355 'Ministry of Truth, Competence Inflation'
- Mean Babies w/ Pink Eye
- Tity Boi
- Dangerous Misinformation
- Show Tunes
- Cinco de Mayo
- Live From New York, Again
- Apartheid Daydream
- Combating Misinformation
- The Sims 2
- Anatomy of Tribal Hysteria
- Everyone Starts to Say It
- Its Own Reward
- From Cuba to the Marshall Islands
- Entangling Alliances
Recorded: April 29th, 2022
Published: April 30th, 2022
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Has the New York primary finally closed the door on Cruz, Sanders and Kasich? Should a voter who asks politely be allowed more than one ‘I Voted Sticker’? And why would a journalist bother fact-checking something if more than two people have tweeted it — at that point, it’s basically a fact, right? Moynihan, Welch and Foster discuss… w/Anthony Fisher (Reason.com).
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This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wethefifth.substack.com/subscribeSanders and Clinton debate on a dock in Brooklyn -- would any have noticed if CNN had just replayed clips of their previous showdowns? Is Gitmo too good for climate skeptics? And how racist are cops in Chicago? Moynihan, Welch and Foster discuss… /w Harry Siegel (The Daily Beast).
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This week; Media coverage (or lack thereof) of terrorism in the wake of recent attacks in Brussels and beyond, The FBI vs Apple, Trump vs 'Respectability Politic' and 'Hillary Clinton: Super Duper Honest or Naw?'. Moynihan, Welch and Foster discuss...See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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