Air Date 10/15/2025
It's said that money can't buy a variety of things like peace, happiness, loyalty, and, relevant for today; integrity and trust. But in a world in which impressions (a very multilayered word, in this case) can be bought and sold on the open market and an audience's loyalty to influencers, entertainers, and athletes can be leveraged in an attempt to transfer the credibility from the talented to the tyrannical... you better believe places like Saudi Arabia and Israel are going to try.
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KEY POINTS
KP 1: How We Stopped Caring About "Selling Out" - Current Affairs - Air Date 8-18-25
KP 2: Comedians Hold NOTHING Back While RIPPING Fellow Comics to Shreds - TYT Sports - Air Date 10-1-25
KP 4: Why I Became a Crypto Shill - Adam Conover - Air Date 5-23-25
KP 5: The Secret Role Of Influencers In Global Propaganda - Taylor Lorenz's Power User - Air Date 9-24-25
KP 6: US and Saudi Arabia Sign 'biggest Arms Deal in History' - DW News - Air Date 5-13-25
(00:48:45) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
Explaining that influencers are just infomercial hosts
DEEPER DIVES
(00:55:11) SECTION A: SELL OUTS & SHILLS
A1: Comedy's "Free Speech" Warriors - Side Burns - Air Date 10-5-25
A2: He Just Keeps Making It Worse - American Redact - Air Date 10-7-25
A4: When Movie Stars Become Brands - Patrick (H) Willems - Air Date 11-24-23
(01:35:50) SECTION B: INFLUENCERS
B1: These YouTubers Do PROPAGANDA for the Saudi Government - The Kavernacle - Air Date 10-7-25
B2: Israel and US Pay Influencers Thousands to Boost Image - TRT World - Air Date 10-7-25
(01:58:52) SECTION C: SAUDI ARABIA BUYING SOFT & HARD POWER
C1: Why Manchester Citys Scandal Is Really About Power - Search Party - Air Date 2-11-25
C2: How the Saudis Ended up with so Many American Weapons - Vox - Air Date 12-14-18
C3: How Saudi Arabia Bought Trump - And What They Want - More Perfect Union - Air Date 1-22-25
C4: Why Saudi Arabia Wants All the Sports - Search Party - Air Date 10-23-24
SHOW IMAGE CREDITS
Description: Composite image of a microphone in a spotlight against a red curtain with burlap sacks overflowing with money at the base with the Israeli and Saudi Arabian flags on them.
Credit: Internal composite design. Multiple images from Pixabay | Pixabay
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