About this episode
The episode discusses various topics related to military branding, propaganda, and cultural reflections on war and society.
Participants: John Steppling, Luna Nguyen, EJ Johnson, Hiroyuki Hamada, Cory Morningstar and Dennis Riches. Topics covered: The branding and marketing of US military organizations, the aesthetics and excesses of military and ICE agent uniforms, military propaganda embedded in all entertainment, the mental decline of Donald Trump, Hegseth’s holy war, the struggling U.S. Navy fleet, reactions in Vietnam to the war against Iran, Vietnam’s history of economic reform and dealing with corruption, the impossibility of mythic journeys in a nation of interstate highways. Music track: “Baby Love” by Jack Littman (used with permission).
People in this episode
Host: John Steppling
Guests: Luna Nguyen, EJ Johnson, Hiroyuki Hamada, Cory Morningstar, Dennis Riches
Topics covered
- branding and marketing of US military organizations
- aesthetics of military uniforms
- military propaganda in entertainment
- mental decline of Donald Trump
- Hegseth’s holy war
- U.S. Navy fleet struggles
- Vietnam reactions to war against Iran
- Vietnam's economic reform and corruption
- mythic journeys in a nation of highways
Keywords
- military
- propaganda
- Vietnam
- Trump
- culture
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Baby Love by Jack Littman
Places: US, Vietnam, Iran
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