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The Mercenary Magazine
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The Mercenary Magazine aimed at a very small niche, as there were only a few thousand individuals in the world who suited its target audience. The magazine attempted to broaden its readership by focusing on a wider range of topics like anti-communism and war, appealing to the broader audience of war fans and weapon enthusiasts.
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Soldier of Fortune Magazine, founded in 1975 by Robert K. Brown, was the first American publication aimed at the audience of aging baby boomers who thought they could have been hard-bitten mercenaries but never really got the chance.
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Summary
Soldier of Fortune Magazine, founded in 1975 by Robert K. Brown, was the first American publication aimed at the audience of aging baby boomers who thought they could have been hard-bitten mercenaries but never really got the chance. Despite the fact that the magazine's target audience was small, it managed to successfully broaden its appeal to war fans, weapons lovers, fanatic anti-commies, and Walter Mitty types, thereby making it a huge financial success.
ChapterThe Mercenary Magazine
EpisodeSoldier of Fortune: The Deadliest Magazine Ever (with David X. Cohen)
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Investigating the unsolved radio journalists' assassination, the Silenced podcast uncovers a dark world of drugs and discovers hints of a bigger conspiracy behind the murders.
22:30 - 23:38 (01:08)
Summary
Investigating the unsolved radio journalists' assassination, the Silenced podcast uncovers a dark world of drugs and discovers hints of a bigger conspiracy behind the murders. Hosted by Osvaldo Schind, who claims to have offended Trump supporters with his pro-investigation stance.
ChapterThe Mercenary Magazine
EpisodeSoldier of Fortune: The Deadliest Magazine Ever (with David X. Cohen)
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The first ever issue of Soldier of Fortune featured underwater knife fighting techniques and urban street survival.
23:38 - 25:45 (02:07)
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The first ever issue of Soldier of Fortune featured underwater knife fighting techniques and urban street survival. It also included articles about American mercenaries in Africa and the conflict in Rhodesia.