The Fifth Column

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit <a href="https://www.wethefifth.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_7">www.wethefifth.com</a><br/><br/><p>Noah’s new book is <em>Blood and Progress</em>… not to be confused with “Blood and Soil,” a phrase Moynihan has been muttering to himself around the office.</p><p>-A book squarely in the TFC wheelhouse</p><p>-The teens, the twenties, the sixties, the seventies, and now</p><p>-The forgotten history of left-wing violence</p><p>-Italian anarchists and “propaganda of the deed”</p><p>-Is Noah handwavi…</p>

<p>-a dog is on set and Kmele should be wearing a helmet</p><p>-Bernie Sanders wants to collectivize AI</p><p>-The boys bask in the warmth of collectivism</p><p>-Never trust a politician giving something back to “the people”</p><p>-The centrist Democrat goes missing</p><p>-It’s still a Nazi tattoo, goddammit</p><p>-Character is out. Winning is in</p><p>-Andy the Ogre Ogles has thoughts on the gays and Ted Cruz answers the question and keeps walking</p><p>-A few more problems for the Oyster Man from Maine</p><p>-Welch was the victim of a French flag hate crime</p><p>-Speaking of Nazis, let’s talk about Bari Weiss</p><p>-Scott Pelley defends democracy from the new guy and privileged peacocking at CBS</p><p>-Ali Velshi feels weird about America’s birthday</p><p>-Defending America through the Bob Crane story</p><p></p><p><p>The Fifth Column (A Podcast) is a viewer/listener-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></p><p><strong>Follow The Fifth Column</strong></p><p>YouTube: <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/redirect/9e5f160b-065d-42ce-92a4-edf21df804ae?j=eyJ1IjoiZTQzMWYifQ.dc-8vtNe6mnVPNyWzBj8PVjHOlHrTw5oo2hNegjrHnA">@wethefifth</a>Instagram: <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/redirect/49442cc1-448b-481d-a04c-a58e62415aa9?j=eyJ1IjoiZTQzMWYifQ.dc-8vtNe6mnVPNyWzBj8PVjHOlHrTw5oo2hNegjrHnA">@we.the.fifth</a>X: <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/redirect/e5c13b74-b540-4b93-a1ed-2ba2670462c1?j=eyJ1IjoiZTQzMWYifQ.dc-8vtNe6mnVPNyWzBj8PVjHOlHrTw5oo2hNegjrHnA">@wethefifth</a>TikTok: <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/redirect/971da500-8db0-4269-9aaf-7d7459adf93a?j=eyJ1IjoiZTQzMWYifQ.dc-8vtNe6mnVPNyWzBj8PVjHOlHrTw5oo2hNegjrHnA">@wethefifth</a>Facebook: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/@thefifthcolumn">@thefifthcolumn</a></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.wethefifth.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.wethefifth.com/subscribe</a>

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit <a href="https://www.wethefifth.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_7">www.wethefifth.com</a><br/><br/><p><a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/148391517-chris-murphy">Chris Murphy</a>’s book, <em>Crisis of the Common Good, </em>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>

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit <a href="https://www.wethefifth.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_7">www.wethefifth.com</a><br/><br/><p>Be sure to check out <a target="_blank" href="https://open.substack.com/pub/uncomfortableconversations">Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps</a>, 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>

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.wethefifth.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.wethefifth.com/subscribe</a><br/><br/><p>Check out Ben Rhodes new book: <em>All We Say: The Battle for American Identity: A History in 15 Speeches</em></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 protect yourself from over-learning lessons</p><p>-Rhodes wants institutions, not impulse wars</p><p>-Is Ben Rhodes Tucker-adjacent?</p><p>-Soft power, hard questions</p><p>-Navalny didn’t want America’s money</p><p>-When Reagan said “Evil Empire”</p><p>-Reagan also change his mind</p><p>-Moynihan accuses Rhodes of America pessimism</p><p>-Ben says it’s because he loves America</p><p>-Private equity killed the vibes</p><p>-Nostalgia-nomics</p><p>-The left-populist temptation</p><p>-JD Vance talks pretty</p><p>-National identity without a monoculture</p><p>-Ben Franklin and the virtue of doubt</p><p>-Experts are annoying but sometimes useful</p><p>Read <em>All We Say: The Battle for American Identity: A History in 15 Speeches</em></p><p>(<a target="_blank" href="https://bookshop.org/a/120616/9780593595121">Bookshop</a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/All-We-Say-American-Identity/dp/0593595122/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1Z51AWVKTG9EG&#38;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.kOje6NAOgIqKEGvzA2CNNKzlFjRBiGF4_r52gSkwQkrcEonNOC2MGciOCXB0CovZAGtGhZPJeTjNyjUEKMGeAAUCUw9cw64HU_Cd6z9Q25BWasMiAEdTciE9I25AbtDJ_v5gC18hRsx2QNEvQ8EYruMeDmTmt-d0PMxMnA6L15DhzPFw0gDqsngv-dudiAwTS_4WNEyplQuNEJtQSCPN2l7wYaAACjeu3XTYDqDt35U.A15cFdvHbeH_au6MCAXIr1-pZb9uIRrS7IMU71hrz_s&#38;dib_tag=se&#38;keywords=ben+rhodes&#38;qid=1779834570&#38;sprefix=ben+rhodes%2Caps%2C210&#38;sr=8-1">Amazon</a>)</p><p><strong>Prefer to watch & chat live with other members of the Fifdom? This episode premieres over on our YouTube channel at 12PM EST.</strong></p><p>After 10 years, we’ve finally found a sponsor we actually like. <strong>Ground News</strong> pulls coverage of the same story into one place so you can compare headlines across sources and see how framing changes depending on the outlet.</p><p>Subscribe for 40% off our Vantage plan using our unique link <a target="_blank" href="https://groundnews.com/fifth">https://groundnews.com/fifth</a></p>