The Fifth Column

Kmele Foster, Michael Moynihan, Matt Welch

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Booking Overview

A weekly, politically engaged talk show with sharp rhetorical commentary on the news cycle, mixing host banter with occasional high-credibility guests. It’s a strong fit for PR teams who can offer authors, policy/legal experts, and political thinkers who want to be discussed in an informed, unscripted forum.

Metrics

Episodes: 674

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.4/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Contact Information

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Host

Kmele Foster - Identified in the podcast description as being with Freethink; co-host of The Fifth Column.

Michael Moynihan - Identified in the podcast description as being with Vice; co-host of The Fifth Column.

Matt Welch - Co-host of The Fifth Column; referenced in episode description as “Matt.”

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Policy and legal writers/editors, Supreme Court experts, constitutional/legal analysts, and political insiders or commentators—often with established media platforms or editorial roles.
Required Achievements:  
Leadership/editorial role at major legal/policy media, Author or prominent commentator on constitutional or Supreme Court issues, Public-facing political experience or recognized policy expertise

Recent Guest Discussions

Peter Meijer - Tax Policy (pied--terre Tax), “machine Politics,” Revolutionary Politics, And Related Political Commentary On Parties/movements.

Sarah Isgur - U.s. Supreme Court Decisions And Implications, Especially The 14th Amendment And Immigration As Part Of Culture War Politics.

Recent Topics

Politics, Law, Public Policy, Immigration, Constitutional

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Fifth Column
:

The Revolution Will Be Staffed by PhDs (w/co-host Peter Meijer) - #564

July 02, 2026

-The Fifth Column whiskey racket begins-Matt moves during a heat wave… Peter Meijer reports for duty-Meijer, class traitor, explains the pied-à-terre tax-Mayor Mamdani balances the budget, if you ignore the bailout-Kmele gets Hayek’d-Machine politics was bad, but graduate student politics is worse.-Bannon’s old Leninist fantasy, now available in DSA packaging-Kamala Harris genuflects toward Mamdani-world-MAGA wants the factories back. The robots have other ideas.-Ro Khanna’s children: landed ...

Adam Carolla Has Nowhere Else to Go (Members Only #332)

July 01, 2026

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.comAlso: a serious discussion of the cinematic category known as “movies where they clearly came up with the title first.”-The N-word trap at the Hudson Yards gym-Joe Jackson dressed for the evil dad part-Phil Spector and the Wall of Sound defense-Richard Simmons slaps a cage fighter-How to respond to an asshole-Con Air, Face/Off, and insane ’90s movies-Pr…

One-Hitter: Sarah Isgur Explains the Supreme Court’s Big Finish (Members Only #331)

June 30, 2026

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.comWe are lucky to be joined once again by Executive Editor of SCOTUSblog, Sarah Isgur, and on a day when the Supreme Court gave everyone a lot to argue about.-Trump loses, birth tourism maybe does not-Anchor babies and America’s soccer future-The 14th Amendment gets weird-A color-blind Constitution, except when it isn’t-Immigration is the culture war now-Executive p…

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