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Commentary Magazine Podcast

Commentary Magazine

Commentary is America's premier monthly magazine of opinion: General, yet Jewish. Highly variegated, with a unifying perspective.

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Conventional Wisdom

Our friend Chris Stirewalt joins us to discuss the midterm republican convention and what effect it might have on the midterm elections, the...

76:49Sep 14, 2026

25 Years Later

Contributing editor Eli Lake joins us on this Friday to discuss the current geopolitical reality through the prism of the 25th anniversary o...

82:54Sep 11, 2026

The $5,000 Question

Today, we discuss last night's unusual Republican midterm convention, Donald Trump's pledge to give Americans five grand if the GOP retains...

78:01Sep 10, 2026

The Great Forgetting

Surprise! Abdul El-Sayed is connected to an imam who doesn't like gays and Jews. How did we go from 9/11 to the War on Terror to candidates...

59:28Sep 9, 2026

Remembering 9/11

Today, we look back on the attacks of 9/11, the country's evolving response, and how we began to lose the thread. To what extent did the med...

68:11Sep 8, 2026

Met His Match

Today, we begin by considering the significance of Israel's destruction of Hezbollah's tunnels in southern Lebanon before moving on to the d...

80:51Sep 4, 2026

Midterm Madness

Given the bad polls, close polls, prediction markets, and double Dan Sullivans, perhaps the midterms are a jump ball. We also discuss Hakeem...

64:23Sep 3, 2026

Moulton Point

Seth Moulton got wiped out by Ed Markey in last night's Democratic primary for Senate in Massachusetts. We discuss how Moulton, and other De...

60:59Sep 2, 2026

What's Dana's Deal?

Today, we devote the podcast to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's shameful suggestion that Jewish security and survival may have to be...

65:45Sep 1, 2026

Getting Iran Right

The economic war on Iran seems to be working, and the U.S. has resumed targeted strikes. Does this combination of tactics at last add up to...

79:51Aug 31, 2026

What's In A Name?

It's Friday, and we are here to discuss Trump's latest stunt with the renaming of Lake Ontario, the story of Natalie Harp, the ongoing contr...

69:41Aug 28, 2026

Off A Cliffe

Today we are joined by our friends Eli Lake and Matt Continetti to discuss CIA Director John Ratcliffe's trip to Russia, the interconnectivi...

78:20Aug 27, 2026

Goodbye Dolly

Commentary Hollywood Commentary columnist Rob Long joins us today to discuss the passing of the legendary Dolly Parton, her status as a cons...

74:51Aug 26, 2026

Data Driven

Today we discuss how American politicians are dealing with the hot button topic of data centers and how opposition to them is the latest man...

74:03Aug 25, 2026

Parasocial Media

We're back from break to discuss Karen Attiah's reinstatement at the Washington Post and the absurdity of forced employment in the opinion j...

65:46Aug 24, 2026

We've Got Mail

It's time for another mailbag episode. Our producer Noam Blum joins us to answer questions on the US-Israel alliance, post-Bibi Israel, the...

42:41Aug 21, 2026

On His Own Terms

Tevi Troy joins us on this week-long series of interviews for our upcoming September print issue to discuss his review of two new books tack...

35:14Aug 20, 2026

Riyadh Politik

FDD's Jonathan Schanzer joins us on this week-long series of interviews for our upcoming September print issue to discuss his article on the...

37:47Aug 19, 2026

Putting the Con in Consultant

Our Washington Commentary Columnist James Kirchick joins us on this week-long series of interviews for our upcoming September print issue. W...

36:36Aug 18, 2026

Mission Accomplished?

Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Tod Lindberg joins us on this week-long series of interviews for our upcoming September print issue to discus...

46:51Aug 17, 2026