holy war against those who want to use American power to open the world's shipping lanes? Also, what about these demonstrations in Gaza? Give a listen.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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67:45

The Signal Scandal and the COVID Conmen

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/03/25

We talk today about the three elements of the story about a journalist finding himself on the text chain revealing the deepest secret of the Trump administration thus far and what it says about the behavior and policies of the White House, and then dive deep into the extraordinary story of the Minnesota non-profit that stole $250 million in COVID relief money and gave it to staffers in the form of wedding gold. Give a listen.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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69:26

Are Dems at a 50-Year Low?

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/03/24

Data from Democrats themselves indicate the party's fortunes are historically poor, and we spend the podcast discussing how they got themselves into this hole and how difficult it is for them to climb out of it. Also: Trump manhandles Columbia University and a big law firm. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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72:51

Rescuing Astronauts and Fighting Eco-Nuts

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/03/21

James B. Meigs joins today's podcast to discuss the return from space of the astronauts stranded for nine months after the failure of their Boeing craft and what all that says about business, high tech, and the capitalist future. And we dive deep into a landmark lawsuit against Greenpeace. Give a listen.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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71:57

Inflation, the Economy, and Drugs

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/03/20

David Bahnsen and Tevi Troy join us today to talk about the Fed and its talk of inflation and uncertainty, and Tevi's lead article in the April issue of COMMENTARY, "In Praise of Big Pharma." Plus, new merch! Very exciting! Give a listen.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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65:08

Trump, Year Zero

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/03/19

With Trump and Putin negotiating with each other in an attempt to force a resolution onto Ukraine, the question arises: How do former American agreements bind (or not bind) Trump or any new president? And what can be said of the traditions of American politics Trump seeks to up-end or destroy? Give a listen.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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72:26

Lighting Up Gaza

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/03/18

Jonathan Schanzer joins the podcast to discuss Israel's aggressive moves against Hamas in Gaza as the "cease-fire" that ended 18 days ago really came to an actual end with the Jewish state showing its determination to bring this war to its purposeful conclusion—the destruction of Hamas—in concert with the Trump administration taking on the Houthis in Yemen. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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72:37

15 Things Just That Happened

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/03/17

How to keep up with the news? You can't. There's too much of it. Even over a weekend. We try to catch up. Wow. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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76:11

Ten Years of Podcasting

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/03/14

Founding father Noah Rothman joins us today to discuss the day's news before we offer a brief history of the birth, evolution, and growth of the COMMENTARY podcast as we note our tenth anniversary (and fifth anniversary of going daily). Give a listen.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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63:14

The Green Carding of America

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/03/13

Liel Leibovitz joins us today to discuss the ongoing controversy over the immigration and speech status of Columbia extremist Mahmoud Khalil and how he, as someone who has been through the immigration process, views these incendiary matters. Give a listen.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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73:32

Help! Everything Is Too Confusing!

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/03/12

Today's podcast is an effort to help me find my bearings in a world in which Ukraine agrees to a cease-fire, RFK Jr. is doing an ad for Steak'n'Shake, Donald Trump is selling Teslas on the White House lawn, and Democrats are siding with a terror-supporting activist. Give a listen.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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74:14

Mahmoud Khalil and Casey Stengel

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/03/11

The question we ask on today's podcast about the Trump administration is simple: "Can't anybody here play this game?" What game? We explain and you should give a listen.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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72:00

Trump's War on Campus Anti-Semitism

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/03/10

Tough times at Columbia University as hundreds of millions of dollars in federal money are revoked and a leader of the pro-Hamas protests is taken into custody by ICE. It's a huge development. Not so good: The antics of "hostage negotiator" Adam Boehler. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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71:00

First Person Singularity

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/03/07

We take an offbeat tack today, jumping off from a landmark achievement in the world of AI to ask just how close we are to the "singularity," and what that means for the future of humanity. Give a listen.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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67:26

Hamas, Campus Anti-Semites, and Ukraine

The Commentary Magazine Podcast ·

2025/03/06

What does Donald Trump's new threat against Hamas mean for the next phase of the hostage deal? And what options does the administration have for cracking down on campus anti-Semitism? Also, where do things stand between Trump and Zelenskyy at the moment? Give a listen.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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