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Back to Search#27 Hollywood Is Broken · The Maverick Effect
Episode 27
Something’s off at the movies — and it’s not just the CGI.
From Jerry Seinfeld’s cultural take-down to Sasha Stone’s poetic-truth autopsy, today’s fil…
6 months, 1 week ago
#26 The Woke Right · When Culture War Flips Sides
Episode 26
In this episode, we unravel the rise of the “woke right” — a label that’s being thrown around by anti-MAGA conservatives, mainstream media, and polit…
6 months, 1 week ago
#25 Flying Today? · You’re Not Delayed, You’re Being Played
Episode 25
This one’s personal.
Host Jim Detjen’s son was supposed to take a six-hour flight from D.C. to Salt Lake City.
Instead, he ended up sleeping in an airp…
6 months, 1 week ago
#24 Iran's Nukes or Narrative? · What Did We Really Obliterate?
Episode 24
The headlines said Iran’s nuclear program was “obliterated.”
Now Trump and Hegseth admit the damage might only last months.
So… was this a decisive str…
6 months, 1 week ago
#23 Congress Confidential · Where Insider Trading Goes to Retire
Episode 23
How do so many members of Congress enter office with modest means… and leave as millionaires with stock picks that rival hedge funds? In this episode…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
#22 Caitlin Clark vs. The WNBA · A League on Fire
Episode 22
Caitlin Clark is the WNBA’s biggest star—and its biggest target. From Olympic snubs to missed flagrant fouls, we unpack the gaslighting, poetic truth…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
#21 Mark Cuban & Groupthink · Escaping the BlueSky Bubble
Episode 21
When even Mark Cuban says a platform’s become toxic with groupthink, maybe it’s time we all listen. In this episode of Think First, we break down the…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
#20 Porn Is Normal Now · But Does That Make It Healthy?
Episode 20
Porn isn’t taboo anymore — it’s TED Talk–approved.
We’re told it’s healthy, empowering, and completely normal.
But if that’s true…
why do so many people…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
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6 months, 3 weeks ago
#19 Bill Ackman · The Poison of Poetic Truth
Episode 19
When billionaire investor Bill Ackman turned against DEI and broke ranks with the liberal elite, the backlash was immediate. But what triggered his t…
6 months, 3 weeks ago