The podcast about people who use good rhetoric to the worst ends.

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Episode 5: Marcus Tullius Cicero

Rhetorical Monsters is a podcast series where I discuss people in history who have used good rhetoric to terrible, damaging, sometimes deadly ends. Check out all the episodes!
Episode 4: Edward Bernays

Propaganda virtuoso Edward Bernays helped United Fruit (now Chiquita) bring down Guatemala’s left-wing democratic president, Jacobo Arbenz, in 1954 with the help of the US Govt.
Episode 3: Basil Zaharoff

Better known as “The Angel of Death,” Zaharoff was one of the most successful arms dealers in the history of the world.
Episode 2: William Randolph Hearst

Patron saint of yellow journalism, “news” propaganda, and mass incitement.

Trailer: Rhetorical Monsters

Trailer for Rhetorical Monsters, a podcast series about people who have used good rhetoric to terrible, damaging, sometimes deadly ends.

The Hosts

Ryan, Mark, and Tom are writers and professional rhetoricians.

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