(NOTE: This is episode 6 of a 10-part audio-docuseries. New episodes drop each week.)
EPISODE 6: The Master Plan: Secret PSYOPs That Run the World
PSYOPs are now a critical part of the U.S. military’s defense strategy.
But, how did psychological operations evolve – and what happens when they go too far?
In this chapter, Shawn looks at the origins of American military PSYOPs and examines how cultural figures – ranging from public relations pioneer Edward Bernays to the filmmakers behind the Kony 2012 viral video – have used media to shape geopolitics.
Chapters
01:07 - The Story of the ‘Invisible Children’ Project and The Lord’s Resistance Army
09:40 - ‘Kony 2012’ Goes Viral
12:26 - A PSYOP to Take Down Joseph Kony
14:48 - The PSYOPs of WWI & WWII
21:37 - The Ghost Army
26:05 - ‘Propaganda’ The Rise of Edward Bernays
29:25 - White, Gray, and Black Propaganda
33:04 - Operation Wandering Soul
39:44 - The Cold War’s PSYOP ‘Master Plan’
43:10 - Operation Mockingbird
46:46 - The CIA and The National Endowment for Democracy
56:06 - Edward Bernays and a Coup in Guatemala
