Listen to this episode from Narratively Out Loud on Spotify. Once upon a time in Guatemala, the CIA hired a cocky American actor and two radio DJs to launch a revolution and oust a president. Their playbook is being used against the U.S. right now.

Listen to this episode from Narratively Out Loud on Spotify. Before launching an information assault, build out a network of agents and scapegoats that will allow your own government to maintain "plausible deniability."

Listen to this episode from Narratively Out Loud on Spotify. In advance of full-blown psychological warfare, seeds of doubt and conspiracy must be planted and watered.

Listen to this episode from Narratively Out Loud on Spotify. To get the people on your side, you need to change the media narrative. A few hired hacks and a "passive sabotage program" will do the trick.

Listen to this episode from Narratively Out Loud on Spotify. You can rile up the public by confusing and polarizing them. The key is to exploit their own existing vulnerabilities.

Listen to this episode from Narratively Out Loud on Spotify. After legitimizing your fake news channel, transition into all-out information warfare. (And bring in a few real guns, too.)

Listen to this episode from Narratively Out Loud on Spotify. Once you have obtained the future you were fighting for, it's time to rewrite history.