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Look, you asked for it. Fifth fan favorite (ed - we really don't understand you people) and Mother Jones editorial director Ben Dreyfuss (né Gould) is back. And the results are wonderfully shambolic. But seriously: make sure the kids are in bed before press play....Ben is "on leave" from Mother JonesWhy Ben's editor blocked him on Twitter (and you should too)No ice in Hawaii, no avocados in WisconsinThe worst movie Ben's dad ever made (Or was it the best?)Why everyone in DC hates FacebookWhy people read dumb articles on Facebook Ben starts a Substack. Obviously.What Ben learned about Donald Trump in the suicide wardManipulating people on the internetAnd so much more... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

Kmele left for California. He's gone. He's currently unpacking. But he'll be back. Trust us. But never fear! Moyn and Matt do a couple hours on the following fascinating subjects:- California nightmarin'- It's coming from inside the house: when the woke scold is your own kid- Confident kids suck- Who are the new jocks and sorority girls? Uncool kids on Twitter!- Solo project: nerding out with historians?- Big with Hasidim!!!- On anti-Semitism- On Soros and Charles Koch- On drunk Billy Joel (again)- Dylan sold his songs--and he isn't a damn protest singer- We should do an episode on trade- Is there a Ben Dreyfus beef?- A heavy one from a listener in Virginia = some therapist-like advice from the lads- Quebec is not in Canada - Chuck Yeager's Air Combat Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

"The Toad style is immensely strong, and immune to nearly any weapon. When it's properly used, it's almost invincible." - Five Deadly VenomsWay Out Of LineThe Incredible Asshole MachineRelated Controversy A Stolen*** ElectionObama 💘 CopsWelcome to Murderapolis A Civil War, A Tent RevivalHan Obviously Shot First (Probably Doesn't Matter)Bothsidesing: Maybe Not a Bad IdeaRevivalist vs RedistributionistAmerican PieRecorded Dec 3nd, 2020Published Dec 4th, 2020 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

He's busy. Stop yer complaining. Whiskey on tap (Wasmund's), Matt and Moyn are back.- Let's find the girl from the "Home Sweet Home" video, shall we?- Matt experiences his own version of Beatlemania (guess where??)- Brenda on the Fifth friendship and the holy triumvirate of Matt, Moyn, and Kmele- The Canadian city comes to the Canadian country. The Fifth ruins it- Plus: a Canadian conspiracy Christmas!- Luke wants to understand the 20th century. We have suggestions- The worst OnlyFans account in history- Books never written / a rant about our awful media culture - A critical theory defector- Colin Kaepernick is a 19-year-old college student at UMass Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

An issue with the mics. An inspired fix. A nearly aborted dispatch manages to slide into your feed just in time for the stranges Thanksgiving in decades.A Rolling StartWhen Moynihan Met OprahCoup d'é HAHAHAHAHA"I Told You"Salvaging the CultureCrisis of AuthorityCovid MasksMurder RatesGenerational DividesCalling it QuitsIt's A Job, Ain't It?Recorded Nov 24th, 2020Published Nov 26th, 2020 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

Welch and Kmele pump through some patron correspondence and discuss the *epidemic* of rapper homicide and generally make a hash of things.  Producer's Note: "Somehow, Kmele forgot to mention that slain rapist King Von + Michelle Obama rep the same Chicago neighborhood -- Shoutout O Block! "https://chicago.suntimes.com/2014/11/2/18458059/o-block-most-dangerous-block-in-chicago-michelle-obama-chief-keef-parkway-gardens-south-king-drive Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

Busy, busy, busy. With one seditionist missing, Matt & Moyn are back at it...much to the annoyance of listener Jeremy G, who demand$ a di$count. But it's Thursday evening and the boys press on, anticipating lockdown 2.0, and talking nonsense about...- Discount Jeremy! - That insane presser- Robert on what to do with a dead deer- Are these election conspiracy theories that crazy? (Yes they are)- On "platforming" (lolz) guests with whom we disagree- A few lost episodes in the vault- Third parties in 2000 and 2020- Tell us your favorite lyrics - What to read after Lord Flashman- Is Steve Kornacki the greatest American hero? (Yes he is)- Robert writes an email about France. Moynihan calls him a ****ing ***hole- A brief paean to France Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

Guest: Glenn Greenwald @ Co-Founder, The InterceptThe Move to Substack (https://greenwald.substack.com/)The Marvelousness of the Fifth ColumnThe Job MarketThe Reply to CriticsThe Blow by BlowThe CultureThe Hunter Biden Laptop SituationRecorded Oct 30th, 2020Published Nov 19th, 2020 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

Guest: Jason Stanley @ Author, "How Fascism Works", Professor of Philosophy @ Yale.The AnswerExtremely Online, Prospective HypocrisyCancel CultureNo TellinTrump's Blacketst SwanBut He's a FascistCritical Race Back and ForthPretty Good (for a Black Guy)CovidRecorded Nov 12th, 2020Published Nov 14th, 2020 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

Matt and Moynihan are far from Brooklyn street celebrations...perched around the original stupid table in its new North Egg home. Kmele is in South Egg, being a good husband and father. (He's fucking busy, ok?) The hellish 2020 election is over and somehow people are more irritating than before the Bilderberg Group called Manitoba for Biden or whatever. So on Sunday morning (today, November 8), they nursed mild hangovers, ate crescent rolls, and talked about....a lot of stuff. Just listen.  Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.