Think First with Jim Detjen

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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Podcasting since 2025 • 118 episodes

Think First with Jim Detjen

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Season 2 Begins Where Certainty Ends

Season 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 headlines and culture-war reactions, and how Think First...

May 19, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 114 • 19:56

BONUS · Why Chasing the Future Is Ruining Youth Sports and What Actually Works Instead

We 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 most demanding youth basketball camps in the c...

May 14, 2026 • Episode 92 • 15:36

Missing Scientists: The List Keeps Growing… But Does the Pattern Hold?

This 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—ei...

Subscriber Episode • April 29, 2026 • Episode 113 • 17:23

#112 SPLC: Built to Fight Hate… or Built on It?

The 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 episode, we walk thr...

April 27, 2026 • Episode 112 • 5:03

#111 Questions About Israel · When Labels Come First

This 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 shif...

Subscriber Episode • April 22, 2026 • Episode 111 • 20:38

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