Think First with Jim Detjen
Jim Detjen | The M Institute™
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Think First is a public inquiry initiative of The M Institute™, exploring culture, narrative, institutional trust, media systems, and human orientation in an age of distortion and accelerating technological change.
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S1E114 Season 2 Begins Where Certainty Ends — July 2026
Send Jim a Topic to ExploreSeason 2 of Think First is coming — and it’s going much deeper.In this special announcement episode, Jim Detjen shares what’s changing, why the show is evolving beyond…
BONUS · Why Chasing the Future Is Ruining Youth Sports and What Actually Works Instead
Send Jim a Topic to ExploreWe love to talk about the future — rankings, opportunities, exposure.But real development doesn’t happen out there.It happens today.After nearly a decade running one of the…
#113 Missing Scientists: The List Keeps Growing… But Does the Pattern Hold?
Send Jim a Topic to ExploreThis episode is brought to you by Cozy Earth — use code THINKFIRST for 20% off.A growing list of “missing and dead scientists” is making headlines—eight, ten, eleven… now…
#112 SPLC: Built to Fight Hate… or Built on It?
Send Jim a Topic to ExploreThe Southern Poverty Law Center.This one’s simple.A story comes out… and you read it once.Then twice.And at some point you stop and think:“Wait… is this real?”In this short…
#111 Questions About Israel · When Labels Come First
Send Jim a Topic to ExploreThis episode is brought to you by Cozy Earth — use code THINKFIRST for up to 20% off.You can question almost anything right now—until the temperature shifts.In this…
#110: 155 Aircraft Over Iran – What the Official Rescue Story Isn’t Telling Us
Send Jim a Topic to ExploreThis episode is brought to you by Cozy Earth — use code THINKFIRST for up to 20% off.A U.S. fighter jet goes down over Iran.One pilot is recovered quickly.The second is…
#109 The Ceasefire That Wasn’t · Iran, Leverage, and a Week That Didn’t Add Up
Send Jim a Topic to ExploreThis week, a war slowed down… a ceasefire was announced… and somehow, nothing fully lined up.The U.S. said one thing. Iran said another. Israel kept moving. And the one…
#108 Your Media Diet Is Training You
Send Jim a Topic to ExplorePeople keep asking which voices to trust.Cable news. Podcast hosts. Influencers. X accounts.Fox. CNN. Rogan. Tucker. Hannity. Maddow. Shapiro.But that’s not the real…
#107 Friday Review: Conversion Therapy, Charlie Kirk, Iran
Send Jim a Topic to ExploreThis week’s biggest headlines had something in common:The conclusion showed up first.The evidence showed up later.In this End of Week Review, we think through three major…
#106 After Monday’s Episode: What You’re Noticing — And What It Means
Send Jim a Topic to ExploreAfter Monday’s episode, I heard from a lot of you—and there was a clear pattern in what you’re noticing.Something doesn’t add up.Distrust in media. Frustration with…
#105 Iran: They Said It Was Limited. Then It Wasn’t.
Send Jim a Topic to ExploreThis is not a breaking news episode. This is a read.In this Monday Deep Take, Jim walks through what’s actually happening beneath the headlines of the Iran conflict — and…
#105 Iran: They Said It Was Limited. Then It Wasn’t.
This is not a breaking news episode.This is a read.In this Monday Deep Take, Jim walks through what’s actually happening beneath the headlines of the Iran conflict — and why the real risk isn’t just…
Paperback. This Week. $16.99.
Send Jim a Topic to ExploreFor this week only, Distorted is available at reader edition pricing—$16.99, down from its standard $22.99.If you’ve been meaning to read it, now’s the moment.This is not a…
#104 You Asked for This
Send Jim a Topic to ExploreA quick update on the future of Think First.Something interesting is happening.A lot of you have said the same thing:You like how we think through topics on Think First…but…
#103 Aliens or Demons? Notice What Happens Before You Decide
Send Jim a Topic to ExploreBefore any new UAP footage drops… people already know what it means.Aliens. Demons. Cover-up. Revelation.But what if the real story isn’t what these objects are—it’s how…
#103 Aliens or Demons? Notice What Happens Before You Decide.
Before any new UAP footage drops… people already know what it means.Aliens. Demons. Cover-up. Revelation.But what if the real story isn’t what these objects are—it’s how quickly we decide?In this…
#102: MAGA: When a Movement Becomes a Loyalty Test
Send Jim a Topic to ExploreYou’re not watching a policy debate.You’re watching a movement decide what it will allow itself to question.Over the last few days, something shifted.Not just in tone—but…
The Kind of Sponsors This Show Is Looking For
This short bonus episode explains something most podcasts never say out loud about sponsorship.Most podcasts eventually face the same question:How do you support a show financially… without turning…
#101 When AI Answers Faster Than We Can Verify
Send Jim a Topic to ExploreArtificial intelligence can now produce answers faster than humans can evaluate them.Clear. Confident. Convincing.But what happens when explanations arrive instantly—and…
#101 When AI Answers Faster Than We Can Verify
Artificial intelligence can now produce answers faster than humans can evaluate them.Clear. Confident. Convincing.But what happens when explanations arrive instantly—and plausibility begins to outrun…
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Think First with Jim Detjen has published 67 episodes since June 2025, covering topics in Education, News.
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