Crisis in Perception

Crisis in Perception

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Crisis in Perception episodes

  • Beyond Doubt: The Secularization of Society — Why Security Reduces Religious Demand

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

    Author: Isabella Kasselstrand, Phil Zuckerman, and Ryan T. Cragun

    This episode explores Beyond Doubt: The Secularization of Society by Isabella Kasselstrand, Phil Zuckerman, and Ryan T. Cragun as a systems-level analysis of how modernization, institutional differentiation, and existential security 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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    37 min
  • The Bible Says So: Data Over Dogma — Who Gets to Decide What the Bible Means?

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

    Author: Dan McClellan

    This episode explores The Bible Says So: Data Over Dogma by Dan McClellan as a systems-level analysis of how interpretive authority 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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    44 min
  • Confessions of a Scary Mommy: The Realities of Motherhood — The System Behind Ideal Motherhood

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

    Author: Jill Smokler

    This episode explores Confessions of a Scary Mommy: The Realities of Motherhood by Jill Smokler as a systems-level analysis of how idealized motherhood 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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    41 min
  • The Haves and the Have-Nots: A Global History of Inequality — Citizenship as Economic Destiny

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

    Author: Branko Milanovic

    This episode explores The Haves and the Have-Nots: A Global History of Inequality by Branko Milanovic as a systems-level analysis of how global locational inequality 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/A94UMMoVlec

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    43 min
  • Black Eye for America: Critical Race Theory and Its Impact — The system behind the language

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

    Author: Carol Swain and Christopher Schorr

    This episode explores Black Eye for America: Critical Race Theory and Its Impact by Carol Swain and Christopher Schorr as a systems-level analysis of how institutional language and ideological incentives 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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    41 min
  • A Devil’s Chaplain: Reflections on Science and Rationality — When Survival Is Mistaken for Truth

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

    Author: Richard Dawkins

    This episode explores A Devil’s Chaplain: Reflections on Science and Rationality by Richard Dawkins as a systems-level analysis of how replicator logic 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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    20 min
  • The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy — Why absurd systems hide real power

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

    Author: Douglas Adams

    This episode explores The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams as a systems-level analysis of how bureaucratic absurdity, perceptual filtering, and decoy leadership 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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    37 min
  • The Human: Bare Life and Ways of Life — Who Decides Which Lives Fully Count?

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

    Author: John Lechte

    This episode explores The Human: Bare Life and Ways of Life by John Lechte as a systems-level analysis of how political and economic classification 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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    40 min
  • Are Women Human?: And Other International Dialogues — When Neutral Law Protects Hierarchy

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

    Author: Catharine A. MacKinnon

    This episode explores Are Women Human? And Other International Dialogues by Catharine A. MacKinnon as a systems-level analysis of how legal definitions of harm, equality, and jurisdiction 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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    43 min
  • The American Way of Poverty: How the Other Half Lives — The Safety Net That Strips Assets

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

    Author: Sasha Abramsky

    This episode explores The American Way of Poverty: How the Other Half Lives by Sasha Abramsky as a systems-level analysis of how the American poverty 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/eqM_QszDPyc

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    45 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.