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What a Hell of a Way to Die


Oct 31, 2019

We all recognize military recruiting slogans like ‘Be All That You Can Be’ or ‘Fight A Dragon with a Sword,’ but the Army has decided that it wants yet another tagline. This time, it’s ‘What’s Your Warrior?’ which makes very little sense. We too ask ourselves this question on a regular basis. (Source: https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2019/10/16/whats-your-warrior-army-launches-new-ads-with-less-combat-focus/)

One thing you might also not know: the military is spending $4 billion, yes, billion, on a single ad agency in Chicago for its long-term promotion contract. What else could we do with $4 billion, if not pay for all the things that your Facebook uncle says ‘bbut how will you pay for this’ about? (Source: https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2019/06/11/armys-billion-dollar-ad-machine-is-moving-to-chicago-will-it-work/)

This week’s bonus features Francis and Brock Wilbur discussing a game that brings joy and delight to our lives: Katamari Damacy. It’s weird, it’s centered on rolling things up, it has a tremendous legacy—but is it fascist? Listen here on Patreon to find out: https://www.patreon.com/posts/31119172

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