Podcast Episodes

018 "The DNC Takes Philly , Ted Cruz's Dad Takes Grassy Knoll" - The Fifth Column (Updated)

The Fifth Column's presidential convention coverage continues. Matt Welch phones in from the convention floor in Philadelphia, Moynihan convalesces i…

9 years, 11 months ago

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017 "A Very Trump Convention, Ted Cruz Jujitsu" - The Fifth Column

Welch and Moynihan from the Floor of the RNC Convention... What could possibly go wrong?

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9 years, 11 months ago

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016 "Rumors of Race Wars and POTUS's Solipsistic Eulogy" - The Fifth Column

A trifecta of highly charged police involved shootings dominate the headlines; what are the odds that resulting media coverage and political rhetoric…

9 years, 11 months ago

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015 "Trump’s Star, Hillary’s Email, Jonah Lehrer’s Comeback" - The Fifth Column

What is Kmele hiding in Greece? Why is Donald Trump taking advantage of Hillary Clinton’s email lawbreaking by doubling down on the Star of David? An…

10 years ago

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014 w/ Virgina Postrel "Brexit, Benghazi, The BET Awards" - The Fifth Column

What does your dimwitted brother-in-law actually know about Brexit? What actual difference does this Benghazi report make? And finally, will the well…

10 years ago

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013 "Islamic [REDACTED] and OJ Simpson: Trial of the Millennium" - The Fifth Column

What's the most [REDACTED] ever to [REDACTED]? Can someone really be 'completely brilliant' and 'wrong about virtually everything'? Will we ever get …

10 years ago

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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…

10 years ago

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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 Moyniha…

10 years, 1 month ago

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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 …

10 years, 1 month ago

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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? Plu…

10 years, 1 month ago

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