There’s a wonderful episode of Bari Weiss’s Honestly that covers the Leonard Cohen memoir (published April 6 of this year), it’s such an incredible story.
That baseball picture now has me wondering if there’s an entire set of Israeli versions of American League teams - an “AL’chaim” if you will. Is there a Haifa Astros club that can’t have garbage cans in their clubhouse? A Tel Aviv Angels squad that’s wasting the best years of Mike Troutstein’s career? The Jewish baseball fan in me wants to believe.
I'm still wondering why there's been no backstory given about this Israel junket that seems to have included several of my favorite 'heterodox' podcasters - not just Monihan and Welch, but Jesse Singal and Nancy Rommelman, and I guess Andrew Shulz and several others were on the trip as well. Since I don't think it was a case where a bunch of journalists from the 'heterodox' or 'centrist' space all got together one day and said, "Hey, gents, lets all go to Israel!", it's not hard to conclude that it was a sponsored trip, though it was mentioned in one of the recent podcasts that it was an invite by the Israeli consulate.
And just to contextualize my comments, I'm not someone who's particularly anti-Israel or has a hobbyhorse about that country, though I am pretty critical of Israel's policies toward the Palestinians (and critical of the ruling factions in Palestine as well) and I think Likud and everything it represents is pretty awful.
The thing is, like embedded reporting with the military, I think press junkets sponsored by NGOs or governments really do entail some potential conflict of interest, and there needs to be disclosure of who's sponsoring it and the backstory for the trip. I hear none of that in any of the "5th in Israel" podcasts I've heard so far - just some, "Hey, guys, we're in Israel" - and I'm kind of disappointed by the lack of transparency there.
I'll give a shoutout to Jesse Singal for giving a disclosure about sponsorship of this trip and for making a point of meeting with an opposition group to tour the West Bank and report on conditions there, rather than just settle for a presentation by one side:
The whole thing leaves me with some unanswered questions, notably, why is the Israeli government doing an outreach to the 'heterodox podcast' space and what are they hoping to get out of it? And what are the journalists involved doing to make sure they're not just being mouthpieces for the Israeli government. Much like the established leftie genre of sponsored junkets to Cuba or Sandinista-era Nicaragua, it smacks of charm offensive and propaganda.
Laura was right. They should all shut up and dribble. They are not more than basketball players. They literally play a game for entertainment. I cannot fathom a class of person whose opinions matters less.
Really enjoyed the conversation on Glenn's show. You guys should look into John Amaechi and consider having him as a guest. Extremely intelligent and well educated guy. Super interesting life and career arc in the NBA and after. Has views on race that cut through the mainstream but would most likely run counter to Kmele.
Glenn is dropping the full race realism debate on black Friday.....clearly it's one more tick in the "race is real" column, there is a whole damn day dedicated to Black.
I thought it was nice of Eric Nuzum to back up every point that Kmele was making regarding the irrelevance of Public Radio, although Kmele didn't really need the help. Was he aware of the meaning behind what he was saying regarding BBC vs NYC market share?
Really thought Kmele (and everyone else) was great on the Glenn Show. Four different opinions being shared politely in a productive conversation kind of makes it like the antithesis of any cable "news" show where the host brings up a topic and 4 assholes yell at one another about it.
There’s a wonderful episode of Bari Weiss’s Honestly that covers the Leonard Cohen memoir (published April 6 of this year), it’s such an incredible story.
Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate it:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xGdOJrKpX0A
The Casanova Brown feature on Let The Turkey Cook was *chefs kiss*
That baseball picture now has me wondering if there’s an entire set of Israeli versions of American League teams - an “AL’chaim” if you will. Is there a Haifa Astros club that can’t have garbage cans in their clubhouse? A Tel Aviv Angels squad that’s wasting the best years of Mike Troutstein’s career? The Jewish baseball fan in me wants to believe.
I'm still wondering why there's been no backstory given about this Israel junket that seems to have included several of my favorite 'heterodox' podcasters - not just Monihan and Welch, but Jesse Singal and Nancy Rommelman, and I guess Andrew Shulz and several others were on the trip as well. Since I don't think it was a case where a bunch of journalists from the 'heterodox' or 'centrist' space all got together one day and said, "Hey, gents, lets all go to Israel!", it's not hard to conclude that it was a sponsored trip, though it was mentioned in one of the recent podcasts that it was an invite by the Israeli consulate.
And just to contextualize my comments, I'm not someone who's particularly anti-Israel or has a hobbyhorse about that country, though I am pretty critical of Israel's policies toward the Palestinians (and critical of the ruling factions in Palestine as well) and I think Likud and everything it represents is pretty awful.
The thing is, like embedded reporting with the military, I think press junkets sponsored by NGOs or governments really do entail some potential conflict of interest, and there needs to be disclosure of who's sponsoring it and the backstory for the trip. I hear none of that in any of the "5th in Israel" podcasts I've heard so far - just some, "Hey, guys, we're in Israel" - and I'm kind of disappointed by the lack of transparency there.
I'll give a shoutout to Jesse Singal for giving a disclosure about sponsorship of this trip and for making a point of meeting with an opposition group to tour the West Bank and report on conditions there, rather than just settle for a presentation by one side:
https://jessesingal.substack.com/p/disclosures
https://jessesingal.substack.com/p/more-jews-should-visit-the-west-bank
The whole thing leaves me with some unanswered questions, notably, why is the Israeli government doing an outreach to the 'heterodox podcast' space and what are they hoping to get out of it? And what are the journalists involved doing to make sure they're not just being mouthpieces for the Israeli government. Much like the established leftie genre of sponsored junkets to Cuba or Sandinista-era Nicaragua, it smacks of charm offensive and propaganda.
I only just heard of Nick Cave on the last episode and have since checked him out. I like his stuff.
Does anyone in the 5th fam have any recommendations on his best stuff that I should be sure to listen to?
Thanks 🙏
How many IDF women did Moynihan ask "Do you have your passport? Did you get your shots?"
Happy thanksgiving gents
Laura was right. They should all shut up and dribble. They are not more than basketball players. They literally play a game for entertainment. I cannot fathom a class of person whose opinions matters less.
Really enjoyed the conversation on Glenn's show. You guys should look into John Amaechi and consider having him as a guest. Extremely intelligent and well educated guy. Super interesting life and career arc in the NBA and after. Has views on race that cut through the mainstream but would most likely run counter to Kmele.
Korsnacki canine analysis, for those who celebrate- https://youtu.be/KqxtIf9dtmI
I fucking love you guys. The fifth column is the best damn podcast out there. Happy Thanksgiving 🦃
Bill Burr is 100% right about FSU in that clip! Them and Tennessee each only know one song
Glenn is dropping the full race realism debate on black Friday.....clearly it's one more tick in the "race is real" column, there is a whole damn day dedicated to Black.
I thought it was nice of Eric Nuzum to back up every point that Kmele was making regarding the irrelevance of Public Radio, although Kmele didn't really need the help. Was he aware of the meaning behind what he was saying regarding BBC vs NYC market share?
Really thought Kmele (and everyone else) was great on the Glenn Show. Four different opinions being shared politely in a productive conversation kind of makes it like the antithesis of any cable "news" show where the host brings up a topic and 4 assholes yell at one another about it.