This episode unpacks how the Culture War feeds on emotional shortcuts, why complexity and nuance is so hard to embrace, and what it means to navigate a society driven by flattened ideas and radicalized identities.
This is DoubleThink, conversations inspired by the themes of This Is Propaganda. If you haven’t yet, please listen to season one of the pod before engaging these conversations.

<description>&lt;p&gt;This episode unpacks how the Culture War feeds on emotional shortcuts, why complexity and nuance is so hard to embrace, and what it means to navigate a society driven by flattened ideas and radicalized identities.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is DoubleThink, conversations inspired by the themes of This Is Propaganda. If you haven’t yet, please listen to season one of the pod before engaging these conversations.&lt;/p&gt;
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This episode unpacks how the Culture War feeds on emotional shortcuts, why complexity and nuance is so hard to embrace, and what it means to navigate a society driven by flattened ideas and radicalized identities.
This is DoubleThink, conversations inspired by the themes of This Is Propaganda. If you haven’t yet, please listen to season one of the pod before engaging these conversations.

DoubleThink #3: Nuance has a PR Problem

Is art propaganda? Is propaganda art? A free flowing conversation about a spectrum that exists between the two and how modern consumer propaganda might benefit from leaning heavier into art. 
 
This is DoubleThink, conversations inspired by the themes of This Is Propaganda. If you haven’t yet, please listen to season one of the pod before engaging these conversations.

<description>&lt;p class="p1"&gt;Is art propaganda? Is propaganda art? A free flowing conversation about a spectrum that exists between the two and how modern consumer propaganda might benefit from leaning heavier into art.

This is DoubleThink, conversations inspired by the themes of This Is Propaganda. If you haven’t yet, please listen to season one of the pod before engaging these conversations.&lt;/p&gt;
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Is art propaganda? Is propaganda art? A free flowing conversation about a spectrum that exists between the two and how modern consumer propaganda might benefit from leaning heavier into art.

DoubleThink #2: The Art / Propaganda Spectrum

In this first episode of DoubleThink — conversations inspired by the themes of This Is Propaganda — Malcolm and Josh revisit the “vibe shift” of the US election when President Biden dropped and the world got coconut-pilled by Kamala Harris, along with predictions of what comes next.

<description>&lt;p class="p1"&gt;In this first episode of DoubleThink — conversations inspired by the themes of This Is Propaganda — Malcolm and Josh revisit the “vibe shift” of the US election when President Biden dropped and the world got coconut-pilled by Kamala Harris, along with predictions of what comes next.&lt;/p&gt;
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In this first episode of DoubleThink — conversations inspired by the themes of This Is Propaganda — Malcolm and Josh revisit the “vibe shift” of the US election when President Biden dropped and the world got coconut-pilled by Kamala Harris, along with predictions of what comes next.

DoubleThink #1: Narratives of the US Election

Co-Hosts of This Is Propaganda Josh and Malcolm were recently special guests on <a href='https://kuhne.no/'>From Startup to Wunderbrand with Nicholas Kuhne.</a>
Enjoy their conversation and stay tuned, as new content for This Is Propaganda is coming soon.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Co-Hosts of This Is Propaganda Josh and Malcolm were recently special guests on &lt;a href='https://kuhne.no/'&gt;From Startup to Wunderbrand with Nicholas Kuhne.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Enjoy their conversation and stay tuned, as new content for This Is Propaganda is coming soon.&lt;/p&gt;
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Co-Hosts of This Is Propaganda Josh and Malcolm were recently special guests on From Startup to Wunderbrand with Nicholas Kuhne.
Enjoy their conversation and stay tuned, as new content for This Is Propaganda is coming soon.

Guest Episode: Inside The War For Your Attention

Social media creates an environment where propaganda becomes our default mode of expression because everyone is a brand.
BRINK is a creative agency dedicated to reshaping the advertising industry through expanding awareness of our impact on the collective conscience and adopting a more humanist approach. Learn more about our work at <a href='https://www.brink.com/'>brink.com</a>
 
Website: <a href='https://www.thisispropaganda.show/'>thisispropaganda.show</a>
Email: <a href='mailto:propaganda@brink.com'>propaganda@brink.com</a>
Instagram: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/everythingispropaganda/'>instagram.com/thisispropagandashow</a>
YouTube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@thisispropagandashow'>youtube.com/@thisispropagandashow</a>
Slack: <a href='https://thisispropaganda.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-24e9nbmdf-azIUWa4qRbD_wQlmUCI6mA#/shared-invite/email'>bit.ly/propaganda-slack</a>
Reddit: <a href='https://www.reddit.com/r/thisispropaganda/'>reddit.com/r/thisispropaganda</a>
 
