The Commentary Magazine Podcast
Commentary Magazine
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Episodes
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Dec 31, 2021 • 29min
The Culture Wars of 2021
The podcast crew concludes a week of politics-free podcasts (sort of) with a look back on the best culture wars of 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 30, 2021 • 20min
The Best Holiday Fare of 2021
Though the podcast hosts have chosen nothing from the year 2021 to highlight as the best holiday fare of 2021, we nevertheless have some timeless seasonal recommendations for you to check out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 29, 2021 • 31min
The Television of 2021
The podcast’s hosts explore their favorite television shows of 2021 and provide some binge-worthy recommendations for your holiday week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 28, 2021 • 23min
The Movies of 2021
The podcast’s hosts discuss their favorite movies of 2021 and why they found them particularly moving, interesting, visually exciting, or just not as bad as what they were expecting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 27, 2021 • 26min
The Books of 2021
This week, the podcast will be doing something a little different: We’re talking about our favorite contributions to the culture this year. In this episode, the hosts discuss their favorite books they read over the last year, whether they were published in 2021 or not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 24, 2021 • 60min
A Commentary Family Christmas!
The podcast today goes far afield, into the cooking plans of our crew, Charles Dickens and his greatness, Saudi Arabia and Iran, and, of course, COVID. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 23, 2021 • 52min
The Eschatology of Covid
In Joe Biden’s interview with ABC News, the president sought absolution for his failure to anticipate another surge of Covid. That suggests the elite consensus around this virus really did believe their were behavioral rites that would ward off the disease, and, as a corollary, that contracting the disease is a personal failure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 22, 2021 • 46min
Biden Has Nothing to Say About Omicron
Today's podcast takes up Joe Biden's peculiar speech yesterday, which did absolutely nothing to reassure anyone about anything (save a hopeful Dr. Monica Gandhi, who thought it said what she would want it to say). Why did he give it? What was the purpose? What gives? Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2021 • 58min
What to Do If Someone You Love Has Omicron?
On today's podcast, we discuss the options for how to get around in the world today if someone in your household has contracted the virus. Do you just go about your life? Do you quarantine? Do you isolate? What? And what about Trump finally saying conservatives and his followers should express pride in the vaccines? Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 20, 2021 • 56min
The New Stupid Party (It's Not the GOP)
Today's podcast takes up the continuing disbelief on the part of Democrats that Joe Manchin meant what he said and said what he meant, and what the simple act of refusing to hear him has cost them and will continue to cost them. And more Omicron craziness. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
