M.A.G.A. The Podcast

Send a text Trump dominates within the political Hunger Games arena by first becoming "The Girl on Fire" and harnessing the awesome power of American celebrity.

Send a text With Trump polling at 1% and trailing 16 other candidates, his campaign takes a desperate gamble that helps him survive the initial Hunger Games bloodbath. 

Send a text Diving into the First Big Lie reveals that the Build the Wall details never made practical sense but were catnip to his first MAGA converts - Americans who hate and fear immigrants.

Send a text Trump's first big lie was a whopper. He was going to build a magical wall along the nearly 2,000 mile USA/Mexico border and Mexico was going to pay for it. But there was a method to his madness. In this episode, we start to unpack how Build The Wall went from a batshit crazy idea to the centerpiece of Trump's push to become leader of the free world.

Send a text How can we make sure that our lie is believed? Let's explore the two essential ingredients Trump uses to convince millions of people that crazy bullshit is actually true.

Send a text A persuasive message goes negative via intent and can hurt and destroy people. We explore how intent impacts darkside messages by unpacking the Balloon Boy Hoax and the the current Trojan horse malinformation campaign Trump is orchestrating to undermine the Judiciary so he can seize total power.

Send a text This series on disinformation starts at the most foundational element - crafting a persuasive message. We explore the 3 elements of persuasive messaging, drawing on examples from George Foreman, Colin Kaepernick and Ryan Reynolds.

Send a text Flooding the Zone is the nefarious manipulation tactic being used to bring America to the brink of chaos just two months into Trump 2.0  How does it work? Where did it come from? How can lessons learned from the German Blitzkrieg of World War Two be employed to stop it? Also, the Disgusted American replies to a death threat recently left on his Facebook Page.

Send a text Trump and Bannon consummate their political marriage over the flaming corpse of Megyn Kelly.

Send a text Bam Bam builds a giant pipeline via a renegade website to deliver Trump's snake oil to the American public.

Send a text The Prince of Darkness develops the perfect snake oil recipe for Trump's floundering 2016 presidential campaign.

Send a text Trump's floundering campaign gets saved by a nefarious outcast on a revenge quest against the political establishment.

Send a text When he learns he's about to get fired from The Apprentice, a desperate Donald Trump looks for a way to escape imminent financial ruin by accepting the role of the Big Bad Wolf in the 2016 presidential primary.