142 - "The Great Deplatforming, Conspiracy Chic, The Mr. Bean Presidency"
- "Alex Jones is not a civil rights leader!"- Howard Kurtz was once serious- Trump's attempted outing- Phony classical liberals- Free speech at the margins- Every election is stolen- Finding Loose Change- Conspiracy theorists, right and left- An Infinitely stupid Congress- Donald Trump as Mr. BeanRecorded: 5/8/2019Published: 5/12/2019www.wethefifth.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wethefifth.substack.com/subscribe
12 Touko 20191h 51min
141 w/ Eli Lake - "Muller Report, Julian Assange, Deep State Grifters "
w/ Eli Lake (Columnist @ Bloomberg Voice)- We Like Bari Weiss- Moynihan is a Drunk, Also a Great Neighbor- Muller Report- Grifting, the Grifters, of Grif- Eli Lake's Hood Pass- Tom Arnold Was Great in True Lies- All The Missing Tapes- Seth Abramson's Beautiful Mind- Election Interference / Hacking / Exaggerations- Impeachments + Inquiries- Assange: Journalist or Naw?- Naughty Journalist in the Movies- Dogs = White Supremacy- That's Why Darkies Were BornRecorded: 4/24/2019Published: 4/25/2019www.wethefifth.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wethefifth.substack.com/subscribe
25 Huhti 20192h 2min
140 w/ Ben Dreyfuss - "Muller Who, Jill Abramson's Privilege , True Hollywood Stories"
w/ Ben Dreyfuss - Editorial Director @ Mother Jones- Waiting for Godot- Ben Dreyfuss is, Young Bernie Madoff- Jill Abramson's 'Write' Privilege- "Strange Justice" = "Strange Fruit"?- Political turncoats- Paleo-Neoconservative- Private School Kids Buying Drugs- Daddy issues- Bret Easton Ellis' bad writing- Death threats- Race RealistsRecorded: 4/17/2019Published: 4/19/2019www.wethefifth.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wethefifth.substack.com/subscribe
19 Huhti 20191h 52min
139 w/ Andrew Sullivan "Civil Rights, Immigration, Julian Assange, Too Many Popes"
w/ Andrew Sullivan - Writer at Large for New York Magazine,- Hating New York- What Would Hitch Say?- On Being a Reluctant, Problematic Civil Rights Pioneer- Surviving a Death Sentence- Immigration Backlash- Obama Hated Identity Politics?- Assange Arrested- Pope Benedict blames the 60s- Too Many Popes- The Comfort of Religious RitualRecorded: 4/11/2019Published: 4/12/2019www.wethefifth.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wethefifth.substack.com/subscribe
12 Huhti 20191h 16min
138 w/ Aaron Maté "Russiagate Victory Lap, Visiting Venezuela, Super Gaye Music"
w/ Aaron Maté (@aaronjmate)- Our Mathematical Universe- "Leaving Neverland" Revisionism- Russiagate: Right, Wrong, Whatever- Jonathan Chait is “Completely* Correct*”- When in Venezuela + Nobody Likes Sanctions- Venezuela: Humanitarian Crisis, Economic Crisis"- Making Friends + Enemies on Twitter- "The Realm of Hungry Ghosts" (a book by Aaron's Dad)- Stop Snitchin (On Your Sources)- Joe Biden Feminism - Kmele Talked w/ Thad- Marvin Gaye: You're the (black) ManRecorded: 4/3/2019Published: 4/4/2019www.wethefifth.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wethefifth.substack.com/subscribe
4 Huhti 20191h 52min
137 "Use Your Collusion I and II, Jussie Smollett Walks"
- Trump: Death by gloating- Margaret Sullivan: the Captain Beefheart of journalism- Glenn Greenwald spikes the football with a vengeance- MSNBC doubles down- Seth Abramson: Poet laureate, Resistance Hero- Trump's enemies list and love of authoritarians- Roger Stone and the D-list of DC conservatism- Jussie Smollet's privilege- Some Idiot Wrote This, Jane Mayer editionRecorded: 3/26/2019Published: 3/28/2019 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wethefifth.substack.com/subscribe
28 Maalis 20191h 31min
136 w/ Tina Nguyen "Islamists v White Nationalists, Segregated Schools, 2020 Hopefuls"
w/ Tina Nguyen (Vanity Fair)- Tina's Theranos voice- Elizabeth Warren Holmes- Revisiting the Universal Basic Income (Kmele hasn't endorse UBI or Andrew Yang)- Technophobia, 'McDonald’s employees will murder you'- The Three-Fifths Column- Matt does Betomania- Getting it wrong on Iraq- The cycles of massacre reaction/coverage- Islamists v. White nationalists- Stuyvesant High School and Asian Privilege- "Fuck off Tiger parents"Recorded: 3/21/2019Published: 3/24/2019 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wethefifth.substack.com/subscribe
24 Maalis 20192h 2min
135 "Privileged College Parents, Platform Revoked"
DESCRIPTION:- Kmele's in 'Frisco', Moynihan's hungover, Matt got lit up on Twitter- Desperate wealthy college parents headed to prison?- The injustice of legacy admissions- Elite colleges are overrated- Biden v. Beto- Venezuela's blackout and the three initials who shall not be named- Platforming vs de-platforming- Tucker Carlson's shock-jock period- National Review swinging (and missing) at Trump- If you’re going to “Cancel,” cancel everything- Matt's Pat Caddell tribute/roast thingRecorded: 3/12/2019Published: 3/18/2019 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wethefifth.substack.com/subscribe
18 Maalis 20191h 55min
