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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.
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- 2 weeks ago42 min
Copaganda with Skip Intro
This week the boys are joined by YouTuber Skip Intro to discuss the outsized impact copaganda has had on the medium of television. From the LAPD using Hollywood to launder its image, through to the security states obsession with surveillance technology and torture post-9/11. Part 2 is available for free on our patreon. — Checkout Skip Intro’s YouTube channel here X: @skipintroYT Patreon: patreon.com/skipintro — To get more Propaganda subscribe for free to our Patreon. Patreon: patreon.com/cw/thisispropaganda Website: thisispropaganda.show Instagram: instagram.com/thisispropagandashow Email: propaganda@brink.com — CREDITS Written, Produced, and Hosted by Malcolm Critcher and Joshua Belhumeur Co-Producer: Reed Chandler — ATTRIBUTIONS SAMIZDAT Written and performed by Joshua Belhumeur
- 3 weeks ago43 min
Paid for by the U.S. Government: Trump's Midterm Propaganda
Since September 23rd, if you watched an NFL game, a college game, Face the Nation or Fox News Sunday, you saw various commercial spots with dark authoritarian undertones that you paid for, if you're an American taxpayer. Professional propagandists Josh Belhumeur and Malcolm Critcher discuss and decipher the strategy and whether it will help or hurt the Republican party in the midterms. Watch this episode instead: https://www.patreon.com/thisispropaganda https://youtu.be/txJyQ6dbMdk — A production of BRINK Website: thisispropaganda.show Instagram: instagram.com/thisispropagandashow Email: propaganda@brink.com — CREDITS Written, Produced, and Hosted by Malcolm Critcher and Joshua Belhumeur Co-Producer: Reed Chandler — In this episode we react to the following Trump 2.0 propaganda: https://www.ispot.tv/ad/SI58/white-house-america-will-never-be-a-communist-country-song-by-jmsn https://www.ispot.tv/ad/SIhz/white-house-dont-play-games https://www.ispot.tv/ad/SIF4/white-house-the-final-battle https://www.instagram.com/p/DGh-9hvuktE/
- Sep 25, 202654 min
Everybody Loses: The Rise of American Sports Gambling with author Danny Funt
Between every down and inning is an ad for BetMGM, Fanduel, Draftkings, or the latest sports betting upstart with VC money and a celebrity sellout. Alongside author Danny Funt, we dissect how language shapes perception and policy and how industry lobbying influenced legalization in the world of “sports gaming”. — Buy Danny Funt's book here. X: @dannyfunt Bsky: @dannyfunt.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-funt-2695b4a3/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dannyfunt/ — To get more Propaganda subscribe for free to our Patreon. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/thisispropaganda Website: thisispropaganda.show Instagram: instagram.com/thisispropagandashow Email: propaganda@brink.com — CREDITS Written, Produced, and Hosted by Malcolm Critcher and Joshua Belhumeur Co-Producer: Reed Chandler — ATTRIBUTIONS SAMIZDAT Written and performed by Joshua Belhumeur — REFERENCES Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling by Danny Funt
- Sep 18, 20265 min
What Comes Next?
We have a Patreon now. It's free and comes with bonus content including a full debrief on season 2: https://www.patreon.com/thisispropaganda
- Sep 4, 202619 min
S2E5: Hegseth’s War on Woke and Women
Pete Hegseth’s entire life has been leading to this moment. A war for the very soul of our nation. But can he save the institution responsible for his sense of self from the woke mind virus, or is it too late? — A production of BRINK Website: thisispropaganda.show Instagram: instagram.com/thisispropagandashow Email: propaganda@brink.com — CREDITS Written, Produced, and Hosted by Malcolm Critcher and Joshua Belhumeur Co-Producer: Reed Chandler __ Some dialogue and quotations have been condensed, paraphrased, or reconstructed based on contemporaneous accounts, interviews, and other source material. All archival clips from film and television used under fair use, for educational purposes only. REFERENCES “Air Force Denies Retirement Benefits for Some Trans Troops.” Air and Space Forces Magazine, Aug. 2025, www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-retirement-benefits-transgender/. “‘All for Nothing’: Air Force Trans Troops Sue over Revoked Retirement.” Air Force Times, 13 Nov. 2025, www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2025/11/13/all-for-nothing-air-force-trans-troops-sue-over-revoked-retirement/. “Allegories