Podcasts about delusions

On today's show, Josh breaks down the so-called “partial government shutdown” and exposes what Democrats are still demanding you pay for — even after Republicans already passed a bill to stop it. He lays out the only real way the war in Gaza ends and explains why Hamas has zero intention of making peace. And Josh backs Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's mission to cut the bloat, strip away the nonsense, and return the military to what it's supposed to be: strong, lean, and focused on winning.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Some theories in evolutionary psychology propose that men are better at spatial navigation than women due to evolutionary factors. In prehistoric times, men, as hunters, traversed long distances, while women stayed closer to the home.   This difference supposedly led to natural selection favouring genes in men associated with better spatial navigation skills. However, these theories have been widely challenged, in particular by British philosopher Cordelia Fine. Back in 2010 she published a book entitled Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference. Why has the misconception around spatial navigation persisted? Does education have anything to do with it? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the last episodes, you can click here: ⁠What is benevolent sexism?⁠ ⁠What are the best techniques for giving oral sex to a woman?⁠ ⁠What is deep ecology?⁠ A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. First Broadcast: 20/1/2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

again , i dealt with people with delusions, and i dont want to deal with it

talk about dealing with some people perceived as having delusions with a ulterior motive or criminal intent?

Today's edition of Stand Up for the Truth with guest John Haller focuses largely on the global eyes that are perpetually on Israel. Each week brings more Middle East mayhem, and a lot of it is lost on the US because it's not getting reported. We talk about the danger that Syria has become, the UN and their duplicity, always, when it comes to Israel; the Palestinian state that does and doesn't exist all at the same time; and how any nation can jump on this delusion is mystifying. We dive into the Judea and Samaria dilemma and Trump's take on that; we discuss the 21-point plan floated by Trump and what that might contain. Also on our list is Qatar's double trouble, technology and so much more. John Haller is an in-demand speaker, pastor and has an agile mind that is capable of storing more information than many of us would ever hope to have, and in these times, that is a gift.   Stand Up For The Truth Videos: https://rumble.com/user/CTRNOnline & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgQQSvKiMcglId7oGc5c46A

We talk with Mark Sundeen about his book "Delusions and Grandeur: Dreamers of the New West."

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This video answers the question: Can I analyze the case of Faylene and Doug Grant? Support Dr. Grande on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/drgrande⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dr. Grande's book Harm Reduction: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/Harm-Reduction-Todd-Grande-PhD/dp/1950057313⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dr. Grande's book Psychology of Notorious Serial Killers: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Notorious-Serial-Killers-Intersection/dp/1950057259⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out Dr. Grande's merchandise ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://teespring.com/stores/dr-grandes-store Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join us on September 17, 2025 at noon as we launch our sixth season of McGill Cares, a webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one who is living with dementia McGill Cares: Caring for someone with dementia: What you need to know about hallucinations, delusions and paranoia Simon Ducharme, MD, FRCPC, is a neuropsychiatrist and a clinician-scientist at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital). He specializes in frontotemporal dementia and the interface between psychiatric disorders and dementia. Dr. Ducharme will shed light on how dementia can lead to delusions, hallucinations and paranoia. He will explain why these symptoms develop and how they impact both the person living with dementia and their care partners. He will then share practical strategies to help families manage these often-distressing situations so that they are better prepared to respond effectively, and will provide guidance on when it may be necessary to seek medical attention.This free webcast will be available in both English and French. ____________________________ McGill Cares is supported by the Amelia Saputo Community Outreach for Dementia Care. This webcast series is an initiative of the McGill University Dementia Education Program, which is funded by private donations. To contribute or for more information about our program, please visit http://www.mcgill.ca/dementia.If you have any topics or questions that you would like us to address during our monthly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

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Welcome back to your two favorite girlies for our special guest episode of the month!! We are BEYOND excited to share this episode with you guys with Kayma and Olivia of Inspired Delusions! We cover everything from manifesting, their “3 R” method, and SO much more.  If you need a pick me up, feel like you are meant to live a fuller life, feel stuck with anxiety and want to dream bigger, THIS is the episode for you!   Read below to learn more about our guests: Olivia Rose Thomas is a mindset coach, wellness creator, and co-host of the Inspired Delusions podcast. Through her content and coaching, she helps people remember their inherent power as conscious creators and align with the version of themselves who manifests their dreams with ease. By blending subconscious reprogramming, nervous system regulation, and embodiment practices, Olivia guides her community to radically shift into their most magnetic, abundant, and authentic selves. With a rapidly growing audience across TikTok, Instagram, and email, she fuses science and spirituality to help others feel good, think bigger, and live lives beyond their wildest imagination. Kayma Wolday is a former emergency nurse turned holistic health advocate who blends science and spirituality to help others heal from the inside out. Once identifying as an anxious overthinker, she became obsessed with rewiring her mind, regulating her nervous system, and mastering manifestation. Now she uses her passion for energetic alignment to help others trust themselves, dream bigger, and step into their most magnetic reality. Inspired Delusions: Two twenty-something besties helping you trust the universe, dream bigger, and step into your most delusional, confident self. Join us for an inspiring, fun-filled journey where we share cosmic insights, mindset shifts, and practical tools to help you manifest your dream life, one laugh at a time   You can find Olivia and Kayma here: https://www.instagram.com/kayma_w/ https://www.tiktok.com/@kaymsw   You can find Inspired delusions here: https://www.instagram.com/inspireddelusions https://www.tiktok.com/@inspireddelusions   Find Ali here on  instagram:https://www.instagram.com/theantioverwhelmcoach?igsh=OHAyZ3lwcXBoY3c3    Find Maddy here on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maddymartinez.coaching?igsh=M3djYWY5YWltYzE%3D&utm_source=qr   Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode and send us your health / relationship / life / just need advice on, submit your questions here: https://bit.ly/KHKH-ask-my-question Find us on all streaming platforms here, including the full video experience on our YouTube channel

