Crisis in Perception

Crisis in Perception

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  • Critical Race Theory and Jordan Peele’s Get Out — The system behind polite racism

    Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.

    Author: Kevin Wynter

    This episode explores Critical Race Theory and Jordan Peele’s Get Out by Kevin Wynter as a systems-level analysis of how racialized perception and institutional anti-Blackness influence behavior, belief, and social 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.

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    👉 https://youtu.be/DZmMAupFbds

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    31 min
  • The Con: How to Protect Yourself from Scams, Frauds and Cons — Why Trust Becomes the Attack Surface

    Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.

    Author: James Munton and Jelita McLeod

    This episode explores The Con: How to Protect Yourself from Scams, Frauds and Cons by James Munton and Jelita McLeod as a systems-level analysis of how trust architecture and emotional leverage 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.

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    👉 https://youtu.be/Y36zCa_B46A

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    52 min
  • Everything Is Bullshit — The system behind manufactured value

    Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.

    Author: Priceonomics

    This episode explores Everything Is Bullshit by Priceonomics as a systems-level analysis of how artificial scarcity, status signaling, and marketing-driven perception influence 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.

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    👉 https://youtu.be/G04pXBA9Uh4

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    49 min
  • Bernie Bros Gone Woke — What Progressive Neoliberalism Actually Protects

    Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.

    Author: Marc James Léger

    This episode explores Bernie Bros Gone Woke by Marc James Léger as a systems-level analysis of how progressive neoliberalism influences class conflict, political language, 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.

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    👉 https://youtu.be/SACtf8hV-3Q

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    34 min
  • Religion and the Ku Klux Klan — How sacred language legitimized racial power

    Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.

    Author: Juan O. Sánchez

    This episode explores Religion and the Ku Klux Klan by Juan O. Sánchez as a systems-level analysis of how religious legitimacy 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.

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    👉 https://youtu.be/yrZxMwOR1-8

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    36 min
  • Taking the Red Pill: The Matrix and Philosophy — The system behind perceived reality

    Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.

    Author: Glenn Yeffeth (Editor)

    This episode explores Taking the Red Pill: The Matrix and Philosophy by Glenn Yeffeth as a systems-level analysis of how mediated reality systems influence 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, cultural, and technological structures.

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    👉 https://youtu.be/gdEknZf4RCs

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    42 min
  • The Spoils of War — Why failed wars keep funding the system

    Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.

    Author: Andrew Cockburn

    This episode explores The Spoils of War by Andrew Cockburn as a systems-level analysis of how military procurement incentives, bureaucratic self-protection, and contractor profit influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes.

    By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these systems persist — and how permanent war logic connects to larger political, financial, and cultural structures.

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    👉 https://youtu.be/9zp4Ba9yTqo

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    26 min
  • Teeth — Why Bad Teeth Become a Class Marker

    Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.

    Author: Mary Otto

    This episode explores Teeth by Mary Otto as a systems-level analysis of how the institutional separation of dentistry from mainstream medicine 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.

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    👉 https://youtu.be/m50FcGSbP08

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    38 min
  • The Great American Health Hoax — Why Disease Care Profits From Staying Fragmented

    Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.

    Author: Raymond Francis

    This episode explores The Great American Health Hoax by Raymond Francis as a systems-level analysis of how the American disease-care system 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.

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    👉 https://youtu.be/AVjigASzMvM

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    38 min
  • Trampled by Unicorns: Big Tech’s Empathy Problem and Fixes — When Scale Penalizes Empathy

    Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.

    Author: Maëlle Gavet

    This episode explores Trampled by Unicorns: Big Tech’s Empathy Problem and Fixes by Maëlle Gavet as a systems-level analysis of how platform-scale incentive structures influence 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.

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    👉 https://youtu.be/ErHbh-gIdAs

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    36 min

About Crisis in Perception

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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.