

The Fifth Column
Kmele Foster, Michael Moynihan, and Matt Welch
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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Dec 14, 2019 • 2h 8min
164 "UK Elections, Afghan Papers, Prophylactic Impeachment"
Description: - Kmele’s Dog Ate His Own Tail- Debunking mediums and magicians- UK elections, the problem with Jeremy Corbyn- WaPo’s “Afghanistan Papers”- IG report and the FBI's no-good, very bad behavior- Mispronouncing Nunes- Acela Wars- Greta Thunberg: Person of the Year- The case against Welches Case Against ImpeachmentRecorded: December 12, 2019Published: December 14, 2019 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. 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

Dec 8, 2019 • 2h 12min
163 "Kamala Quits, NATO Splinters, Impeachments for All"
Description: - [ GRRT, BAOW ]- Dragonball Z- Kamala Drops Out, A Narrative Quickly Take Shape- A De-platforming in South Bend- 1619 and Historical Skepticism- Are the Democratic Primaries Racist? (Can We Call It Seeding or Naw?)- A Farewell to NATO? And the WTO? And the EU too?- "Impeachment", The Board Game- "The Irishman", A ReviewRecorded: December 6, 2019Published: December 8, 2019 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. 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

Nov 30, 2019 • 1h 1min
162 w/ Errol Morris "Steve Bannon, American Dharmam"
The director of classic documentaries "The Thin Blue Line," "Fog of War," and "Standard Operation Procedure," Errol Morris has long been the doyen of critics...until he made "American Dharma," a film exploring the worldview and influence of former Breitbart boss and Trump campaign chief executive Steve Bannon. Predictably, Morris was accused of "platforming" Bannon and, for the first time in his career, America's most famous documentarian couldn't find a distributor for his film. On the day "American Dharma" opened in New York, Morris sat down with Michael Moynihan to discuss the controversy, whether or not Bannon is a "fascist," and why he thinks his most controversial movie is also his best. Recorded: November 1, 2019 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. 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

Nov 24, 2019 • 1h 54min
161 "Unimpeachably Guilty, ILoveFiona, Democratic Debate"
Description:- Trumpian Slam Poetry ("I Want Nothing!")- Got a Thing for Fiona Hill- Blue Pill Confessional- Burisma Biden- The Good, The Bad, and The Career Diplomats - Weird John Bolton Tweets- The Wrestle Mania Impeachment- Sacha Baron vs Facebook, Borat as Proto-Hate Speech- Grading the Democratic Debate- Spiking the Kaepernick- About that PatreonRecorded: November 22nd 2019Published: November 24th 2019 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. 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

Nov 18, 2019 • 1h 41min
160 "Pub Hopping, Impeachment Hearings, Roger Stone Goes down"
- Who Shot Ya? (Tupac, Biggie)- Moynihan Drinks w/ Trump Supporters in Bay Ridge- Buttigieg- Impeachment Hearings- Devin Nunes’ Garbage Clown Schtick- Roger Stone Goes Down- What Happened to Rudy Giuliani?- Stealing Land in Texas, Pardoning War Criminals- Patreon Launche (https://www.patreon.com/wethefifth)Recorded: November 15th 2019Published: November 17th 2019 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. 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

Nov 9, 2019 • 1h 50min
159 - w/ Bari Weiss "How to Fight Anti-Semitism, Shifting Political Baggage"
Recorded: November 6th 2019Published: November 9th 2019GUEST: Bari WeissOp-Ed Staff Editor and Writer @ The New York TimesAuthor, "How to Fight Anti-Semitism" (2019) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. 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

Oct 31, 2019 • 1h 22min
158 - w/ Thomas Chatterton Williams "Unlearning Race"
Recorded: October 20th 2019Published: October 31st 2019GUEST: Thomas Chatterton WilliamsAuthor, "Self-Portrait in Black and White: Unlearning Race" (2019) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. 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

Oct 23, 2019 • 2h 16min
157 - w/ Meghan Daum "The Problem With Everything"
Recorded: October 18th 2019Published: October 22nd 2019GUEST: Meghan DaumAuthor, "The Problem With Everything" (2019) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. 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

Oct 11, 2019 • 1h 58min
156 - w/ Walt Hickey "China Cancels the NBA, Trump Cancels the Kurds"
Recorded: October 9th 2019Published: October 10th 2019GUEST: Walt Hickey, Senior Editor for Data @ InsiderFounder @ Numlock News newsletter See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. 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

Oct 4, 2019 • 2h 2min
155 - "Unforgivable, The Swampiest Swamp, DC Star Wars Bar"
- Picking fights in restaurants- Botham Jean's brother forgives Amber Guyger for murdering his brother. And that's a problem. - Forgiveness vs. MORE HARSH SENTENCING- Ukraine/Trump - Matt lacks the Xi-spot to laugh - Trump’s Afghanistan policy is a photo of ladies in pants - Base familial corruption- Swampier than the swamp- We've been had (if we're Obama or Trump supporters)- Obama’s Jonas Brothers drone joke- Trump’s DC hotel is the Star Wars bar- Never Trumpers should be Never Government people- Frank Luntz’s curtains open and play “Hail to the Chief”- Impeachment check-in- If Bannon hates the elites, why is he the primary source for Michael Wolff’s book- Andrew Yang Hates Porn- Christopher Hitchens' opinions from beyond the grave- Don't write "Orange Man Bad"- The Fifth Column LIVE, again?Recorded: October 3, 2019Published: October 4, 2019 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. 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


