Think First with Jim Detjen

It’s a textbook Reframe moment: the lie isn’t the problem — it’s the doubt it plants.

Gaslighting isn’t just lying — it’s psychological warfare dressed as concern.

In this episode of Think First, we unpack the tactics used to make you question what you saw, what you felt… even what you know. From politics to parenting, media to medicine, we expose how confident repetition replaces evidence — and how silence becomes compliance.

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We’re using 1950s-style animation to tackle modern gaslighting and poetic truth. Why? Because nothing exposes the absurdity of today’s filtered narratives like vintage visuals and dry humor.

This episode unpacks the strategy behind the new content — and why contrast, irony, and clarity are our secret weapons in a world of spin.

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For 85 years, Harvard tracked what makes life worth living.

The answer was clear. The culture? Not so much.

This episode unravels how we took one of the most important studies ever done on happiness — and turned it into Instagram therapy, hustle culture, and $18 candles that smell like personal growth.

Based on The Good Life by Marc Schulz and Robert Waldinger… and filtered through Think First’s dry humor, media lens, and deep-cut cla...

What if you didn’t just remember it wrong…

But the world moved on — and left you behind?

In this special edition of Think First, we dive headfirst into the Mandela Effect — the eerie sensation that something you know to be true has somehow… changed. From false memories and collective misremembering to quantum drift and simulated timelines, this isn’t just a fun parlor trick. It’s a crack in our understanding of tr...

The Ivy League was never perfect.

But it used to produce loyalty, grit, and real leadership — forged through brotherhood, not bureaucracy.

Today? The final clubs, eating clubs, and secret societies that once shaped generations have been sidelined… replaced by curated cohorts, DEI offices, and a fear of unfiltered conversation.

Jim Detjen — Army veteran, Harvard dad (x2), and cultural strategist — unpacks what the Ivy League used to st...

It controls your mortgage rate, your grocery bill, and the value of your paycheck — but it’s not even part of the government. In this episode of Think First, we unravel the strange origin of the Federal Reserve, the poetic truths that keep it alive, and the gaslighting that makes you think it’s there to protect you. From Andrew Jackson to JFK to Ron Paul, history is full of warning signs… and yet here we are. Follow the money — and...

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Pam Bondi said the Epstein client list was on her desk. Then she said it wasn’t. Trump promised transparency — now he wants us to move on. Ghislaine Maxwell offers to testify, and MAGA turns on itself. This episode unpacks the contradictions, fake binder drops, vanishing files, and the one ugly truth no one in power wants to admit: they think we’ll forget.

We won’t. And today… we’re going there.

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You thought it was just a faster checkout. But that little beep at the register quietly reshaped retail, rewired your habits, and launched one of the first behavioral data systems ever used on the public — without your consent. This is the story of how a black-and-white square became the first invisible tether between you and the algorithm. And now you know… the part they left out.

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What if the most powerful lies… don’t look like lies at all?

In this episode of Think First, we unpack poetic truth — the kind of storytelling that sounds noble, feels right, and spreads fast… even when it’s not true. From history to Hollywood, we break down how emotional narratives are replacing reality — and why challenging them comes with a cost.

Because when facts become optional… the loudest feelings win.

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It’s right there in the middle of the panel. The button you press when you’re in a hurry, annoyed, or just need to feel in control. But what if it’s not connected to anything at all? This is the story of the elevator close-door button — a quiet little symbol of manufactured control, fake feedback, and placebo participation. Because sometimes… the button was never meant to work. And now you know… the part they left out.

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What if humanity’s greatest leap… left a few footprints we weren’t meant to follow?

In this special episode of Think First, we examine the Moon landing — not to confirm or deny it happened, but to unpack the 7 most compelling claims behind the conspiracy theories. From fluttering flags to missing craters, radiation belts to missing tapes, we ask the questions you’re not supposed to ask — and let you decide what adds up.

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Donald Trump gets asked a simple question about Epstein’s client list — and melts down faster than a Palm Beach popsicle. The DOJ says Epstein had no clients, no blackmail, and definitely no murder. A trafficking survivor calls it a betrayal. Nick Fuentes calls it a wake-up call. And Glenn Beck just now wonders if Epstein was a spy.

This isn’t just a cover-up — it’s the most well-funded gaslight of the decade.

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You didn’t just “decide” to buy that Himalayan salt lamp. You were led — by lighting tricks, layout psychology, and decades of retail mind games designed to make you think it was your idea.

In this episode of Think First, Jim Detjen exposes how American retail strategies — from Target to IKEA to your favorite online store — have used subtle (and not-so-subtle) gaslighting tactics to hijack your instincts, cloud your judgment, and tu...

The DOJ says there was no blackmail. No client list. No murder.

And somehow… we’re all just supposed to move on?

In Part 3 of our Epstein series, we unpack the deeper layers of elite protection, media manipulation, and weaponized narrative control. This isn’t just gaslighting — it’s a loyalty signal to the ruling class. From MAGA insiders reversing course to intelligence links buried beneath polite silence, this episode will make you...

We connect the dots between Epstein, intelligence networks, Wall Street money, and political silence.

This episode explores how both sides — including some of MAGA’s loudest voices — quietly walked away.

The cover-up isn’t accidental. It’s institutional.

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The DOJ’s new Epstein memo claims there’s no blackmail, no client list, and no murder.

In this first installment, we walk through what they said — and what it signals.
Because if you’re wondering how Ghislaine Maxwell trafficked children to no one… you’re asking the wrong questions.

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The Founders didn’t design a godless republic — they protected a free one. In this episode, we unravel the modern distortion of “freedom of religion” and expose how media, culture, and institutions have twisted the Founders’ intent. Was it about protecting the government from religion… or protecting religion from the government?

From Jefferson’s wall to Washington’s warnings, we trace what they really said — and what we’re being tol...