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Unravel the threads of American politics with incisive commentary and in-depth analysis on the state of the political scene. Join National Review writers like Rich Lowry, Charles C. W. Cooke, Jim Geraghty, Michael Brendan Dougherty, Jack Butler, and more for political commentary you can’t get anywhere else. Longing for a refreshing dose of sanity? All you need to do is tune in.

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  • Ben Connelly
    The Only Podcast Where I Actually Want to Listen to the Ads
    Rich does such a fantastic job that I actually enjoy listening to the opening and closing spiel and the ads. At this point, I have almost memorized parts and find myself saying “if you don’t like what you hear here, please forget I said anything.” I finally got around to leaving my glowing five-star review. Whatever Rich is doing to teach the other National Review writers, it works, because I really enjoy listening to Charlie reading the ads and to Noah guest hosting, too. Easily the most fun punditry podcast I listen to every week.
  • Teezusss
    Ironic
    The irony of you guys telling Americans how to feel lol
  • why??$??
    MBD and CCWC
    The 02/13 episode is why I love this podcast. Where else do you hear people who disagree?
  • Sapdoug
    Episode 627 Power Games
    14 minutes in, Charlie Cook makes the case for Dems to pack the Supreme Court as soon as they have the power. There is no American greater good now. We are all playing Hunger Games
  • Nathan98az
    Grown on me a surprising amount
    Though I’ve been moving right, I’d probably represent the leftward edge of the McCain-Romney coalitions. I’ve voted for democrats since Trump took over. I think of myself more as center left than center right these days. But I love NR/Commentary/the Dispatch, and now trust high quality conservative media more than the legacy outlets. That said, the Editors annoyed me a lot, at first. Your arguments were always strong but you trained most of your fire leftward and I often thought you ignored serious Trump problems, except when you had no choice but to cover them. I suppose I can understand that as a business decision, but it didn’t seem to live up to Buckley’s legacy. I alternate back and forth between being more frustrated with Michael or Rich. Since the indictments, Rich has been winning. But you’ve brought me around on a couple points. The last few weeks I haven’t been keeping up with my podcast feed and found myself, subconsciously, choosing to listen to the Editors before other podcasts I would have guessed I liked better. But I realized, you guys have grown on me a ton. I think the points I disagree with are actually what makes it so valuable. I’ve been listening to Rich and not reviewing, because I didn’t feel 5 stars about the podcast before, but I can wholeheartedly give 5 stars now. Thanks, guys.
  • Confirmandi Paul
    Love you guys!
    Holding the conservative line against the wokesters from the left and Orange Julius from the Deep Right.
  • J_Ky
    More Noah and More Jim
    MBD’s apologist approach to tyrants and wannabe tyrants is just completely unwelcome, unneeded and as morally dubious as it is frequently intellectually bankrupt. He’s that kid in your dorm who still hasn’t figured out that being an obnoxious contrarian just for the heck of it isn’t all that cute. Less please. “Russia’s core interests” good grief. Assuming he isn’t a tool of the Kremlin, which I think fairly unlikely, what an absolutely clownish stance to take over and over and over again.
  • statedept1515
    Ok but MBD is a clown
    The topics (and often opinions on the topics) are so predictable that it’s exhausting. There’s definitely a line where you can copy what every other conservative podcast in existence is discussing each week and NR often falls on the repeat side of it. MBD also dresses up awful opinions with pompous language but it doesn’t change how silly his positions often are.
  • "Zealot" Is Already Taken
    Squishes
    Gone are the rock-ribbed (handful of exceptions), left are CW squishes. Might as well listen to Rachel Maddow’s podcast.
  • DeckledwithDust
    Noah Rothman is Insufferable
    Noah is the condescending hall monitor of the pundit class. He was terrible at Commentary, and he’s brought down NR to new low.
  • JeannieEco
    You’ve Lost Your Minds
    I’ve been on the edge with you guys for a while now, but your most recent pod just pushed me over the edge. To hear you guys actually arguing FOR this bill is just preposterous and repulsive. Youve essentially become paid shills for the DNC. You started going downhill the second you added Noah and now you’re completely gone. Goodbye and good riddance.
  • JustCurioussss
    Can appreciate the discourse…
    Even though I am not as Trump deranged as most hosts are. And even though I disagree with most everything Noah says. Jim, MBD, Maddie, Charlie and Rich are worth the listen.
  • MemeLord59
    Outstanding
    I’ve listened to this podcast for quite some time. It just keeps getting better. I really enjoy the back-and-forth among the participants. I watch for it on my feed every week. And it’s even better now that Noah Rothman is a regular. It isn’t just his takes on Israel, foreign policy, or the nanny state that I like. I love all that and look forward to hearing what he has to say. No. It’s not just that. It’s Noah’s complete ignorance of, and lack of interest in, professional sports! He’s my brother from another mother!! I can’t count how many times my eyes have glazed over on the Editors (or especially The McCarthy Report) when the football or baseball talk starts up. Ugh. It’s just so great to now have a man on The Editors who knows so little about professional sports and who obviously cares even less. Noah carries the standard for all of us guys who have to fake the sports talk at cocktail parties so that the other sports-obsessed men we’re taking to won’t look at us like we have a third eye in the middle of our foreheads. Keep up the good work, Noah. Hold your head up high, for all of us!!!!
