The Gaslight Survival Kit (Podcast Edition)

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Not all podcasts are created equal — and some are just louder versions of the same script.

In this bonus episode, I’m sharing the shows that sharpen my thinking, challenge the narrative, and occasionally make me laugh out loud while questioning everything. From history and psychology to politics and media spin, here’s what’s in my feed — and why it might deserve a spot in yours.

If you’re tired of being spoon-fed “the truth,” start building a playlist that helps you spot the gaslight before it flickers.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:02):
Welcome to Think.
First, I'm Jim Detchen and no,this isn't a paid promo, it's a
survival kit.
In a world full of poetictruths, broken headlines and
pundits who change their tunemid-broadcast, you need more
than instincts.
You need a sharp lineup ofvoices who make you harder to

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gaslight.
A sharp lineup of voices whomake you harder to gaslight.
Some of these I listen to daily, some weekly, some only when I
feel like voluntarily losingfaith in institutions.
Let's get into it.

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Let's start with the brainstuff, because the first person
who gaslights you is usuallyyourself, hidden brain.
If you want to know why yourgut gets it wrong sometimes or
how your childhood shaped yourTwitter, feed this one's gold
Freakonomics, radio Economics,psychology and sociology.
Walk into a bar and somehowit's fascinating Stuff.

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You should know You'll learnsomething random every time, and
half the time you'll go wait.
Why did no one ever teach methis?
Ted talks daily Snackablewisdom, not always grounded, but
when it lands it really lands.
Now let's talk media spin andthe people who pull threads

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until the whole narrativeunravels.
The Glenn Beck Program, if youlike, drawing lines between
history, ideology and today'sheadlines.
This is the chalkboard.
You want ideology and today'sheadlines.
This is the chalkboard you want.
Countermind Podcast Low-key gem,great at decoding information,
warfare and soft propaganda.

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The Daily Beans Sharp,legal-focused commentary with
enough sarcasm to make you feelseen.
This next group.
They're not polished, they'renot afraid, and thank God for
that.
The Clay Travis and Buck Sextonshow Conservative takes, media

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takes, sports takes.
They've got range and attitude.
The Megyn Kelly show Megyn'snot playing anyone's game
anymore, which makes her a muchbetter interviewer.
The fifth column Smart, funnyand uncomfortably honest.

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If you like nuance and a littleswearing, this is your jam.
Ben Shapiro Show Fast, sharpand relentless, sometimes too
much coffee, but always worth alisten.
Banter by AEI Think tank-stylepolicy talk Dry, yes, but
there's substance under thespreadsheets.

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Political gab fest A moreestablishment lens, but useful
to see how mainstream narrativesare shaped and sold.
If you want to spot the gaslight, sometimes you have to
look backward first.
Revisionist history MalcolmGladwell challenges what we
thought we knew.
Half inspiration, half resetbutton.
Common Sense with Dan Carlinwhen Dan talks you listen

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History, urgency and a voicethat sounds like it's been aged
in bourbon.
And truth.
Cato Institute Daily PodcastLibertarian, measured, very.
What's the role of governmenthere?
Energy this last group.

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They don't just questionnarratives, they rip up the
whole page.
The Jordan B Peterson PodcastIdeas, identity, civilization.
Some episodes feel like therapy, others feel like war.
The Jesse Kelly Show Militarymeets Machiavelli.
If you like, blunt and brutal,he delivers.
The Michael Savage show Smart,intense, unpredictable, the kind

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of show that makes you want toGoogle things immediately.
The Joe Rogan experience Look,love him or not, he's still
where uncensored conversationlives and sometimes the rabbit
holes matter.
The Sean Ryan Show Raw, honestand from people who've actually
done the hard things Espionage,national security and stories

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you won't find on NPR.
The Tucker Carlson ShowGaslighting's worst enemy.
When power lies, Tucker staresstraight through it and lights a
match.
That's the list.
You don't need to agree withthem all.

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I don't but if a podcast neverchallenges you or never makes
you squint a little harder, it'sprobably just keeping you
comfortable.
Visit Gaslight360.com slashclarity for the full clarity
framework, bonus tools and alive, updated version of this
podcast list.

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On a side note, I started thinkfirst to push back against the
gaslighting and the poetictruths that keep showing up in
the news, in politics and ineveryday life, but it's grown
into something bigger.
If these episodes help youthink differently, or just help
you see things more clearly.
You can support what we'rebuilding at buymeacoffeecom

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slash gaslight360.
No ads, no sponsors whisperingin our ear, just real talk, and
your support helps keep it thatway.
Whether it's one time ormonthly, it means more than you
know.
So thanks seriously forlistening, for thinking, for

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asking the questions they don'twant you asking.