The Fifth Column

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

The Fifth Column is a news podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 687 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Senator Chris Murphy Wants You to Join a Cult (Members Only #325)

  May 31, 202616 minS0

  This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.com<br/><br/><p>Chris Murphy’s book, Crisis of the Common Good, is out now</p><p>-Murphy opens his book by dunking on his son’s NHL prospects</p><p>-Pitching the common good</p><p>-Trump is not the disease. He’s the symptom</p><p>-Buy more stuff, feel worse, repeat until democracy collapses</p><p>-Kids, phones and the algorithmic hell machine</p><p>-Congress wants to regulate tech. Congress may want to log on first</p><p>-Can In…</p>

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  A Great Nation in Decline Welcomes Australia’s Finest w/ Josh Szeps (Members Only #324)

  May 29, 202618 minS0

  This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.com<br/><br/><p>Be sure to check out Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps, Australia’s greatest podcaster and interviewer, which apparently counts.</p><p>-90 minutes of Kmele cleaning his glasses</p><p>-Josh is on drugs now</p><p>-RIP Jack Karlson, hero of democracy manifest</p><p>-we will be referring to limp penis throughout this show</p><p>-Erect until the end</p><p>-Kmele doesn’t really know the Beach Boys</p><p>-Who is the best Australian to ever …</p>

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  Ben Rhodes and the Evil Empire State of Mind (#559)

  May 27, 20261h 52mS0

  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<br/><br/><p>Check out Ben Rhodes new book: All We Say: The Battle for American Identity: A History in 15 Speeches</p><p>-Ben Rhodes, wounded ’90s Knicks fan</p><p>-Are we winning in Iran yet?</p><p>-what should the President do with Iran right now?</p><p>-Sanctions suck, mostly</p><p>-Cuba and the Obama opening</p><p>-Libya and the regime-change trap</p><p>-Kosovo worked-ish</p><p>-Responsibility to pr...

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  Why'd You Gag Me, Preet Bharara! (Members Only #323)

  May 25, 202620 minS0

  This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.com<br/><br/><p>The podcast is called Stay Tuned with Preet, and if you find yourself wanting more legal analysis from someone who knows the system from the inside and still has a sense of humor about it.</p><p>-Trump 2.0 & the frictionless DoJ</p><p>-The one thing Jeff Sessions did right</p><p>-Even Bill Barr had his limits</p><p>-Why do smart lawyers follow stupid instructions?</p><p>-You don’t have to win to scare people</p><p>…</p>

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  TFC LIVE in DC at w/ Lulu Garcia-Navarro & Robby Soave - Members Only #322

  May 24, 202623 minS0

  This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.com<br/><br/><p>After 10 years of doing this podcast, this week we had our first ever DC show at the Miracle Theatre on Capitol Hill. We were joined onstage by Robby Soave of Reason, and Lulu Garcia-Navarro of The New York Times’ The Interview. Join us as we wax nostalgic about the city we love to hate, and so much more.</p><p>•The Curse of The Fifth</p><p>•Thomas Massie takes the L</p><p>…</p>

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