Today I'm speaking with Operator Starsky, a former Ukrainian National Guardian, blogger, and inspiration for everyone who is following the war, and supporting a Ukrainian victory. He has created one of the most popular and original YouTube channels dedicated to the international community. I'm not sure you need an introduction – I'm sure most people watching this channel will have seen your videos! ----------LINKS:https://www.youtube.com/@PropagandaStudyInstitutehttp://psi-eu.org/https://www.youtube.com/@StarskyUA----------SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISERA project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to Ukraine's front-line towns.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN Events in 2025 - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon Curtainhttps://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasOur events of the first half of the year in Lviv, Kyiv and Odesa were a huge success. Now we need to maintain this momentum, and change the tide towards a Ukrainian victory. The Silicon Curtain Roadshow is an ambitious campaign to run a minimum of 12 events in 2025, and potentially many more. Any support you can provide for the fundraising campaign would be gratefully appreciated. https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasWe need to scale up our support for Ukraine, and these events are designed to have a major impact. Your support in making it happen is greatly appreciated. All events will be recorded professionally and published for free on the Silicon Curtain channel. Where possible, we will also live-stream events.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------DESCRIPTION: Ukraine's Counter-Propaganda Efforts & Russian Military TacticsIn this interview, we are joined by operator Starsky, a Ukrainian Guardsman and prominent voice countering Russian propaganda in the West. The discussion covers a variety of important topics, including the current state of the war in Ukraine, Russia's military strategies and troop buildup, the use of unconventional vehicles like motorbikes and golf carts, and the effects and implications of Russian propaganda. Additionally, the conversation delves into how the West can protect itself from Russian aggression, the role of Trump in enabling Putin, and the dangerous reality of appeasement strategies within European diplomacy. Starsky also provides insights into the distorted information within Russian elites and the ongoing efforts of Russia to paint itself positively on the global stage.----------CHAPTERS: 00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome02:12 Current Situation in Ukraine05:57 Russian Military Tactics and Strategies12:59 Putin's Delusions and Propaganda16:40 European and American Perspectives31:13 Russian Propaganda and Image Laundering----------TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:Save Ukrainehttps://www.saveukraineua.org/Superhumans - Hospital for war traumashttps://superhumans.com/en/UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukrainehttps://unbroken.org.ua/Come Back Alivehttps://savelife.in.ua/en/Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchenhttps://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraineUNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyyhttps://u24.gov.ua/Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundationhttps://prytulafoundation.org----------

Scott Jennings had some backup on Tuesday, with Ben Shapiro unexpectedly showing up on CNN. The two teamed up to thoroughly dismantle Abby Phillip's overwhelmingly left-wing panel, which included the perpetually overstimulated Ana Kasparian. Sept 3rd 2025 --- Please Like, Comment and Follow 'The Ray Appleton Show' on all platforms: --- 'The Ray Appleton Show’ is available on the KMJNOW app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever else you listen to podcasts. --- 'The Ray Appleton Show’ Weekdays 11 AM -2 PM Pacific on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 KMJ | Website | Facebook | Podcast | - Everything KMJ KMJNOW App | Podcasts | Facebook | X | Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We've got some signings, some retiring and some predictions. This week we breakdown our predictions for the Metropolitan Division for the 2025-26 season. And we take a look at who goes onto the Mount Rushmore of Crusty!Make sure to click like/subscribe!

This week we talk to Zeb from the band Bask.Listen to their new album, The Turning!https://linktr.ee/baskbandListen to the Jortscenter playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2ioAsKKw7AhdJ0cCrasqfH?si=6c2cef121c3a4a9aJoin our Peloton!   https://www.patreon.com/JortsCenterFacebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/342135897580300Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/jortscenterFollow us on Twitter:@JortsCenterPod Will is @wapplehouse Josh is @otherjrobbins Ryan is @ryhanbeard Vic is @DokktorvikktorZack is @ZackVanNus

Some commonly held beliefs not explicitly supported by scripture and can lead to harmful misunderstandings about Yahweh's nature and the seriousness of sin. How can we balance compassion for others with the clear call to repentance and adherence to Yahweh's commandments, avoiding the pitfalls of misinterpreting scripture to suit contemporary preferences?

