* This time, we’re not going to hold back * Destroying from the ladies tees * I love with Doug * More media implosions * ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ * Democracy is over when my irrelevant newspaper folds * Passover is too Jewish * The uniqueness of the Holocaust * Opinion mongers making calls about newsworthiness * This era as history * Whatchutalkinabout Fani Willis * Ross Douthat and “Neocon Nikki” This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, vi...
Jan 21, 2024•1 hr 50 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.com In a rebroadcast of our latest Second Sunday, Tina Nguyen joins the lads again to discuss Substack, Andrew Yang, Kmele fighting another podcast host, James Bond, Tucker Carlson, Vietnamese immigrants, militias, and…the great Tom Vu. In case you’re unfamiliar with America’s greatest Vietnamese import, some of his greatest hits ....
Jan 19, 2024•16 min
* The year of the ladies * They’re pro-Houthi * They’re Weebs * The MAGA Diaries * The diaspora politics of the Vietnamese * MAGA Straussianism * Tina and Tucker * Tina and the militias * Kmele and the Houthis * It’s always World War Three * Just say they went too far… * NYT on Russia bombing hospitals * Some Iowa thoughts * Some brief thoughts on the fake Substack Nazi controversy This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, vis...
Jan 16, 2024•1 hr 39 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.com * Matt, swallowed by Los Alamos * Jon Ronson’s new pod * A terrible trailer, a pretentious movie * Ringo Seal!!! Trump is “being persecuted” * Head injuries that help * Listen to that podcast, even if it’s terrible * A hot plagiarist * Substack and Nazis * Chomsky and Jeffery * Kmele’s new favorite football player * And so much more!...
Jan 09, 2024•13 min
Should we even bother with the normal bullet points? Because it’s mostly about Claudine Gay. And the media’s embarrassing reaction to Gay’s “duplicative phrasing” and “attribution issues.” And what this says about the rot in academia. And something about a Disney Plus show. And ladies who live in trees. And how Kmele’s ice has to be colder than Welch’s ice. And a generation of dumb intellectuals. Enjoy. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access ...
Jan 04, 2024•1 hr 44 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.com * The last one of the year * The French public sector * Macron and the menorah * Exploding appliances * Nick & Kanye * Nikki’s slavery gaffe * But does she have a shot? * Billionaires on the “billionaire class” * Don’t forget about RFK * Who blew up the pipeline? * Why we believe what we believe * Vivek’s “inside job”...
Dec 29, 2023•14 min
* I resign! * (“That was a great apartment….”) * I resign! * (“That was the worst job….”) * Mansplaining the war * Too big to process * It’s like 9/11 for Americans, and also not * “You can still smell the death” * The Jericho Wall revelations * “I’m pretty sure most people who were responsible will resign” * Were judicial protests a distraction? * State fails, society rallies * A time for Diaspora choosing * Like moths to crazy * Intelligence scandal, leadership scandal * Hard out here for a tw...
Dec 24, 2023•1 hr 7 min
* Can Kmele sing? * A guy is surrounded by some racists * In praise of…Alec Baldwin? * Protesters are like racists * Trump and Colorado * Smart people who have come to some strange conclusions on this… * He’s screwing with you. You know that right? * They think you don’t understand policy * Not a lot of loyalty….(plus: a paean to Hope Hicks) * One word: NEW YORK * From Jihad to Lego * A silly list of “media influencers” * Is Emmanuel Lewis alive? (Yes) This is a public episode. If you'd like to ...
Dec 21, 2023•1 hr 25 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.com * It wasn’t a debate * Moynihan loves islands. Who doesn’t? * University stuff * “Late capitalism” * Walt Disney wasn’t a Nazi * Backfilling history * Massaging numbers * On the Qataris…. * And a bunch of listeners chime in!
Dec 17, 2023•14 min
* Ron Karenga * Handel’s Messiah and stock portfolio * Musicology is dumb, says Matt * Hip-hop is appropriation and it’s great * Method Man thinks the Stones and Bootsy are the same * The Fall of Minneapolis * The Fifth’s verdict * Some good things, some bad things * Revisiting the Chauvin trial * An 800,000 word reflection from James Bennet * Fanaticism and forgivenness * How is this plagiarist surviving? * How about firing these dopes * LP and AJ * The many, many, many dead in Ukraine This is ...
