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- The lads are losing it in quarantine- New York is "authentic" again / full of crackhead zombies- Being entrepreneurial in a time of crisis- So what's happening in COVID world- And what does Kmele think *now*?- Is this all capitalism's fault?- More studies, more confusion- The shitty media is even shittier than ever- Hating on De Blasio- Manufacturing scientific consent- It's MH370. And we're inside the plane- A wee bit of mail from a wee Scot Trot - Is there anything to talk about *but* COVID?- Kmele has a new telescope/is a huge nerd in the woodsRecorded: March 26th, 2020Released: March 27th, 2020 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

While Kmele waits on a new internet connection, Welch and Moynihan do the remote thing, digging into the mailbag and indulging the never-ending Communist China Corona Problem (CCCP). So what else is on the docket?- Stop being so blithe. Stop freaking out.- Ummm...this isn't the end of progressivism. But wokeism is hopefully screwed.- If you're skeptical that the bad thing will turn out really bad, you're responsible when the bad thing turns out to be really bad.- Congrats on the baby, Alexandra! And Moynihan and Welch--two male experts--talk child birth.- Another insane Title IX story- Introducing the Fifth Column's unofficial CDC expert- Yeah, you can joke about what's happening. Just look to the great Joan Rivers...- A listener asks for music book recommendations. Brian Wilson, David Bowie, and Legs McNeil are name checked.- A dyspeptic COVID email from Kirkland, WA- Some more book recommendations- Welch falls for some Yugoslavian World Series scam or something- The importance of not squandering your credibility in exchange for $$$Recorded March 22, 2020 Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

The quarantine continues...the Fifth Columnists have thoughts...- Kmele is the Kurtz/Lauren Hill of Virginia- Some listener mail- We have the results! (Calm down Todd)- Updates on the COVID- Is it all going to fall apart? Probably- Are we are at war? Not really- Some more listener mail- Some audiobooks to listen to while quarantined- Some more sports to watch while no sports is happening- Kmele really needs to bring it back to COVID- An Italian friend drunk texts, loses her mind- More disaster socialism- The most important thing about COVID is what Trump calls it- Some book recommendationsReleased: March 19, 2020 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

The quarantine continues...the Fifth Columnists have thoughts...- Kmele is the Kurtz/Lauren Hill of Virginia- Some listener mail- We have the results! (Calm down Todd)- Updates on the COVID- Is it all going to fall apart? Probably- Are we are at war? Not really- Some more listener mail- Some audiobooks to listen to while quarantined- Some more sports to watch while no sports is happening- Kmele really needs to bring it back to COVID- An Italian friend drunk texts, loses her mind- More disaster socialism- The most important thing about COVID is what Trump calls it- Some book recommendationsReleased March 19, 2020 Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

UPDATE: The original version of this episode was uploaded out of sync. It has been replaced with a corrected version. We regret the error. But stop complaining. It's free. The bat virus apocalypse continues. The Fifth Column soldiers on, shouting ¡No pasarán!- Kmele is in the woods, Matt is in South Brooklyn, Moynihan is in hiding- All COVID, all the time!- Wait, so does he have it or not?- Kmele questions the consensus- Disaster capitalism becomes disaster socialism- Money is fake. Let's give everyone a billion dollars, ok?- Masked and bonding with the Hasids- Why Matt can't smoke weed? (Yes, it involves Central Europe and the First Gulf War)- Ken Burns gives it away- Let's rerun 70s baseball and hockey games- More on this damn virus- We totally missed the Andrew Gillum wedding party- Dude. The drugs were on the floor- Pick some books. Let's read them- And so very much more Recorded: March 16th, 2020Released: March 17th, 2020 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

Moynihan is in Williamsburg. Welch in Carroll Gardens. Foster in Virginia. And the City of New York strongly suggests we stay right where we are. So begins two weeks of quarantine and an experiment in distance podcasting. Easier said than done. Because he's not very good at fashion, metaphors, or technology, Matt records with the wrong mic and his very smart takes now sound sort of dumb. Ugh. In this very strange special dispatch, the following topics are discussed:COVID-19.Yeah. There's other stuff in there too (listener mail!) but...lotta pandemic talk.Recorded March 15, 2020 Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

w/ Ross Douthat Columnist @ New York Times - Author of "The Decadent Society: How We Became the Victims of Our Own Successes"DESCRIPTION: - Decadence, Low and High- The Four Horseman- “Giving Decadence Its Due”- Birth Rates, Populations, Populism- It’s Manifesto Season on the American Right- Ross Still Wants to Ban Porn- TVs Golden Age- The Case for Joe Biden- Don Jr's GOP- A New York Times Conservative See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

On a beautiful March afternoon, Kmele shows up in Williamsburg eating Arizona Ice Tea-branded cotton candy and flying on muscle relaxers. Following a series of unexplained-but-obviously-unfortunate events, Welch is back in fighting shape, banging the table and yelling into the mic. Nothing new in Moynihan world, as he shuffles around the apartment making margaritas and muttering about commies. And for a full two hours, the lads address some of the following issues:  Kmele goes to the Times building to not ask any questions about the 1619 Project  The Daniel Goldhagen controversy, the 1619 non-debate, and how lazy ideology is recast as brave revisionist history   Kmele hangs with comedian and John McWhorter fan Tracy Morgan   Is this the golden age of “don’t @at me bro” debate?  Some exciting reader mail   Kmele revisits his health care rant, with a few minor corrections and many expansions  Moynihan revisits the Aaron Mate/Cuba debate   Yes, we’re doing a live show in D.C. on May 5th Reminder: if you're in New York City and like drinking on a Monday night, following tomorrow's Soho Forum debate between Tim Wu and Richard Epstein, Kmele, Matt, and Moynihan will be gathering at Bleecker Street Bar (56-58 Bleecker St) in Manhattan for some irresponsible boozing with friends, enemies, and our beloved Patreon supporters. See you there! Recorded March 8, 2020 Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

w/ Eli Lake ( Columnist @ Bloomberg Opinion)- Typhoid Welch- Biden crushes South Carolina and Super Tuesday- Good 'ol Uncle Joe or Cognitive Decline- "Democratic" Socialism?- MAGA Corps and Bernie Bros Will Excuse Almost Anything Their Candidates Do- Elizabeth Warren Lost -- It's Empirically Not HER Fault- DNC Subterfuge- Biden's Lies About Getting Arrested, Mandela Thanking- Preview of the Biden v Bernie Debate- Schumer SCOTUS Threat- The FISA "Rubber Stamp"- The Horrifying Books on Your Sshelf- President Trump's *Disgraceful* Peace Deal w/ the Taliban- Eli's Libertarian War Powers Fetish- Steve Kornacki: Legend- Chris Matthews- Billionaire Lives MatterUPDATED FILERecorded: March 5th, 2020Released: March 6th, 2020 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

The lads have been dispersed around the globe but last night returned to the stupid table in Brooklyn. With Kmele half asleep and Matt and Moynihan three palomas deep before pressing record, they nevertheless offer trenchant and semi-coherent opinions on the most pressing issues of the day.  Zum beispiel:Is Kmele's marriage going to last?Are online Warrenistas worse than Bernie Bros?Has Warren's support cratered because of the patriarchy?See ya later Mayor Pete!Moynihan's sputtering rant about clueless, privileged JournolosBernie breaks up Public EnemyIs a new migrant crisis looming in Europe?Matt's Vending Machine Speedo and why he can't swim in French public poolsAt long last, Kmele forms MelaniaPACPlus....a few reader mails and a few Fifth Column-approved book and film recommendations.Recorded March 1, 2020 Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.