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The Subtle Strawman
AI, Framing, and the Dilution of Thought
 • Josef Shapiro
Are Your Values Falsifiable? (HMP170)
Early release for members.
 • Josef Shapiro
1:43:44
Discernment in an Age of Noise
In We’ve Been Here Before, I compared our current period to a very similar time at the turn of the 20th Century, and followed that with a prediction of…
 • Josef Shapiro
Identity and Reality Don’t Mix (HMP169)
This is an early release for members, thank you for your support.
 • Josef Shapiro
1:15:55
The Danger of Knowing Too Much (HMP168)
Today, a look at the effect of subtly mapping essence via the assignment of motive.
 • Josef Shapiro
1:30:17
After Destabilization: What Comes Next?
So…what happens next?
 • Josef Shapiro
[Members Only] The Cost of Real Change: Stabilization vs Transformation (HMP167)
In this members-only episode, I explore a distinction I see people miss often in the world of personal development: the difference between stabilization…
 • Josef Shapiro
49:54

April 2026

We've Been Here Before
“Just because it looks like we’re going in the wrong direction doesn’t mean that’s the direction we are going.”
 • Josef Shapiro
The Astrology of a Bad Day That Changes a Life
Of course, we all wish we could meet our heroes, and Trey Anastasio has always been one of mine.
 • Josef Shapiro
When Self-Authority Fails: The Hidden Structure of Submission (HMP166)
Today, I reframe self-authority as a structural condition, not a personality trait.
 • Josef Shapiro
54:34
Trump's Transits: A Predictive Exercise
After the esteemed astrologer James Kelleher predicted (months in advance) the beginning of the Iran war on one of his six proposed dates, I considered…
 • Josef Shapiro
Self-Authority: Aligned or Misaligned? (HMP165)
Replacing will vs.
 • Josef Shapiro
1:05:40
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