Substacks recommended by The Fifth Column (A Podcast)

Recommended by The Fifth Column (A Podcast)

Sports, Business, Politics, Culture

THIS IS NOW is a non-consumerist “travel” show that drifts through the spectacle, notes the marginal, and refuses to let belief limit surprise.

A verité-style travel show hosted by an old-VICE legend that isn't about new ways to spend your money.

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Glenn Loury

Race, inequality, and economics in the US and throughout the world, by Glenn Loury.

Make More Pie

By Nancy Rommelmann

Media, culture, journalism, murder, and the occasional baking of actual pie

Racket News

By Matt Taibbi

Regular news and features by award-winning author and investigative reporter, Matt Taibbi.

Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps

The safe space for dangerous ideas.

Blocked and Reported

By Jesse Singal

A Podcast About Internet Controversies

Yascha Mounk

Big ideas that help you think for yourself.

The Free Press

By Bari Weiss

A new media company built on the ideals that were once the bedrock of American journalism.

Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast

A podcast from the outskirts of the zeitgeist

Longview

Longview is for the curious and open minded. We tell deeply-reported, carefully-crafted stories about the most pressing and interesting stories in our world.

A phenomenal new podcast series from the incomparable Andy Mills and Matt Boll.

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Mike Pesca

The home of The Gist List and exclusive commentary from Mike Pesca delivered to your inbox every single day.

The Eternally Radical Idea with Greg Lukianoff

A blog about freedom of speech and both the Coddling & Canceling of the American Mind.

Calm Down

By Ben Dreyfuss

A substack about how the internet is making us all crazy.

The Weekly Dish

By Andrew Sullivan

"To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle," - George Orwell.

The Best of Journalism

By Conor Friedersdorf

Links to exceptional nonfiction. Stay informed and engaged without the anxiety of endlessly surfing the web.

Good for the Jews

By Ask a Jew

Increasing Jewish representation in media

So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast

An uncensored look at the world of free expression.

Slack Tide by Matt Labash

By Matt Labash

Taking life as it comes, not necessarily in that order

Dave Barry’s Substack

It's pretty random.

The usual palm tree

By Kat Rosenfield

Something's coming, something good.

Justin Amash

A former congressman spills on Congress and makes the practical case for the principles of liberty.

Coleman’s Corner

By Coleman Hughes

Searching for truth in an uncertain world