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

GUEST:Miriam Elder, senior political reporter for BuzzFeed News and former Russia correspondent for The Guardian. (@MiriamElder)DESCRIPTION:Our fake biosMiriam's seven years in MoscowGet Shorty, Alex Jones, and the D-list bullshit artistsMatt’s Russophobia isn’t as bad as MSNBC’sPolitical theater provides cover to Putin’s authoritarianism Moynihan and Elder throw down over Bernie's alleged sexism. Plus: Is believing Warren or Sanders a #MeToo lesson?Who is the nihilist candidate?Banning lies on FacebookCan a bully be funny?The “Independents” couple foreverRecorded: January 16, 2020Released: January 18, 2020 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

While Kmele dodges teargas canisters in Hong Kong, Welch and Moynihan are back in Williamsburg, drinking pints of palomas and trying--and sometimes succeeding--to avoid tedious horse race journalism. So instead...Remember when Salon.com was sort of normal? Neil Peart is dead. But was Rush any good? The lads disagree (but agree that "rock is not about math"). And while we're at it, can The Beatles be a helpful parenting tool? A predictable digression about Iran and Kent State. Then a bit more about music.Plus: The requisite peek into the mailbag, including a correspondent whose mother has an... intriguing theory about Moynihan. And one more thing: maybe you shouldn't get annoyed when someone asks where you're really from."(Recorded January 12, 2020) Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

GUEST: Noah RothmanAssociate Editor@ Commentary -- Contributor @ MSNBC/NBC NewsAuthor: “Unjust: Social Justice and the Unmaking of America” (Jan 2019)DESCRIPTION:- Why the Washington Bullets became the Wizard - Bomb Iran?- Will Americans ever support another Middle East War again?- International commerce —> global middle class —> less war- Trump thinks China should police the Strait of Hormuz- What if we did NOTHING?- Brian Stelter praises Tucker Carlson - John Bolton might testify- Moynihan shows up late- Elizabeth Wurtzel- Facebooks deep fake 'Problem'- Thanks for the swags, and the boozeRecorded: January 7, 2019Published: January 8, 2019 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

For your Monday commute, a special mailbag edition with Foster and Moynihan! Some idiot on Reddit asks if Kmele is sufficiently radical! Moynihan kontextualizes Kornacki! Listener Jeff F. thinks Jeff E. was murdered in a Manhattan jail…and that Moynihan’s a bully! But he’s not! But maybe he was the one who killed Epstein! Plus: Kmele goes to the march against anti-Semitism! Those psycho groups that hate war but love North Korea! And after answering a bunch of reader mail—and discussing all manner of things, both serious and stupid--the lads have their planned off-air conversation about doing journalism in Hong Kong…on the air. (Recorded January 5, 2020) Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

DESCRIPTION:- Neighborhood Watch- Moynihan’s Anti-Brit Streak- Bernie’s Fundraising Clout- Ron Paul’s Newsletters and Everlasting Ice Cream- Buttigieg Wants to Decriminalize All Drugs- Iran’s Quds Force commander Soleiman Killed in Iraq- Media Malpractice on Vaping- Chuck Todd's Fake News special- About That MemoRecorded: January 2, 2020Published: January 3, 2020 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

As this low, dishonest decade comes to an ignominious close, our heroes return to the Williamsburg stammtisch to slurp down palomas and talk about things both dazzling and depressing. The seditionists discuss the return of Eddie Murphy and the brilliance of Richard Pryor; comedy without stereotypes; a retelling of Hamlet from the point of view of a fetus; the best books they read this year; their second thoughts on foreign policy; the outrage archeologists and the necessity of getting things wrong (see: Mueller and FISA); and much, much more. And stay tuned: your regularly scheduled episodes of the Fifth--the non-Patreon versions--will return posthaste... Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

Happy Kwanza -- We've UNLOCKED a Patreon Only dispatch just for you (and everyone else)! Enjoy it, but don't get used to it.The Williamsburg Tapes (Dispatch #4)"Losing Our Religion"DESCRIPTIONIt's a pre-Christmas miracle! The Fifth Columnists are back at the stammtisch (stupid table) in Williamsburg for a long-ass special dispatch, mostly discussing things distant from the news cycle. Kmele watches "Mandingo" and, to the shock of both Welch and Moynihan, is slack-jawed by how racist it is. The lads answer some reader mail and discuss Michael Collins, the Pete Best of Apollo 11; offer some meandering thoughts on Catholicism and Seventh Day Adventism; ruminate on tragedy and loss; blather about the Richard Jewell movie nontroversy; recommend books about Israel; and provide two-plus hours of assorted other nonsense.Recorded: 12/??/2019Published: 12/25/2019 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

It's a pre-Christmas miracle! The Fifth Columnists are back at the stammtisch (stupid table) in Williamsburg for a long-ass special dispatch, mostly discussing things distant from the news cycle. Kmele watches "Mandingo" and, to the shock of both Welch and Moynihan, is slack-jawed by how racist it is. The lads answer some reader mail and discuss Michael Collins, the Pete Best of Apollo 11; offer some meandering thoughts on Catholicism and Seventh Day Adventism; ruminate on tragedy and loss; blather about the Richard Jewell movie nontroversy; recommend books about Israel; and provide two-plus hours of assorted other nonsense.  Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

GUEST: Conor FriedersdorfStaff Writer @ The AtlanticDESCRIPTION:- Patreon-only Preview- Chapo Trap vs Conor- An Underreported Attack in Jersey City- Afghanistan Mea Culpa- Something About Impeachment- Reauthorize Every War, Every Year- Biden, Dove of the Obama Administration- Complicated Brexit voters- Gesture politics- The Paternalism of Blooombergism- The Pronoun Talk- Civility, Without Obsessing Over IdentityRecorded: December 17, 2019Published: December 18, 2019 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

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. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.