The problem is that history is written by the victors and victors rarely write history accurately but instead populate history with their propaganda. I believe that history should be investigated to root out the propaganda. The problem is that questioning the narrative is like questioning the dogma of a religion. The reality is that history is littered with propaganda and falsehoods, but also contains truth. At times it ignores the perspective of the losing side and justifies the actions of the winning side. Usually, both sides are equally wrong or at least not completely wrong. I support free speech even for speech I personally abhor. I always support dialogue over violence and even though there are times when war can result at least there should be a formal declaration of war for the USA to be involved.

These guys love to brag about drinking alcohol. They think it makes them cool.

Was in the Barber Shop (Da Wig Shop) on Saturday and the topic of conversation? How did Kamala go from curry to collard greens within 10 years? Her Black Card is Mad Suspect 💯

I’d call it a circle jerk, but Kmele always seems to hog all the lotion to himself. In fact, I encourage him to continue giving TEDx talks in front of his mirror (a la Narcissus) at home and leave it to M&M to give their more historically-informed analyses of current events. If you took a 90 minute show, removed all the laugh track filler, and boiled it down to true news editorial content, you’d produce a fantastic and engaging 20-30 minute show. Can’t wait until AI can do just that for me. To those in the reviews complaining about Michael filibustering though… at least he’s the clever one.

It’s turned into too much Michael over talking and rambled mumbling over everyone. Kmele and Matt do not stand a chance in his overtalk and all about Michael attitude. What use to great discussions is now paywalls and rambling. If podcast is your business find a new career!

Title says it all. Well done guys!

Never miss an episode and one of the handfuls of podcasts I pay to subscribe to.

I was a paying subscriber for years. It’s the first of two podcasts I’ve given money to and I genuinely enjoyed and looked forward to the weekly content. However, the show is not what it used to be. It has turned into a nutpicking show that focuses on whatever ridiculous thing that comes out of whatever ridiculous person’s (usually left wing) mouth. If you’re interested in that then this is your show. If not, I highly recommend the group of podcasts from The Dispatch. P.S. Thanks for the good times gents, and good luck.

Funny, irreverent, with loads of guts, courage and insight. No MSNBC leftist drivel, and no FOX theatrics. They analyze and mock BOTH sides, as they should. A solitary voice of reason in bizarre culture war times. Totally worth listening and paying. Intelligent, provocative and highly entertaining,

Love the show, guests and banter. Moynihan clearly loves the sound of his voice and dominates the conversation. He also talks over Kmele too much. Want more Kmele.

It’s a great podcast if you believe being born in occupied Palestine as a Palestinian makes you subhuman vermin who deserves to be exterminated by IDF terrorists for the convenience of zionists.

Not bad at all. You can hear the chemistry between the hosts and the topics are informative.

These guys are individually smart but collectively their bitterness is off the charts. Glad they have each other as friends and companion complainers but these kind of bitter-bro relationships don’t not make for good podcast chemistry. Unsubscribing after giving it a few months….

They’re just as biased and prone to bad arguments as the people they criticize.

If the sky were falling, these guys would conjure some historical precedence and argue nothing to see here

Smug, rambling chatter with far too few original ideas or insights to warrant listening to the hours of self-indulgence. A shame, because all three of these fellas are sharp and interesting. Return to form, please.

This show is awful, and the hosts do an impressive job of presenting their obviously biased opinions as THE truth with little evidence and or reference to legitimate counter points.

Predicable anti woke hand wringing. Typically describe some one not holding their opinion as dumb college kids and rarely reflect on any of their own clearly awful opinions on supporting the Iraq war while championing Israel’s invasion. Also Michael has a weird obsession with AOC that seems parallel that of a spurned lover. Sad.

I’m not sure which but for a very long time this podcast has been such a voice of reason; a place where events and ideas are discussed and debated in good faith, representing each side fairly, and with an appropriate amount of levity to keep things interesting. I could listen to you guys present and debate challenging topics and learn while I clarified where I land, laughing all the way. It was so refreshing. But lately it’s become more snark than informative or enlightening discussion. I’m not saying you need to be the end all/be all for your audience but something seems to be missing. The takes seem to be more and more just judging from a distance and making fun of certain people/perspectives rather than engaging with the meat of the opposing arguments so the audience can learn what you know as journalists. The Russia/Ukraine war is a good example of this. Perhaps I missed an episode where you hashed this out but from the beginning it’s been a very overt “obviously Russia is in the wrong and Ukraine is in the right” type certainty without explaining why the dissenting views and all the various historical evidence supporting said views should be dismissed. It’s been many months since I’ve been able to get through a whole episode without turning it off bc it’s not really helping me understand the local and global landscape the way it used to.

I've been a Never Fly Coach subscriber since they started their Substack (and for a bit before that on Patreon), but I won't be renewing my subscription this May unless they drastically improve. I don't necessarily need them to change their positions, I just want them to stop mischaracterizing the positions of those they disagree with and actually engage with them instead. It started with the Russia/Ukraine war, where they mischaracterized anti-war people as being pro-Russian. Then with the Israel/Palestine conflict, where they mischaracterized people being critical of the actions of Israel's government as being antisemitic and/or pro-Hamas (yes, there are idiots on the left who are pro-Hamas, but there are also plenty of people who condemn Hamas while also being critical of Israel). Despite being a mostly libertarian podcast, they seem more willing to speak with liberals and conservatives than with libertarians who are more radical than them. The fact that they're more interested in talking with Ben Shapiro (who they've said they'd like to have on the podcast) than with someone like Scott Horton says a lot. On cultural issues and criticizing the media, they're great. On foreign policy, they've become awful, and foreign policy is too important for me to overlook what they've been saying on the topic. Again, I don't need them to change their positions, I just want them to actually engage with people they disagree with. They do that on other topics, so they should do it for foreign policy as well.

