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The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Commentary Magazine

News Commentary, Politics, News

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🗓️ 23 July 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Today we bounce from saying goodbye to Ozzy Osbourne to celebrating Billy Joel to talking about Columbia suspending students to the shameful public display of Mahmoud Khalil to Trump's calling Obama a traitor. It's a wild ride. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hope for the best.
0:08.0	Expect the worst.
0:10.0	Some drink and pain.
0:12.0	Some die of thirst.
0:15.0	The way of knowing which way it's going.
0:19.0	Hope for the best.
0:20.0	Expect the worst., for the best, expect the worst.
0:22.4	Oh, for the best.
0:25.0	Welcome to the Commentary Magazine Daily podcast.
0:27.7	Today is Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025.
0:31.1	I am John Podgawrits.
0:32.7	The editor of Commentary Magazine.
0:36.2	And we are brought to you today by my sister Rachel's alma mater, St. John's
0:41.8	College, because what kind of education does a free society require? At St. John's College, students study
0:48.7	the great books of Western civilization, where they learn to think independently, hear others'
0:53.8	perspectives, and understand the
0:55.3	foundations of democratic society. It's an education for citizens, thought leaders, and those
1:00.6	who will carry forward the best of the American tradition. Our BA is equivalent to a double
1:06.8	major in philosophy and the history of math and science, and a double minor in literature
1:11.9	and classical studies. It's demanding. It's not for everyone. It might be just right for your
1:18.9	child. Learn more at S.J.C. Dot E.D.U. And two gorgeous campuses, one in Annapolis, Maryland and one in Santa Fein, Mexico.
1:32.9	Now, we are here to do a podcast. That podcast will include executive editor, Abe Greenwald.
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