<description>&lt;p&gt;-Welch enters his Charles Nelson Reilly era&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-Laura Branigan, Happy Mondays, and songs you didn’t know were covers&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-Puerto Rico’s revenge&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-The cadres are closing in&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSuwzawP5gI"&gt;Reihan Salam and Larry Flynt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-DAC hits the media circuit and refuses to answer the easiest question in politics&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-Aber Kawas explains 9/11, in a Miss South Carolina sort of way&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-Vaporware word clouds masquerading as policy&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-No borders, no prisons, no TSA PreCheck… no joke&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-Nationalizing airlines, abolishing comfort, and calling it justice&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-Mamdani’s machine, the DSA bench, and the Democratic Party’s growing nervous breakdown&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-Polymarket vs. the polls&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-The internet is not a socialist invention, no matter how hard socialists try&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-Senate Republicans discover Trump skepticism several years too late&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-The SAVE Act tantrum and the incredible courage of people who already lost&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-Tucker, Trump, Iran, inflation, and the limits of MAGA obedience&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-Peter Thiel’s terrifying secret network of people talking at conferences&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-Moynihan goes to Dialog and accidentally joins the Illuminati&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-Kmele reports back from the alleged cabal&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-Bohemian Grove was cooler because at least you had to break in&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prefer to watch &amp; chat live with other members of the Fifdom? &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This episode premieres over on our YouTube channel at 12PM EST.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Fifth Column (A Podcast) is a listener/viewer supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Follow The Fifth Column&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;YouTube: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/redirect/9e5f160b-065d-42ce-92a4-edf21df804ae?j=eyJ1IjoiZTQzMWYifQ.dc-8vtNe6mnVPNyWzBj8PVjHOlHrTw5oo2hNegjrHnA"&gt;@wethefifth&lt;/a&gt;Instagram: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/redirect/49442cc1-448b-481d-a04c-a58e62415aa9?j=eyJ1IjoiZTQzMWYifQ.dc-8vtNe6mnVPNyWzBj8PVjHOlHrTw5oo2hNegjrHnA"&gt;@we.the.fifth&lt;/a&gt;X: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/redirect/e5c13b74-b540-4b93-a1ed-2ba2670462c1?j=eyJ1IjoiZTQzMWYifQ.dc-8vtNe6mnVPNyWzBj8PVjHOlHrTw5oo2hNegjrHnA"&gt;@wethefifth&lt;/a&gt;TikTok: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/redirect/971da500-8db0-4269-9aaf-7d7459adf93a?j=eyJ1IjoiZTQzMWYifQ.dc-8vtNe6mnVPNyWzBj8PVjHOlHrTw5oo2hNegjrHnA"&gt;@wethefifth&lt;/a&gt;Facebook: &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/@thefifthcolumn"&gt;@thefifthcolumn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit &lt;a href="https://www.wethefifth.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2"&gt;www.wethefifth.com/subscribe&lt;/a&gt;</description>

The Fifth Column

Kmele Foster, Michael Moynihan, and Matt Welch

The Cadres and the Cabal (#563)

JUN 26, 202696 MIN
The Fifth Column

The Cadres and the Cabal (#563)

JUN 26, 202696 MIN

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<p>-Welch enters his Charles Nelson Reilly era</p><p>-Laura Branigan, Happy Mondays, and songs you didn’t know were covers</p><p>-Puerto Rico’s revenge</p><p>-The cadres are closing in</p><p>-<a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSuwzawP5gI">Reihan Salam and Larry Flynt</a></p><p>-DAC hits the media circuit and refuses to answer the easiest question in politics</p><p>-Aber Kawas explains 9/11, in a Miss South Carolina sort of way</p><p>-Vaporware word clouds masquerading as policy</p><p>-No borders, no prisons, no TSA PreCheck… no joke</p><p>-Nationalizing airlines, abolishing comfort, and calling it justice</p><p>-Mamdani’s machine, the DSA bench, and the Democratic Party’s growing nervous breakdown</p><p>-Polymarket vs. the polls</p><p>-The internet is not a socialist invention, no matter how hard socialists try</p><p>-Senate Republicans discover Trump skepticism several years too late</p><p>-The SAVE Act tantrum and the incredible courage of people who already lost</p><p>-Tucker, Trump, Iran, inflation, and the limits of MAGA obedience</p><p>-Peter Thiel’s terrifying secret network of people talking at conferences</p><p>-Moynihan goes to Dialog and accidentally joins the Illuminati</p><p>-Kmele reports back from the alleged cabal</p><p>-Bohemian Grove was cooler because at least you had to break in</p><p><strong>Prefer to watch & chat live with other members of the Fifdom? </strong><strong>This episode premieres over on our YouTube channel at 12PM EST.</strong></p><p><p>The Fifth Column (A Podcast) is a listener/viewer 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>