#60 When Empathy Becomes a Sin
Send Jim a Topic to Explore 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 dig into how empathy is...
21 Aug 20257min
#58 Giants, Gaslighting, and the Smithsonian
Send Jim a Topic to Explore Over 100 newspaper reports from the 1800s claimed giant human skeletons were discovered across the U.S.—many reportedly sent to the Smithsonian. But today, there’s no trace...
19 Aug 20256min
#57 How the Dinosaurs Disappeared — and Why We Love the Story
Send Jim a Topic to Explore 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 vanish overnight. It’s c...
18 Aug 20256min
#56 The FBI Doesn’t Hit Record — And That’s the Point
Send Jim a Topic to Explore For decades, the FBI refused to record interviews — relying instead on handwritten notes and “302” summaries. Even after a 2014 policy change, the loopholes remain. In this...
15 Aug 20255min
#55 The Casual Sex Myth · Gaslit by the Culture
Send Jim a Topic to Explore 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 to OnlyFans and Bonnie B...
12 Aug 20259min
#53 Beauty's Biological Truth
Send Jim a Topic to Explore 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 pretend everyone is equa...
7 Aug 20258min
#52 The Pendulum Swing of Gen Z
Send Jim a Topic to Explore What happens when a generation raised on racial sensitivity, identity politics, and moral language flips the script? In this episode of Think First, we explore the quiet re...
5 Aug 20259min
#50 Skinwalker Ranch: When Reality Fights Back (Special Edition)
Send Jim a Topic to Explore 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 heavily instrumented para...
30 Jul 202517min
