In 2016, I became the first Black city councilor in Quincy's history. For four years, nobody asked me about Black lives in Quincy. Then George Floyd died in Minnesota, and overnight everyone cared. Except they still didn't call me.

This is a case study in how attention is engineered, how political opportunism works, and why your instinct that something felt off was absolutely correct.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

Book: "Bridging the Divide: My Life" by Ed Brooke - The first Black U.S. Senator elected by popular vote. Wanted to be measured as an individual, not an identity.

Watch: "Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World" (2021) - Documentary about one of our era's most independent thinkers.

Listen: "Changes" by Tupac - The cycle repeats. The pattern continues.

This podcast is for smart contrarians who sense they're being manipulated by media and politics and want frameworks for clearer thinking.

Contact: @tothebankpod | [email protected]

You already know something's off. That instinct you have? Trust it.

In this first episode, I share what I learned from 10 years on Quincy City Council about how narratives get manufactured, why your attention is being directed, and how to see clearly in a world designed to keep you reacting.

📚 MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

→ Book: Self-Reliance and Other Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson

→ Watch: Pluribus (Apple TV)

→ Playlist: COMING

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ABOUT THE SHOW:

Take That to the Bank is for contrarians who trust their own eyes. No BS. No performance. Just clarity.

Hosted by Ian Cain - Co-Founder of QUBIC Labs, former City Councilor.

New episodes bi-weekly.

🔗 QUBIC Labs: qubiclabs.com