Will more data solve AI hallucinations? Maybe. But what about the industries that have the most to gain (and lose) from AI transformation like healthcare? Join us as we dive deep into the role of data and transformation and what obstacles the healthcare industry still has to clear to turn their digital delusions into data dreams. Newsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletterMore on this Episode: Episode PageJoin the discussion: Thoughts on this? Join the convo and connect with other AI leaders on LinkedIn.Upcoming Episodes: Check out the upcoming Everyday AI Livestream lineupWebsite: YourEverydayAI.comEmail The Show: info@youreverydayai.comConnect with Jordan on LinkedInTopics Covered in This Episode:Trillion-Dollar Data Center Investments for AIGenerative AI Transforming Health Tech Use CasesAI and Physician Burnout SolutionsOrganizational Challenges: AI Literacy and EducationData Quality, Cleanliness, and Health Tech OutcomesTransparency and Accountability in Health Data PipelinesImportance of RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation)AI Hallucinations and Patient Safety RisksOpen Source AI Models and Health Data PrivacyFuture Impacts of Large Language Model InvestmentsTimestamps:00:00 "Tech and Healthcare Evolution Insights"06:50 AI Investment and Data Challenges in Ghana09:48 Ensuring Accurate, Real-Time Data Retrieval13:18 "Building Transparent GenAI Models"15:54 Prior Authorization Ensures Claims Accuracy18:34 Responsible Data Management Challenges22:45 AI Data Accuracy and Consequences25:04 Data Transparency and Accuracy ImperativeKeywords:Generative AI in health tech, artificial intelligence in healthcare, large language models, data center investment, AI hallucinations, data quality, retrieval augmented generation (RAG), physician burnout, AI-powered clinical notes, medical imaging AI, HR workforce optimization, health tech digital transformation, healthcare data privacy, healthcare data security, AI model training, AI education, data literacy, operational efficiency in healthcare, sustainable data centers, environmental impact of data centers, transparency in AI, data trustworthiness, real-time data extraction, cross-checking AI outputs, patient outcomes, healthcare regulations, high-stakes AI industries, open source AI models, AI supply chain management, healthcare claims denial, prior authorization automation, grounding AI models, human-in-the-loop in AI, data accuracy, precision in healthcare AI, medical decision making AISend Everyday AI and Jordan a text message. (We can't reply back unless you leave contact info)

In this hilarious episode of "Delusional Fandom," Johnathan, Brad, and Max dive into the NFC East with their trademark humor and wild takes. Johnathan's "stolen valor" moment has him saluting his way into a veteran's spotlight, while Brad recounts his epic parking adventures. Max's fantasy football picks are as unpredictable as the delusional Anthony Richardson fans who believe he's the next big thing. Join the crew for a blend of sports banter, comedic missteps, and a healthy dose of fandom delusion!Follow the show here: https://www.instagram.com/thetgitpod/Checkout the new Hopecast website:https://thehopecastnetwork.com/Buy Merch here:https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-hopecast-network-swag/This show is brought to you by The Hopecast Networkhttps://www.instagram.com/hopecastnetwork/

In the debut episode of "Delusional Fandom," hosts Brad, Johnathan, and Max dive into the world of sports delusions with the enthusiasm of a kid on Christmas morning. Brad and Johnathan reminisce about their wild predictions for the Carolina Panthers, from Kelvin Benjamin's supposed rise to Cam Newton's Superman status. Max, the show's third leg (or "turd stool," as Brad affectionately calls him), joins the fray with his fantasy football insights, ranking quarterbacks and defending his picks with the fervor of a true fan. The trio's banter is as unpredictable as their sports predictions, making for a hilarious and entertaining listen. Tune in to hear why being a podcaster is the ultimate flex and why delusional fandom is the best kind of fandom.Follow the show here: https://www.instagram.com/thetgitpod/Checkout the new Hopecast website:https://thehopecastnetwork.com/Buy Merch here:https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-hopecast-network-swag/This show is brought to you by The Hopecast Networkhttps://www.instagram.com/hopecastnetwork/Introduction to Delusional Fandom (0:00 - 5:00)Brad and Johnathan introduce the show and discuss its origins and the concept of delusional fandom.The Kelvin Benjamin Saga (5:01 - 15:00)A deep dive into the highs and lows of Kelvin Benjamin's career and the hosts' delusional expectations.Cam Newton: Superman or Bust? (15:01 - 25:00)The hosts debate Cam Newton's legacy and his impact on the Panthers, with a humorous take on their past predictions.Fantasy Football Insights with Max (25:01 - 35:00)Max joins the conversation, sharing his top fantasy football picks and sparking lively debates with Brad and Johnathan.The Delusional Scale: Panthers Edition (35:01 - 45:00)A humorous ranking of the most delusional moments in Panthers history, from draft picks to coaching decisions.NFC South Predictions and Delusions (45:01 - 55:00)The hosts discuss their predictions for the NFC South, with a focus on the Panthers' chances and their own delusional hopes.Closing Remarks and Future Episodes (55:01 - End)The hosts wrap up the episode, teasing future content and encouraging listeners to embrace their own delusional fandom.

