Think First: A Gaslight 360 Podcast with Jim Detjen
Think First is a short-form podcast that makes you pause — before you scroll, share, or believe the headline.
Hosted by Jim Detjen, a guy who’s been gaslit enough to start a podcast about it, Think First dives into modern narratives, media manipulation, and cultural BS — all through the lens of gaslighting and poetic truth.
Some episodes are two minutes. Some are ten. It depends on the story — and the energy drink situation.
No rants. No lectures. Just sharp questions, quick insights, and the occasional laugh to keep things sane.
Whether you’re dodging spin in the news, politics, or that “trust me, bro” post in your feed… take a breath. Think first.
Visit Gaslight360.com/clarity to sharpen your BS filter and explore the 6-step clarity framework.
Think First: A Gaslight 360 Podcast with Jim Detjen
Memorial Day: Are We Honoring Sacrifice or Rewriting It?
This episode is from our first week — where we were workshopping the format, voice, and rhythm in real time. The message still matters. The delivery just gets better.
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On Memorial Day, we’re told to remember the fallen. But what exactly are we remembering — and what gets left out?
In today’s episode of Think First, we look back at World War II, the cost of freedom, and how national memory gets shaped, softened, or selectively retold. Not all gaslighting is loud — sometimes it’s what you’re never taught to see.
Stay sharp. Stay skeptical. #SpotTheGaslight
Read and reflect at Gaslight360.com/clarity
Today's Clarity Question Are we remembering World War II or retelling a version that's easier to accept? On Memorial Day, we pause to honor those who laid down their lives, including the generation that helped liberate Europe from Nazi control. The story of World War II is often told in bold lines Good versus evil, freedom versus tyranny and at its core it was that. But when the story becomes too clean, we risk forgetting the full truth and the full cost. Why do some parts of the war, like the internment of Japanese Americans or the firebombing of cities, fade from public memory? How do we decide which tragedies, like the Holocaust, deserve lasting remembrance, while others, like Soviet purges or the Armenian genocide, receive far less attention? Are we teaching history to understand the world as it was or to fit a narrative about how we think we are? And when we honor those who served, how do we make space for hard truths without losing respect for their sacrifice? The smartest people aren't the loudest. They're the ones asking the right questions.
Speaker 1:I'm Jim Detchen, and this is Think First from Gaslight 360. Stay sharp, stay skeptical, spot the gaslight. Please visit our website at gaslight360.com for the latest trends in gaslighting and poetic truth, and follow us on X at spot the gaslight and if this helped you think a little sharper today, leave us a rating. It really helps others find the show.
