The Josh Boone Show

#19: Sam McNerney – Ukraine, Russian Propaganda & Information Warfare

Mar 8, 2022

02:25:24

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Episode notes

Is Russia Really Blocking Social Media?

03:54

Is There a Marcus Aurelius Like Standard That Leaders Aspire For?

03:38

Is Putin a Terminal Illness?

04:32

Introduction

3min

How Long Can Fucking Propaganda Last?

4min

Is Putin's End Goal Really Religious?

2min

All Propaganda Is Morally Good

2min

What Is Propaganda?

3min

Are There Similarities Between Putin and Putin?

5min

I Don't Know, It's Fucking Gaslighting

3min

What Was Happening 100 Years Ago?

2min

Selling a War Versus a Product Are Really Different

6min

10.

The Iron Curtain Still Exists in Russia

2min

11.

Is Russia Really Blocking Social Media?

4min

12.

Russians and Americans Are Both Exposed to an Equally Untrue Quantum of Propaganda

2min

13.

Is Russia a Hero?

2min

14.

I'd Rather Live in a Society Where People Do That

4min

15.

The Ghost of Keve and the Snake Island

1min

16.

Is There a Neo-Nazism Group in Ukraine?

6min

17.

The Dan Carlin Hardcore History Podcast on the Reformation

6min

18.

I Don't Know What's Going Through Putin's Mind

4min

19.

Ukraine

5min

20.

Is It an Ideological Conquest?

2min

21.

Is Russia Low on That?

2min

22.

Is Putin a Terminal Illness?

5min

23.

The Fucking of Hitler

2min

24.

Why Is It So Hardwired That Weak?

3min

25.

What Do You Do When Push Comes to Poke?

4min

26.

You Don't Pull the Lever, Tell the Truth, but the Four People Die

3min

27.

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Telling the Truth Strategically

4min

28.

What's the Selection Mechanism?

3min

29.

Is There a Marcus Aurelius Like Standard That Leaders Aspire For?

4min

30.

The Amish in the US Are the America's Greatest Free Writers

3min

31.

The Quakers and the Declaration of Independence

3min

32.

The Differences Between Russia and the US

5min

33.

I Don't Think I Would Stress About Walking Out in the Street

4min

34.

Is America Really Evil or Wrongdoing?

4min

35.

How Evil Are We?

4min

36.

Do You Think Amazon Is Going to Be Where It Is?

4min

37.

What Do You Think Is Going to Happen in the Short and Mid Term?

4min

38.

Do You Know What's Going on in the Middle East?

6min

39.

Is There a Chance That Putin's Going to Give Up?

5min

40.

Is Putin Going to Die on That Hill?

2min

41.

I'd Love to Hear Dan Carlin's Thoughts on This Question

2min

42.

The Russian Army Supply Chain Issues

3min

43.

The Bluetooth Voice Tells Me My Battery Is Low

2min

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Today Josh speaks with Sam McNerney on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Some of the topics we dive into are:

The geopolitical reactions and support of Ukraine.
Putin’s mental health and motivations behind the invasion.
Russia's political and economic future.
The prospects of WW3.
How Russia and Ukraine are both using propaganda as part of information warfare.
The differences between Russian and American oligarchs.
And much more.

Sam McNerney is an applied behavioral scientist, market researcher, and brand strategist based in Brooklyn, New York. He has worked with brands such as Walmart, Procter & Gamble, and CitiBank.

As a writer, he has interviewed business and academic leaders including Arianna Huffington, Andrew Yang, Jonathan Haidt, and Charles Murray – and his essays have been featured in publications like The Washington Post, Psychology Today, and Scientific American.

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