Pod Man Out

Do all horses go to heaven?

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John Podhoretz makes his triumphant return to the Remnant for a characteristically freewheeling discussion covering everything from Israeli politics to the classified document scandals. Who isn’t hoarding a classified document or two nowadays? What’s going on with Israel’s judiciary? How is the GOP doing? Will Joe Biden run in 2024? And is it ever appropriate to sing the Felix the Cat theme song? Be prepared to have it lodged in your brain.

Show Notes:

– GLoP, the pop culture podcast America deserves

– John’s author page at Commentary

– FBI search of Biden’s beach house

– The Felix the Cat theme song

– The Remnant with A.B. Stoddard

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    AndreaLeane75

    Fun show!

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    Ben Connelly

    I love how Pod says, “Let me just say one more thing,” and then the conversation goes for another 12 minutes.

    The Israel discussion at the beginning was fascinating! This was hands-down the best Remnant appearance by Pod.

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  3. Cliffdwellers

    Thanks for the explainer on Israel; cleared up some things that have puzzled me about their political landscape.

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    Collin

    Pod mentioned, I think, part of the currant Netanyahu coalition being the equivalent of the ruby ridge guy and Al Sharpton forming a party. According to the United States of Paranoia (https://www.amazon.com/United-States-Paranoia-Conspiracy-Theory/dp/0062135562/), people in the militia orbit and hip-hop world joined political forces briefly, in the 1990’s. In the 1960’s, Elijah Mohammed and George Lincoln Rockwell found common cause, over keeping the South segregated. The U.S. has its own history of mixing and matching movements. However, those coalitions don’t usually form viable political parties. Yet, they might, if American had a parliamentary system, leading to all sorts of weird five and six percent partnerships.

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  5. Drbill3000

    Are we going to have to listen about Jonah and guests enthusing about "The Last of Us" from here on out? I am SO sick of post-apocalyptic shows!!! Look, it is apparently a very well made show, but it drives me crazy that the major studios spend so much time and effort on a seemingly endless stream of post-apocalyptic shows and movies. There is SO much good, hopeful science fiction out there... things where there is still conflict, but people aren't walking through ruined cities. Why can't they make a movie or show about Dan Simmons' Hyperion series or some updated version of Robert Heinlein's future history? It infuriates me...

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    Kurt S

    It's great to have Pod on again. Pod is like mold: he grows on you until you have a nice, fuzzy, warm feeling. Allow me to explain: I'm also a GLoP listener and I can remember years ago tuning into that podcast because of Jonah and being annoyed initially that JG didn't have more opportunities to speak. At that time, Pod's comments were an obstacle to what I was listening for. But over time Pod won me over and during the pandemic I became (& remain) a Commentary podcast listener, and I'm now at the point where having more Pod-JG interaction is all to the good. I would go so far as to say I'd like to take Pod to lunch and ask him for book recommendations for the best, zaniest, or most powerful biographies of Hollywood celebrities. (I know, I know. I should seek medical help.) The only thing missing from this exchange were those relatively rare but wonderful moments when Pod explains the disastrous consequences of the Left turning politics into a religion. In short: thank you Jonah & John!

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  7. Frederickwf

    If the Star Wars nerds were mad that the First Order stormtrooper wasn’t a clone of Jango Fett…they need their Star Wars nerd card revoked, because that ain’t the lore. Just sayin. By the time of the original movies, they weren’t clones anymore.

    I do find it hilarious that they made the sequel trilogy stormtroopers more diverse (you hear women stormtroopers, too)—the evil empire has a DEI program!

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  8. Clark.Monson

    I could be wrong, but isn't it Al-Aqsa Mosque that's the third-holiest site in Islam, rather than Dome of the Rock?

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  9. Nickengland94

    That last comment sparked my curiosity. Why is it that you can't say "no you won't, this is a podcast" in Hebrew?

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    Marc Frischhertz

    Probably the worst pod. Am I wrong, or did Podhoretz ridicule the Islamic faith and somehow make an Obama is a Muslim joke at the same time? As an agnostic, all I heard from this jackass is "my ridiculous religious beliefs are better than yours"

    I heard belief in God explained very well recently. Throughout human history there have been around 3000 'gods" that humans have worshiped. Christians and Jews do not believe in 2,999 of them and I don't believe in all 3000 of them.

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      Reading451

      This. Nothing is more off putting than religious certitude.

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