The Ceasefire That Wasn’t #552 (w/ Abe Greenwald)
From The Fifth Column by Kmele Foster, Michael Moynihan, and Matt Welch
April 9, 2026 · 1h 30m
About this episode
The episode discusses various political topics including Iran's actions, the concept of ceasefire, and the implications of recent events involving Trump and Israel.
-The wrong Greenwald, but the actual Abe -Everyone loves our ad spots -Iran’s deranged peace menu -Ceasefire, with extra missiles -The joint Hormuz tollbooth fantasy -What Iran lost, even if nobody can sell it -Regime change, but not the fun version -Vanceworld (probably) leaks to the Times -Trump threatens apocalypse, then shrugs -Pakistan, Vance, and easier marks -Groypers and other forms of loser energy -The anti-Jewish right stops pretending -Sovereignty for me, not for thee -When the right starts sounding like the left -Israel’s image problem, and America’s deeper one -RFK Jr. enters the podcast economy Prefer to watch & chat live with other members of the Fifdom? This episode premieres over on our YouTube channel at 12PM EST. After 10 years, we’ve finally found a sponsor we actually like. Ground News pulls coverage of the same story into one place so you can compare headlines across sources and see how framing changes depending on the outlet. Subscribe for 40% off our Vantage plan using our unique link https://groundnews.com/fifth The Fifth Column (A Podcast) is a reader & viewer supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or…
People in this episode
Hosts: Kmele Foster, Michael Moynihan, Matt Welch
Guest: Abe Greenwald
Topics covered
- Iran
- Ceasefire
- Regime change
- Trump
- Israel
- RFK Jr.
Keywords
- Iran
- Ceasefire
- Trump
- Regime change
- Israel
- RFK Jr.
- Ground News
- politics
- podcast
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Places: Iran, Pakistan, Hormuz
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