International Object Podcast 75: All crazy people look the same to me
Rich Thomas and K Sawyer Paul discuss Jack Swagger, Zeb Colter, Glen Beck, Alberto Del Rio, and WWE’s fresh take on “us vs them,” as a narrative structure. They also talk about just how old that story has been in wrestling, Sgt Slaughter’s year as an Iraqi sympathizer, and how WWE’s changing demographic is affecting how wrestling stories are told.
Show Notes:
- WWE And the American Taliban
- Is Alberto Del Rio WWE’s newest Mexican hero?
- WWE’s Zeb Colter, Jack Swagger causing quite the mainstream stir
- Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter Vs. Glenn Beck, and a Call to Look at Ourselves