Chapter
The Fable of the Emperor Has No Clothes
08:54 - 18:13 (09:19)
The speaker discusses the cyclical pattern of government officials transitioning to media positions, and how this feeds into the idea of the emperor having no clothes.
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The speaker discusses the idea behind the fable of the emperor having no clothes and the difficulty in understanding it as someone in the business of comedy, revealing that the emperor actually has clothes on.
08:54 - 11:04 (02:10)
Summary
The speaker discusses the idea behind the fable of the emperor having no clothes and the difficulty in understanding it as someone in the business of comedy, revealing that the emperor actually has clothes on.
ChapterThe Fable of the Emperor Has No Clothes
EpisodeLondon Edition: Satire in the Age of Murdoch and Trump
PodcastThe Problem With Jon Stewart
The right wing, after Nixon's impeachment, set out to control the narrative by building parallel structures of authority in news and institutions like universities and think tanks.
11:04 - 16:04 (05:00)
Summary
The right wing, after Nixon's impeachment, set out to control the narrative by building parallel structures of authority in news and institutions like universities and think tanks.
ChapterThe Fable of the Emperor Has No Clothes
EpisodeLondon Edition: Satire in the Age of Murdoch and Trump
PodcastThe Problem With Jon Stewart
This podcast episode discusses the impact of globalization and corporations on working-class people, and the subsequent rise of right-wing populist movements who see the mainstream media as complicit in the global elite's agenda to abandon the working class.
16:04 - 18:13 (02:08)
Summary
This podcast episode discusses the impact of globalization and corporations on working-class people, and the subsequent rise of right-wing populist movements who see the mainstream media as complicit in the global elite's agenda to abandon the working class. The conversation also touches on Brexit and the error it was, and how it was fueled in part by propaganda that warned against consuming mainstream media.