The Fifth Column (private feed for bitterone31droid@googlemail.com)

A freebie for the great unwashed, cheapskate masses. A little...ummm....looser than the free feed pod. And note that Moynihan's car was stuck in the snow just moments before recording, so he's slightly more unhinged than usual. When contacted, he apologized profusely and said "had I known you were releasing this to the freeloaders I wouldn't have said all of those things that I totally believe but make people pay to hear..." -TFC Snowstorms. People moving. Daughters acting crazy. Fiona Hill. Lots happening in the Fifthdom, but the lads got together this afternoon for a shouty, everyone-is-insane rant fest. The following topics were soberly discussed:- To save democracy, it must be destroyed- A left-right synthesis! Let's all abandon principles!- 16 free speech help lines- Oprah: The OG Joe- Jenny from the U of G- Smooth brown something- We need to talk about Rogan- We need to talk about (Ilya) Shapiro- Welcome to Georgetown...now into the penalty box, you racist!- A warning label for everything- A magic word supercut!- Canadian truck driving Nazis?- The Thousand Beer Reich: 14 out-of-shape Nazis stand on an Orlando bridge- Patti for SCOTUS- And much, much more.... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

Note: Once in a blue moon (maybe two times total?) we unlock a Patreon episode for the cheapskate, unwashed masses, attempting to lure them behind the paywall, into our den of intellectual iniquity. So we figured we would drop this episode here first and then on the main feed. And then the Jon Ronson episode. And then the drawbridge will be lifted until next year... Snowstorms. People moving. Daughters acting crazy. Fiona Hill. Lots happening in the Fifthdom, but the lads got together this afternoon for a shouty, everyone-is-insane rant fest. The following topics were soberly discussed:- To save democracy, it must be destroyed- A left-right synthesis! Let's all abandon principles! - 16 free speech help lines- Oprah: The OG Joe- Jenny from the U of G- Smooth brown something- We need to talk about Rogan- We need to talk about (Ilya) Shapiro- Welcome to Georgetown...now into the penalty box, you racist!- A warning label for everything- A magic word supercut!- Canadian truck driving Nazis?- The Thousand Beer Reich: 14 out-of-shape Nazis stand on an Orlando bridge- Patti for SCOTUS- And much, much more.... Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

By popular demand, we present to you, dear patrons, the triumphant return of journalist, podcaster, Welshman, filmmaker, and nicest guy in the business, Mr. Jon Ronson. Ronson, whose classic works include The Men Who Stare at Goats, The Psychopath Test and So You've Been Publicly Shamed, stopped by the Fifth's Chinatown studio to for a fascinating, revealing one-on-one chat about his phenomenal new podcast series Things Fell Apart, losing friendships because of the culture war (ahem), the first internet cancellation, satanic panics, and the interview that made him almost believe in god...and Moynihan almost (almost) cry.  Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

The gang's all here. - The NYC subway is disgusting- People freaking out about Bari Weiss- Should this be our last Covid convo?- Too much partisanship (not really). We love democracy (not really).- A listener who left media because it's terrible- Quiet tabulation and self-preservation in media- In defense of electric dog collars- A semantic game in a stupid race and pedagogy study- Jesus in the sky and atheist kids- Remembering a boy who was quite proud....- Reporting on a minor league hockey suspension- Sam makes us feel old- A preview of the guy who was brave and got fired. Twice.- How to win every debate when you're really stupid- What a country.... Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

Almost a year after being run out of Slate for possession of an unpopular opinion, journalist and podcaster Mike Pesca joins the Fifth for his first post-controversy conversation on how it all went down, when banal opinions became "harassment," and what we can expect from the The Gist 2.0.Is Kmele being prioritized for Covid treatment? Because, ya know...Mike Pesca gets pushed out of Slate (for referencing, but not saying, a magic word)Bull Connor's boss, SteveA "harassment-worthy" opinionWas anyone brave and did they call bullshit? Ummm...N-words and Mohammad cartoonsInsert $5 for more podcastKmele's Kovid fogThe roughest period of Mike's life, everThe new, new journalismHating Joe RoganYou don't have the truth, journalists. But you can get thereThe Gist's approchal Moynihan likes The Gist. Except that one episode...The media is atomized. Or maybe balkanizedColeman is a good rapperDon't catastrophize the normal See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

- Kmele has a real excuse this time- Don't be a "contrarian." Don't be an asshole- YES!- Szeps v. Rogan- Protecting people from hate truths- More death / knowing your dad / documenting your life- I love you, Nicole. We're getting married.- Where should a young, single male live?- Harm reduction and stabbin' hobos- Smart people deranged by politics- A listener brings us back to the Charlie Hebdo debate- An enemies list - Where to drink in NYC- Another history rant (Moynihan reveals that there's a reason for this repetitive rant)- And tons more! Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

Kmele at HereticonFallibility vs. FundamentalismA Time to ChooseIn Your Heart You Know He's RacistGerrymandering for GoodCredibility, TransparencyIgnoring Alex JonesArguing with Alex JonesThe One Thing Americans Agree On......It's All Going to Shit Alex Jones' AmericaIdiots Wrote ThisRecorded: Jan 13th, 2022Published: Jan 14th, 2022 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

100 episodes! Exclusively for you psychos! (Actually, probably more like 105...also not including all of those dark-days-of-the-pandemic Zoom thingies). Profuse thanks to all citizens of the Fifdom. So once again, this one is open to all, even you bozos in the cheap seats. - Paranoid drugs are bad- "Get off of my ****, mom" - I learned it from watching you, Matt- Bill Kristol is against it- Death of Democracy Redux b/w The History of Stupid Things- Remember, Trump is old and unhealthy- RIP Bob Saget (Note: that very rough joke)- The depressing thought: it's too late to start something new- Everything is great. But everything is miserable- Knowing history is to know life was always worse- A 1976 Yankees program will make you realize life is better now- Audio therapy with the Fifth Column- A different, filthier Justin- A listener has some doc recommendations - The requisite bit on old books about the Soviet Union (and some recommendations)- Bravery and the Stasi b-side- Nous sommes Charlie- A random novel recommendation from Moynihan- And much, much more Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

He's brilliant. He has a Pulitzer Prize, And he's totally jacked. New York Times reporter Matthew Rosenberg, who was at the Capitol on January 6, 2021 and could definitely kick your ass, joins the Fifth to reflect on the riot, coup, insurrection, revolution, putsch, mass hate crime...whatever you want to call it. But hang around after the Rosenberg Coup Hour for a freewheeling postgame meditation on legal crime in New York City, upbraiding Moynihan for his bad parenting skills, and the secret ghostwriters behind Kmele's Twitter account...*Note: It's someone else's fault, obviously, but allow us to extend a half-hearted apology for the slightly subpar (occasional but not terrible) audio quality on one of our mics. If this was a Patreon episode and you forked over cash--which you really, really should do--our regrets would be far more groveling and effusive. But you skinflints and freeloaders can just deal with it.... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

Moynihan had an idea: on New Years Eve, let's expel the demons of 2021 by reading only hate mail. The problem, ladies and gentleman, is that the Fifth is so amazing, so correct, so prescient, so brilliant that there wasn't much to choose from....but...Matt found a few. So let's forego the bullet points and get right to it. At year's end, we'd like to extend a huge thank you to all members of the Fifdom. We love all y'all. And we have lots of great stuff forthcoming in 2022. Happy New Year, ya dirtbags.  Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.