Dec 15, 2023•1 hr 45 min
* The editorial board of the Washington Post * What what wrong with the cease fire * On culpability * Can there *be* a negotiated settlement? * Is it really “the occupation”? * That wild 2022 video from Jenin that Moynihan mentioned * You’re going to be defrocked * Being handcuffed by “the Nahkba” * The insane rape conspiracy theories—and why they exist * Are all these people pro-Hamas? * Mrs. Gay Goes to Washington * Choose different words, dummies * Are you allowed a moral mulligan? * The Calv...
Dec 07, 2023•1 hr 56 min
* We ain’t gonna play Sun City * RIP Shane * George Santos: genius * Gavin v. Ron * Why would you do this, Gavin? * This awful presidential race * Hating WFB * Be friends with and “platform” your political opposites * RIP Kissinger? * Dictatorships and double standards * The forever war with Iran * An awful, awful hostage video * On hostages and peace partners * The future of Gaza This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visi...
Dec 02, 2023•1 hr 40 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.com * A shooting in the hood * The Oakland Politburo speaks. The world is appalled. * The free speech issue vs. the university infection * Knowing nothing but propaganda * Gaza Facebook is pretty wild * Sir Humphrey says: “This is the most insane answer ever” * What Epstein got right. And you gotta bring Bill Clinton * A weird story about Hillary’s shushing * UFO nonsense * What’s th…...
Nov 29, 2023•17 min
Family beckons. Booze beckons. So we’re going to forgo the bullet points that we’re pretty sure you don’t read anyway and just say…Happy Thanksgiving, from your friends at the Fifth! And while you shamelessly celebrate genocide, listen along while the lads bemoan the racism of the Black Plague; the deadline to file charges against Kmele; the quote-invention of ChatGPT; the hostage deal in Israel; and the extreme awfulness of Holocaust historians Joe Scarborough, Mike Brzezinski, and Claire McCas...
Nov 23, 2023•1 hr 47 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.com * Javier Milei, tantric drummer * The hideousness of modern Peronism * A brief digression on Aerosmith * So how did we all meet? * Start fighting, Moynihan * Another digression on Sam Altman’s awfulness (two examples now available at Moynihan’s Instagram ) * When Israel decided against killing the entire leadership of Hamas * Well, they tried anyway * Fiction that changed our lives * I don’t want to read about who I...
Nov 22, 2023•30 min
* Live from Oakland * Sex strikes * Loving OBL * Stop deconstructing stuff * Seeing your friends spinout online… * They’re not sending anyone anywhere * Drunk Kathy Hochul and her bad, drunk ideas * Not drunk Nikki Haley and her bad ideas * Hate speech isn’t a thing in America * Israel and propaganda * MKH on evangelicals, Israel, and the supposed “left behind” vision of Zionism * TikTok you don’t stop * And so much more! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscri...
Nov 18, 2023•1 hr 44 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.com * “She’s reasonable in person” (🤔) * In praise of…Estonia * Are any expressly political comedians funny? * Meetings interrupted by death * Listener question: On the 1619 Project * Indonesian guys loves America, nuclear weapons * Family friends with Carlos the Jackal * Israel asks: “Kmele, what should we do?” * Stars and Bucks (Correction: Bethlehem not Ramallah) * Why not get a…...
Nov 16, 2023•28 min
* One hell of a night, one brutal morning * Kevin Hart kills * Judy Gold and college comedy * The Washington Post says sorry for being mean to Hamas * Be brave, get fired? * There’s been a bunch of recent Islamist attacks in the West, actually * New York City’s hate crimes leader board * The pointless Republican debate * Vivek is the worst (and also was kinda good for three seconds) * Reaganism without Reagan (and Bannon’s Reagan film ) * Only in New York, kids * Trust the kids, kids * Teaching ...
Nov 12, 2023•1 hr 14 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.com * Voting for New York judges (and do you have a spare apartment?) * An unsolicited application * Liz Warren warns about the surge of…. * Is violent anti-Semitism in the U.S. a real threat? * Explain the progressive-Islamist alliance please… * He has become comfortably dumb * No, it’s not really fishy * Defining war, war crimes, and civilians * The government’s stupid war on (pr…...
Nov 08, 2023•30 min
* Happy birthday Kmele * The girls of the IDF * The lads take a wrong turn, end up in “Poundtown” * In fairness, we didn’t know he did a whole segment on this * So Mike Pence dropped out? * That’s some good polling for Bobby Jr. * When innocents die * Nat Turner’s bloody rebellion * Human shields and asymmetry * Kill ‘em all, says Rep. Brian Mast * Political pilgrims for Hamas * Sorry but nothing after 1917, Matt * And much, much more! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with...
