The Commentary Magazine Podcast

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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

Rushing the Cockpit

Our friend Matt Continetti is back to discuss breaking news of a thwarted 9/11-style attack on a flight from Dubai to Tel-Aviv and the heroism of the passengers who avert

Sep 30
1 h 03 min

Mahmoudy Blues

Contributing Editor Eli Lake is back to discuss his review of Mahmoud Khalil's new book and debate whether the efforts to deport him were unwise. Plus, the Trump administ

Sep 29
1 h 04 min

Slouching Towards November

It's Monday, and we're back to discuss Sunkist reversing their decision to cancel the Bar Mitzvah favorite fruit gems, the Hormuz crisis coming to a head, and the foiled

Sep 28
1 h 01 min

UN-mitigated Disaster

It's Friday, and after a brief opening discussion about records, we turn to discuss Benjamin Netanyahu's UNGA speech, Macron's embarrassing flub, the ongoing efforts to f

Sep 25
1 h 14 min

Genocide Hustle

Today we discuss Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to the UNGA after the son of Israel's ambassador to the US was seriously injured in a terrorist attack, news that the Israeli

Sep 24
1 h 02 min

Mergers and Inquisitions

Matt Continetti joins us on this Wednesday to discuss football being back, as well as Rob Bonta's failure to stop the Paramount-WB merger, how it connects to the pro-Pale

Sep 23
1 h 11 min

Learning Nothing

It's Monday, and we are back to gloat about Commentary's non-susceptibility to current online media monetization trends in the age of broken search and ubiquitous AI, as

Sep 22
1 h 06 min

Groundhog Deal

Our old friend Noah Rothman is back this Friday to discuss Trump's latest attempts to pacify Putin on the backdrop of reports that Russia might attack NATO countries, and

Sep 18
1 h 16 min

Head on a Piker

It's Thursday, and our friend Matt Continetti is back to discuss Hasan Piker's Axios interview and his comments on 9/11 and Al-Qaeda, and how this might impact Abdul El-S

Sep 17
1 h 04 min

Mackleless

Today we discuss Trump holding the Kennedy Center hostage, the tightening senatorial races in Ohio, Texas, Michigan, and elsewhere, JD Vance's ongoing descent into Tucker

Sep 16
1 h 22 min

Bye-atollah

Today we discuss the New York Times reporting on the mystery surrounding the condition of Iranian Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei and whether he is even still alive, the Saudi

Sep 15
55 min

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 controversy surrounding India

Sep 14
1 h 16 min

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 of the September 11 attacks and

Sep 11
1 h 22 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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