Crisis in Perception

Crisis in Perception

Crisis in Perception is a long-form educational podcast examining how we misunderstand the world around us. Using books as entry points, each episode explores history, psychology, economics, science, and power structures to reveal how systems actually work—and why our perceptions so often fail. Clear, evidence-based, and non-tribal. Crisis in Perception uses AI-assisted tools for narration and synthesis in service of long-form educational analysis.

  1. The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads — Attention as Commodity

    4 HR AGO

    The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads — Attention as Commodity

    Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. This episode explores The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads by Tim Wu as a systems-level analysis of how the attention industry influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these systems persist — and how they connect to larger economic, political, and cultural structures. 📺 Watch on YouTube:👉 https://youtu.be/IhEvS_fWviM ❤️ Support on Patreon:👉 https://www.patreon.com/posts/attention-epic-151698464?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Author Support If these ideas resonate, consider reading the work yourself or borrowing it from your local library. Supporting authors and libraries helps keep critical inquiry accessible. Call to Action If you value systems-level analysis like this, please like, subscribe, and comment with books or topics you’d like us to explore next. AI Use Disclosure This content was created using AI-assisted tools for research synthesis, structuring, and narration support. All analysis, framing, and editorial decisions are guided by human judgment as part of the Crisis in Perception project.

    33 min
  2. Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment, The — Firearms & Power

    5 HR AGO

    Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment, The — Firearms & Power

    Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. This episode explores The Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment by Thom Hartmann as a systems-level analysis of how constitutional architecture and corporate lobbying influence belief, policy formation, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive design rather than personalities or episodic events, the episode shows why these structures persist — and how they connect to larger economic, racial, and political systems. 📺 Watch on YouTube:👉https://youtu.be/zd60KRWDwJ8 ❤️ Support on Patreon:👉 https://www.patreon.com/posts/hidden-history-151696799?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Author Support If these ideas resonate, consider reading the work yourself or borrowing it from your local library. Supporting authors and libraries helps keep critical inquiry accessible. Call to Action If you value systems-level analysis like this, please like, subscribe, and comment with books or topics you’d like us to explore next. AI Use Disclosure This content was created using AI-assisted tools for research synthesis, structuring, and narration support. All analysis, framing, and editorial decisions are guided by human judgment as part of the Crisis in Perception project.

    40 min
  3. Hidden History of American Healthcare: The — Insurance as Structural Power

    6 HR AGO

    Hidden History of American Healthcare: The — Insurance as Structural Power

    Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. This episode explores The Hidden History of American Healthcare by Thom Hartmann as a systems-level analysis of how the insurance-based healthcare financing model influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these systems persist — and how they connect to larger economic, political, and cultural structures. 📺 Watch on YouTube:👉 https://youtu.be/5Ekjj2Sav5U ❤️ Support on Patreon:👉 https://www.patreon.com/posts/hidden-history-151695067?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Author Support If these ideas resonate, consider reading the work yourself or borrowing it from your local library. Supporting authors and libraries helps keep critical inquiry accessible. Call to Action If you value systems-level analysis like this, please like, subscribe, and comment with books or topics you’d like us to explore next. AI Use Disclosure This content was created using AI-assisted tools for research synthesis, structuring, and narration support. All analysis, framing, and editorial decisions are guided by human judgment as part of the Crisis in Perception project.

    19 min
  4. For the Sake of Argument: Essays and Minority Reports — Media, Power, and Institutional Consensus

    14 HR AGO

    For the Sake of Argument: Essays and Minority Reports — Media, Power, and Institutional Consensus

    Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. This episode explores For the Sake of Argument: Essays and Minority Reports by Christopher Hitchens as a systems-level analysis of how political language, media institutions, and national security structures influence belief, perception, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or isolated scandals, the episode shows why consensus politics persists — and how it connects to broader democratic, economic, and cultural systems. 📺 Watch on YouTube:👉 https://youtu.be/KrwTw7T6mw0 ❤️ Support on Patreon:👉 https://www.patreon.com/posts/for-sake-of-and-151671036?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Author Support If these ideas resonate, consider reading the work yourself or borrowing it from your local library. Supporting authors and libraries helps keep critical inquiry accessible. Call to Action If you value systems-level analysis like this, please like, subscribe, and comment with books or topics you’d like us to explore next. AI Use Disclosure This content was created using AI-assisted tools for research synthesis, structuring, and narration support. All analysis, framing, and editorial decisions are guided by human judgment as part of the Crisis in Perception project.

