The Commentary Magazine Podcast
Commentary Magazine
Commentary is America's premier monthly magazine of opinion: General, yet Jewish. Highly variegated, with a unifying perspective.Listen to The Commentary Magazine Podcast, along with more than 40 other original podcasts, at Ricochet.com. No paid subscription required.
Episodes
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Dec 30, 2022 • 32min
The Trends of 2022
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Dec 29, 2022 • 32min
The Bright Side of 2022
It turns out 2022 wasn’t entirely irredeemable. We reflect on some of the year’s silver linings and positive developments. Noah: The revitalization of NATO. Abe: A bad year for autocrats. Christine: Candidates who deserve to lose lost. John: Nuclear fusion. Source Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 28, 2022 • 32min
The Movies We Loved in 2022
The gang discusses the movies they enjoyed (or really didn’t enjoy) in 2022. Abe: “The Banshees of Inisherin” and “Moonage Daydream” Christine: “Top Gun: Maverick” Noah: “Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers” (yes, seriously). John: “Singin’ in the Rain”... Source Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 28, 2022 • 35min
The Television We Loved in 2022
Today, we dive into the television shows we watched and loved—or, at least, liked—in 2022. John: “1883” and “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” Abe: “Mr. Inbetween” Christine: “Severance” and “Slow Horses” Noah: “The Dropout” and “Inventing Anna”... Source Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 26, 2022 • 36min
The Books We Loved in 2022
To open up a week of special Christmas week podcasts, we talk about the books we read and loved in 2022. Source Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 23, 2022 • 51min
The January 6th Report
The podcast today asks whether the January 6 report is an example of overreach or whether its findings may be morally merited if not a proper legal blueprint for action against Donald Trump. Give a listen. Source Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 22, 2022 • 52min
A Tale of Two Flags
Volodymyr Zelensky came to the nation’s capital, and, in our nation’s Capitol, he crushed it with a speech that was both substantive and heartening. We break it down and break down the resistance to it among elements of the Right. Give a listen. Source Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2022 • 51min
Zelensky Comes to Town
Today’s podcast looks at the rank politics being played around the visit of Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Zelensky’s stunning one-day trip to Washington to meet with Joe Biden and speak to Congress. Also, seriously? We’re supposed to mask up again? Give a listen. Source Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 20, 2022 • 51min
The Last January 6th Hearing
Was it just grandstanding, or did the committee make its case for the criminal referrals it made to the Justice Department relating to Donald Trump? And does the final grab-bag spending bill actually have some good stuff in it? Give a listen. Source Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 19, 2022 • 45min
Even Corporate Media Can't Ignore the Border Any Longer
Today’s podcast looks at the accelerating crisis at the southern border of the United States, and the fact that the Biden administration is putting its head in the sand and trying to ignore it—which other Democratic politicians dealing with the fallout will not allow. And, we wonder, how will the January 6th committee recommendations coming out on Monday affect Donald Trump’s standing in the GOP? Source Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
