Today, the Kicking the Seat Podcast and Mark Krawczyk of Special Mark Productions become big-time fixers in the latest installment of "Reelpolitik"! Barry Levinson's 1997 satire Wag the Dog centers on a shadowy strategist (Robert DeNiro) who hires a big-time Hollywood producer (Dustin Hoffman) to create a fake war meant to cover up a real White House sex scandal.
The guys peek behind Levinson's curtain of conspiracy to determine what Clinton-era exaggerations might have been true (then and now), and ask what we can learn from the inextricable link between politics and media.
Also, Ian teases a pair of upcoming interviews, and invites listeners to check out his new humor-illustration series, Furlough Funnies!
Episode 527 is just a distraction!
Show Guide:
Intro Music: 0:00 - 0:14
Intro: 0:14 - 3:41
Wag the Dog Trailer: 3:41 - 6:11
Wag the Dog Discussion: 6:11 - 1:110:19
Outro Music: 1:10:19 - 1:10:34
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