  • Silly Leslie
    Social Media fix by fiat is why I’m *not* a conservative
    Will not fix anything but likely create equally bad unknown outcomes. This catastrophe is much more a family problem than a tech problem. Such efforts mimic the left’s determination to stop so-called disinformation by the use of regulatory oversight. Very interesting how the willingness to use the state to fix social problems belies a speaker’s moral bias.
  • Fanabc
    Loyal listener, so far
    I enjoy Charlie’s unique perspectives, but more and more I find myself agreeing with Noah. You guys are a breath of fresh air. It’s getting to where I trust many of you, at least on this podcast!
  • No Not this Time
    Great example of reasonable discussions
    I very much enjoy this podcast and look forward to each episode. It is nice to get a little insight into the "behind the scenes" discussions that go into publishing a news magazine and website. It is also good to see how people can disagree in professional and respectful ways. Thank you!
  • thepaperdart
    You converted me!
    This show is excellently researched, fair, thoughtful, and genuinely concerned with freedom democracy and the pursuit of truth and reason. 10/10 recommend to people on all ends of the political spectrum. I, myself, was a liberal democrat when, in the spirit of educating myself more broadly, I started listening to this show. Six months later, I’m a moderate democrat! (Aka a Nikki Haley republican in disguise?) Who knows where I’ll be after another six months 😂. Overall, love you guys. Keep up the great work. (But maybe check your language a bit on the abortion stuff if you want to win over more hearts and minds on that one 😅.)
  • NotSure_001
    So disappointed
    Update - I came back after a few years of not listening to hear the crew’s take on the Iowa results. Incredibly, they remain out of touch with the pulse of the movement they purport to be a part of, in an absolutely basic and almost unimaginable way. The fact that three of the top four candidates were in the ‘MAGA’ wing of the party rather than the establishment wing should tell you this isn’t about a cult of personality. It is 100% the state of the country contrary to Charlie’s pitiable analysis. They simply cannot acknowledge that the center-right conciliatory Republican Party that conserved nothing over the last 30 years is the problem. I saw all this as someone whose top choice was DeSantis. - Long time listener, now a former listener. NR is more concerned with making sure their fellow DC party-goers know they’re the “good” Republicans than they are with furthering Conservative causes. More concerned with blasting Trump on his way out that detailing the disturbing censorship and “domestic terrorism” charge increasingly being levied against people who simply vote Republican. They have become part of the problem, not part of the solution.
  • Mike5591637
    A romp?
    47% of Republicans don’t want Trump, 100% of Iowa Democrats don’t want him.
  • PapaTwed
    Awesome discussion of current events
    Always well researched and discussed presenting all sides of arguments. I wish our politicians could learn to speak with this type of calm and confident dialogue.
  • Misha Valentino
    My favorite podcast
    I’m an independent voter. I look forward to the podcast even when I don’t agree with some of the views and that is the point. I want to hear other viewpoints from intelligent educated people.
  • vw10
    Rich Lowry and NR still steeped in TDS
    Rich Lowry and NR still steeped in Trump Derangement Syndrome.
  • Jen567$7)6
    Super engaging, often funny!
    And you’ll learn a lot too.
  • Lukeekel
    Great intelligent discussion
    Thoughtful intelligent discussions on news of the week.
  • AZDuke06
    Why is this the only podcast in the world…
    …For which I can’t expand/read each episode’s preview blurb? So strange and very annoying.
  • ds.chi.twn
    Dont trick us
    Please stop tricking us into listening to advertisements Noah does this all the time, transitioning into an advertisement seamlessly, and it’s extremely annoying and frustrating. Stop trying to trick us into listening to advertising, it feels like you think your listeners are dumb and dont mind being suckered into sticking around for advertisers. Everything else is awesome, love it!
  • meb1124
    Sanity!
    On a short list of "never miss" listen. Thank you!
  • SKorb92
    Timely & insightful
    Love this podcast! Moderator Rich Lowry keeps things moving on intelligent discussion of issues of the day, appreciate the humor mixed in. Great crew of rotating panelists, more Jim Geraghty cranky Joe Biden “get off my lawn” impressions!
  • nash256
    Jim is the worst
    One star when Jim is on and thankfully Noah came over from the commentary podcast so I don’t have to listen to John constantly clearing his disgusting throat into my ears. Hit mute dude!
  • TexAgConservative
    Great Podcast!
    But Rich, Clemson is in the ACC, not the SEC!
  • Tai Chi Carol
    High Class.
    I loved listening to the movie review portion of this podcast. I read the book first, saw the movie and did not care for it as I agree with Rich, 20 minutes of watching Mollie being poisoned was to much. After hearing John Carlos, I intend to see the movie again. Now I recommend for you all to go see *The Holdovers* than let’s review.