In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna continues his commentary on the text “How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path” by offering guidance on the antidotes to anger. He helps us come to a clear understanding about the common misconceptions of justified anger based on the Buddhist understanding of anger as one of the three root poisons that harm ourselves and others. This episode was recorded on June 25th, 2025.Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and practices that are practical, accessible, and meet the needs of the communities we serve.  As a traditional Buddhist center, all of our teachings are offered freely. If you would like to make a donation to support the center, please visit www.wocdc.org.  May you flourish in your practice and may all beings swiftly be free of suffering.

Buckle up for a wild ride as we dive into the hilarious meltdown of Bears fans and their eternal victim complex, roasting everything from their low-IQ takes on Green Bay to Caleb Williams' shaky training camp vibes. Callers unload on Chicago's overrated identity, why their city drives people away, and how the Packers' family night crushes their egos. It's unfiltered NFC North trash talk at its finest, with a side of savage songs and AI video ideas to troll the haters. Bears fans exposed as delusional idiots obsessed with Chicago's "superiority" while fleeing to Wisconsin for fun Deep dives into Caleb Williams' footwork fails, two-minute drill hype, and why bust talks are very much on the table Rants on rival fanbases like Cubs and Lions, plus why Milwaukee's catching Chicago's crime rep unfairly Special shoutouts to callers like Beer Cheese Benny and Steve in Alaska for epic Bears defenses and songs This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY and visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. Don't miss out—subscribe, rate, and review on your favorite platform, and hit us up on social for more chaos. Tease: Next up, more preseason burns incoming! #Packers #BearsSuck #NFCRivalry #AfterDarkVibes To advertise on this podcast please email: ad-sales@libsyn.com Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast

Buckle up for a wild ride as we dive into the hilarious meltdown of Bears fans and their eternal victim complex, roasting everything from their low-IQ takes on Green Bay to Caleb Williams' shaky training camp vibes. Callers unload on Chicago's overrated identity, why their city drives people away, and how the Packers' family night crushes their egos. It's unfiltered NFC North trash talk at its finest, with a side of savage songs and AI video ideas to troll the haters. Bears fans exposed as delusional idiots obsessed with Chicago's "superiority" while fleeing to Wisconsin for fun Deep dives into Caleb Williams' footwork fails, two-minute drill hype, and why bust talks are very much on the table Rants on rival fanbases like Cubs and Lions, plus why Milwaukee's catching Chicago's crime rep unfairly Special shoutouts to callers like Beer Cheese Benny and Steve in Alaska for epic Bears defenses and songs This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY and visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. Don't miss out—subscribe, rate, and review on your favorite platform, and hit us up on social for more chaos. Tease: Next up, more preseason burns incoming! #Packers #BearsSuck #NFCRivalry #AfterDarkVibes To advertise on this podcast please email: ad-sales@libsyn.com Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast

Things got real on this week's episode of The Snug Wrestling Podcast as the crew dives into Friday Night SmackDown—and let's just say, Edgar might need a steel chair next time.

In this episode, spiritual director John Bruna speaks about the disadvantages of delusions and helps us understand how delusions give rise to destructive emotions. He offers finely tuned clarification about afflictive emotions and how we can recognize these emotions as valid experiences while maintaining the understanding that they lead to harmful behaviors for ourselves and others. This episode was recorded on June 18th, 2025.Welcome to the Way of Compassion Dharma Center Podcast. Located in Carbondale, Colorado, the Way of Compassion Dharma center's primary objective is to provide programs of Buddhist studies and practices that are practical, accessible, and meet the needs of the communities we serve.  As a traditional Buddhist center, all of our teachings are offered freely. If you would like to make a donation to support the center, please visit www.wocdc.org.  May you flourish in your practice and may all beings swiftly be free of suffering.

Do narcissists actually believe the stuff they say? (For 1 on 1 online counselling in your own toxic relationship/narcissistic abuse recovery please visit my website athttps://brighteroutlookcounselling.com.au/online-counselling-services/ )In this episode of Fake Love and Flying Monkeys, I break down 7 of the most common—and most mind-bending—delusions all narcissists believe.This is the deep dive every survivor needs to hear if you've ever found yourself:Arguing with someone who rewrites reality in real timeWondering if you're actually the one who's “too sensitive”Shocked at how confidently they lie about you.If you're exhausted from trying to reason with someone who lives in their own fantasyland, this episode will feel like a warm cup of clarity.

On today's episode we are joined by KB and Danny for a draft of childhood delusions.You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/thedogwalk

Regardless of how difficult medicine is, each small step we take to listen, be compassionate, have patience, and advocate is meaningful, even if we must start over and do it again tomorrow, and the next day, and the day after that. Lisa Gong reflects on a patient who helped her to see the value in normalcy and routine. The essay read in this episode was published in the Teaching and Learning Moments column in the July 2025 issue of Academic Medicine. Read the essay at academicmedicine.org.

