Episode 49 Propaganda on Overdrive for Covid and Ukraine with Mark Crispin Miller

Summary: Mark Crispin Miller taught a course on propaganda for over 20 years at New York University, until merely suggesting his students look into the research regarding the effectiveness of masks in mitigating the spread of respiratory viruses. This led to a backlash that eventually resulted in the course being canceled. How convenient for the propagandists. He joins Tom to discuss the propaganda machine on overdrive regarding both Covid and the Ukraine War. Guest bio: Mark Crispin Miller is a Professor of Media, Culture and Communication at New York University. He is the author of several books, including Boxed In: The Culture of TV (1988), The Bush Dyslexicon: Observations on a National Disorder (2001),  Cruel and Unusual: Bush/Cheney’s New World Order (2004), and Fooled Again: The Real Case for Electoral Reform (2007).   Guest links: His website is MarkCrispinMiller.com. Check out his substack at News From Underground Special Offer: Blinkist summarizes the key points of nonfiction books so you can absorb them in as little as 15 minutes! Listen to “blinks” from the books in their extensive library while you commute to work or run daily errands. Get 20% off your first year with your free trial of Blinkist here. Free Gift from Tom: Download a free copy of Tom's new e-book, It’s the Fed, Stupid, at itsthefedstupid.com. It’s also available in paperback here. It’s priced at a pre-hyperinflation level so grab a few copies for friends if you can. It makes a great introduction to the government’s most economically damaging institution for liberals, conservatives, libertarians, socialists, and independents alike. Like the music on Tom Mullen Talks Freedom? You can hear more at tommullensings.com!