Ten Years of The Fifth Column (#551)

Ten Years of The Fifth Column (#551)

From The Fifth Column by Kmele Foster, Michael Moynihan, and Matt Welch

April 2, 2026 · 2h 47m

About this episode

The Fifth Column celebrates its ten-year anniversary with a lively discussion featuring various guests on topics ranging from Venezuela to cultural absurdities.

The Fifth Column marks ten years with a live, loose, alcohol-assisted celebration featuring Thor Halvorssen, Pete Meijer, Olivia Reingold, Nick Gillespie, and Nancy Rommelmann, with stops along the way for Venezuela, culture war absurdity, Jewish identity, sexual politics, old stories, new grievances, and the usual refusal to keep anything on the rails. WATCH IT on Youtube: The Fifth Column (A Podcast) is a reader & viewer 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

Guests: Thor Halvorssen, Pete Meijer, Olivia Reingold, Nick Gillespie, Nancy Rommelmann

Topics covered

  • celebration
  • Venezuela
  • culture war
  • Jewish identity
  • sexual politics
  • stories
  • grievances

Keywords

  • The Fifth Column
  • celebration
  • Venezuela
  • culture war
  • Jewish identity
  • sexual politics
  • podcast
  • anniversary
  • guests
  • discussions

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