Jake Sanders shares five delusions that throw marketers off course. You can find his series on marketing delusions here: https://marketingaccountability.substack.com/p/the-marketing-delusion-series And if you want your copy of the ebook "Lawyers Don't Care About Your Chatbot: A Pragmatist's Guide to Legaltech Marketing in the Age of Zero-Click," go to lawyersdontcare.com  

California Gov. Gavin Newsom seems to be more interested in podcasting, siding with protesters, and pointing fingers at the Trump administration than actually fixing the problems in his state. Newsom's record long record of failure is evident in the was California is spiraling out of control: a crumbling infrastructure, surging poverty, and broken immigration enforcement. Victor Davis Hanson has a message for Gavin Newsom on why his priorities are not only out of touch—but dangerous—on today's episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” “He's now inserted himself into the ICE deportations crisis in California and siding with the protesters that are trying to obstruct ICE. And he has a very incoherent position. … I guess the supposition is that Gavin thought it was quite moral for 12 million people to break the law, but it's quite amoral for somebody to try to rectify the situation and enforce the law. “ You look at a state that is in complete free fall, it is a catastrophe, and rather than addressing transportation, energy, poverty, housing, gasoline, what are you doing? You're campaigning for president. And you're in Twitter wars with the president of the United States. And you're defending the catastrophic governance in Los Angeles. And you're trying to impede the enforcement of a law that if it was enforced, you would be the biggest beneficiary.”

California Gov. Gavin Newsom seems to be more interested in podcasting, siding with protesters, and pointing fingers at the Trump administration than actually fixing the problems in his state. Newsom's record long record of failure is evident in the was California is spiraling out of control: a crumbling infrastructure, surging poverty, and broken immigration enforcement. […]

This classic episode includes an "ism" segment on anarchism, part seven of our series on the defining qualities of love and an expose of our evangelical delusions.

In this delightfully sardonic edition of Rising Anxieties, Mariann Sullivan takes us on a whirlwind tour through the landscape of animal agriculture’s latest woes. From the Trump administration’s absurd lawsuit blaming California’s modest animal welfare laws (not bird flu!) for egg price hikes, to the stomach-turning news of deadly salmonella outbreaks from those same eggs, this episode showcases the industry’s spectacular…

