Crisis in Perception

Crisis in Perception

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  • America at War with Itself — When democracy is hollowed out from within

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

    Author: Henry A. Giroux

    This episode explores America at War with Itself by Henry A. Giroux as a systems-level analysis of how neoliberal militarization and civic illiteracy 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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    40 min
  • Belonging: A Culture of Place — The hidden cost of leaving the land

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

    Author: bell hooks

    This episode explores Belonging: A Culture of Place by bell hooks as a systems-level analysis of how land, geography, and racialized space 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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    30 min
  • Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America — When protection becomes punishment

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

    Author: James Forman Jr.

    This episode explores Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America by James Forman Jr. as a systems-level analysis of how a fragmented criminal justice structure 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/2c8uXMkZhu4

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    37 min
  • God in Captivity: Faith-Based Ministry and Mass Incarceration — When redemption becomes prison management

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


    Author: Tanya Erzen


    This episode explores God in Captivity: Faith-Based Ministry and Mass Incarceration by Tanya Erzen as a systems-level analysis of how faith-based prison ministry within the carceral 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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    38 min
  • Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity — What identity hides

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

    Author: Judith Butler

    This episode explores Gender Trouble by Judith Butler as a systems-level analysis of how the heterosexual matrix 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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    33 min
  • Cannibal Capitalism: How Our System Devours the World — The system behind separate crises

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

    Author: Nancy Fraser

    This episode explores Cannibal Capitalism: How Our System Devours the World by Nancy Fraser as a systems-level analysis of how capitalism as an institutionalized social order 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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    48 min
  • Abolition Geography: Essays Towards Liberation — What prisons are actually managing

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

    Author: Ruth Wilson Gilmore

    This episode explores Abolition Geography: Essays Towards Liberation by Ruth Wilson Gilmore as a systems-level analysis of how racial capitalism, carceral geography, and the anti-state state 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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    34 min
  • Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany’s Wealthiest Dynasties — When reconstruction outranked justice

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

    Author: David de Jong

    This episode explores Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany’s Wealthiest Dynasties by David de Jong as a systems-level analysis of how dynastic capital 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
  • The Madwoman in the Attic: Anxiety of Authorship — The system behind literary illegitimacy

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

    Author: Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar

    This episode explores The Madwoman in the Attic by Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar as a systems-level analysis of how patriarchal literary 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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    32 min
  • Technofeudalism: The End of Capitalism and Rise of Cloud Capital — The Market Illusion

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

    Author: Yanis Varoufakis

    This episode explores Technofeudalism: The End of Capitalism and Rise of Cloud Capital by Yanis Varoufakis as a systems-level analysis of how cloud capital 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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    46 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.