A listener letter leads the guys to investigate the origins of using rock music for political torture practices.

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SHOW NOTES:

Songs used in this episode: “Theme from Rawhide” from the Blues Brothers soundtrack; “Back There” by Tim McGraw

Pathways to Music Torture journal article (2014) – https://journals.openedition.org/transposition/494?lang=en

https://www.vox.com/2014/12/11/7375961/cia-torture-music

https://www.mic.com/articles/87851/11-popular-songs-the-cia-used-to-torture-prisoners-in-the-war-on-terror

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jun/19/usa.guantanamo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Jericho

https://www.metalsucks.net/2008/02/28/deicide-music-used-to-torture-people-seriously/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_in_psychological_operations