The Trump administration’s messaging around the war with Iran feels reminiscent of stuff like … cowboy movies. And video games. And the manosphere. This hour, a look at the rhetoric around the war and where it’s all coming from.

GUESTS:
Casey Ryan Kelly: Professor of Rhetoric and Public Culture in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is also Editor of the Quarterly Journal of Speech, and author of books including Manifesting Violence: White Terrorism, Digital Culture, and the Rhetoric of Replacement
Jonathan Guyer: Program Director at the Institute for Global Affairs at Eurasia Group, and a reporter and editor focused on foreign policy, national security, and the Middle East. He is host of the podcast “None of the Above”
Roger Stahl: Author and Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Georgia. He is director of the documentary Theaters of War

Music featured (in order):
“Hoe-Down” from Rodeo – Aaron Copland, NYO-USA, Michael Tilson Thomas
You Should Have Seen the Other Guy – Nathaniel Rateliff
Under My Thumb – Rolling Stones
Son of Your Father – Elton John
Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other – Orville Peck and Willie Nelson
I Am a Rock – Simon and Garfunkel

The Trump administration&rsquo;s messaging around the war with Iran feels reminiscent of stuff like &hellip; cowboy movies. And video games. And the manosphere. This hour, a look at the rhetoric around the war and where it&rsquo;s all coming from.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Casey Ryan Kelly:&nbsp;Professor of Rhetoric and Public Culture in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is also Editor of the Quarterly Journal of Speech, and author of books including&nbsp;Manifesting Violence: White Terrorism, Digital Culture, and the Rhetoric of Replacement</li>
<li>Jonathan Guyer:&nbsp;Program Director at the Institute for Global Affairs at Eurasia Group, and a reporter and editor focused on foreign policy, national security, and the Middle East. He is host of the podcast &ldquo;None of the Above&rdquo;</li>
<li>Roger Stahl:&nbsp;Author and Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Georgia. He is director of the documentary&nbsp;Theaters of War</li>
</ul>
Music featured (in order):
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYdDYSTEuWo">&ldquo;Hoe-Down&rdquo; from Rodeo</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Aaron Copland, NYO-USA, Michael Tilson Thomas</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IB9bO4XD7I">You Should Have Seen the Other Guy</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Nathaniel Rateliff</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBdKMv9_vPE">Under My Thumb</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Rolling Stones</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aL-gy1VyIa0">Son of Your Father</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Elton John</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BirJMnMcfBs">Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Orville Peck and Willie Nelson</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2nN-Yrt1EU">I Am a Rock</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Simon and Garfunkel</li>
</ul>

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