The Fifth Column (private feed for bitterone31droid@googlemail.com)
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
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Jun 14, 2016 • 1h 9min
012 "Terrorism, Gun Control and Magical Thinking” - The Fifth Column
What do Harry Potter, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have in common? Is it still 'politicizing the tragedy' if everyone's doing it? When responding to acts of terrorism, is it best to: A) Employ oversimplification, generalized suspicion and hastily drawn conclusionsB) "Act erratically and blindly lash out at everything" Foster, Welch and Moynihan discuss... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.
Jun 9, 2016 • 1h 12min
011 w/ Anthony Fisher “Penultimate Primary, Shut Up Racist and Remembering Ali” - The Fifth Column
What the hell happened to Matt? How awful was Bernie Sanders week and why does he hate women? Why you got to be all racist? Foster, Welch and Moynihan discuss… Anthony Fisher (Reason / The Week) drops by. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.
Jun 2, 2016 • 1h 6min
010 w/ Thaddeus Russell "The Strip Tease Convention, #MehTrump and Russell v Moynihan” - The Fifth Column
Will Johnson & Weld make it to the presidential debate stage? Just who is this French fellow -- is he really running for POTUS and why's he omitting all the best bits from his Game of Thrones write-ups? Is there any city more remarkable then Orlando, Florida? Yes. Plus: "It's not dodging when Bernie does it!" and "Russel vs Moynihan: This time it's personal".Foster, Welch and Moynihan discuss... Thaddeus Russell (http://www.thaddeusrussell.com) drops by. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.
May 25, 2016 • 1h 3min
009 "Bernie Sanders: Arsonist, Freddie Gray & The Matter of Black Lives” - The Fifth Column
Trump and Sanders carry populist revolutions to their respective conventions; will violence ensue? Are we witnessing the end of the culture wars? Plus, thoughts on the Freddie "Gaye", Black Lives Matter, and those lapel cameras. Foster, Welch and Moynihan discuss... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.
May 18, 2016 • 1h 5min
008 "Electoral Drive By, Getting Venezuela Entirely Wrong, Backhanded Endorsement” - The Fifth Column
If you hurriedly discuss the primary race will it end any faster? If you'd previously maintained that an economic miracle was unfolding in Venezuela, are you morally obliged to move there? "If you agree wit him, why you throwin shade?" Foster, Welch and Moynihan discuss... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.
May 11, 2016 • 1h 3min
007 w/ Charles C.W. Cooke "Fight Club Theoretics, Coates Can't Go Home Again” - The Fifth Column
Would Tyler Durden vote for candidate Trump? Why can't super rich authors have everything they want? Is "Cookie's" accent wonderful or fantastic?Charles C.W. Cooke of National Review stops by.Foster, Welch and Moynihan discuss. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.
May 4, 2016 • 55min
006 "Primary Precognition, Panic at the WHCD” - The Fifth Column
Might a Trump primary victory signal the 'end of days' while simultaneously proving the existence of extraterrestrials? Can independents finally make a significant impact on the election? Will Matt and Moynihan finally 'keep it 100?Welch returns. Foster, Welch and Moynihan discuss... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.
Apr 29, 2016 • 1h 2min
005 w/ Andy Levy “Never Ending Primary, The Trump Doctrine, Occam's Razor” - The Fifth Column
Trump and Hillary cement their leads but no one's willing to get out of the race; why won't anyone make it stop? How is Donald Trump's foreign policy doctrine like a children's game? Just what is the corporate media's nefarious diabolical plan? Plus Venezuela is a mess and blunt razors can still cut you the hell up. Welch is away on a dangerous operation. Moynihan and Foster discuss... w/Andy Levy of Fox News's Red Eye. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.
Apr 21, 2016 • 1h 2min
004 “POTUS in Arabia, Creating A Drug Free World” - The Fifth Column
Has the New York primary finally closed the door on Cruz, Sanders and Kasich? Should a voter who asks politely be allowed more than one ‘I Voted Sticker’? And why would a journalist bother fact-checking something if more than two people have tweeted it — at that point, it’s basically a fact, right? Moynihan, Welch and Foster discuss… w/Anthony Fisher (Reason.com). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.
Apr 15, 2016 • 1h 2min
003 “Clinton vs Sanders, Incarcerating Climate Skeptics and Police Shooting Stats in Chicago” - The Fifth Column
Sanders and Clinton debate on a dock in Brooklyn -- would any have noticed if CNN had just replayed clips of their previous showdowns? Is Gitmo too good for climate skeptics? And how racist are cops in Chicago? Moynihan, Welch and Foster discuss… /w Harry Siegel (The Daily Beast). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.
