Podcast Episodes

#511 - Iran on the Brink, NYC on the Brink (w/ Harry Siegel)

Two episodes in one! First, the lads discuss Iran, the legacy of the Iraq War, and MAGA’s internecine battles over foreign policy. And then Harry Siegel, the great chronicler of New York City politic…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

#510 - BONUS EPISODE - The View from Israel (w/ Nadav Eyal)

Moynihan and Welch talk to Nadav Eyal, senior columnist for Yedioth Ahronoth and one of Israel’s most prominent (and best-sourced) journalists. Typically, we would keep a bonus episode like this one …

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

#509 - The Rise of the Knuckleheads (w/ Sen. Rand Paul)

Senator Rand Paul joins the lads to lament the big, beautiful bill; the big beautiful Soviet military parade; the Twitter halfwits waging war on him; his party’s descent into populist voodoo economic…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

#508 - The Breakup Episode

* A grim anniversary

* Elon’s brilliant troll

* The big, ugly bill

* Bannon tells the truth. But is still a liar

* How dare they attack their attacker??

* They have cards

* Asymmetric and immoral

* Changi…

Published on 3 months ago

Members Only #252 - For Our Girls (The Message)

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.com

* ABBA’s Vietnam

* Barnen i Nicaragua

* Mike Tyson, Ratso, and Cus the Communist

* Burning down the house / sort of scolde…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

#507 - Trans Pee Wee and Tariffed Dresses

* Racist Macca?

* Some bad names

* In praise of (trans?) Pee Wee

* Does Long Duck Dong denounce his past?

* Was that a Reaganite video game?

* Trade war nonsense: the court says…maybe not

* Moynihan’s $700…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Members Only #251 - I Learned It from Watching Nick Gillespie

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.com

* We think we *might* have talked about politics in this episode?

* Happy anniversary Christian Cooper!

* Talking to the…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

#506 - Kill the White People

* The ritual humiliation white genocide slide show!

* That’s not really true. But it doesn’t really matter, does it?

* Trolling with refugees

* That Mandela picture MM mentioned…

* Uncle Paul

* “Well do …

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

#505 - A Saudi Summit. A Delaware Freakoff.

* Jack London and hobo Oakland

* The lovely government of Qatar

* Trump in Saudi

* A carnival of corruption

* Chasing heroes…

* The end of the “introventionalists”

* But do they *fear* him?

* The new Chomsk…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

UNLOCKED: David Zweig, on How Media and Public Health Failed Our Kids

You demanded, we complied. Last month in this space, I interviewed science/technology/Covid journalist David Zweig about his great new book, An Abundance of Caution: American Schools, the Virus, and …

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago