Podcast Episodes

#68 We Pay. They Podium. — How U.S. Clubs and Colleges Train the World’s Olympians

Episode 68

America’s college sports system is the best in the world — but who’s really reaping the rewards? In swimming, more than 15% of NCAA athletes are foreign, with some top programs like University of Flo…

Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago

#67 Engraved Bullets · How the Charlie Kirk Story Is Already Being Written

Episode 67

Charlie Kirk was assassinated in Utah.

The rifle has been found. The bullets were engraved with words tied to ideology.

And before the facts are even settled, the headlines are already at war — some ca…

Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago

🚨 By Popular Demand: The New Era Begins for Think First

The people spoke — and we listened. After a long late-night dinner at Cowboy Star in Colorado Springs with Don and Sarah Marbauch of Arizona — a retired fighter pilot, Air Force Academy grad, clarity…

Published on 4 weeks ago

#66 Why Gas Pumps Are Still So Slow · The Psychology of Pump-Time Manipulation

Episode 66

It’s 2025… and gas pumps are still painfully slow. Is it really outdated tech? Or is your time at the pump being deliberately hijacked for something else?

In this episode of Think First, we unravel th…

Published on 1 month ago

#65 The Coin Shortage That Wasn’t · Think First

Episode 65

Remember those little signs at checkout in 2020?

“Due to a national coin shortage, please use exact change or pay with card.”

Was it really about supply chain disruption — or was it a quiet nudge to pu…

Published on 1 month ago

🔍 Ep. 3 The Cindy James Tapes · Patterns of Fear

By 1983, Cindy James had reported over a dozen attacks.

But each incident followed the same script:
No witnesses.
No suspects.
No evidence.

Police began to doubt her.
Doctors prescribed medication.
And her …

Published on 1 month ago

🔍Ep. 2 The Cindy James Tapes · Someone’s Watching

Cindy James always said it started small.

Phone calls with no one on the line.
Notes left on her windshield.
Footsteps outside her window — when no one was there.

By the time police finally started payin…

Published on 1 month ago

🔍 Ep. 1 The Cindy James Tapes · Hog-Tied Truth

A woman is found dead — hog-tied, drugged, and strangled.

But police don’t call it murder.

They call it suicide.

In the opening chapter of The Cindy James Tapes, we examine the haunting death of Cindy J…

Published on 1 month ago

#64 Cursive · The Poetic Truth Behind Its Erasure

Episode 64

Cursive wasn’t just elegant — it was untraceable.

So why did American schools suddenly erase it… while students in France, India, and China still learn it today?

In this episode of Think First, we exam…

Published on 1 month ago

#63 Ballerina Farm · The Poetic Truth Behind Perfect Motherhood

Episode 63

A Juilliard ballerina. A JetBlue heir. Eight kids. And a farm in Utah with 20 million followers.

Ballerina Farm is wholesome, nostalgic, and almost too perfect. But is it empowerment through motherhoo…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago