Manufacturing Dissent

The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Commentary Magazine

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🗓️ 9 March 2026

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Today we discuss the media's eagerness to declare the Iran war a failure a mere eight days into the conflict, the failed IED attack on protesters in New York City, and Zohran Mamdani's wife's online support for the October 7 attack. Plus, John recommends the film It Was Just An Accident by Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome for the best
0:08.0	Expect the worst
0:10.0	Some drinks you're paying
0:12.0	Some die of hers
0:15.0	The way of knowing
0:16.0	Which way it's going
0:18.0	Hope for the best
0:20.0	Expect the worst.
0:22.4	Oh, for the best.
0:24.3	Welcome to the Commentary Magazine Daily podcast.
0:27.1	Today is Monday, March 9th, 2026.
0:30.7	I'm John Potth Horst, the editor of Commentary Magazine.
0:33.1	We have a full house today with executive editor, Abe Greenwald.
0:36.7	Hi, Abe.
0:38.1	Hi, John. Washington Free Beacon editor, Ag Greenwald. Hi, Abe. Hi, John.
0:41.6	Washington Free Beacon editor, Eliana Johnson. Hi,
0:45.4	Eleana. Hi, Leanna. Hi, John. Our senior editor, Seth Mandel. Hi, Seth.
0:51.1	Hi, John. And our Washington, excuse me, our social commentary columnist, Christine Rosen. Hi,
0:56.4	Christine. Hi, John. One day I will get through this introduction without making a mistake.
1:02.7	But here is what I've been hearing over the last couple of days.
1:04.7	We're trapped in a quagmire.
1:10.5	We are about to experience stagflation as a result of an unprecedented oil shock that is raising oil prices
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