# Some More News: How The Military-Industrial Complex Works

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Published: 2026-07-29T17:00:00+00:00
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Hi. On today's episode of Some More News, we're looking at the Military-Industrial Complex: how it functions, why it's so hard to break away from, and what our military spending actually goes toward. Hosted by Cody Johnston Executive Producer - Katy Stoll Directed by Will Gordh Written by Amanda Scherker Produced by Jonathan Harris Edited by Gregg Meller Post-Production Supervisor / Motion Graphics & VFX - John Conway Researcher - Marco Siler-Gonzales Graphics by Clint DeNisco Head Writer - David Christopher Bell PATREON: https://patreon.com/somemorenews MERCH: https://shop.somemorenews.com YOUTUBE MEMBERSHIP: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvlj0IzjSnNoduQF0l3VGng/join #militaryindustrialcomplex #IranWar #Pentagan Don't let a rough next day keep you on the sidelines—drink Pre-Alcohol to stay ahead of the game and make the most of every sunny Saturday. Go to https://zbiotics.com/MORENEWS to learn more and get 15% off your first order when you use code MORENEWS at checkout. Pluto TV. Stream Now. Pay Never. Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 2:14 - Military-Industrial Complex: Bad? 8:31 - How The Pentagon Spent A Trillion Dollars 18:01 - How the Military-Industrial Complex Fails Over and Over 42:06 -The Marvelization of our Military Industry 50:58 - Military & Tech Bros: What Can Go Wrong? 1:00:03 - Could We Just Have The Money? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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