Enthusiastic Armadas, Armenian Bakeries, Ye’s Apology Ad - #542
January 29, 2026
1 hr 26 min
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615 of 668

Episode 542 · January 29, 2026
Enthusiastic Armadas, Armenian Bakeries, Ye’s Apology Ad - #542
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<p>-The NYC Rolling Hobo Express</p><p>-An Enthusiastic Armada Full of Speed and Violence</p><p>-Iranian Death Toll Discourse and Roger Waters Still Sucks</p><p>-The Donroe Doctrine and the Near Abroad Dodge</p><p>-Everyone’s Favorite Powder Keg</p><p>-A Norwegian, A Rat Bag, and a Lunatic</p><p>-A disgusting thing to say</p><p>-Noem’s Bellebolent Hypotheticals</p><p>-Stephen Miller’s Basement Lotions and the Little Rogaine Carpet</p><p>-Fingerers, Reach-Arounds, and Reaganite as a Slur</p><p>-Anne Cool-ter</p><p>-Fuck You Jonathan</p><p>-Mehmet Oz, P.I.</p><p>-Ye’s apology ad and the uncanny valley of writing</p><p>-One from the Mailbag</p><p><strong>Prefer to watch & chat live with other members of the Fifthdom? This episode </strong><a href="https://youtu.be/GGEvDXqWlHs" target="_blank"><strong>premieres over on our YouTube channel </strong></a><strong>at 12PM EST.</strong></p><p><p>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.</p></p><p><strong>Follow The Fifth Column</strong></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://substack.com/redirect/9e5f160b-065d-42ce-92a4-edf21df804ae?j=eyJ1IjoiZTQzMWYifQ.dc-8vtNe6mnVPNyWzBj8PVjHOlHrTw5oo2hNegjrHnA" target="_blank">@wethefifth</a>Instagram: <a href="https://substack.com/redirect/49442cc1-448b-481d-a04c-a58e62415aa9?j=eyJ1IjoiZTQzMWYifQ.dc-8vtNe6mnVPNyWzBj8PVjHOlHrTw5oo2hNegjrHnA" target="_blank">@we.the.fifth</a>X: <a href="https://substack.com/redirect/e5c13b74-b540-4b93-a1ed-2ba2670462c1?j=eyJ1IjoiZTQzMWYifQ.dc-8vtNe6mnVPNyWzBj8PVjHOlHrTw5oo2hNegjrHnA" target="_blank">@wethefifth</a>TikTok: <a href="https://substack.com/redirect/971da500-8db0-4269-9aaf-7d7459adf93a?j=eyJ1IjoiZTQzMWYifQ.dc-8vtNe6mnVPNyWzBj8PVjHOlHrTw5oo2hNegjrHnA" target="_blank">@wethefifth</a>Facebook: <a href="https://substack.com/redirect/09c07840-5930-4c66-aa76-064acebd229a?j=eyJ1IjoiZTQzMWYifQ.dc-8vtNe6mnVPNyWzBj8PVjHOlHrTw5oo2hNegjrHnA" target="_blank">@thefifthcolumn</a></p> <br /><br />This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.wethefifth.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.wethefifth.com/subscribe</a>
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