{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Fourth Way","title":" (187) S9E30 {Interview ~ Robert Meeropol} Propaganda and State Execution","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5098,"description":"An interview with Robert Meeropol discussing how propaganda played a role in the execution of his parents by the State, and how it continues to play a role in society today. \r\n\r\nPre-Episode Introduction\r\n0:00:00 - Introduction and Robert's story\r\n0:04:20 - Manichean nature of propaganda\r\n0:08:20 - Government destroys culture, not just resistance\r\n0:10:15 - Timing of this episode\r\n\r\nInterview with Robert\r\n0:13:45 - Propaganda in the case of Robert's parents\r\n0:19:15 - Role of fear and othering in propaganda\r\n0:27:25 - Why was it important for propaganda that the kids of the Rosenbergs were targeted as threats?\r\n0:38:25 - Propaganda in the media as a sedative that gets people to work within the system rather than buck it\r\n0:51:50 - How can we know truth in a world saturated by propaganda?\r\n1:00:30 - Why can't the government bring itself to admit they're wrong?\r\n1:11:45 - Why do we need activists today if we solved discrimination with Civil Rights?\r\n1:21:50 - Resource recommendations and plugs","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/JGkV-vDM_2fB5-17TQ9iEONJxTXbDMwB1A42S8-5Pm0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM0ODIvMTU2NjEy/NDE3OS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}