{"podcast":{"title":"Proof Positive","slug":"proof-positive-7769387","podcast_index_feed_id":7769387,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN1376325340","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/888b1f84-0357-11f1-befc-ab71d1d198c5/image/70b2158e31ae217cacd060fb38c52caa.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Daniel Torres","episode_count":108,"summary":"What happens when the official story doesn't add up? Join Daniel Torres as he picks apart the cases, scandals, and mysteries that everyone else stopped asking questions about. This isn't your typical true crime podcast — it's investigative documentary work that digs into current events, historical cover-ups, and social issues that deserve a second look. Daniel spent eight years as a freelance journalist chasing down everything from small-town corruption to corporate whistleblowers. He started this podcast because the best stories always had too many layers for a newspaper article. Now he's using that same dogged reporting to unpack the investigations that matter, the ones that got buried, and the ones that are still happening right now. Each episode is a deep dive into real documentation — court filings, leaked memos, forgotten archives. You'll hear the actual evidence, not just opinions about it. Daniel breaks down complex cases so you can understand what really went down and why it matters today. Sometimes he even convinces his neighbors to share their weird hobbies, which honestly makes for surprisingly good radio. Ready to question everything you thought you knew? Follow Proof…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T18:19:49.347648+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/proof-positive-7769387"},"episode":{"title":"How North Korean Influencers Actually Spread Propaganda Online","slug":"how-north-korean-influencers-actually-spread-propaganda-online","published_at":"2026-07-26T08:09:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/proof-positive-7769387/how-north-korean-influencers-actually-spread-propaganda-online","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/proof-positive-7769387","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN6936967909.mp3?updated=1776260327","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN6936967909.mp3?updated=1776260327","summary":"Ever wonder how North Korea tricks the world with fake lifestyle content? In this episode, Daniel Torres exposes the bizarre truth behind North Korean influencers who are secretly spreading propaganda through cooking videos and apartment tours. On Proof Positive, we uncover how accounts like Song-A's YouTube channel (with over 200,000 subscribers) showcase expensive imported foods and modern apartments that most North Koreans will never see. Daniel breaks down why these influencers avoid politics entirely, focusing instead on relatable daily content while regular citizens can't even access the internet. You'll learn how only 0.1% of North Korea's population has internet access, discover the psychological tactics behind this \"soft propaganda,\" and understand how modern disinformation campaigns hide in plain sight through lifestyle content. 📍 Chapters: [00:00] Introduction with Daniel Torres [01:30] Meet Song-A and other North Korean YouTubers [04:00] The internet blackout most citizens face [07:00] Luxury goods and fake lifestyle content [10:00] Why they avoid politics completely [12:00] How to spot propaganda influencers 🔍 Topics: North Korean influencers, propaganda campaigns, social media disinformation, internet censorship, lifestyle content manipulation, modern propaganda tactics ⭐ Love Proof Positive? Drop us a 5-star rating and tell us what you think in a review - it seriously helps other curious minds find us. Hit follow so you don't miss tomorrow's episode. We're here daily with stories that'll make you question everything! Get new episodes at Proof Positive ------ Keywords: corruption investigations, government cover ups, court filings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Ever wonder how North Korea tricks the world with fake lifestyle content? In this episode, Daniel Torres exposes the bizarre truth behind North Korean inf…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":621,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/proof-positive-7769387/episodes/how-north-korean-influencers-actually-spread-propaganda-online/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/proof-positive-7769387/how-north-korean-influencers-actually-spread-propaganda-online.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}