This week we talk about AI therapy chatbots, delusions of grandeur, and sycophancy.We also discuss tech-triggered psychosis, AI partners, and confident nonsense.Recommended Book: Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin SloanTranscriptIn the context of artificial intelligence systems, a hallucination or delusion, sometimes more brusquely referred to as AI BS, is an output usually from an AI chatbot, but it can also be from another type of AI system, that's basically just made up.Sometimes this kind of output is just garbled nonsense, as the AI systems, those based on large language models, anyway, are essentially just predicting what words will come next in the sentences they're writing based on statistical patterns. That means they can string words together, and then sentences together, and then paragraphs together in what seems like a logical and reasonable way, and in some cases can even cobble together convincing stories or code or whatever else, because systems with enough raw materials to work from have a good sense of what tends to go where, and thus what's good grammar and what's not, what code will work and what code will break your website, and so on.In other cases, though, AI systems will seem to just make stuff up, but make it up convincingly enough that it can be tricky to detect the made up component of its answers.Some writers have reported asking AI to provide feedback on their stories, for instance, only to later discover that the AI didn't have access to the stories, and they were providing feedback based on the title, or based on the writer's prompt—the text the writer used to ask the AI for feedback. And their answers were perhaps initially convincing enough that the writer didn't realize the AI hadn't read the pieces they asked them to criticize, and the AI systems, because most of them are biased to sycophancy, toward brown-nosing the user and not saying anything that might upset them, or saying what it believes they want to hear, they'll provide general critique that sounds good, that lines up with what their systems tell them should be said in such contexts, but which is completely disconnected from those writings, and thus, not useful to the writer as a critique.That combination of confabulation and sycophancy can be brutal, especially as these AI systems become more powerful and more convincing. They seldom make the basic grammatical and reality-based errors they made even a few years ago, and thus it's easy to believe you're speaking to something that's thinking or at the bare-minimum, that understands what you're trying to get it to help you with, or what you're talking about. It's easy to forget when interacting with such systems that you're engaged not with another human or thinking entity, but with software that mimics the output of such an entity, but which doesn't experience the same cognition experienced by the real-deal thinking creatures it's attempting to emulate.What I'd like to talk about today is another sort of AI-related delusion—one experienced by humans interacting with such systems, not the other way around—and the seeming, and theoretical, pros and cons of these sorts of delusional responses.—Research that's looked into the effects of psychotherapy, including specific approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy and group therapy, show that such treatments are almost aways positive, with rare exceptions, grant benefits that tend to last well past the therapy itself—so people who go to therapy tend to benefit from it even after the session, and even after they stop going to therapy, if they eventually stop going for whatever reason, and that the success rate, the variability of positive impacts, vary based on the clinical location, the therapist, and so on, but only by about 5% or less for each of those variables; so even a not perfectly aligned therapist or a less than ideal therapy location will, on average, benefit the patient.That general positive impact is part of the theory underpinning the use of AI systems for therapy purposes.Instead of going into a therapist's office and speaking with a human being for an hour or so at a time, the patient instead speaks or types to an AI chatbot that's been optimized for this purpose. So it's been primed to speak like a therapist, to have a bunch of therapy-related resources in its training data, and to provide therapy-related resources to the patient with whom it engages.There are a lot of downsides to this approach, including the fact that AI bots are flawed in so many ways, are not actual humans, and thus can't really connect with patients the way a human therapist might be able to connect with them, they have difficulty shifting from a trained script, as again, these systems are pulling from a corpus of training data and additional documents to which they have access, and that means they'll tend to handle common issues and patient types pretty well, but anything deviating from that is a toss-up, and, as I mentioned in the intro, there's a chance they'll just make stuff up or brown-nose the patient, saying things it seems like the patient wants to hear, rather than the things the patient needs to hear for their mental health.On the upside, though, there's a chance some people who wouldn't feel comfortable working with a human therapist will be more comfortable working with a non-human chatbot, many people don't have physical access to therapists or therapy centers, or don't have insurance that covers what they need in this regard, and some people have other monetary or physical or mental health issues that makes therapy inaccessible or non-ideal for whatever reason, and these systems could help fill in the gaps for them, giving them something imperfect, but, well, 80% of what you need can be a lot better than 0% of what you need. In theory, at least.That general logic is a big part of why the therapy AI bot boom has been so substantial, despite the many instances of human patients seemingly being driven to suicide or other sorts of self-harm after interacting with these bots, which in some cases were later found to either nudge their patients in that direction, or support their decisions to do so. And that's alongside the other issues associated with any app that sends the user's information to a third location for processing, like the collection of their data for marketing and other purposes.The therapy chatbot industry is just one corner of a much larger conversation about what's become known as ChatGPT Psychosis, which is shorthand for the delusions some users of these AI chatbots, those made by ChatGPT and those made by other companies, begin to have while interacting with these bots, or maybe already had, but then have amplified by their interactions with these systems.The stories have been piling up, reported in the Times, in Rolling Stone, and in scientific journals, and the general narrative is that someone who seems to be doing fine, but who's maybe a little depressed or unhappy, a little anxious, but nothing significant, at least to those around them, starts interacting with a chatbot, then gets really, really absorbed in that interaction, and then at some point those around this person realize that their friend or child or spouse or whomever is beginning to have delusions of grandeur, believing themselves to be a prophet or god, or maybe they're starting to see the world as just an intertangled mess of elaborate, unbacked conspiracy theories, or they come to believe the entire world revolves around them in some fundamental way, or everyone is watching and talking about them—that genre of delusion.Many such people end up feeling as if they're living inside nihilistic and solipsistic nightmares, where nothing has meaning and they're perhaps the only entity of any importance on the planet—everyone else is just playing a minor role in their fantastical existence.Different chatbots have different skins, in the sense that their outputs are tailored in different ways, to have a different valence and average personality. Some chatbots, like ChatGPT's GPT-4o, have had their sycophancy setting set so high that it rendered them almost completely useless before it was eventually fixed—early users reported feeling unsettled by their interactions with this bot when it was first released, because it was such a shameless yes-man, they couldn't get any useful information from it, and all the language it used to deliver the information it did provide made them feel like they were being manipulated by a slavish underling.For some people, though, that type of presentation, that many compliments and that much fawning attention, will feel good, or feel right.Maybe they're disempowered throughout their day in countless subtle and overt ways, and having someone—even if that someone isn't real—speak to them like they're important and valuable and smart and attractive and perhaps even the most important person in the world, maybe that feels good.Others maybe feel like they have hidden potential that's never been appreciated, and if the chatbot they're referencing for all sorts of answers about things, and which seems to have most of those answers, and is thus a believable source of good, correct information, starts to talk to them as if they're the messiah, well, maybe they start to believe they are important, are some kind of messiah: after all, it's right about so many other things, so why not this thing? It's something which many of us, to greater or lesser degrees, at least, possibly not always to that extreme, would be psychologically primed to believe, at least on some level, because it feels good to feel important, and so many social narratives, in some cultures at least, make this seem like something that does happen and might someday happen to us.This effect might be even more pronounced in people who have underlying conditions, like depression or anxiety, and even more so those with conditions like schizophrenia that leave a person prone to various sorts of psychosis.Folks with such conditions, diagnosed