How propagandists getting into bed with Hollywood caused the military to lose control of what women mean to their warriors. Or: How I learned to stop worrying, and love the military entertainment complex.

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Website: thisispropaganda.show

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CREDITS

Written, Produced, and Hosted by Malcolm Critcher and Joshua Belhumeur

Co-Producer: Reed Chandler

Additional Voice Acting: Rhiannon Lane

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Some dialogue and quotations have been condensed, paraphrased, or reconstructed based on contemporaneous accounts, interviews, and other source material.

All archival clips from film and television used under fair use, for educational purposes only.

White feathers, red light districts, and the rise of the military edging complex. How governments weaponized horniness to win WWI, and began to reimagine what women represent to a nation at war.

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A production of BRINK, original media and branded entertainment

Website: thisispropaganda.show

Instagram: @thisispropagandashow

Email: propaganda@brink.com

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CREDITS

Written, Produced, and Hosted by Malcolm Critcher and Joshua Belhumeur

Co-Producer: Reed Chandler

Additional Voice Acting: Rhiannon Lane

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DISCLOSURE

Some dialogue and quotations have been condensed, paraphrased, or reconstructed based on contemporaneous accounts, interviews, and other source material.

AI Disclosure: We use AI to create custom filters for our voices, but the original performances are our own. We also used AI for a custom composition using our own lyrics for “The Girl Behind The Man Behind The Gun”. All used under commercial license. This is a new frontier for all of us, and we are finding our footing when it comes to AI usage and transparency. We welcome any and all feedback. —

CHAPTERS

For Courage (0:00)

Order of the White Feather (4:51)

Wilson's War Drums (10:25)

Memoir of a Doughboy (12:20)

The Munson Magic (13:22)

Turn Off the Red Light (16:05)

Motivating the Warrior (21:11) —

SOURCES AND ATTRIBUTIONS AVAILABLE AT: thisispropaganda.show/season-two/horny-for-war-the-history-of-how-sex-became-a-weapon

This Is Propaganda is back, and more patriotic than ever. From WWI posters to TikTok E-Girls, strap in for an immersive narrative investigation into how the military uses sex to define the image of the soldier, and the weird and unexpected ways it has changed our culture. New episodes through Fall of 2025.