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Max Blumenthal interviews the director of Explosive Media about their viral Lego videos that critique US and Israeli actions in Iran.

In Tehran, The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal meets the director of Explosive Media, the elite team of animators, researchers and filmmakers who decisively won the propaganda war over the US and Israel with a series of viral Lego videos mocking Trump and his henchmen, while stirring sympathy for the civilian victims of the US-Israeli assault on their country. ||| The Grayzone ||| Find more reporting at https://thegrayzone.com On Substack: https://substack.com/@thegrayzone Support our original journalism at Patreon: https://patreon.com/grayzone Facebook: https://facebook.com/thegrayzone Twitter: https://twitter.com/thegrayzonenews Instagram: https://instagram.com/thegrayzonenews #TheGrayzone ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBGlownVkhk

People in this episode

Host: Max Blumenthal

Guest: Director of Explosive Media

Topics covered

• propaganda
• Iran
• media
• animation
• US-Israel relations
• Lego videos
• civilian victims

Keywords

• Iran
• propaganda
• Lego
• Max Blumenthal
• Explosive Media
• US
• Israel
• animation
• civilian victims

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Grayzone

Places: Tehran, US, Israel

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