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JL;DR SUMMARY The Commentary Magazine Podcast team engages with listener questions, offering a mix of humor and serious reflection on a range of topics, from historical misconceptions to contemporary political challenges. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

  • At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
  • This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
  • Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
  • But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
  • And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
"So I'm going to begin with a letter from Tom Shattuck of Boston, Massachusetts. I love the show and have listened since day one."
Evington, Virginia, United States
"Katie Hacker of Evington, Virginia. Every time I hear talk about entitlement programs like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, I wonder what is keeping Donald Trump from reforming these programs."
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