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🔍 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 Jam…
4 months 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 lear…
4 months 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 to…
4 months, 1 week ago
#62 Cracker Barrel • Minimal Isn’t the Problem. Meaningless Is.
Episode 62
Cracker Barrel spent $700 million on a makeover. New interiors. A new menu. A new logo.
The company says the heart of the brand hasn’t changed. But wh…
4 months, 1 week ago
#61 NIL Unmasked · How College Sports Went Pro Without Saying It Out Loud
Episode 61
The rules of college sports just changed forever — and not everyone’s playing fair. In this episode of Think First, Jim Detjen pulls back the curtain…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Be Someone's Reason to Think First
No flaming cars. No gaslighting breakdowns. Just a quick bonus drop to say… we’re at 200 downloads per episode — and it’s time to grow. This one’s fo…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
#60 When Empathy Becomes a Sin
Episode 60
Empathy is supposed to be untouchable—a universal virtue. But what happens when empathy gets rebranded as weakness… or even sin? In this episode, we …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
#59 What Happened to Customer Service After COVID?
Episode 59
Remember when stores were open 24/7, hotel rooms came with daily housekeeping, and tipping was a thank-you — not a ransom note?
Since COVID, businesse…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
🕵️♂️ Trailer: The Cindy James Tapes
She said she was being watched.
For seven years, no one believed her.
And then… she was dead.
In this five-part investigative series, Think First opens …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
#58 Giants, Gaslighting, and the Smithsonian
Episode 58
Over 100 newspaper reports from the 1800s claimed giant human skeletons were discovered across the U.S.—many reportedly sent to the Smithsonian. But …
4 months, 2 weeks ago