My special guest is author Matthew Alford, who's here to discuss his research into how the government has very long tentacles in Hollywood movie-making. You can get his book National Security Cinema on Amazon. This is a book about secrecy, militarism, and censorship at the heart of the world’s leading democracy—and about those who fight them.  Using thousands of pages of documents acquired through the Freedom of Information Act, 'National Security Cinema' exclusively reveals that the national security state—led by the CIA and Pentagon—has worked on more than eight hundred Hollywood films and over a thousand network television shows.  The latest scholarship has underestimated the size of this operation, in part because the government has gone to considerable lengths to prevent data from emerging, especially in the 21st Century, as the practice of government-Hollywood cooperation has escalated.  National Security Cinema reveals for the first time specific script changes made by the government for political reasons on dozens of blockbusting franchises like Avatar, Meet the Parents, and The Terminator.  These forces have suppressed important narratives about CIA drug trafficking, illegal arms sales, PTSD in servicemen, the interaction of private armies and oil companies, government treatment of minorities, torture, coups, assassinations, and the failure to prevent 9/11.Follow Our Other ShowsFollow UFO WitnessesFollow Crime Watch WeeklyFollow Paranormal FearsFollow Seven: Disturbing Chronicle StoriesJoin our Patreon for ad-free listening and more bonus content.Follow us on Instagram @mysteriousradioFollow us on TikTok mysteriousradioTikTok Follow us on Twitter @mysteriousradio Follow us on Pinterest pinterest.com/mysteriousradio Like us on Facebook Facebook.com/mysteriousradio]