or not, are already frequently triggered by things like social media, which, because of the way these platforms scoop up data and target content at users, can make folks who look at TikTok and scan their Instagram feed feel like the center of the universe, like they're being watched, like folks they don't know are sending messages to them, or like there's some kind of pattern they need to figure out and which they've caught a glimpse of, and which seems really, really important.This is part of why many experts are saying that if AI chatbots are going to be used therapeutically, they should absolutely be used in a hybrid situation, where there are humans in the loop who are capable of checking to make sure the information being conveyed is accurate and not enflaming psychosis, and so they can ensure medication is being prescribed and used, if appropriate. There needs to be someone who can talk someone down and tell them when their brain is leading them awry, basically, which is not something chatbots are generally capable of doing right now—they're more likely to reinforce a user's incorrect theories and ideas and understandings, which of course can lead to a slew of other issues across all sorts of other industries and fields, as well, including general knowledge about the world and current events.Speaking of the news, though, there are just as many articles, these days, reporting on folks who seem to have found love with AI chatbots as there are people who have committed violent acts against others, or various sorts of self-harm as a result of interacting with them.Some of these pieces are written salaciously—look at these silly people doing silly things—but many do a pretty good job of at least attempting balance, as while the majority of folks featured in these articles seem to be missing something in terms of human interaction, which then presumably put them in the right state of mind to have romantic or companionable feelings toward an unthinking software system, the flip side of that coin is that many of them seem to be happier now than before they met these systems and brought them into their lives in this way.We have, then, on one hand, AI chatbots telling their users to assassinate celebrities and, in at least one case, British Royalty, and on the other, we have sometimes the same chatbots made by the same companies telling people they are worthwhile and loved and appreciated and that's exactly what some of their users need to hear at that moment.It's been argued, often convincingly, that these sorts of AI-human relationships are a crutch, and a massively unstable one. These systems are prone to change as the models behind them and the businesses that make and maintain those models change, and many of the stories about these people who have these relationships end with their AI partner or spouse suddenly losing interest in them, becoming cold, or in some other way no longer providing what they once provided.This can be a bad moment for these people who again, in many cases seemed to be lacking something from the humans in their lives, and these AI systems kind of filled in the gaps for them. That's what a crutch does, wobbly or not.More ideal, according to the folks keeping tabs on these happenings and who are doing research in this space, at least, would be systems that help folks fill these gaps in more holistic and permanent ways, improving their social or physical or psychological situations so that they don't rely on software entities and the potential delusions, positive or negative, that come with them. AI bots and companions would ideally help human beings connect with themselves and with other human beings, with the world outside the software, basically, rather than setting them up to use that crutch the rest of their lives.Right now, though, we're living through an era in which understandings about how these systems work are not widely disseminated, and collective understandings of their impact on our internal and external lives, our interpersonal relationships, and even our broader cultures is not fully understood; that history is being written day to day, right now.It may be that this is a momentary thing, these systems filling the roles in our lives that other humans or groups of humans may have once filled, at least for some of us, but only until regulations and software updates and other sorts of things step in to ensure this no longer happens, for a variety of reasons.Alternatively, it may be that this is just the first step toward a reality in which this sort of thing is more common: these tools further refined to be increasingly wonderful companions, becoming something akin to pets for many of us, something more like partners or spouses for some of us, and either way dramatically changing the nature of human society as a consequence.Show Noteshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallucination_(artificial_intelligence)https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11514308/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/jul/12/i-felt-pure-unconditional-love-the-people-who-marry-their-ai-chatbotshttps://www.wired.com/story/couples-retreat-with-3-ai-chatbots-and-humans-who-love-them-replika-nomi-chatgpt/https://www.npr.org/2024/07/01/1247296788/the-benefits-and-drawbacks-of-chatbot-relationshipshttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/15/she-helps-cheer-me-up-the-people-forming-relationships-with-ai-chatbotshttps://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/07/ai-therapy-bots-fuel-delusions-and-give-dangerous-advice-stanford-study-finds/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/technology/chatgpt-ai-chatbots-conspiracies.htmlhttps://www.vice.com/en/article/chatgpt-is-giving-people-extreme-spiritual-delusions/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/ai-spiritual-delusions-destroying-human-relationships-1235330175/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10686326/https://futurism.com/commitment-jail-chatgpt-psychosishttps://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/chatbots-posed-as-therapist-and-adult-lover-in-teen-suicide-case-lawsuit-says/https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.18412https://openai.com/index/sycophancy-in-gpt-4o/ This is a public episode. 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-Rob Carson slams Gavin Newsom's presidential aspirations, pointing to his failed leadership in California, including homelessness, wildfires, and high-speed rail mismanagement. -Carson ridicules the climate change narrative pushed by media figures like Dana Bash and Bill Nye, highlighting past alarmist predictions and funding incentives behind climate hysteria. -Carson and legal analyst Thane Rosenbaum discuss the dangerous rise of Marxist candidate Zohran Mamdani in New York, warning of anti-Semitism and radical leftist influence. Today's podcast is sponsored by : BIRCH GOLD - Protect and grow your retirement savings with gold. Text ROB to 98 98 98 for your FREE information kit!CB DISTILLERY : Get healthy sleep with 25% off your first order at http://CBDistillery.com and use promo code CARSON To call in and speak with Rob Carson live on the show, dial 1-800-922-6680 between the hours of 12 Noon and 3:00 pm Eastern Time Monday through Friday…E-mail Rob Carson at : RobCarsonShow@gmail.com Musical parodies provided by Jim Gossett (www.patreon.com/JimGossettComedy) Listen to Newsmax LIVE and see our entire podcast lineup at http://Newsmax.com/Listen Make the switch to NEWSMAX today! Get your 15 day free trial of NEWSMAX+ at http://NewsmaxPlus.com Looking for NEWSMAX caps, tees, mugs & more? Check out the Newsmax merchandise shop at : http://nws.mx/shop Follow NEWSMAX on Social Media:  -Facebook: http://nws.mx/FB  -X/Twitter: http://nws.mx/twitter -Instagram: http://nws.mx/IG -YouTube: https://youtube.com/NewsmaxTV -Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV -TRUTH Social: https://truthsocial.com/@NEWSMAX -GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/newsmax -Threads: http://threads.net/@NEWSMAX  -Telegram: http://t.me/newsmax  -BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/newsmax.com -Parler: http://app.parler.com/newsmax Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if the so-called "madwoman" wasn't mad at all? In this special episode of Normal Women, Philippa Gregory is joined by academic and author of Delusions of Gender Cordelia Fine to expose the myths behind the so-called fragile female brain. From hysteria to hormones, we ask: are women really more emotional, or have we just been told that we are for centuries?Normal Women: 900 Years of Making History is Philippa Gregory's radical retelling of our nation's story – not of the rise and fall of kings and the occasional queen, but a history of the millions of women missing from the record: wives and workers, viragoes and angels, female husbands, priests and pirates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Become a beta tester for our new Unapologetically Outspoken GPT! Use the link here or head over to our website: ⁠⁠https://www.thelawofattractiontribe.com/a/2148108179/MpCJCAPZ⁠Happy Independence Day—unless you're one of the radical liberals declaring the 4th “canceled.” We call out the blue-haired brigade's anti-America tantrums and break down why their outrage proves our freedom still exists. Trump scores a major win as the House passes the BBB, just in time for him to sign it on the 4th. Meanwhile, Democrats put on a theater act with Jeffries' record-setting speech meltdown.We expose Newsom's hypocritical tour of South Carolina while his own state burns, and dive into a $550M USAID bribery scandal.UPenn finally revokes Lia Thomas's women's titles in a major Title IX victory, the EPA purges insubordinate activists, and Texas joins the fight against lab-grown meat.Buckle up—truth bombs incoming.Want to join the conversation? Connect with Tara and Stephanie on TikTok, X, Rumble, YouTube, Truth Social, Facebook, and IG.⁠⁠⁠https://msha.ke/unapologeticallyoutspoken/⁠⁠

