<p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Wag the Dog</strong> tells the story of a scandal-ridden president whose chief spin doctor, Conrad Brean (De Niro), decides to distract the public with a fictional war with Albania. To pull this off, he hires Stanley Motss (Hoffman), a prominent Hollywood producer who throws himself into orchestrating an imaginary war, complete with fake footage, fake war heroes and a popular theme song. The hoax is successful, but it soon comes with a host of complications which require Brean and Motss to take quick action to further deceive the public. </p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">In their conversation, Jamelle and John discuss the cynicism, shallowness and laziness of Levinson and Mamet’s depiction of Washington politics, as well as a few real-life examples of manufactured wars, and why most Hollywood political satire just doesn’t work.</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The tagline for <strong>Wag the Dog</strong> was “A comedy about truth, justice and other special effects.”</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">You can find <strong>Wag the Dog </strong> to rent or buy on Apple TV and Amazon Prime.</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Episodes come out every two weeks so stay-tuned for our upcoming episode on <strong>Murder at 1600</strong>.</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">And don’t forget our Patreon, where we cover the political thrillers of the Cold War and we offer weekly political commentary. You can subscribe for just $5 at <a href="http://patreon.com/unclearpod">patreon.com/unclearpod</a>. </p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Our producer is Connor Lynch and our artwork is by Rachel Eck.</p>
