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One Idea To Rule Them All UPTHINKING FINANCE
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The media is completely disconnected from reality. We’ve all known it for a while. The challenge becomes—if we don’t trust the news—where do we source information? How do we filter it? How do we discern the truth?
When did spreading propaganda begin? When did the news become a source we could no longer trust? Michelle Stiles wrote the book, “One Idea To Rule Them All: Reverse Engineering American Propaganda,” to answer these questions. It’s written to expose the realities of the world we live in, in terms of the role of propaganda and manipulation. Don’t miss this eye-opening conversation.
You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in...What propelled Michelle to study propaganda [3:34]George Creel’s WWI propaganda [6:57] Le Bon: The origins of mass persuasion [10:47] Bernays: The idea of stagecraft [13:45] The infrastructure of belief [16:35] Why do we trust the propaganda? [23:37] Deconstructing what we’ve been told [30:25] Michelle’s research on the American Red Cross [37:47]
Resources & People MentionedThe Crowd: A Study of the Popular MindPropaganda by Edward BernaysThe Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
Connect With Michelle StilesMichelle’s website: Smart SheepeGet the book and study guideOne Idea To Rule Them All: Reverse Engineering American Propaganda
Connect with Emerson FerschCapital Investment AdvisersOn LinkedIn
Subscribe to Upthinking Finance
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The media is completely disconnected from reality. We’ve all known it for a while. The challenge becomes—if we don’t trust the news—where do we source information? How do we filter it? How do we discern the truth?
When did spreading propaganda begin? When did the news become a source we could no longer trust? Michelle Stiles wrote the book, “One Idea To Rule Them All: Reverse Engineering American Propaganda,” to answer these questions. It’s written to expose the realities of the world we live in, in terms of the role of propaganda and manipulation. Don’t miss this eye-opening conversation.
You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in...What propelled Michelle to study propaganda [3:34]George Creel’s WWI propaganda [6:57] Le Bon: The origins of mass persuasion [10:47] Bernays: The idea of stagecraft [13:45] The infrastructure of belief [16:35] Why do we trust the propaganda? [23:37] Deconstructing what we’ve been told [30:25] Michelle’s research on the American Red Cross [37:47]
Resources & People MentionedThe Crowd: A Study of the Popular MindPropaganda by Edward BernaysThe Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
Connect With Michelle StilesMichelle’s website: Smart SheepeGet the book and study guideOne Idea To Rule Them All: Reverse Engineering American Propaganda
Connect with Emerson FerschCapital Investment AdvisersOn LinkedIn
Subscribe to Upthinking Finance
Audio Production and Show Notes by - PODCAST FAST TRACK
51 min