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Coalition Building

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Ben Shapiro joins us today to discuss the results of the Israeli election, where the anti-Bibi coalition underperformed and likely denied Eisenkot the prime ministership.

Oct 28
1 h 06 min

Let it Bibi

The Israeli election is in full swing with the highest turnout in 50 years. What will this mean for the Arab parties, Netanyahu's chances of survival, and will an Eisenko

Oct 27
48 min

Electoral Collage

We are back on this Monday to discuss tomorrow's Israeli election and next week's midterm election in the US, and whether other international electoral trends will come i

Oct 26
1 h 09 min

Nightmare on Elmi Street

Today we discuss the posthumous exposé on Lindsay Graham's sexuality by The Young Turks, as well as Ilhan Omar's legal troubles and the questions on her identity and immi

Oct 23
1 h 05 min

Brink and Mortars

Our friends Matt Continetti of the WSJ and Jonathan Schanzer of FDD join us today to discuss Saudi Arabia's Houthi bind, the possibility of the entire region being dragge

Oct 22
1 h 07 min

Candy Kornacki

NBC news analyst Steve Kornacki joins us today to discuss his "Kornacki Cam" and election night coverage, and to offer his predictions and historical perspective on some

Oct 21
58 min

Family Dramaswamy

Today we discuss Vivek Ramaswamy's new anti-Amy Acton ad in the Ohio gubernatorial race starring Acton's mother and the injection of intra-family conflict into politics,

Oct 20
47 min

Gallicize the Intifada

Contributing editor Eli Lake is back on this Monday to discuss the upheaval in France and the influence of Palestinianism and the "globalize the intifada" movement and ho

Oct 19
1 h 09 min

Talarico Suave

Our friend Noah Rothman joins us today to discuss the counterintuitive republican competitiveness in bluer states while floundering in historically easier races, particul

Oct 16
1 h 08 min

Fallow Field

Our friend Matt Continetti is back on this Thursday to discuss John Ossoff's surprise declaration that he won't run for president before the end of his term, who will end

Oct 15
1 h 05 min

The Age of Omar

It's Wednesday, and we are still immersed in pre-election news with the New York and Oregon gubernatorial debates, as well as new details on the Ilhan Omar raid and repor

Oct 14
59 min

Lansing the Boil

With the midterms three weeks away, Abdul El-Sayed's liabilities are starting to make an impact, particularly due to his inability to respond to some of the worst allegat

Oct 13
56 min

Pop Goes the Diesel

We are back on this Columbus Day to discuss Trump's newest turn against Zelensky and the nonexistent energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, as well as Abdul El-Saye

Oct 12
1 h 01 min

Error Correction

Our friend Matt Continetti joins us on this Friday to discuss polling averages one month before the midterm elections, and whether polling errors in the primaries will re

Oct 9
1 h 03 min

Revisiting The Day After

John introduces a rebroadcast of our first show after the October 7th attacks, featuring Dan Senor, Abe Greenwald, Christine Rosen, and Matt Continetti. Learn more about

Oct 8
1 h 06 min

Three Years On

Dan Senor joins us from Israel on this third anniversary of the October 7th attacks to revisit the initial reactions to the horrors and discuss the downstream consequence

Oct 7
53 min

Protest Contest

Today we discuss the data points that seem to contradict predictions of a major democratic sweep in the midterms, the political unrest in France and England, the increase

Oct 6
1 h 04 min

Hard Cornell

Today we discuss the story of the Cornell 7 and the controversy surrounding accounts of the events and aftermath of the incident, the potential for bias in the appointmen

Oct 5
1 h 06 min

Rocketless

It's Friday, and we are back to discuss marking a full year without any rockets or missiles fired into Israel from the Gaza Strip and how this relates to the fierce oppos

Oct 2
1 h 02 min

Poll Dancing

We are back on this Thursday to discuss the tight polling of likely voters in Michigan and whether this is considered good news in the current polling atmosphere, Troy Ja

Oct 1
1 h 08 min

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This podcast is a thoughtful, fun political discussion with occasional pop culture. I discovered it through Pod’s appearances on The Remnant as well as the GLOP podcast. He is a talented host who blends entertainment with serious analysis.

Doc_4_2000 · Sep 2026

The Commentary Podcast is an essential for me. It’s hard to find the time to read every day all the things I know I should read to keep abreast of the news. John Podhoretz and his fellow contributors on the podcast provide fantastic coverage of U.S. politics, social developments, and international news. Often they provide insight on reporting of things that are happening that the mainstream media simply do not cover. It’s funny; it’s smart; it’s a great conversation. Hope for the best and expect the best from this podcast. You won’t be disappointed.

ThePhullNelson · Sep 2026

This is an excellent podcast of really intelligent and highly knowledgeable people. It is always very current and topical. This is really the best quality podcast for intelligent conservatives and pro-Israel folks, although this is not a political podcast to propagandize but to analyze current events in a very deep and engaging manner. This podcasts is not for the fanboys but for those who wish to understand complex current events and issues. Highly recommended.

Stagborg · Aug 2026

This is my daily go to podcast. The breadth of knowledge about many subjects that John has continues to amaze.

Surse1 · Aug 2026

This pod suffers from a total lack of editing which can be very frustrating, especially when John Podhoretz is speaking (read: rambling), so one must endure endless pauses, unfinished sentences, lots of ums and ahs. It can be hard to deal with and the pod could be half its length were it edited or if the better speakers (Christine and Seth speak very well; Abe speaks well enough) were given MUCH more air time.

Klkruger · Dec 2024

Matt Continetti continues to ruin the once great Commentary podcast. He interrupts constantly and acts as if he is the all-knowing master of any topic. Just listen. John, Abe or Christine will make a really interesting point, and Matt will invariably jump in to add his two cents as if we just can’t do without his pearls of wisdom. And most of the time his intrusions into others comments are just so bland. He’s got a keen sense of the obvious. Why does he bother me so much? Because his non-stop blathering - and his constant laughing at his own comments - is such a drag to listen to. If it weren’t for Abe and Christine - who barely get a word in edgewise - I would stop listening altogether. Continetti’s insufferable pontificating has destroyed a great pod. John - I am begging you - rein him in!!!!

Yawbus61 · Nov 2024

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