152 - w/ Steve Kornacki "Straight News, Political Tribalism, Chappell's Sticks & Stones"

The Fifth Column - A podcast by Kmele Foster, Michael Moynihan, and Matt Welch

Recorded: September 4th 2019Published: September 7th 2019Guest: Steve Kornacki, National Political Correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC. Author of "The Red and the Blue: The 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism"- RIP, Vice News Tonight on HBO- Everybody kinda likes Joe Walsh- The "Straight Man" on MSNBC- New Jersey politics is so much more fun than national politics- Kamala Harris channels robot John Edwards- Negotiating with the Taliban- Casualty counts matter- It’s a better and worse media moment- An alternate history where Mario Cuomo decides to run- Pulling a string on Kornacki and he just goes- Bill Weld’s novels- Lonelier than the ideological middle is the temper-mental middle- The guardrails have been annihilated- Admitting to liking Chappelle’s show- US military “protecting elections”- The T Zone See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. 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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