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
Episodes
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Oct 4, 2018 • 1h 15min
115 w/ Bari Weiss "Kavanaugh, Believing Her, Abercrombie & Fitch Forever"
-Kanye West's very MAGA SNL Appearance-Getting Totally Kavanaugh Faced-Moynihan at the Mississippi Trump Rally-Believe All Women-Bari Would Have Hated Kavanaugh in High School-Kavanaugh's Kamikaze-Apocalypse Skeptic-Bari's New Book, "The New Seven Dirty Words"(Recorded October 2nd, 2018) 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
Sep 20, 2018 • 1h 38min
114 "Notes on Moynihan's European Excursion, The Kavanaugh Hearings"
"We're back, You're Welcome" - The Fifth(Recorded: September 19th, 2018) 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
Aug 30, 2018 • 1h 35min
113 "McCain's Eulogy, Louis CK's Resurrection, Monkeying Things Up"
Pusha T's new album and Whitney Huston's bathroom countertop. Bobby Brown's prerogative. Was it Maurice Starr (or) Lou Pearlman? Remembering a 'Mavric'*. Jack Shafer wrote a bad piece. You can’t criticize McCain, except when you totally can. Matt vs Antiwar libertarians. Immigration policy, racism, Trump and Europe. Hasidics in Williamsburg. Louis CK returns to the Comedy Cellar. The Patriarchy = White supremacy. Everyone's Guilty. The Kids are alright.(Recorded August 29th, 2018) 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
Aug 24, 2018 • 1h 49min
112 "Cohen, Manafort, and the Inveterate Liar Defense"
Karl Malone, Post Malone. Manafort, Cohen. John Brennan's Clearance. 'The Verge of Civil War' or Just 'The Usual Bullshit.' Rutgers, White Privilege, and Gentrification. Asia Argento. A FIRE for All Seasons. Problematic Becky. Razor Blades in Your Favorite Breakfast Cereal.(Recorded August 22nd, 2018) 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
Aug 17, 2018 • 1h 56min
111 w/ Jesse Singal "Dangerous Convos, Unite the Right 2, The War on Journalism"
w/ Jesse Singal (Contributing writer at New York Magazine | Author, "The Quick Fix")- Jesse's New Book- Jesse's Atlantic Cover Story ('When Children Say They’re Trans')- Omarosa vs Trump- Unite the Right 2- Laura Ingraham- The War on Journalism(Recorded August 15th, 2018) 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
Aug 10, 2018 • 1h 54min
110 w/ Jessica Tarlov "Purging Alex Jones, Antifa in Portland, Kmele at MSNBC"
w/ Jessica Tarlov (Bustle, FoxNews Contributor)- The Case Against Impeachment [ Mike Pence Would Be Worse ]- Kmele at MSNBC [ How To Be An Uncle Tom ]- Owning the Libs, Beefin on Twitter- Libs vs. Socialists- Black Chicks- Talking to the Enemy, Sitting Down w/ Trump- Race, Essentialism, Identity Politics(Recorded August 8th, 2018) 'shout out to the plug' 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
Aug 4, 2018 • 1h 47min
109 "Moynihan Meets D'Souza, NYT Controversy, Manafort on Trial"
(Recorded Aug 1st, 2018)- Moynihan Meets D'Souza, Trump Jr- Kmele Finishes A Story- Sarah Jeong: Racist or Racist?- Russian Hacking + Facebook- QAnon- Trump, Manafort, Witch Hunt- Some Idiot Wrote This- RIP, Andrea Rich 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
Jul 27, 2018 • 1h 33min
108 w/ Jane Coaston "Conservative Proclivities, Ridicule Over Censorship"
w/ Jane Coaston (Senior Politics Reporter, Vox)- Jane's Origin Story- What Conservatives REALLY Want- 'Locking HER Up'- Ignoring Michael Cohen- Facebook's Holocaust Problem(Recorded Wednesday, July 25th, 2018) 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
Jul 19, 2018 • 2h 21min
107 w/ Ben Domenech "On Acting, Russian Indictments, Putin and Trump, Just Say The Word”
w/ Ben Domenech (Publisher, The Federalist)Acting Trans, Scaling the BuildingRussian IndictmentsTrump/PutinThe New Vietnam SyndromObama's Mandela SpeechWould that we could all say [that one word] - Part IIWHO FUNDS THE FEDERALIST?(Recorded Wednesday, July 18th, 2018) 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
11 snips
Jun 29, 2018 • 1h 35min
106 w/ Ken 'Popehat' White and Damon Root "Justice Kennedy Quits, Various Other Things SCOTUS”
Ken White, a legendary civil liberties attorney and Twitter personality from Popehat, joins Damon Root, Reason's SCOTUS journalist and author of "Overruled." They unpack Justice Anthony Kennedy's surprising retirement and its impact on the court's ideological balance. The duo also dives into recent Supreme Court rulings, including the travel ban and privacy rights concerning cell phone data. The conversation takes a quirky turn with a discussion on civility in politics, public accommodations, and the challenges of civil discourse in today's divided climate.
