In this 1st episode, I discuss the concept of the "Santa Claus Effect"- confronting why we believe what we believe when it’s getting challenged. I highlight the sequential similarities that exist when comparing the process as an Adult vs as a Child, explore how the process is exponentially harder to go through as an Adult than it is as a Child, and discover why it's important to recognize this process happening within and around us each day, as well as in the past, and certainly in the future. I set the stage for what this podcast mini-series is going to be about.
We then authentically & candidly dive into the first topic in the series- Information, the flow of Information, “the news”, how it’s controlled, how it's ran, the origins of “conspiracy theory”, the appearance of Truth and what that looks like, etc. I provide perspective- but don't go too deep that you get overwhelmed- to get you to wonder, critically think for yourself, consider doing your own research, and coming to your own conclusions in a sovereign way.
All with guiding principles of best health, unity, humor, and safe space being our playing field.
References found at https://heath.zone/asce-episode-1-show-notes:
- 9’ Laura Aboli talks insightfully & thoughtfully about going through the “ASCE” process, and how it’s a great thing; Alec Zeck and The Way Forward
- 20’ Thomas Sowell quote
- 27’ Carl Sagan “bamboozled” quote
- 33’ News Headlines say “don’t do you’re own research”
- 46’ examples of wanting something to be true: Global population
- 46’ examples of wanting something to be true: Carbon dating
- 50’ “It’s just a little bit of…"
- 57’ Prince quote- “battlefield is in the mind and the prize is the soul”
- 58’ average 11 hours/day consuming media
- 60’ time graph of tech advances
- 62’ media controlled by a few
- 66’ 3 companies own them all
- 66’ CIA testimony to US House
- 67’ ex CIA talks about news integration
- 72’ how apps are design
- 75’ Thomas Jefferson said: “An informed citizenry is at the heart of a dynamic democracy”
- 78’ other search engines and aggregators of information: DuckDuckGo, Brave, Yandex, and others
- 78’ my Telegram channel
- 80’ Project Veritas and OMG stories
- 83’ “paid for by…”
- 87’ book by Bernard Goldberg, “Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distort the News”
- 131’ trust in news down
- 93’ side by side… Rogan v Gates and Microchip and Ghost of Kiev doesn’t exist and someone killed twice
- 96’ Afghan airport run being something else; and Video game instead of real coverage
- 99’ Vivek exposing media
- 100’ the Wrap Up smear
- 101’ random acts of kindness snowball effect
Intro Music: Pulsating Resonance by luvenis. Free music from Pixabay
