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EPISODE · Sep 4, 2026 · 1H 38M

Conspiracy Theories Never Die (w/ James B. Meigs) #573

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Jim is a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a Wall Street Journal columnist-The tractor beam of sexuality-James B. Meigs is here-Tucker Carlson is just asking questions. He’s less interested in the answers-It’s 9/11 season. Call in the OG debunker-Jet fuel didn’t have to melt steel-Death threats for… Popular Mechanics-Tucker finds Israel in the JFK files-Revisiting Loose Change, 20 years later-Conspiracy theories thrive in the ruins of journalism-Data centers or, hear us out, server farms-The mailbag interrogates Mr. Science Man-Hugging Face and the AI agents chatting amongst themselves-Midterm Madness goes to Texas-Talarico vs. Paxton, somehow a toss-up-Flock cameras solve crimes. They also know where you’ve been-Nature, Jason Arday, and the death of fact-checking-UFOs are real. The aliens remain elusivePrefer 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 viewer/listener supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Follow The Fifth ColumnYouTube: @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

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