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Kmele is fantastic. His commentary and insights are well-articulated and represent a sadly underrepresented point of view in any kind of media. Michael, I toggle between wanting to high five and punch him most of the time but his commentary in 2020 has been great. If you travel to Kansas Ciy, we are going out for drinks. This brings me to the two reasons why I docked them a star. It's very New York/New York media centric. There's a lot of inside baseball related to the New York City aspect of the show that gets a bit tedious and disinteresting. That brings me to M-M-M-Matt, the stuttering and stammering editor from Mother Jones or Democracy Now!, I forget which. I hate to sound like a jerk but he doesn't add much except for unlistenable stutters and a serious case of Trump Derangement Syndrome. He usually just chimes in about how old he is. I'm sure he's a decent guy but I'm not sure how he got a job at Reason, then again I tried listening to Reason's podcast for a few episodes. Uh, no. Overall The Fifth Column is a good show that continues to improve. I wish them all well and continued success.