Archive - The Fifth Column (A Podcast)

Firehose #186: Sail on, Sailor

Also: Hail and farewell, King Sol

7 hrs ago • Matt Welch

Gov. Chris Christie Tells on Everyone #548

Chris Christie has replaced Kmele. The former gov joins us for stories about Trump, the Kushners, RFK Jr., Bill Clinton, Bruce Springsteen, and the…

Mar 12 • The Fifth Column

2:00:10

A Brief Defense of the Vampires w/ Lloyd Blankfein (Members Only #308)

Former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein on his reputation as a financial villain, growing up poor, and the current state of the American economy

Mar 11 • The Fifth Column

1:07:49

Many Worlds, Bad Science, and the Strangeness of Being w/Sean Carroll (Members Only #307)

Sean Carroll, theoretical physicist and philosopher, is the Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins. He's also that guy that consults…

Mar 9 • The Fifth Column and Sean Carroll

1:21:39

Second Sunday coordinates 3/8

LIVE or it didn't happen.

Mar 7 • The Fifth Column

Firehose #185: Eight Days a War

Also: Second Sunday at noon ET

Mar 7 • Matt Welch

Iran and the Fog of Regime Change (w/Hooman Majd) - #547

We’re joined by NBC News contributor Hooman Majd. Is this regime change or an "adjustment?" Also, Khamenei succession rumors, the girls’ school bombing…

Mar 5 • The Fifth Column

1:29:37

Iran and the Dee Snider Doctrine (Members Only #306)

The guys explore how “imminent threat” talk actually functions, why public opinion looks ugly from day one, and what success would even mean. Also, yes…

Mar 3 • The Fifth Column

1:31:12

One Hitter: War With Iran and Jewish Space Lasers w/ Nadav Eyal (Members Only #305)

US and Israel strike Iran, Gaza’s unsolved endgame, and the one red line Israel cannot cross: losing America.

Mar 2 • The Fifth Column and Nadav Eyal

1:20:45

February 2026

Firehose #184: It’s Friday, I’m in War

Also: Ana Kasparian’s goyim revolt

Feb 28 • Matt Welch

The Revolutionaries (w/ Ken Layne) -- #5

George Washington’s dogs & other American miracles.

Feb 27 • The Fifth Column

1:21:34

State of the Union Post-Mortem with Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) - #546

Is it any surprise that this most recent SOTU was two hours of sycophancy and the continuing death of civic dignity? We are joined by Senator Slotkin to…

Feb 26 • The Fifth Column

1:52:12

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