The Fifth Column

A Covid Christmas A Merry KwanzaaBefore you eulogize the dead, I have stupid tweet you should considerMatt sort of emptywheels Harry ReidPlanes, Trains, and superspreader eventsYes, there are no testsThe usual Covid frustrationsThe Webb Hubbell telescopeThe Memorial shutdownThe non-historians lecture us on historyDestroy the idols of AmericanismWhat on Earth is the Flatbush Remonstrance? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wethefifth.com/subscribe

Back for his third (we think?) visit, the scourge of crackpots and charlatans, America's greatest ginger, and our favorite congressman...Rep. Peter Meijer!Look, it's not a great time for the Republican PartyUnity! Now get the fuck outWhat Rep, Meijer wrong about January 6thDear Congress: gimme some truth about January 6thWhy Nancy Pelosi wanted impeachment to failTo get out of an anti-democratic moment, we must have even less democracy "You voted to impeach and your career has been weird ever since" - Matt WelchWas that terrorism? Or just a bunch of delusional losersIs the insurrection investigation the job of congress or...historians?He's "fucking furious"Exit question to Rep. Meijer: What say you about Julian Assange? "Just find out about the UFOs" - Kmele FosterAn hour of post-Meijer postgame A mask for Dmitrios: remembering Kmele's trip to Greece Pack the court! / Kmele's insane Elizabeth Warren impressionUnlike most rich people, Elon acts like a rich personMerry Christmas, wokeness is over (if DeSantis wants it) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wethefifth.com/subscribe

Jussie Smollett's years-long legal drama careening toward its conclusion. New York City enacts the countries most expansive (and ill-conceived) COVID restrictions. While the Biden Administration sends diplomatic shots at Xi in China and navigates an increasingly tumultuous situation with Putin in Russia.Kmele's New York State of MindCreep ShowPlayin' JournalistDiplomatic Games + Human RightsBlaming Everything on NATO (and Biden)Russia HawksNo Justice for JussieElite Lives MatterYoko/LennonMcLaughlin Psychic Friends Network See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wethefifth.com/subscribe

Joining us for his third appearance on the Fifth, one of the sexiest men on planet Earth, the man with his own cam, the smartest and least partisan person on cable news...Massachusetts's own Steve Kornacki! Thank you North Dakota roughnecksThe dust clears in VA and NJ...and Kornacki tells us what it all meansWill the Republican Party divorce Trump?Voters, crime, and culture warsRemember when Alan Keyes was MAKING SENSE???How much power does the progressive caucus *really* have?Massachusetts Steve is obsessed with Mike DukakisBiden, polling, and the Afghanistan debaclePartisanship and the history of cable news We know little, but Waukesha already proves so muchQuiet Steve Kornacki....is one of the good onesAnd so, so, so much more! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wethefifth.com/subscribe

w/ Jonathan Adler, Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law @ Case Western Reserve University- Three Stacks- Kanye ♥️ Drake- Steve Bannon's Day in Court- Google That- Hurry Up, Charge Him!- Black Panthers, Communist and MAGA Corps (Oh, My)- Seeing What We Want- Rittenhouse Rorschach- (Still More) Media MalpracticeRecorded: November 17th, 2021Published: November 19th, 2021 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wethefifth.com/subscribe

Way Too SexyCrypto ArtMiss Universe (Can Get It)Fifth Coin"A Bad Gal Dat"Palliative JournalismVirginia is for HustlersThe Trouble w/ ComplicatedWas Rufo Right? (No)We're Very Sorry (But We Keepin Your Stuff) Map Makers + Freak ShowsRecorded: 11/5/21Published: 11/7/21 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wethefifth.com/subscribe

w/ Zaid Jilani, former reporter at The Intercept and current substacker (inquiremore.com)Kmele, missing in a mudslide?Zaid, the most left-wing staffer at the Center for American ProgressCable news is horrible / Jeff Toobin slays white supremacySchool board chaos in VirginiaCreating wee lil' apparatchiksWhy do we care about the stupid VA governor's race?Words don't mean anything anymore, part 322We are all India-Pakistan nowThe steady hand in DC is trembling Dumb Republicans still have no economic programDear lord, she's wearing a vest!The collapsing Biden economic agendaIs Kyrsten Sinema a bad politician? Bad dresser? Bad bisexual?Matt discovers his white privilege (and he likes it) Recorded: 10/28/21Posted: 10/28/21 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wethefifth.com/subscribe

w/ Ethan Strauss, (HNIC @ "House of Strauss" / Substack)Enemy of the SyntaxEthiopian RoyaltyBreaking the Fourth WallLeaving the AthleticNot Just for Sports FansBreaking for Black BodiesNBA Vax MandatesObama Decides to Be Black"Racist" EmailsMoynihan's First JobDouble 0' SistasJokes that Kill (But Not Actually)Recorded: 10/16/21Published: 10/14/21 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wethefifth.com/subscribe

w/ Robby Soave, (Senior Editor @ Reason - Author, "Tech Panic")Oral SurgeryBuying Robby's BookHow Facebook (Isn't) Destroying The WorldIncompetent + ill-informedPlease, Think of The Teenagers A Vintage Moral PanicMark Zuckerberg's Body Count Victims + VictorsMessy SpeechWhen Google Becomes Microsoft26 Words (That Created the Internet) About That FBI MemoThe Darkest Day in American HistoryThe Great Culture War VortexAmericas' Dumbest HolidayRecorded: 10/6/21Published: 10/10/21 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wethefifth.com/subscribe

w/ Katie Herzog, Host @ "Blocked and Reported"Stay in Your HoodSo Many SourcesDog Run ConfidentialWhat Emma KnewKatie's NightmareHow Did You Get This NumberCool OffDenzel Was DrinkingMore ShaftVery Heavily RedactedEven More Heavily RedactedTwo SpiritsWizard of OzyRecorded: 9/30/21Published: 10/2/21 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wethefifth.com/subscribe