Podcast Episodes

S2E2: Hollywood Declares War: From WWII Pinup Girls to Playmates in Vietnam

Season 2 Episode 2

How propagandists getting into bed with Hollywood caused the military to lose control of what women mean to their warriors.

Or: How I learned to stop worrying, and love the military entertainment c…

Published on 16 hours ago

S2E1: Horny for War: The History of How Sex Became A Weapon

Season 2 Episode 1

White feathers, red light districts, and the rise of the military edging complex. How governments weaponized horniness to win WWI, and began to reimagine what women represent to a nation at war. 

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Published on 2 months ago

This Is Propaganda Season 2

Season 2

This Is Propaganda is back, and more patriotic than ever. From WWI posters to TikTok E-Girls, strap in for an immersive narrative investigation into how the military uses sex to define the image of t…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Bot Armies, Dead Internet, and Misinformation Farms with Amil Khan

Season 1 Episode 15

With endless bot armies infiltrating social media feeds and harnessing the algorithm to control narratives and public opinion, our media system is becoming increasingly polluted.

How long will it be…

Published on 7 months ago

Media Literacy with Renee Hobbs

Season 1 Episode 14

The average American's worldview is under constant assault from propaganda. Between the 5,000 advertisements we see daily, for profit journalism, and virtually every post on social media, the gulf be…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

Hollywood and The Pentagon with Tom Secker

Season 1 Episode 13

It probably won’t come as much of a surprise that the Pentagon was involved in the making of Top Gun. What may be more surprising is the sheer scope of film and television projects the Pentagon has h…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Guest Episode: Luxury Doomsday with 'American Hysteria'

Season 2 Episode 8

We're crossposting today's episode from American Hysteria with Chelsey Weber-Smith where our co-hosts Josh and Malcolm were special guests discussing the propaganda behind luxury doomsday shelters.

I…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

The Death of a Millennial Brand with Eugene Healey

Season 1 Episode 12

What aesthetics and ideas defined the branded propaganda targeting millennials in the 2010s, and why do they increasingly fail to resonate with Gen Z audiences?

Joining us is special guest Eugene Hea…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Howard Gossage: 20th Century Master of Propaganda with Justin Oberman

Season 1 Episode 11

San Francisco ad man Howard Gossage (1917–1969) is a bit more under the radar than his Madison Avenue contemporaries, but his work in both consumer marketing and advocacy messaging was brilliant. His…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Abortion Messaging in Post-Dobbs America with Amelia Bonow

Season 1 Episode 10

Liberal “pro choice” messaging has historically conceded the moral high ground (“safe, legal and rare”). Amelia Bonow helped change that as the leader of the Shout Your Abortion movement. In this epi…

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago