In Other Words
In Other Words is a podcast about how we know what we know—and why it matters. The stories we inherit, the systems we trust, and the “truths” we repeat are rarely as simple as they seem. Most have been shaped, spun, and repackaged until the lines between fact and narrative blur. This show peels back those layers. Each episode looks at the assumptions beneath our politics, history, and culture, tracing how they took shape and what they leave out. In other words, come unlearn with us.
Episodes
This episode examines how every civilization relies on a process for deciding what counts as real. It follows the evolution of method from early systems of logic to the rise of experimentation, and shows how communities learned to test their assumptions instead of trusting tradition or authority. It traces the shift from inherited belief to evidence-seeking practice, and why that shift remains the backbone of science, law, journali...
When New York City elected Zohran Mamdani as mayor, conservatives warned of creeping socialism. This episode looks beyond the headlines to ask a deeper question: why do capitalist systems always turn to socialist policies to survive? From FDR’s New Deal to modern bailouts and public infrastructure, history shows that when markets falter, collective investment holds society together. Mamdani’s victory underscores a simple truth: cap...
This episode examines how truth recedes when appearance becomes the measure of influence. It follows the long history of leaders, institutions, and media systems that learned how spectacle can command belief even when the substance behind it is thin, and it traces the evolution of persuasion from Renaissance courts to modern broadcasting, showing how fear, performance, and repetition organize the stories people treat as real. The p...
This episode examines how belief takes shape, why certainty can endure even when the supporting evidence weakens, and how truth shifts when preference begins to guide interpretation. It looks at the systems societies developed—science, journalism, education—to create shared standards for testing reality, and it considers the pressures eroding those systems through defunding, censorship, and strategic discrediting. These vulnerabili...
In this episode, we examine the irony and hypocrisy surrounding the death of Charlie Kirk. We look at Utah’s politics, where Republican lawmakers have blocked gun reforms for decades. We revisit Kirk’s own rhetoric, including his claim that “some deaths are necessary” to preserve the Second Amendment. We explore the transformation of flawed figures into martyrs, and how outrage is manufactured and weaponized.
This episode introduces the foundations of truth through the study of logic. We examine what makes an argument sound, how fallacies redirect a debate, and why the rules of reasoning remain essential in a political and media environment shaped by speed and spectacle. We follow the development of logical thinking from early philosophers to contemporary discourse, showing how reasoning can illuminate the structure of reality and also ...
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