Nov 02, 2023•1 hr 49 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.com Along with fellow comedian Ryan Long, Danny Polishchuk is one half of the very funny Boyscast podcast (a favorite of Fifth Column listeners, we are reliably told). Again alongside Ryan Long, Danny is the woke guy in the “When Wokes and Racists Actually Agree on Everything ” video.” And there’s lots of great solo stuff over at his YouTube channel . Danny s…...
Oct 31, 2023•26 min
* On The Canceling of the American Mind : Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All―But There Is a Solution. * The youngest Fif’ and Maher guest . * My how times have changed since 9/11 . * The numbers are very, very bad . Bad numbers! * The sudden (and probably temporary) rediscovery of campus neutrality. * Yes, some post-Oct. 7 campus ruckus has been Cancel Culture. * And so, so depressing. * The (surprising!) view from Gen Z. * Millennials are the worst. * Schlott vs. Haidt. * Shut...
Oct 27, 2023•1 hr 31 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.com * An idiot…He wrote this * Condolences to a friend * What is a war crime? * History wars and war crimes * The worst congresswoman went to the worst law school * In defense of Harvard. Sort of. * Defending Panthers and the exhilaration of murderous anti-Semitism * Why no air raid shelters? * Meir Kahane Krunch * Objecting to a guest. We disagree * Karine Jean-Pierre will answer what…...
Oct 25, 2023•29 min
* Hamas and the hospital * Don’t trust and try to verify * Did Israel “create” Hamas? * When there’s no negotiating partner * America’s role in the Middle East * Enter Iran… * Gauging Palestinian public opinion * A massive media failure * One-way root causes * And much more! 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...
Oct 20, 2023•1 hr 15 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.com * Where are you Ben and/or Jerry? * The radicalization of KF * What it means to be “anti-war” * The radicalization of the universities * Other fronts in the war * Israel, its neighbors, and its assassination program (Note: It was not Shamir who was PM during Operation Opera. It was Begin. Moynihan regrets the error) * Importing anti-Semitism to Europe * No, you can’t go to H…...
Oct 16, 2023•34 min
A few weeks before the Hamas pogrom, Moynihan was reading Palestine 1936 : The Great Revolt and the Roots of the Middle East Conflict by the brilliant Israeli-American journalist and historian Oren Kessler. So he called him to talk through the current conflict, its historical antecedents, and how Hamas’s murder spree has effected his family. * RIP Tomer Shoham * The nightmare scenario * “This is good for Hamas” * The “I don’t support it, but you have to understand…” argument * The “occupation” i...
Oct 13, 2023•59 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.com (Editor’s note: about 20 seconds of Comrade Lake’s mic is missing at the very beginning of this recording. It fixes itself soon thereafter. Sorry about that) It’s that time of month (…ummmm….time for a rebroadcast of our Second Sunday Zoom call). As you probably already guessed, we managed just one topic of conversation this time around: the unfolding ho…...
Oct 10, 2023•23 min
* Former Michigan Rep. Peter Meijer is back to talk about his insane friends and erstwhile colleagues on the Hill * Peter’s surprising (to us) view of Rep. Matt Gaetz * “I try to see the best in people” (Hmmmmm….) * The gordian knot of polarization * Peter makes the case for [blank] as Speaker……. * Oh wait, he’s kinda serious! * What do any of these people actually believe ? * “Oh, I mean, there's horseshoe theory and then there's horseshoe theory…” * Does Peter have an announcement to make?? Ma...
Oct 06, 2023•1 hr 47 min
* Unrelated non-programming note from Moynihan: “As some of you might recall, and as I mentioned in the intro, last year I beseeched listeners to help my amazing daughter Livia (and her gymnastics team) raise money for pediatric cancer . And last year, you guys came through in such a crazy way that one parent asked me if I was “some sort of cult leader.” I said no. I’m only a cult co-host. So thanks in advance! Oh, and the event is tomorrow!” THE LINK * Back in July, Kmele and Moynihan talked to...
Oct 04, 2023•59 min
Our old Aussie-Aussie-Aussie-Oi-Oi-Oi pal Josh Szeps, former host of the morning show Wake Up Ya C***s, was in New York this weekend and stopped by the Fifth’s Chinatown headquarters! So we decided to have a few drinks (Ed. note: Josh has lost approximately 600 pounds and is now sober , while Welch and Moynihan are still the same old lazy alcoholics) and argue about how our pal Coleman Hughes was treated by TED …receive a concise primer on the politics of Australia’s “voice” referendum…get an eq...
Oct 03, 2023•1 hr 44 min
