The Fifth Column
by Kmele Foster, Michael Moynihan, and Matt Welch
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- 🇧🇪BE · News#193500 to 3K
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150 to 900🎙 Daily cadence·643 episodes·Last published 1mo ago - Monthly Reach
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500 to 3K🇧🇪100% - Active Followers
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150 to 900
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The Gold-Plated Imperial Presidency (w/ Maggie Haberman) Members Only #335
Jul 21, 2026
18m 56s
The Denial of Reality Is a Powerful Drug (w/ Bret Stephens) - Members Only #334
Jul 17, 2026
16m 14s
There Is No They - #566
Jul 15, 2026
1h 31m 12s
Failing "The God Test" (w/ Robert Wright) - Members Only #333
Jul 10, 2026
22m 05s
Are We the Baddies? The Graham Platner Reckoning (w/ Kat Rosenfield) - #565
Jul 8, 2026
1h 15m 22s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/21/26 | Imperial PresidencyDonald Trump+4 | Maggie Haberman | Project 2025The Fifth Column+1 | — | Imperial PresidencyDonald Trump+5 | — | 18m 56s | ||
| 7/17/26 | politicsAmerican identity+4 | Bret Stephens | — | BelgiumAmerica+1 | Bret StephensAmerican identity+5 | — | 16m 14s | ||
| 7/15/26 | politicsIran deal+5 | — | DSA | West HollywoodMichigan+2 | Iran dealMidterm elections+5 | — | 1h 31m 12s | ||
| 7/10/26 | artificial intelligencepodcast wealth+3 | Robert Wright | The God Test: Artificial Intelligence and Our Coming Cosmic Reckoning | — | The God Testartificial intelligence+5 | — | 22m 05s | ||
| 7/8/26 | rape allegationspolitics+4 | Kat Rosenfield | PoliticoThe Times+2 | — | Graham PlatnerKat Rosenfield+5 | — | 1h 15m 22s | ||
| 7/2/26 | politicsgraduate student politics+5 | Peter Meijer | DSAFifth Column+1 | — | PhD candidatespied-à-terre tax+7 | — | 1h 26m 09s | ||
| 7/1/26 | cinema90s movies+3 | Adam Carolla | Con AirFace/Off | — | Adam Carollamovies+6 | — | 15m 25s | ||
| 6/30/26 | Supreme Court decisionsimmigration+3 | Sarah Isgur | SCOTUSblog14th Amendment | AmericaAmerica | Supreme CourtTrump+5 | — | 6m 57s | ||
| 6/26/26 | politicsmedia+4 | — | DSAPolymarket+3 | Puerto Rico | politicsmedia+8 | — | 1h 36m 06s | ||
| 6/24/26 | DSANew York City+3 | Michael A. Cohen | MSNOWTufts University+1 | — | DSAMichael A. Cohen+5 | — | 9m 17s | ||
| 6/12/26 | sportspolitics+4 | — | UFCMidterm Madness+3 | — | KnicksMVP+8 | — | 1h 29m 54s | ||
| 6/10/26 | politicsmedia+4 | Ana Navarro | The White House | Mexico | Ana NavarroTrump+5 | — | 18m 54s | ||
| 6/5/26 | political violenceleft-wing violence+3 | Noah Rothman | Blood and ProgressBlood and Soil | — | political violenceNoah Rothman+5 | — | 18m 22s | ||
| 6/3/26 | populismjournalism+4 | — | CBS | Maine | populismcollectivism+6 | — | 1h 36m 51s | ||
| 5/31/26 | politicstechnology regulation+4 | — | Crisis of the Common Good | — | Chris MurphyCrisis of the Common Good+5 | — | 15m 41s | ||
| 5/29/26 | Australiapodcasting+4 | Josh Szeps | AustraliaUncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps+1 | — | AustraliaJosh Szeps+5 | — | 18m 25s | ||
| 5/27/26 | American identityforeign policy+5 | Ben Rhodes | All We Say: The Battle for American Identity: A History in 15 Speeches | — | Ben Rhodesforeign policy+6 | Ground News | 1h 52m 29s | ||
| 5/25/26 | legal analysisDepartment of Justice+4 | Preet Bharara | DoJStay Tuned with Preet | — | legal analysisDoJ+5 | — | 19m 59s | ||
| 5/24/26 | live shownostalgia+4 | Lulu Garcia-NavarroRobby Soave | The New York TimesReason | DCMiracle Theatre+1 | live podcastDC show+5 | — | 22m 51s | ||
| 5/22/26 | cancellationAI panic+4 | Matt Yglesias | VoxSlow Boring | — | Matt Yglesiascancellation+5 | — | 17m 44s | ||
| 5/7/26 | politicswar+3 | — | White House | — | TrumpIran+3 | — | 1h 24m 10s | ||
| 5/5/26 | politicsTrump administration+3 | Anthony Scaramucci | SkyBridge Capital | — | Anthony ScaramucciTrump+5 | — | 19m 30s | ||
| 4/30/26 | Supreme Courtrace+4 | David French | First Choice Women’s Resource CentersLouisiana | — | Supreme CourtDavid French+5 | — | 1h 51m 49s | ||
| 4/28/26 | assassination discourseconspiracy politics+3 | — | White House Correspondents’ Dinner | — | assassinationmanifesto+4 | — | 19m 42s | ||
| 4/23/26 | IranVenezuela+5 | Michelle Goldberg | JCPOA | IranVenezuela | IranVenezuela+5 | — | 1h 24m 37s |
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Chart history for The Fifth Column
Peaked at #193 in BE, currently #193 in BE.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE | — | #193 | #193 | — |
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.