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The Fifth Column Community Show
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The Fifdom gets together to have great conversations. All are welcome! Hope to have YOU on soon!
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Episode 30: Our Favorite Commie's Proxy War w/ Aaron Maté
Aug 11, 202300:49:33Tap to summarizeBen and Garrett are joined by Aaron Maté to discuss all of the Russia, Ukraine, and NATO things!
Transcribe →Episode 29: All About That D(isinformation) w/ Jacob Siegel & Eli Lake
Jul 11, 202301:19:31Tap to summarizeBen is joined by Fifdom favorites Jacob Siegel and Eli Lake to discuss the absolute state of past and present American dis/mal information.
Transcribe →Episode 28: Two Dudes, One Ukraine (Part 3) w/ Adrian Bonenberger
Oct 12, 202201:14:44Tap to summarizeAfter a small(...ish) absence, The Fifth Column Community Shows returns! Ben is joined by writer, commentator, friend, fellow veteran, and Fifdom's resident Ukraine expert Adrian Bonenberger for the third installment of their ongoing discussions about the war in Ukraine. The lads discuss how the ground war is playing out, war crimes committed on Telegram, the F-35, Bernie Sanders, the propaganda war... all sorts! Adrian's work has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Foreign Policy, Deadspin, Forbes, and all of the other places. Follow him on Twitter @AdrianBonenber1.
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Episode 27: Decline and Fall Ukraine: Russia's Manzikert w/ Adrian Bonenberger
Apr 26, 202200:56:49Tap to summarizeBen is once again joined by Fifdom's resident Ukraine expert, Adrian Bonenberger, to discuss all manner of things Ukraine! Topics include: we were right god dammit (with a few exceptions), Russia's stupidity in Hostomel and Chernobyl, the impact of atrocities being on TikTok, where nuclear weapons would be used (if they are), and more. Adrian's work has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Foreign Policy, Deadspin, Forbes, and all of the other places. Follow him on Twitter @AdrianBonenber1.
Transcribe →Episode 26: War, Filicide, and Sprinkles of Joy w/ Nancy Rommelmann
Apr 18, 202201:23:12Tap to summarizeNancy Rommelman joins Brad and Ileana to discuss a range of matters both pressing and perennial: Why is Zelensky running guns and stamps on Twitter? Is Nancy going back to Ukraine (it appears so!) and what did she discover while she was there? What does the future hold for Paloma Media? Why do mothers kill their kids, and what can we learn from wading into messy, uncomfortable details? All sorts!
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Episode 25: 6th Anniversary and Moving to Substack w/ Matt Welch
Apr 3, 202200:54:20Tap to summarizeThe Fifth Column is turning 6! Brad and Ileana sat down with none other than Matt Welch to discuss. Where they've been and where they're going; The flabbergasting rise of the Fifth community; Hello Substack, goodbye Patreon; The future of free speech-loving media.
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Episode 24: The First Successful DM Slide w/ Ben Dreyfuss
Mar 15, 202201:38:57Tap to summarizeIleana and Brad are joined by everyones favorite Fifth Column guest Ben Dreyfuss! And no one has done any preparation! What the hell is Ben doing in Idaho? Wrecking homes and getting banned from local Facebook groups, mostly; The Russia-Ukraine social media war; Everyone is insane on Covid; How Carrie Fisher saved Ben's life; A flick of the wheel. And much, much more.
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Episode 23: Two Dudes, One (and/or No) Ukraine w/ Adrian Bonenberger
Feb 24, 202200:55:30Tap to summarizeBen is joined by writer, commentator, friend, fellow veteran, and Fifdom's resident Ukraine expert Adrian Bonenberger. The lads discuss Putin's motivations and intentions in Ukraine, Ukrainian perceptions of Russia, and what war might look like on the ground if/when it arrives... in the next few hours or so. Adrian's work has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Foreign Policy, Deadspin, Forbes, and all of the other places. Follow him on Twitter @AdrianBonenber1.
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Episode 22: The 9:4 Martini w/ Peter Suderman
Feb 24, 202201:03:21Tap to summarizeThe inimitable Peter Suderman of Reason, Cocktails with Suderman, and all of the other things, joins Ben and Jaye to discuss podcasting, guns, video games, Dungeons & Dragons, and being a sophisticated boozebag.
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Episode 21: Two Jews*, Two Christians* and a Man* Walk Into a Trans Sukkah
Nov 17, 202101:37:00Tap to summarizeIleana, Brad, ChayaLeah, Jaye and Lesley are in the virtual sukkah grappling with pressing questions related to identity: How much does identity matter? How much should it? Do Jews exist? Is Ileana more Jewish than Lenny Kravitz? And Brad has another podcast baby, but this time he's the one getting knocked up.
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