of the Four Continents.” The Metropolitan Museum of Art, www.metmuseum.org. “America the Rebellious Slut.” Commonplace: The Journal of Early American Life, commonplace.online. “Amy Sherald Cancels Smithsonian Show, Citing Censorship of Trans Artwork.” Hyperallergic, July 2025, hyperallergic.com/amy-sherald-cancels-smithsonian-show-citing-censorship-of-trans-artwork/. “Amy Sherald Withdrew ‘American Sublime’ Exhibition from Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Citing ‘Culture of Censorship.’” Culture Type, 29 July 2025, www.culturetype.com/2025/07/29/amy-sherald-withdrew-american-sublime-exhibition-from-smithsonian-national-portrait-gallery-citing-culture-of-censorship/. “The Army Recruiting Ad Featuring a Soldier with 2 Moms Just Got Harder to Find. Here’s Why.” Military.com, 16 Jan. 2024, www.military.com/daily-news/2024/01/16/army-delists-calling-ads-making-them-harder-find-youtube-after-years-of-political-blowback.html. Arnold, Tyler. “Does the Navy Endorse Drag Shows? TikTok Video Has Lawmakers Demanding Answers.” EWTN News, 9 May 2023, www.ewtnnews.com/world/us/does-the-navy-endorse-drag-shows-tik-tok-video-has-lawmakers-demanding-answers. “Artist Amy Sherald Has Canceled Her Upcoming Show at the Smithsonian.” NPR, 24 July 2025, www.npr.org/2025/07/24/nx-s1-5479078/artist-amy-sherald-has-canceled-her-upcoming-show-at-the-smithsonian. “Asked to Flag ‘Negative’ National Park Content, Visitors Gave Their Own 2 Cents Instead.” NPR, 26 June 2025, www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5444323. Associated Press. “Sergeant, 23, Is First Woman Awarded Silver Star since World War II.” 16 June 2005. “Before Lady Liberty, There Was Lady Columbia, America’s First National Mascot.” Smithsonian Magazine, www.smithsonianmag.com. Ben-Shalom, Miriam. Miriam Ben-Shalom Collection. AFC2001/001.43276, Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/collections/veterans-history-project-collection/serving-our-voices/diverse-experiences-in-service/lgbtq-veterans/item/afc2001001.43276/. Beynon, Steve. “Thousands of Women Serve in Combat Roles. Pentagon Nominee Hegseth Says They Shouldn’t.” Military.co
- Aug 21, 202620 min
S2E4: Forever Wars: Embedded Feminism from the Middle East to the Marvel Cinematic Universe
As female soldiers get elevated from object to equal, they become both the army’s greatest PR asset, and greatest PR liability. — A production of BRINK, a narrative studio Website: thisispropaganda.show Instagram: instagram.com/thisispropagandashow Email: propaganda@brink.com — CREDITS Written, Produced, and Hosted by Malcolm Critcher and Joshua Belhumeur Co-Producer: Reed Chandler __ Some dialogue and quotations have been condensed, paraphrased, or reconstructed based on contemporaneous accounts, interviews, and other source material. All archival clips from film and television used under fair use, for educational purposes only.
- Apr 3, 202625 min
S2E3: Betty Crocker the Psy-Op, Rosie the Riveter, and the Feminist Revolution
From flappers to factory workers, and suffrajitsu to cold war kitchens, we track how the 20th century woman was imagined time and again to meet the needs of a nation. — A production of BRINK, original productions and branded entertainment Website: thisispropaganda.show Instagram: instagram.com/thisispropagandashow Email: propaganda@brink.com — CREDITS Written, Produced, and Hosted by Malcolm Critcher and Joshua Belhumeur Co-Producer: Reed Chandler __ Some dialogue and quotations have been condensed, paraphrased, or reconstructed based on contemporaneous accounts, interviews, and other source material. All archival clips from film and television used under fair use, for educational purposes only. No AI this time. Enjoy my Russian accent.
- Jan 2, 202626 min
S2E2: Hollywood Declares War: From WWII Pinup Girls to Playmates in Vietnam
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 complex. — A production of BRINK, original productions and branded entertainment. Website: thisispropaganda.show Instagram: instagram.com/thisispropagandashow Email: propaganda@brink.com — CREDITS Written, Produced, and Hosted by Malcolm Critcher and Joshua Belhumeur Co-Producer: Reed Chandler Additional Voice Acting: Rhiannon Lane __ Some dialogue and quotations have been condensed, paraphrased, or reconstructed based on contemporaneous accounts, interviews, and other source material. All archival clips from film and television used under fair use, for educational purposes only.
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