Learn Me Something is a podcast that celebrates our ignorance as the beginning of the search for truth. Every week we select diverse subjects outside our neurosphere. The intent is to learn and teach something, for all of us. Recognizing the evolving world we live in, our goal is to teach critical thinking strategies to enable us to see past falsehoods.
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Propaganda
Synopsis: This week on “Learn Me Something,” Aaron and Rich delve into advertising and propaganda. How many advertisements do we see per day? As many as 5,000 per day today vs 500 per day back in the 1970s. Edward Bernays was an Austrian-American pioneer in the field of public relations and propaganda, referred to in his obituary as “the father of public relations.”
Duration: 57:00:00
Present: Aaron Stewart, Rich Plumb
Episode Links- Who is Edward Bernays?
- Edward Bernays is the Reason Why Americans Eat Bacon and Eggs for Breakfast
- The manipulation of the American mind: Edward Bernays and the birth of public relations
- Big Fruit
- Cutting Through Advertising Clutter
- The Century of the Self (Full Documentary)
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Download: Episode 30: Propaganda