Crisis in Perception

Crisis in Perception

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  • Manifest Destiny: Democracy as Cognitive Dissonance — The Privatization of Regime Change

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

    Author: F. William Engdahl

    This episode explores Manifest Destiny: Democracy as Cognitive Dissonance by F. William Engdahl as a systems-level analysis of how privatized democracy promotion 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/wY9AapcqPpI

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    51 min
  • Life is a Metaphor — Why Reality Feels External When It Isn’t

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

    Author: George S. Pransky

    This episode explores Life is a Metaphor by George S. Pransky as a systems-level analysis of how the perceptual rendering system generates experience and shapes belief.

    By focusing on internal mechanisms rather than external conditions, the episode shows how this system produces stable patterns of perception—and why those patterns persist across individuals and contexts.

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    👉 https://youtu.be/rwnMa7569sE

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    49 min
  • Public Choice Theory and the Illusion of Grand Strategy — Why strategy can be a cover story

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

    Author: Richard Hanania

    This episode explores Public Choice Theory and the Illusion of Grand Strategy by Richard Hanania as a systems-level analysis of how concentrated interests, bureaucratic incentives, and public ignorance 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/PR-YCbwkUYk

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    40 min
  • A Just Transition: Principles of a Holistic Climate Future — Why Climate Fixes Fail

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

    Author: Naomi Klein

    This episode explores A Just Transition: Principles of a Holistic Climate Future as a systems-level analysis of how extractive economic systems influence behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes.

    By focusing on incentive architecture and institutional silos, the episode shows why fragmented climate solutions persist — and how these dynamics connect to broader economic and political systems.

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    37 min
  • Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers — The System That Turns Death Into Safety Data

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

    Author: Mary Roach

    This episode explores Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach as a systems-level analysis of how cadavers influence medicine, safety systems, and institutional knowledge.

    By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why these systems persist — and how they connect to larger economic, legal, psychological, and cultural structures.

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    53 min
  • 5 Days to a Clutter-Free House — Why More Organization Creates More Chaos

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

    Author: Sandra Felton and Marsha Sims

    This episode explores 5 Days to a Clutter-Free House as a systems-level analysis of how cognitive limits and decision-making structures influence behavior, perception, and environmental outcomes.

    By focusing on incentive architecture rather than individual habits, the episode shows why clutter persists — and how it connects to broader systems of overload, memory failure, and spatial constraint.

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    28 min
  • I Don't Have a Bucket List But My F*ck-It List Is a Mile Long — Why You Can’t Choose Happiness

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

    Author: Ruby Rey

    This episode explores I Don't Have a Bucket List But My Fck-It List Is a Mile Long* by Ruby Rey as a systems-level analysis of how biological and behavioral 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, and cultural structures.

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    53 min
  • Golden Gulag: Prisons and Crisis in California — The Prison System as Economic Management

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

    Author: Ruth Wilson Gilmore

    This episode explores Golden Gulag: Prisons and Crisis in California by Ruth Wilson Gilmore as a systems-level analysis of how carceral expansion influences belief, governance, 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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    38 min
  • Love the Sh!t Out Of Yourself — Does Mindset Shape Reality or Mask Systems?

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

    Author: Zoey Arielle Poulsen

    This episode explores Love the Sh!t Out Of Yourself by Zoey Arielle Poulsen as a systems-level analysis of how internal cognitive systems influence behavior, belief, and perceived control.

    By focusing on incentive architecture rather than individual outcomes, the episode shows why affirmations persist — and how they connect to larger economic and cultural systems.

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    39 min
  • Life is Short And So Is This Book — Why busyness can hide structural failure

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

    Author: Peter Atkins

    This episode explores Life is Short And So Is This Book by Peter Atkins as a systems-level analysis of how biological mismatch, social incentives, and attention structures influence behavior, belief, and life allocation.

    By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personality traits or motivational slogans, the episode shows why busyness, distraction, and prestige-seeking persist — and how they connect to larger economic, technological, and cultural systems.

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    👉 https://youtu.be/d-nzyYflOwY

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    44 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.