067 w/ Alyona Minkovski “Get Me THE MOOCH, The Story of Lyndon Jumbo Johnson"

[“And We Back." -Chance the Rapper] - Moynihan is MIA- Welch is trapped in a room with no AC, 75 dead flies, and a busted shoulder -- and loving every minute of it.- Moscow is beautiful in the summer (if you believe a former RT propagandist)- Kmele... well, yeah- And the brilliant, talented Alyona Minkovski is IN THE BUILDING (@AlyonaMink) PLUS:- The brief but magical tenure of THE MOOCH. - The conspicuous absence of President Steve Bannon.- Net neutrality and banning VPN apps in Russia and China.- Numerous other things of urgent importance.- And there may have been a brilliant Affirmative Action *exchange* at the end of this dispatch too, but it’s all a bit of a blur. [ … The brightest stars have the shortest lives.] 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