Phil Elwood (on the dark side of PR)

Episode overview

Phil Elwood (All the Worst Humans) is a public relations operative and author. Phil joins the Armchair Expert to discuss what speed debating is, what astroturf organizations are, and how he's trying to increase media literacy. Phil and Dax talk about his involvement with helping Qatar win the World Cup bid, how he instigated a trade war between Antigua and the US, and his trip to Vegas with a dictator's son. Phil explains how psychological operatives attain information from their targets, being questioned by the FBI, and the effectiveness of sports washing.

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1. 0:00welcome welcome welcome to armchair expert experts on Expert I'm Dan bucker I'm joined by minichal loose there is a
2. 1:04:57the world sanction the largest economy in the world right now this is where the kind of economic Jujitsu comes in
3. 2:13:05we'll see to see if I figure out how to get myself off of that and back to the hotel okay all right love...