    41 min
  5. The Celestine Prophecy: An Adventure — Meaning Systems and Belief Formation

    14 HR AGO

    The Celestine Prophecy: An Adventure — Meaning Systems and Belief Formation

    Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. This episode explores The Celestine Prophecy: An Adventure by James Redfield as a systems-level analysis of how meaning frameworks influence belief formation, interpersonal interpretation, and cultural spread. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personal testimony, the episode shows why these frameworks persist — and how they connect to larger attention economies, self-help markets, and institutional distrust. 📺 Watch on YouTube:👉 https://youtu.be/m2ht5eW5B_E ❤️ Support on Patreon:👉 https://www.patreon.com/posts/celestine-and-151670271?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Fiction DisclaimerThis episode discusses key plot outcomes from the referenced fictional work in order to analyze its underlying social, economic, and systemic themes. Author SupportIf these ideas resonate, consider reading the work yourself or borrowing it from your local library. Supporting authors and libraries helps keep critical inquiry accessible. Call to ActionIf you value systems-level analysis like this, please follow the show and share it with others interested in systems thinking and critical inquiry. AI Use DisclosureThis content was created using AI-assisted tools for research synthesis, structuring, and narration support. All analysis, framing, and editorial decisions are guided by human judgment as part of the Crisis in Perception project.

    23 min
  6. Moby-Dick; or, The Whale — Industrial Extraction and Monomaniacal Authority

    15 HR AGO

    Moby-Dick; or, The Whale — Industrial Extraction and Monomaniacal Authority

    Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. This episode explores Moby-Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville as a systems-level analysis of how industrial extraction and hierarchical authority influence belief, behavior, and institutional outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or symbolism alone, the episode shows why extractive systems persist — and how they connect to broader economic, ecological, and cultural structures. 📺 Watch on YouTube:👉 https://youtu.be/bVseJKHdX1w ❤️ Support on Patreon:👉 https://www.patreon.com/posts/moby-dick-or-and-151667086?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Fiction DisclaimerThis episode discusses key plot outcomes from the referenced fictional work in order to analyze its underlying social, economic, and systemic themes. Author Support If these ideas resonate, consider reading the work yourself or borrowing it from your local library. Supporting authors and libraries helps keep critical inquiry accessible. Call to Action If you value systems-level analysis like this, please like, subscribe, and comment with books or topics you’d like us to explore next. AI Use Disclosure This content was created using AI-assisted tools for research synthesis, structuring, and narration support. All analysis, framing, and editorial decisions are guided by human judgment as part of the Crisis in Perception project.

    32 min
  7. The Hidden Half of Nature — Microbial Systems Linking Soil and Human Health

    15 HR AGO

    The Hidden Half of Nature — Microbial Systems Linking Soil and Human Health

    Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. This episode explores The Hidden Half of Nature by David R. Montgomery and Anne Biklé as a systems-level analysis of how microbial ecosystems influence agriculture, immunity, and chronic disease. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than isolated symptoms, the episode shows why soil degradation and inflammatory illness persist — and how both are embedded within larger industrial food and medical systems. 📺 Watch on YouTube:👉 https://youtu.be/1I-kTQX7u34 ❤️ Support on Patreon:👉 https://www.patreon.com/posts/hidden-half-of-151666396?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Author Support If these ideas resonate, consider reading the work yourself or borrowing it from your local library. Supporting authors and libraries helps keep critical inquiry accessible. Call to Action If you value systems-level analysis like this, please like, subscribe, and comment with books or topics you’d like us to explore next. AI Use Disclosure This content was created using AI-assisted tools for research synthesis, structuring, and narration support. All analysis, framing, and editorial decisions are guided by human judgment as part of the Crisis in Perception project.

    45 min
  8. Unf*ck Your Habitat: You’re Better Than Your Mess — Domestic Maintenance as a Behavioral System

    15 HR AGO

    Unf*ck Your Habitat: You’re Better Than Your Mess — Domestic Maintenance as a Behavioral System

    Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. This episode explores Unfck Your Habitat: You’re Better Than Your Mess* by Rachel Hoffman as a systems-level analysis of how domestic maintenance incentives influence behavior, stress, and predictable household outcomes. By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personality or motivation, the episode shows why these systems persist — and how they connect to larger economic, mental health, and social coordination structures. 📺 Watch on YouTube:👉 https://youtu.be/vaOXj18rQzU ❤️ Support on Patreon:👉 https://www.patreon.com/posts/unf-ck-your-than-151664999?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Author Support If these ideas resonate, consider reading the work yourself or borrowing it from your local library. Supporting authors and libraries helps keep critical inquiry accessible. Call to Action If you value systems-level analysis like this, please like, subscribe, and comment with books or topics you’d like us to explore next. AI Use Disclosure This content was created using AI-assisted tools for research synthesis, structuring, and narration support. All analysis, framing, and editorial decisions are guided by human judgment as part of the Crisis in Perception project.

    30 min
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Crisis in Perception is a long-form educational podcast examining how we misunderstand the world around us. Using books as entry points, each episode explores history, psychology, economics, science, and power structures to reveal how systems actually work—and why our perceptions so often fail. Clear, evidence-based, and non-tribal. Crisis in Perception uses AI-assisted tools for narration and synthesis in service of long-form educational analysis.

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