  • beachredhead
    Generally thoughtful but stop with the MBD nonsense
    A decent review of top stories from a conservative viewpoint. My one criticism—and it’s so cringy that it could be the thing that turns me off for good—is Rich Lowry’s insistence on referring to panelist Michael Brendan Dougherty as (in shouting voice) EMM, BEE, DEE! God, please just grow up and stop it. And, related, is Lowry’s personal tic of ending sentences with multiple pauses. As in “If you like us, please leave a review and if you don’t. Forget. I. Said. A. Thing.” Grrrrr…..
  • Dede Vic
    Love the Podcast
    I followed Noah Rothman from Commentary podcast. I am glad I did. Thoroughly enjoy the discussions and insight. Your coverage of Israel/ Hamas War is excellent. Agree with Noah that Anti-Semitism is only going to get worse. Very disturbing what is happening. I hope the murder of Paul Kessel in L. A. will get the coverage it deserves.
  • Amsterdam2014
    great thinkers of today in spite of their religiosity
    I am not religious, and as a Constitutional Conservative I do have an ongoing problem with much of the right relying on religious arguments for certain big-picture things. That said, these guys/gals are some of the best thinkers on politics and socio-political/cultural issues that I have heard, and the rapport between them is fun. I LOVE listening to The Editors, perhaps partly because true conservatives are still able to tolerate differences in opinion among rational, reasonable adults. I only wish the podcast came out more frequently! Great job guys.
  • The Great TB
    Solid Opinion and Insight
    Love these guys. Topical. Insightful and often times funny. Shout out to Megyn Kelly for highlighting this podcast!
  • Devito Dan
    Still good, but where’s Jack Butler?
    All the “editors” are all great, but the Cooke and the Butler make it worth subscribing. Please unlock the dungeon and bring back Jack.
  • AmRaymond
    Love the podcast/mix it up
    Great podcast! Would love to listen to a two hour segment with y’all and Mona Charen’s ‘Beg To Differ’ crew. Both of you come from a conservative perspective but arrive at different conclusions on national & international issues often. Would be an interesting conversation.
  • Jayfabes
    Great analysis
    One of my favorite listens
  • Peretz770
    Fantastic podcast
    Very informative and insightful
  • Mt Fun 2
    Kudos: Episode 589
    Kudos to the sound engineer who improved the clarity of comments by Maddie Kearns. Capable woman but much of her commentary is unintelligible. This episode was a great improvement. Please continue.
  • sculler Jim
    Provides a ray of hope in an increasingly Populist and Progressive world
    Every week the podcast gets better! And I always thought Bill Buckley had the last word. NR is in good hands. -Jim E. , Gunnison, CO (old YAF’r from the 70’s)
  • 1019374
    Ep. 586
    Nearly all the “panelists” saying McCarthy will still be Speaker in a few months, only to have him deposed that afternoon will never not be hilarious and should tell you everything about this crew’s political prognostication skills.
  • autumnblur
    Lost Its Way
    As a centrist, I used to be a fan of the nuance and wit on this show. It gave me some good perspective as I could count on fair takes that are increasingly hard to come by. However the show now is just 4 guys blaming everything on “the media” - which they are confusingly huge players in. Save your time and switch to the Dispatch.
  • rosevillechica
    You all have been wrong about DT since he announced
    I used to really enjoy this podcast. But now you all sound like a bunch of smug elites.
  • Geoplanter
    MBDDDDD…….!
    MBDDDDD!! There, I said it!
  • theseanfranklin
    best political podcast
    if you aren’t listening to this, what are you even doing
  • ReturnMy$
    Love it
    I’m a huge fan of this podcast. I rarely miss an episode.
  • Billjsvfdodhakbsbd
    You don’t get it
    I shake my head and laugh when I hear you guys utterly shocked by the loyalty of Trump supporters. They are ANGRY. Yes, THAT angry. ENRAGED by injustice in every direction. They are not stupid. I am an upper middle class professional (physician) whose 1st choice will NOT be Trump. However, it does not shock me one bit that others don’t feel the same way because I am livid also. Obviously your team is insulated and siloed enough that you can’t see it. I sure hope that if he ends up being the nominee you will find a way to get past your negativity, because part of the problem during Trump’s presidency was the knife in the back from those in his party. We cannot have that again!
  • Janice Fahy
    Mr. Cooke needs to study actuarial science
    Before popping off on the President’s age and saying that per actuarial tables, it’s clear he won’t live through his second term. Alas, actuarial science about similarly situated men his age says the exact opposite. If President Biden is 80 and kicking today, he’s likely to live another decade. Frankly, it’s nice to have his wise, steady hand at the helm during this tumultuous time. His age is clearly a benefit to the country.
  • Steve&Gina
    A must!
    I wait for each new episode with great anticipation! Great commentary from all participants!! Keep up the great work!
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