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John Avlon stops by only to learn he’s also in the Epstein files, why the Daily Beast should’ve sold dick pills, and why we need to rebuild guardrails on what some call “stolen land” * Where John is surprised to learn he’s in the Epstein files and suddenly remembers he has plans not to be here * The Ceaușescu of Long Beach * Moynihan actually voted for this guy! * Georgia, the FBI, and the Trump 2.0 purity test industrial complex * Asking for a friend who keeps wondering, “are US elections legit?” * This is not a libertarian podcast * The original sin is hyperpolarization * Tucker at CPAC, the heretic hunters, and the sound of the crowd turning * Give the left/right base what it wants and watch your incentives rot * We should have sold dick pills at The Daily Beast and funded a small country * The hell with the guardrails, we want our conspiracies god dammit! * Oral culture wins, written culture loses, and the Washington Post dims the lights * How can we do this podcast “on stolen land?” * What happened to Rudy Giuliani? * The Traveling Wilburys of Government * Asymmetric polarization and why the crazies are not equally distributed Get John’s latest book, Lincoln and the Fight For Peace (Bookshop | Amazon) Prefer to watch & chat live with other members of the Fifdom? This episode premieres over on our YouTube channel at 12PM EST. The Fifth Column (A Podcast) is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Follow The Fifth Column YouTube: @wethefifthInstagram: @we.the.fifthX: @wethefifthTikTok: @wethefifthFacebook: @thefifthcolumn This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wethefifth.com/subscribe