Why Am I Reading This Now? 09.25.23
Recent major media stories that feel to us like they’re part of a larger narrative campaign.
Author: Harper Hunt
Cursed Knowledge #20: Airbnb
Airbnb has reshaped how we travel and disrupted the hotel industry. But most of the stories from both guests and hosts reveal nothing but disasters. S…
Why Am I Reading This Now? 09.18.23
Recent major media stories that feel to us like they’re part of a larger narrative campaign.
Breaking News #4: From Ross Perot to RFK Jr – The Evolving Narratives of Political Entrepreneurs
In this episode, we take a deep dive into the tactics and tools used by upstart political entrepreneurs. Our political system is setup to heavily favo…
Why Am I Reading This Now? 09.11.23
Recent major media stories that feel to us like they’re part of a larger narrative campaign.
Why Am I Reading This Now? 09.04.23
Recent major media stories that feel to us like they’re part of a larger narrative campaign.
Cursed Knowledge #19: The Snappiest Place on Earth
We live in a very safe world. And we've worked hard to make it safe. But sometimes we take that safety for granted. And sometimes we think that safety…
Breaking News #3: ESG, Vivek Ramaswamy and The Influence of Political Entrepreneurs
Political entrepreneurs are all around us. They influence what we think. They influence how we think. But we often don't recognize it. In this episode…
Why Am I Reading This Now? 08.28.23
Recent major media stories that feel to us like they’re part of a larger narrative campaign.
Cursed Knowledge #18: The Bone Wars
The Bone Wars. A decade long battle of ego between two dueling paleontologists. It's a tale of obsession, sabotage, and academic backstabbing. This cl…
Why Am I Reading This Now? 08.21.23
Recent major media stories that feel to us like they’re part of a larger narrative campaign.
Breaking News #2: The Drumbeat of Inflation
The recession-is-coming narrative is dead and the inflation-is-over narrative is dominant, making the Fed's job that much harder and making resurgent …
Why Am I Reading This Now? 08.14.23
Recent major media stories that feel to us like they’re part of a larger narrative campaign.
Cursed Knowledge #17: Frances Ethel Gumm and the Wizard of Oz
Harper and Ben finally get a chance to talk about the Wizard of Oz and the not so wonderful behind the scenes production. Of course this was par for t…
Why Am I Reading This Now? 08.07.23
Recent major media stories that feel to us like they’re part of a larger narrative campaign.
Breaking News #1: The Water In Which We Swim
In our kick-off episode, Ben, Matt and Jack talk about why we're here - to break open the news reported by mainstream media to reveal the nudging lang…
Why Am I Reading This Now? 07.31.23
Recent major media stories that feel to us like they’re part of a larger narrative campaign.
Cursed Knowledge #16: Women in Refrigerators
A revamped Cursed Knowledge is back! In this brand new episode, Ben joins Harper in the studio to talk about the all too common trope of killing off f…
Why Am I Reading This Now? 07.24.23
Recent major media stories that feel to us like they’re part of a larger narrative campaign.
Why Am I Reading This Now? 07.17.23
Recent major media stories that feel to us like they’re part of a larger narrative campaign.