Populism for Morons, Journalism for Martyrs (Episode #560)

About this episode

The episode discusses various political and media topics, including populism, collectivism, and notable figures in journalism and politics.

-a dog is on set and Kmele should be wearing a helmet -Bernie Sanders wants to collectivize AI -The boys bask in the warmth of collectivism -Never trust a politician giving something back to “the people” -The centrist Democrat goes missing -It’s still a Nazi tattoo, goddammit -Character is out. Winning is in -Andy the Ogre Ogles has thoughts on the gays and Ted Cruz answers the question and keeps walking -A few more problems for the Oyster Man from Maine -Welch was the victim of a French flag hate crime -Speaking of Nazis, let’s talk about Bari Weiss -Scott Pelley defends democracy from the new guy and privileged peacocking at CBS -Ali Velshi feels weird about America’s birthday -Defending America through the Bob Crane story The Fifth Column (A Podcast) is a viewer/listener-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Follow The Fifth Column YouTube: @wethefifth Instagram: @we.the.fifth X: @wethefifth TikTok: @wethefifth Facebook: @thefifthcolumn This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wethefifth.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Hosts: Kmele Foster, Michael Moynihan, Matt Welch

Topics covered

• populism
• journalism
• collectivism
• politics
• media criticism
• American identity

Keywords

• populism
• collectivism
• Bernie Sanders
• Ted Cruz
• Scott Pelley
• Ali Velshi
• Bari Weiss
• media criticism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CBS

Places: Maine

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