Drive My Kharg

The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Commentary Magazine

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🗓️ 11 June 2026

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Our friend Matt Continetti is back to discuss the central theory of Trump's second term, as well as the resumption of strikes on Iran and the threat to take Kharg Island. Is this a negotiating tactic, or have the Iranians finally pushed Trump too far? Plus, the expiration of FISA, the launch of the World Cup, the historic Knicks game, the inflation numbers, and Matt recommends the documentary Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs That's the Weight of the World). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the best.
0:07.0	Expect the worst.
0:10.0	Some drink and pain.
0:12.0	Some die of birds.
0:14.0	The way of knowing which way it's going.
0:17.0	Hope for the best.
0:19.0	Expect the worst. Welcome to the Commentary magazine Daily Podcast.
0:25.4	Today is Thursday, June 11th, 20206.
0:28.8	I am John Podhorts, the editor of Commentary Magazine.
0:31.3	With me, as always, executive editor, Abe Greenwald.
0:33.8	Hi, Abe.
0:34.9	Hi, John.
0:35.9	Senior editor, Seth Mandel. Hi, Seth. Hi, John. And with us today,
0:41.9	Wall Street Journal Free Expression columnist and AEI Puba, Matthew Contenetti. Hi, Matt. Hi, John.
0:49.5	Matt, you believe you have a theory of everything to begin the podcast with.
0:55.9	So I'm going to throw it to you.
0:58.3	I do.
0:59.1	And I think maybe it will help kind of set the format for today's episode.
1:03.5	But it occurred to me this morning, as I was making my way through the press clippings,
1:10.4	that the four eyes have returned.
1:15.5	If you recall during the 2024 campaign, I made meant, I'm sure you all recall this, but I made
1:22.2	mention of a William Sapphire column from 1980, where the great columnist and speechwriter William
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