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#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…
6 months, 3 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 …
7 months 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…
7 months 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 …
7 months ago
#57 How the Dinosaurs Disappeared — and Why We Love the Story
Episode 57
What really killed the dinosaurs?
We’ve all heard the asteroid story: a rock from space slams into Earth, fire rains down, and the mighty dinosaurs va…
7 months ago
#56 The FBI Doesn’t Hit Record — And That’s the Point
Episode 56
For decades, the FBI refused to record interviews — relying instead on handwritten notes and “302” summaries. Even after a 2014 policy change, the lo…
7 months, 1 week ago
#55 The Casual Sex Myth · Gaslit by the Culture
Episode 55
Modern culture tells us sex is just fun, casual, and consequence-free. But what if that’s the biggest gaslight of all? From hookup culture and porn t…
7 months, 1 week ago
#53 Beauty's Biological Truth
Episode 53
Why does a beautiful woman in a jeans ad spark national outrage?
Why are babies better at recognizing beauty than most media outlets?
And why do we pre…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
#52 The Pendulum Swing of Gen Z
Episode 52
What happens when a generation raised on racial sensitivity, identity politics, and moral language flips the script? In this episode of Think First, …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
#50 Skinwalker Ranch: When Reality Fights Back (Special Edition)
Episode 50
This isn’t a ghost story.
It’s not a UFO tale.
And it’s definitely not a recap of the TV show.
This is a Think First special edition — on the most heavi…
7 months, 3 weeks ago