Episode 480 • • 51:58 - 59:10
480: War on Brains
Media Branding, One-Eyed Warlords and Screenplay Ideas
The hosts analyze the media's "branding" of Mokhtar Belmokhtar, noting his cinematic qualities such as his glass eye and his battalion's name, "Those Who Sign in Blood." They joke about writing a screenplay or treatment for a movie titled "Smoke Him If You Got Him." The discussion highlights how news organizations build up "bad guy" personas to fit a narrative.