Crisis in Perception

Crisis in Perception

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Crisis in Perception episodes

  • Retirement Planning For Dummies: 2nd Edition — The System That Replaced Pensions

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

    This episode explores Retirement Planning For Dummies, 2nd Edition by Matt Krantz as a systems-level analysis of how modern retirement systems transfer risk, responsibility, and long-term outcomes onto individuals.

    By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or financial advice, the episode shows why these systems persist — and how they connect to broader economic, healthcare, and institutional structures.

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    42 min
  • Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking — Why Recipes Fail

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

    This episode explores Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat as a systems-level analysis of how foundational cooking variables influence behavior, perception, and outcomes.

    By focusing on incentive architecture rather than instructions or techniques, the episode shows why recipes often fail—and how this system connects to broader biological, cultural, and environmental structures.

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    25 min
  • Janesville: An American Story — How Industrial Collapse Fractures Communities

    Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.
    This episode explores Janesville: An American Story by Amy Goldstein as a systems-level analysis of how industrial collapse reshapes economic stability, labor markets, and community cohesion.
    By focusing on incentive architecture rather than isolated events, the episode shows why these systems persist — and how they connect to broader economic and political structures.

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    39 min
  • Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City — Why Housing Systems Produce Instability

    Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.
    This episode explores Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond as a systems-level analysis of how the private rental housing market 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
  • Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America — The System Behind Modern Depression

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

    This episode explores Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America by Elizabeth Wurtzel as a systems-level analysis of how psychopharmacological systems influence behavior, belief, and institutional responses to mental illness.

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

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    44 min
  • Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Survival — Why Poverty Persists

    Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.
    This episode explores Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Survival by Stephanie Land as a systems-level analysis of how poverty 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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    34 min
  • How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy — Why Your Attention Isn’t Yours

    Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.
    This episode explores How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell as a systems-level analysis of how the attention economy 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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    45 min
  • Personal Finance for Dummies — The System Designed to Keep You in Debt

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

    This episode explores Personal Finance for Dummies by Eric Tyson as a systems-level analysis of how consumer finance 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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    33 min
  • The Digital Gold Standard: A Beginner’s Guide to Bitcoin — Hard Money vs Fiat Systems

    Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.
    This episode explores The Digital Gold Standard: A Beginner’s Guide to Bitcoin by Matthew R. Kratter as a systems-level analysis of how monetary design 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 technological structures.

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    59 min
  • The American Axis: Ford, Lindbergh, and the Third Reich — Systems of Influence

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

    This episode explores The American Axis: Ford, Lindbergh, and the Third Reich by Max Wallace as a systems-level analysis of how cultural authority, media systems, and industrial 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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    45 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.