306 w/ Gustavo Arellano - "Ask a Mexican, Trump's a Mexican, and the Republican Crackup"

<p>The lads (minus Kmele, recently felled by his second Pfizer shot) welcome <em>Los Angeles Times</em> columnist Gustavo Arellano, host of the new LAT podcast "The Times" and author of <em>Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America. </em>Note that after an hour of Gustavo's trademark Southern California/Mexican smack talk--in which he defends Taco Bell, ruminates on "LatinX," explains "Tio Tacos" and "Chicanosauruses," and describes American ethnic tensions that don't involve white people (!)--Moynihan and Welch return to discuss the on-going disasters in Israel, the economy, and the Republican Party. </p><br><p>Sure, everything is awful. But as always, The Fifth Column is here to point out just <em>how </em>awful and reassure you that it absolutely won't get better in the near future.</p><br><p><em>Recorded May 12, 2021</em></p><br><hr><p style="color:grey; font-size:0.75em;"> See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you&#8217;d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://wethefifth.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">wethefifth.substack.com/subscribe</a>