A New Iranian Revolution?

The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Commentary Magazine

News Commentary, News, Politics

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🗓️ 9 January 2026

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Jonathan Schanzer joins the podcast to discuss the remarkable events unfolding in Iran, with the nation possibly in full-scale revolt against its barbaric regime. And I take exception to some mail we've been getting about the goings-on in Minnesota. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:48.3	Hope for the best.
0:50.3	Expect the worst.
0:52.3	Hope for the best. Welcome to the Commentary Magazine Daily Podcast. Today is Friday, January 9th, 2026. I'm John Bodhor. It's the editor of Commentary Magazine. With me, as always, Executive Editor, A. Greenwald. Hi, Abe.
1:06.5	Hi, John. Senior editor, Seth Van Dell. Hi, Seth. Hi, John. Social commentary columnist Christine Rosen. Hi, Christine. Hi, John. Senior editor, Seth Vandelle. Hi, Seth. Hi, John. Social commentary columnist Christine Rosen.
1:12.4	Hi, Christine.
1:13.3	Hi, John.
1:14.0	And joining us today, commentary contributing editor and Grand Cheese and Big Puba, or Big Puba and Grand Cheese at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, Jonathan Shanzer.
1:24.7	Hi, John.
1:25.8	Hi, John.
1:27.3	Jonathan, we are having you on, not because we don't always love to have you on, but because, of course, one of potentially the most important events of the 21st century might be unfolding and happening right before our eyes in Iran. And this, of course, is a major subject and focus of the
1:46.2	foundation for the defense of democracies and a matter that has been a focus of your studies in
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