# Senator Chris Murphy Wants You to Join a Cult (Members Only #325)

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Podcast: [The Fifth Column](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fifth-column-1025117)
Published: 2026-05-31T11:02:47+00:00
Episode link: https://www.wethefifth.com/p/senator-chris-murphy-wants-you-to
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.com Chris Murphy ’s book, Crisis of the Common Good, is out now -Murphy opens his book by dunking on his son’s NHL prospects -Pitching the common good -Trump is not the disease. He’s the symptom -Buy more stuff, feel worse, repeat until democracy collapses -Kids, phones and the algorithmic hell machine -Congress wants to regulate tech. Congress may want to log on first -Can In…

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