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  • The Fifth Column

    Picking apart the news cycle, interrogating their guests, and always imbibing responsibly. With Michael Moynihan (Vice), Matt Welch (Reason), and Kmele Foster (Freethink)

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    Co-conspirator, The Fifth Column. Proprietor, The View Level. Editor at Large, Reason.

  • Matthew Yglesias

    Blogger, journalist, podcaster, trying to get back to my roots.

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    Patriotic American. Former US Attorney, SDNY. Banned by Putin. Fired by Trump. Host, Stay Tuned & Insider podcasts.

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    Pod Save the World. New York Times. Author: All We Say, After the Fall, and the World As It Is. Former Obama speechwriter and deputy national security advisor. Knicks and Mets.

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