First discovered these guys on YouTube Megyn Kelly Show. Always entertaining!

I got into this show recently because it’s a relatively intelligent discussion about current events but they really need an editor. The most recent episode had a guest who immediately complained about needing to eat before answering any questions and then once that was accomplished, proceeded to complain about irrelevant trivialities for five minutes while the hosts laughed awkwardly. You’re supposed to cut all that garbage out of the show guys. Well, I’m out. Plenty of fish in the sea and not enough time to waste listening to a hangry adult complain about their free pizza.

If you don’t like Moynihan, you have my sympathy for your intellectual impairment. In all honesty, you can’t get a better mix of current events, informed takes, humor, and historical awareness, in a very digestible form.

I found you guys through MK’s podcast and now I listen to you too. You guys have so much fun and I love the endless heckling and general merriment. Thank you for getting me to smile when I feel like rarely smile anymore.

My only complaint is that I still have no idea what Freethink is.

I would love to hear more from Foster and Welch, but no chance as long as Moynihan is in the room.

Fantastic podcast despite how much a 1 star review throws them off.

Now that the hyperbole is over for real this is my favorite podcast. The only Substack I would subscribe to Well, Blocked and Reported, America This Week, and dish cast or ride up there with The Fifth Column. Well informed opinions, Matt Welch is amazing Michael Moynihan always makes me laugh, and I find myself constantly amused that the of one Mr. Camille Foster been listening to about show 110 I will keep listening keep subscribing help these guys stare float these three men are the last true journalist we have

No matter what you’re listening to, this is better. Michael is irreverent and always willing to admit when he’s wrong. Matt is smart and the glue that makes the podcast work. Kmele (if he shows up) is just the man. Left, center, right, whatever your bias, this podcast is always a good time.

There’s collateral damage, which is always a tragedy. Then there’s dehumanization and slaughter. I’m against it, no matter who does it. Moynihan laughs and roots for it. Disgusting.

Complete waste of time listening to this drivel. The mental gymnastics you have to endure to make sense of the aggrieved mediocre male’s incessant made up complaints is astounding

Need I say more

Way too much Moynihan and not nearly enough Foster & Welch. Smart conversation.

..who I used to like but now disgusts me with his absolutely putrid, ignorant, boot licking, apologia of Israel’s war of extermination against the Palestinians. I had considered becoming a paid subscriber, but no more. You can beg and browbeat you’re fans all you want since you lost your day job at vice (pathetic btw), You ain’t EVER getting a penny from me son. Blocked and Reported is a much funnier podcast anyway which I’ve been a happily paid subscriber of for more than 3 years now. Funnier and much less genocidal. Sounds like a winning combo and a better use of my time and money

Great conversations

Michael Moynihans voice sounds like some dude trying explain Fugazi to me

…you said “conclusion”.

I guarantee these guys would sue if what they dosas done to them. The point they are trying to make isn’t always without validity. But that doesn’t seem to be the point. The point is to find a way to attack whatever someone has done or said. The attack should be as cruel and hurtful as possible because that’s really funny.

All of what happened ahead of dying in custody matters, but the death was directly triggered by the unnecessary and aggressive restraint of a prone, handcuffed person.

Great show. The hosts are intelligent and have a great sense of humor. There isn’t any strong political bias which is refreshing. Their chemistry is entertaining

Seriously, Matt needs to bow out of the podcasting world. Smart guy, good writer, but a terrible speaker. Makes this and Reason Roundtable tough to listen to.

TFC is fun, engaging and i learn something every show. When guys are volleying its at is best. But…MM needs to make some space. I do not know if this is by design a Moynihan led thing. In any case, balance it out boys and keep it cookin

It’s the same talking point, over and over and over and over again. I mostly agree with them about that issue, but hearing about it for 90 minutes is a bit too depressing to be entertaining. The shows where they read all the creepy messages that their fans email them are pretty funny though.

The President and JPierre were quoting the FBI Re the danger of white supremacist violence in US. You know that. Your constant self congratulatory belligerence & arrogance along with ur regurgitated half truths simply disqualify your blathering assertions & do the very thing that you decry on the left ~it would all just be boring but in these dangerous days it is incredibly irresponsible

Not very anti-war for a predominantly libertarian podcast. Moynihan is clearly a neocon wannabe and just incredibly arrogant. Just accuses people he disagrees with as idiots. Israel-Palestine and Ukraine takes are absolutely horrendous. I feel like this is a dumb person’s smart people podcast. They say things that sound smart, but at the core are intellectually bereft. Most of the hosts are also too drunk most of the time making it almost unlistenable.

If MM would swallow half as many words as he swallows burps( and this is true) as he would say. Then this would be a much better podcast.

Moynihan is shocked that people in the west seem to be more critical of Israel than Hamas. If we can agree that Hamas is a terrorist org to whom we don’t supply $40b/yr, we’re allowed to be critical of deaths caused by our tax payer supported war.

Michael: this is your brain on Cold War era American propaganda. Scrambled eggs with ketchup. Pretty good at accents. Kmele: I have good ideas about race so people think I have other good ideas too. I don’t and love billionaire money. Matt: Dad

The best podcast out there, hands down.

The Fifth Column has pretty similar commentary and ethos as South Park. They don't pander to tribal culture wars but instead illustrate how the bickering sides are more alike than they'd care to admit. But don't expect a lot of finger wagging - they'll just (half-drunkenly) laugh at the insanity. Yet through all the booze and I-hope-no-one-heard-me-laugh-at-that-jokes, they are all very well informed and have some pretty profound insights (sometimes).