The Commentary Magazine Podcast

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Popes, Pizzas, and Policies May 09, 2025

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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 misbehavior. Give a listen.

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A Perilous Week Ahead May 08, 2025

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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 May 07, 2025

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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 possible consequences, and how will they interfere with Trump's trip to the Middle East in the coming days? Give a listen.

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Lights! Camera! Tariffs! May 06, 2025

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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 destroying the entertainment industry there? We talk about this and about just how crazy the month of May is going to be in the Middle East. Give a listen.

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Trump Meets the Press May 05, 2025

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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 to do about the undeterred Houthis. Give a listen.

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The Big Mailbag Episode! May 02, 2025

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We promised and we delivered: Your questions, answered! Give a listen.

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New Twists in the Ukraine Saga May 01, 2025

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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 good turn or a bad turn? And we examine the media misreporting of the circumstances around the attempted deportation of an anti-Israel and anti-Semitic green-card holder. Give a listen.

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A Mixed Bag Apr 30, 2025

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How are we to evaluate Trump's first 100 days—border, foreign policy, war on liberalism, etc? Give a listen.

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Oy, Canada Apr 29, 2025

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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 the world, and sometimes when you do, you run aground. Thus begins our conversation on his first hundred days. Give a listen.

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100 Days Equals Four Years Apr 28, 2025

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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 will literally be the fights Trump will be fighting until his tenure is over, as every action is met with a response in court. Give a listen.

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