Cohosts: Josh Belhumeur and Malcolm Critcher
Producers: Jaclyn Hubersberger and Reed Chandler
Story Editor: Matt Decker
Additional Audio Engineering: Paul Injeti
Original music: Josh Belhumeur
 
“Big Red Boot.” MSCHF. <a href='https://mschf.com/shop/big-red-boot/'>https://mschf.com/shop/big-red-boot/</a>
“Black Panther (soundtrack).” Wikipedia. <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Panther_(soundtrack)'>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Panther_(soundtrack)</a>
Bradley, Bill. 2022. “US Advertising Sales Projected to Pass $300 Billion for First Time Ever in 2022.” Adweek.
<a href='https://www.adweek.com/convergent-tv/us-advertising-sales-projected-to-pass-300-billion-for-first-time-ever-in-2022/'>https://www.adweek.com/convergent-tv/us-advertising-sales-projected-to-pass-300-billion-for-first-time-ever-in-2022/</a>
Ferere, Cassell. 2021. “Brand Blasphemy? What Nike’s Move To Sue MSCHF For Lil Nas X ‘Satan Shoes’ Tells Us About Pop Culture.” Forbes. <a href='https://www.forbes.com/sites/cassellferere/2021/03/30/nikes-move-to-sue-mschf-for-its-lil-nas-x-satan-shoes-tells-us-about-pop-culture/?sh=58f905dc55fc'>https://www.forbes.com/sites/cassellferere/2021/03/30/nikes-move-to-sue-mschf-for-its-lil-nas-x-satan-shoes-tells-us-about-pop-culture/?sh=58f905dc55fc</a>
Huddleston Jr., Tom, and Zachary Green. 2022. “Liquid Death CEO Mike Cessario: We chose 'the dumbest possible name' for water.” CNBC. <a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/26/liquid-death-ceo-mike-cessario-we-chose-the-dumbest-possible-name-for-water.html'>https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/26/liquid-death-ceo-mike-cessario-we-chose-the-dumbest-possible-name-for-water.html</a>
Museum of Broadcast Communications Encyclopedia of Television. 1997. “Colgate Comedy Hour, The.” Television Academy Interviews. <a href='https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/shows/colgate-comedy-hour-the'>https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/shows/colgate-comedy-hour-the</a>
Silbert, Jake. 2021. “MSCHF's At All Costs Clothing Line Plays With Prices.” Highsnobiety. <a href='https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/mschf-at-all-costs-clothing-line/'>https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/mschf-at-all-costs-clothing-line/</a>
Silbert, Jake. 2021. “MSCHF's Guns 2 Swords took The Met Gala, Thanks to Grimes.” Highsnobiety. <a href='https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/mschf-guns-2-swords/'>https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/mschf-guns-2-swords/</a>
Suess, Jeff. 2017. “Our history: P&amp;G put the 'soap' in 'soap opera.'” Cincinnati Enquirer. <a href='https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2017/10/04/our-history-p-g-put-soap-soap-opera/732149001/'>https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2017/10/04/our-history-p-g-put-soap-soap-opera/732149001/</a>
Whitten, Sarah. 2023. “Barbie is highest-grossing domestic film release in 2023.” CNBC. <a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/24/barbie-is-highest-grossing-domestic-film-release-in-2023.html'>https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/24/barbie-is-highest-grossing-domestic-film-release-in-2023.html</a>
“Your Hit Parade.”  Wikipedia. <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Hit_Parade'>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Hit_Parade</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Social media creates an environment where propaganda becomes our default mode of expression because everyone is a brand.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;BRINK is a creative agency dedicated to reshaping the advertising industry through expanding awareness of our impact on the collective conscience and adopting a more humanist approach. Learn more about our work at &lt;a href='https://www.brink.com/'&gt;brink.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="p1"&gt;Website: &lt;a href='https://www.thisispropaganda.show/'&gt;thisispropaganda.show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p3"&gt;Email: &lt;a href='mailto:propaganda@brink.com'&gt;propaganda@brink.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p3"&gt;Instagram: &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/everythingispropaganda/'&gt;instagram.com/thisispropagandashow&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p3"&gt;YouTube: &lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/@thisispropagandashow'&gt;youtube.com/@thisispropagandashow&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p3"&gt;Slack: &lt;a href='https://thisispropaganda.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-24e9nbmdf-azIUWa4qRbD_wQlmUCI6mA#/shared-invite/email'&gt;bit.ly/propaganda-slack&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p3"&gt;Reddit: &lt;a href='https://www.reddit.com/r/thisispropaganda/'&gt;reddit.com/r/thisispropaganda&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cohosts: Josh Belhumeur and Malcolm Critcher&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Producers: Jaclyn Hubersberger and Reed Chandler&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Story Editor: Matt Decker&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Additional Audio Engineering: Paul Injeti&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Original music: Josh Belhumeur&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Big Red Boot.” MSCHF. &lt;a href='https://mschf.com/shop/big-red-boot/'&gt;https://mschf.com/shop/big-red-boot/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Black Panther (soundtrack).” Wikipedia. &lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Panther_(soundtrack)'&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Panther_(soundtrack)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bradley, Bill. 2022. “US Advertising Sales Projected to Pass $300 Billion for First Time Ever in 2022.” Adweek.