

The Fifth Column
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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Jan 16, 2018 • 1h 27min
088 "Deepest Shithole Imaginable"
Moynihan is back, Matt was an illegal immigrant, and Kmele was *front* row for Lebron vs. Steph.Plus: DACA. FISA. Shit. #MeToo.Recorded: January 15, 2018 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

Jan 7, 2018 • 1h 38min
087 "Fire & Fury, Prosecuting James Risen"
Recorded: January 5, 2018- Kmele’s Axioms of Child Rearing- Long on Fury, Short on Fire- Red Flags, Fake News on Facebook- Trump's Tax Cut, Regulation Busting - Heather Mac Donald vs. Everybody 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

Dec 22, 2017 • 1h 3min
086 w/ Tina Brown "The Vanity Fair Diaries and Authentic Bullshit" (Special Dispatch)
Recorded: December 21, 2017.Michael Moynihan (Vice News) in conversation with the incomparable Tina Brown. On the business and practice of journalism, the marvelous island of Manhattan, the authentic bullshit of Donald Trump, and #metoo. 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

Dec 16, 2017 • 1h 51min
085 w/ Jeffrey Blehar "Roy Moore Takes An L, The End of the Internet"
(Recorded on Thursday December 14th 2017)with/ Jeffrey Blehar (@EsotericCD) of Decision Desk HQ and The Political Beats podcast.We talk the recent Alabama Senate election and the FCC's controversial decision to rescind Obama-era net neutrality rules. 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

Dec 8, 2017 • 1h 37min
084 w/ John McWhorter “Linguistics, Race, Antiracism” (Special Dispatch)
(Recorded, November 2017)An expansive exchange with renowned social commentator and linguist, John McWhorter. McWhorter is a Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He's the author of twenty books including "Words on the Move" (2017), "Talk Back, Talking Black" (2017), and "Losing the Race" (2000).Also Referenced:“Antiracism: Our Flawed New Religion” (2015 - The Daily Beast)“How to Listen to Donald Trump Every Day for Years” (2017 - The New York Times)"Tragically Unfit to Be President" (2017 - The New York Times) 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

Dec 2, 2017 • 1h 38min
083 w/ Ben Dreyfuss “Matt Lauer, Sex Panics, Dissecting Project Veritas”
- Matt Lauer- Seducing Kevin Spacey- James O’keefe- Fake Headlines, Faker Stats- Dumbest News Day Ever- Britain First, Murder Allegations- Trashing Bob Woodward- Some Idiot.... ABORTED 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

Nov 21, 2017 • 51min
082 w/ Ajit Pai “Net Neutrality, C***holsters, N*p Sl*ps”
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai drops in to explain why he's returning the Internet to the dark ages of... 2015. PLUS:- Draymond vs. Mark Cuban - The AOL-Time Warner instant messaging juggernaut- Janet Jackson's wardrobe and Stephen Colbert's c***holsterAnd why won't the FCC just let Slim Shady be? 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

Nov 15, 2017 • 46min
081.5 w/ Rob Mariani "Milo's (Very Brief) Daily Caller Engagement"
Recorded: Thursday, November 8, 2017.We chat with Rob Mariani, former opinion editor for the Daily Caller, about Milo's first (and last) weekly column -- and how to handle radioactive things without getting burned.Plus:questioning Moynihan's sexuality;a very gay historical debate;the intellectual dead end of "just trolling" politics.(Columnist Interruptus) 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

Nov 11, 2017 • 58min
081 “MAGAversary Shellacking, Dreams & Nightmares, Mr. Trump's Asian Junket"
Recorded on Thursday, November 8th, 2017Trump takes a long 'grueling' trip to the Far East, maybe tempers the crazy and manages to get cooked in the elections stateside.PLUS:- Aubrey and Kojo- The Meek Mill Guide to Criminal Justice Reform- 10 Lbs of Gelatin- Moynihan Got it For *Cheap*CORRECTION: "Dreams & Nightmares" was definitely a studio album and not a mixtape. 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

Nov 4, 2017 • 1h 51min
080 w/ Josh Zepps “Mueller's Inquest, Silicon Hearings, Proportionate Fear"
Recorded on Thursday, Novemer 2nd, 2017With Special Guests: Josh Zepps - Host, #WeThePeople LIVE (@WTP_Live, @joshzepps) 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