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The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Prisoner Swaps—and a VP Swap?

The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Commentary Magazine

News, News Commentary, Politics

4.65.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 August 2024

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

Our old pal Noah Rothman comes back on the podcast today to discuss whether and how to celebrate the release of American prisoners from Russian jails and how this might tie in to the question of Israel's handling of its own prisoner swaps—one of which led directly to October 7. And a fearless prediction is made about the Republican ticket. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hope for the best.

0:09.0

Expect the worst.

0:11.0

Some bring champagne, some die of furs.

0:14.0

No way of knowing which way it's going.

0:19.0

Hope for the best expect the worst.

0:22.0

Welcome to the Commentary Magazine Daily Podcast.

0:26.8

Today is Friday, August 2, 2024.

0:29.3

I'm John Putth, The Editor of Commentary with me as always executive editor

0:33.8

every remote hi a jayed

0:36.4

senior editor Seth mandel hi seft

0:39.0

right john and it is old home week because back again, after, you know, basically being the inspiration for

0:48.0

this podcast, the producer of this podcast, a daily presence on this podcast for four years back with us.

0:57.0

National Reviews, Noah Rothman, I know.

1:00.0

Hi, John.

1:01.0

So excited to have you, Noah and I texting this morning and then I thought, my goodness, we need to have

1:08.8

Noah on to talk about everything that is happening and so we're going to just jump right in and I'm

1:15.6

going to ask you guys very plainly 1130 last night joint force Andrews base the hostages the prisoners

1:25.0

prisoner swap American hostages come off the plane and

1:30.0

this is being treated and greeted as a gigantic diplomatic victory for the

1:36.0

Biden administration as as expressed by

1:39.7

Kamala Harris on the runway very happy happy scenes of Evan Gerskovich meeting his family, all of that, and obviously a very complicated negotiation involving several nations and 17 people.

2:00.0

And so I don't, there is a, there seems to be a desire on the part of people

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