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S2E1: Horny for War: The History of How Sex Became A Weapon

S2E1: Horny for War: The History of How Sex Became A Weapon

Update: 2025-10-31
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White feathers, red light districts, and the rise of the military edging complex. How governments weaponized horniness to win WWI, and began to reimagine what women represent to a nation at war. 



A production of BRINK, original media and branded entertainment


 


Website: thisispropaganda.show


Instagram: @thisispropagandashow


Email: propaganda@brink.com



CREDITS


Written, Produced, and Hosted by Malcolm Critcher and Joshua Belhumeur 


Co-Producer: Reed Chandler


Additional Voice Acting: Rhiannon Lane 


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DISCLOSURE


Some dialogue and quotations have been condensed, paraphrased, or reconstructed based on contemporaneous accounts, interviews, and other source material.


AI Disclosure: We use AI to create custom filters for our voices, but the original performances are our own. We also used AI for a custom composition using our own lyrics for “The Girl Behind The Man Behind The Gun”. All used under commercial license. This is a new frontier for all of us, and we are finding our footing when it comes to AI usage and transparency. We welcome any and all feedback.




CHAPTERS


For Courage (0:00 )


Order of the White Feather (4:51 )


Wilson's War Drums (10:25 )


Memoir of a Doughboy (12:20 )


The Munson Magic (13:22 )


Turn Off the Red Light (16:05 )


Motivating the Warrior (21:11 )


SOURCES AND ATTRIBUTIONS AVAILABLE AT:

thisispropaganda.show/season-two/horny-for-war-the-history-of-how-sex-became-a-weapon

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S2E1: Horny for War: The History of How Sex Became A Weapon

S2E1: Horny for War: The History of How Sex Became A Weapon

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