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The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Operation Epic Waffle

The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Commentary Magazine

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.65.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2026

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

It's Wednesday and time to panic over the attack on Jewish students at George Washington University using an unknown substance, the supposed deal brewing with Iran despite the announcement of Operation Epic Freedom in the Strait of Hormuz. Plus, antiracism programs at Penn State Law School, and the death of Ted Turner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to Panicamp the best.

0:07.0

Expect the worst.

0:10.0

Some drinks can make.

0:12.0

Some die of birds.

0:14.0

Which way it's going?

0:17.0

Hope for the best.

0:19.0

Expect the worst. Welcome to Panic Day on the Commentary Magazine Daily podcast.

0:27.0

I'm John Podhoarts, the editor of Commentary Magazine.

0:29.2

It's May 6, 2026.

0:31.1

And I'm now going to introduce my panel and then explain to you why it is that I'm panicking.

0:35.3

Executive editor, Abe.

0:36.3

Reinhwald, hi, Abe.

0:40.4

Hi, John. Senior editor, Seth, Mandel. hi, Abe. Hi, Abe. Hi, John. Senior editor, Seth, Mandel. Hi, Seth.

0:48.0

Hi, John. And Washington Free Beacon editor, Eliana Johnson. Hi, Eleana. Hi, John. Okay, it's not just that news came out that there was essentially a chemical warfare attack on the campus of George Washington

0:53.1

University last week, which somehow was kept out of the public eye for a week.

0:58.9

There was a sort of Israel festival, and somebody dropped some kind of chemical substance that literally sent a kid to a hospital.

1:08.4

And the GW whatever issues this, We have been made aware of a moment when some

1:16.7

substance was used that sent one of our kids to the hospital. I don't want to do the

1:21.8

constant, what if it was a black kid, but what if there was a rally, a Black Lives Matter rally, and a vial

1:31.0

of some kind of chemical substance was dropped, and a black kid went to the hospital?

1:36.6

There would be 10,000 people standing outside the hospital screaming, and Al Sharpton would show

1:42.5

up, and the entire congressional black caucus would show up

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