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.adweek.com/convergent-tv/us-advertising-sales-projected-to-pass-300-billion-for-first-time-ever-in-2022/'&gt;https://www.adweek.com/convergent-tv/us-advertising-sales-projected-to-pass-300-billion-for-first-time-ever-in-2022/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ferere, Cassell. 2021. “Brand Blasphemy? What Nike’s Move To Sue MSCHF For Lil Nas X ‘Satan Shoes’ Tells Us About Pop Culture.” Forbes. &lt;a href='https://www.forbes.com/sites/cassellferere/2021/03/30/nikes-move-to-sue-mschf-for-its-lil-nas-x-satan-shoes-tells-us-about-pop-culture/?sh=58f905dc55fc'&gt;https://www.forbes.com/sites/cassellferere/2021/03/30/nikes-move-to-sue-mschf-for-its-lil-nas-x-satan-shoes-tells-us-about-pop-culture/?sh=58f905dc55fc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Huddleston Jr., Tom, and Zachary Green. 2022. “Liquid Death CEO Mike Cessario: We chose 'the dumbest possible name' for water.” CNBC. &lt;a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/26/liquid-death-ceo-mike-cessario-we-chose-the-dumbest-possible-name-for-water.html'&gt;https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/26/liquid-death-ceo-mike-cessario-we-chose-the-dumbest-possible-name-for-water.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Museum of Broadcast Communications Encyclopedia of Television. 1997. “Colgate Comedy Hour, The.” Television Academy Interviews. &lt;a href='https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/shows/colgate-comedy-hour-the'&gt;https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/shows/colgate-comedy-hour-the&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Silbert, Jake. 2021. “MSCHF's At All Costs Clothing Line Plays With Prices.” Highsnobiety. &lt;a href='https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/mschf-at-all-costs-clothing-line/'&gt;https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/mschf-at-all-costs-clothing-line/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Silbert, Jake. 2021. “MSCHF's Guns 2 Swords took The Met Gala, Thanks to Grimes.” Highsnobiety. &lt;a href='https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/mschf-guns-2-swords/'&gt;https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/mschf-guns-2-swords/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Suess, Jeff. 2017. “Our history: P&amp;amp;G put the 'soap' in 'soap opera.'” Cincinnati Enquirer. &lt;a href='https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2017/10/04/our-history-p-g-put-soap-soap-opera/732149001/'&gt;https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2017/10/04/our-history-p-g-put-soap-soap-opera/732149001/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Whitten, Sarah. 2023. “Barbie is highest-grossing domestic film release in 2023.” CNBC. &lt;a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/24/barbie-is-highest-grossing-domestic-film-release-in-2023.html'&gt;https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/24/barbie-is-highest-grossing-domestic-film-release-in-2023.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Your Hit Parade.”  Wikipedia. &lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Hit_Parade'&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Hit_Parade&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Social media creates an environment where propaganda becomes our default mode of expression because everyone is a brand.

BRINK is a creative agency dedicated to reshaping the advertising industry through expanding awareness of our impact on the collective conscience and adopting a more humanist approach. Learn more about our work at brink.com

Website: thisispropaganda.show
Email: propaganda@brink.com
Instagram: instagram.com/thisispropagandashow
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thisispropagandashow
Slack: bit.ly/propaganda-slack
Reddit: reddit.com/r/thisispropaganda

Cohosts: Josh Belhumeur and Malcolm Critcher
Producers: Jaclyn Hubersberger and Reed Chandler
Story Editor: Matt Decker
Additional Audio Engineering: Paul Injeti
Original music: Josh Belhumeur

S1E5: Everything Is Propaganda, Even You

In this Webby Award-winning narrative podcast, co-hosts Josh & Malcolm from BRINK media group reveal the hidden influence of the propaganda all around us and how it continues to profoundly shape our culture today. 

The first season investigates how propaganda became the foundation of all consumer marketing, its omnipresence and evolution across generations of media, and the consequences we face today.

Once you’ve finished season one, enjoy regular episodes of the DoubleThink series, conversations inspired by themes of This Is Propaganda.

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