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The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Commentary Magazine

News Commentary, News, Politics

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🗓️ 5 January 2026

⏱️ 66 minutes

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We begin with Venezuela, of course, but move on to the startling announcement by Tim Walz that he is not running for reelection as governor of Minnesota owing to the burgeoning fraud scandal there—a staggering fall for a man who was almost vice president. And who's coming up the pike? Why, it's Zohran Mamdani! Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm James Patterson. I write way too many books. Welcome to Hungry Dogs. The title comes from my
0:07.1	maternal grandmother, Isabel Zelvis Morris. Nan used to always say, Hungry Dogs Run Faster, James,
0:13.9	and I've been running fast ever since. Here's what will be coming your way soon, and this is a
0:19.0	really terrific list, I think. You'll hear from some incredible people like Stacey Abrams.
0:24.6	Yay.
0:25.6	B.J. Novak.
0:26.9	Yay.
0:27.7	Kathy Bates, Dolly Parton, Josh Gadd, and Pope Leo.
0:32.4	Okay, maybe not Pope Leo.
0:33.7	But who knows?
0:34.4	Maybe he'll show up.
0:35.3	Hungry Dogs Run Faster.
0:37.3	Thank you, Grandma, for turning me into a hopeless, obsessive, compulsive.
0:42.0	Listen to Hungry Dogs with James Patterson. That'd be me on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever
0:49.1	you get your podcast. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you. expect the worst. Some drink the pain. Some die of thirst.
1:12.5	The way of knowing which way it's going.
1:16.5	Hope for the best.
1:18.2	Expect the worst.
1:20.9	Welcome to the Commentary Magazine Daily Podcast.
1:23.9	Today is Monday, January 5th, 2020.
1:32.6	It's 2026, and we are back with our daily schedule.
1:40.4	And by we, I mean, senior editor Seth Mendel. Hi, Seth. Hi, John. Social commentary columnist Christine Rosen. Hi, Christine. Hi, John. And Washington Free Beacon editor,
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