The Fifth Column

Kmele Foster, Michael Moynihan, and Matt Welch
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The Fifth Column

Your weekly rhetorical assault on the on the news cycle, the people who make it, and occasionally ourselves. Kmele Foster (Freethink), Michael Moynihan (Vice), and Matt Welch (Reason) talk and laugh and drink their way to at least quasi-sanity in a world gone mad, often with the aid of clean and articulate guests. Weekly Members Only subscription edition often comes with listener mail and professional-quality (if inappropriate) singing. Analysis. Commentary. Sedition. www.wethefifth.com

  1. #477 - The Bubble. The Brother. The Boycott.

    1 DAY AGO

    #477 - The Bubble. The Brother. The Boycott.

    * A Thomas Jefferson freak off * The tree of liberty… * “Election integrity” * What’s happening with those Pennsylvania ballots? * Editorial page endorsements are worthless * Why won’t you resign, lady? * A slaughter at MSG * These people have lost their minds * And Bezos is correct: they don’t trust you * The end of the NYT sports page actually said something important… * The bubble * An absurd boycott * What would a Kamala victory mean for Israel? * Finally a good Downfall meme… This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wethefifth.com/subscribe

    1h 29m
  2. Members Only #231 - Eve of Destruction

    3 DAYS AGO

    Members Only #231 - Eve of Destruction

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.com * To promote his Substack conversation with Moynihan (live today at 5pm ET only on the Substack app!), Josh Szeps calls in from the car and talks Aussie stuff for 20 minutes. * Banning that lady from your country (“Does anything ride on this?") * Baghdad Bob on Australia * The Times and the truth * People who disappear * They are making me talk about this fascism shit * …

    30 min
  3. #476 - "Tucker's a real douchebag" (w/ Rep. Dan Crenshaw)

    OCT 24

    #476 - "Tucker's a real douchebag" (w/ Rep. Dan Crenshaw)

    * How to be a Navy Seal * Losing an eye in Afghanistan * Dan can’t find his glasses / “I can’t see shit” * Lessons from Iraq and Afghanistan * A case study in intelligence failure and confirmation bias * On leaving the Taliban in power * Has Trump been good on foreign policy? * The Republican Party post-Trump * Tucker "is best friends with Hunter Biden!” * Why are you even in Congress? * On the mechanics of Congress * Maybe a hundred normal congressmen * What has Dan accomplished for Texas? * Is populism winning? * On banning TikTok This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wethefifth.com/subscribe

    1h 16m
  4. Members Only #230 - Horseface Wham-O

    OCT 22

    Members Only #230 - Horseface Wham-O

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.com * Dave in the Hall * Dead in the garden * All the dictators * His kampf * McDonalds troofer * Can Trump be funny? * People don’t care about what we care about * A friend attacks * BHO was a great candidate * Wham-O, Sandusky, and the kids Freak Off * On “Neighborhood Bully” * Never say “grande” * What plagiarism counts

    22 min
  5. #475 - How to Survive a Baier Attack

    OCT 17

    #475 - How to Survive a Baier Attack

    * Old wine, old bottles * Bret Baier v. Kamala * He finally asked Matt’s question. Or was it Kmele’s question? * On not answering questions * The wisdom of Bill Clinton * Back to the politics of the 90s * We always come back to it: late night is awful * Weed reparations * We always come back to it: fascism * Please come back, archive.org * Shutting down CBS? * Why the media being stupid is actually really important * Ted v Colin * Micklewaithe v. Trump This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wethefifth.com/subscribe

    1h 32m
  6. Members Only #229 - Second Sunday Rebroadcast: Jewlumbus Edition

    OCT 15

    Members Only #229 - Second Sunday Rebroadcast: Jewlumbus Edition

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.com A rebroadcast * Military propaganda for the kidz! * Jewish Columbus * A new history of communism * The brainworm burrows in again * The Italian * Obama’s code switch * There are meaningful differences between *these men* * Polling problems * The brothers Menendez * Sarah, live from Folsom * Chomsky’s Cuba book * Are there still meaningful policy differences between the two major partie…

    19 min
  7. #474 - Frankly, She Loves the American People

    OCT 10

    #474 - Frankly, She Loves the American People

    * Yes, Michael J. Fox actually actually has Parkinson’s * The MAGA hat incident * We got a journalist around here…he’s asking a lot of questions * Choppin’ it up with 60 * Young morons embrace violence * German American Bund at MSG 2.0! * Bob “Silent Coup” Woodward * Look, he was actually unfairly treated * Schultz interviews Trump * It was Jeff Gerth, actually * A tale of two natural disasters * The natural disaster of a Kamala interview * Running out the clock: “Frankly, I love the American people” * Debate home run derby * Moynihan’s Utne Reader piece for 2008. Welch on Katrina * New media that we love. Or at least *like* This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wethefifth.com/subscribe

    1h 54m
  8. Members Only #228 - Some Like It Hot

    OCT 8

    Members Only #228 - Some Like It Hot

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.com * A very brief baseball convo. Relax. * Kid (and adult) anxiety * Don’t kill on snek * The science of Trump’s brain? * The worst of all the excuses * Oliver’s dad and the JJ Rule * The Big Dance on OpenLibrary, btw * Fatherhood songs * Phones, kids, rabbit holes * Pete Rose was the best…and the worst * On Kris Kristofferson * On Megyn and Moynihan

    18 min
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About

Your weekly rhetorical assault on the on the news cycle, the people who make it, and occasionally ourselves. Kmele Foster (Freethink), Michael Moynihan (Vice), and Matt Welch (Reason) talk and laugh and drink their way to at least quasi-sanity in a world gone mad, often with the aid of clean and articulate guests. Weekly Members Only subscription edition often comes with listener mail and professional-quality (if inappropriate) singing. Analysis. Commentary. Sedition. www.wethefifth.com

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  • Creator
    Kmele Foster, Michael Moynihan, and Matt Welch
  • Years Active
    2010 - 2024
  • Episodes
    483
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © The Fifth Column
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