Members Only #162 - Jon Ronson on Neo-Nazi Debutantes, the Oklahoma City Bombing, and "Platforming" Alex Jones

* 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 ...

2 Dec 20231h 40min

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit wethefifth.substack.com* A shooting in the hood* The Oakland Politburo speaks. The world is appalled.* The free speech issue vs. the unive...

29 Nov 202316min

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 sha...

23 Nov 20231h 46min

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit wethefifth.substack.com* Javier Milei, tantric drummer* The hideousness of modern Peronism * A brief digression on Aerosmith* So how did w...

22 Nov 202330min

* 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 ...

18 Nov 20231h 43min

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit wethefifth.substack.com* “She’s reasonable in person” (🤔)* In praise of…Estonia* Are any expressly political comedians funny?* Meetings i...

16 Nov 202327min

* 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 ...

12 Nov 20231h 13min

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit wethefifth.substack.com* Voting for New York judges (and do you have a spare apartment?)* An unsolicited application* Liz Warren warns abo...

8 Nov 202330min