Propaganda

Those Conspiracy Guys

Gordon Rochford

True Crime, Comedy, History

4.4 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2017

⏱️ 443 minutes

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DEEP DIVE - On this episode of Those Conspiracy Guys we delve deep into the septic tank of modern news media and examine what's now called 'Fake News', but we have always known it as Propaganda. A tool invented by sociologists using psychological techniques to convice the public to think and act against their will. We talk about the scientific techniques and the origins of the idea of manipulation of media throughout history. We all learned in school that Hitler had a propaganda machine, but what is not told to impressionable young kids is that pretty much every type of media uses a form of manipulation in the delivery of its message. The man behind this is Edward Bernays and we talk about him and his techniques as well as discussing Chomsky and Hermann and their Propaganda Model and how the filters they describe are at work in our modern news media. We also give Trump his few minutes, because you cant talk about bullshit without talking about The Donald. We discuss the Womens March and the Inauguration protests and the future of the mainstream media in this hotbed of polarised politics. ________________________This podcast is supported by the generous donations of the wonderful folks over at Patreon. If you want to support the show and get exclusive content, ad-free episodes, access to live chats and private social media like Instagram and Discord and a whole load of other stuff click here http://bit.ly/TCG-PatreonIf you want to follow TCG on social platforms including the Discord, watch video versions of the livestream podcast and documentaries; or even join in on live chats about current events; buy TCG merch; get notifications of and buy tickets to upcoming live stage shows or to just support the show on Patreon; all the links, info and instructions you can find by clicking this link http://www.linktr.ee/thoseconspiracyguys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This time, on those conspiracy guys, we talk about the tool used to control the world that
0:06.8	we used as fire back as gang as can and as recently as last week.
0:12.1	Propaganda
0:13.1	It began its life as deceit on the battlefield, a psychological tool to misinform enemies
0:19.4	of military operations.
0:21.9	The modern version of Propaganda is much more sophisticated but it is still used to
0:25.8	misinform but who now is the enemy and what is the battle for.
0:32.8	Propaganda has a checkered history with association of Nazi coercion and the media of countries
0:38.0	deemed now uncivilized but it has been an accepted tool of social control by almost every government
0:44.4	since the time of the Roman emperors.
0:46.8	Its main mission is to malign the misgivings of the masses into support for something
0:51.1	they previously thought unthinkable.
0:55.3	The science and psychology behind Propaganda has only become more sophisticated as the
0:59.5	years fly by.
1:01.2	Scores of social scientists searched ceaselessly for the golden rules and the most effective
1:05.1	applications of psychological warfare.
1:07.8	The application of pinpoint propaganda are very lucrative and the techniques ever more
1:12.4	discreet.
1:15.3	In the past 12 months, we've seen a surge in social and civil unrest with political and
1:20.3	cultural upheaval being smashed in our faces by contemporary news media.
1:26.5	Accusations of fake news and ideological collusion with mainstream media and a huge surge
1:31.9	of so-called conspiracy theorists and citizen journalists have created a huge gulf of knowledge
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