✣ Unlock God Mode Course: unlockgodmode.org  Join this 30-day life-changing program today. ✣ Free Neville Goddard PDF: manifestwithneville.com✣ God Mode 2025 Retreat: godmoderetreats.com----------------------In this lecture, Neville Goddard explores the spiritual purification process that every individual undergoes on the path to self-realization and divine awakening. He focuses on the Beatitude:“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” (Matthew 5:8)This is not a metaphorical statement—it is a literal spiritual experience. To see God is to become God, for man inevitably becomes what he beholds. However, before this vision is granted, a purification must take place.Neville explains that purification is not something man can achieve on his own. Instead, God initiates and orchestrates the entire process, leading individuals into experiences that will dissolve their illusions, false beliefs, and prejudices. Every obstacle, every hardship, and every struggle in life serves to break down mental walls and unveil the truth.The Process of PurificationThe journey to purity of heart involves the dismantling of deep-seated delusions—the false assumptions that shape one's perception of the world. Neville emphasizes that these beliefs are like buildings that must be torn down. As it is written in Mark 13:2:“Not one stone will be left standing upon another that will not be thrown down.”These "buildings" represent false identities, prejudices, and limitations that keep man from recognizing his divine nature. But as each false belief crumbles, God unveils Himself.Neville references William Blake, who wrote:"What seems to be, is, to those to whom it seems to be, and is productive of the most dreadful consequences to those to whom it seems to be... but Divine Mercy steps beyond and redeems man in the body of Jesus."This means that life reflects back to us our own assumptions and beliefs, making them appear real. Yet, through divine grace, we are redeemed from these false perceptions and awakened to truth.Seeing God and Becoming One with HimThe ultimate purpose of purification is to remove all veils that separate man from his true identity. Neville explains that, at a certain stage of spiritual awakening, God lifts the veil, and man sees Him.This unveiling is not the end but an ever-expanding revelation. As Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 3:18:“And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being changed into His likeness from one degree of glory to another.”This transformation is gradual and infinite—as man purifies his heart, he beholds God more clearly, and in doing so, he becomes what he sees.How to Apply This UnderstandingNeville urges his audience to recognize that all life experiences serve a higher purpose:Every difficulty is a divine tool for transformation.What seems to be real is only a reflection of one's own assumptions—change the assumption, and reality changes.Dare to assume the highest and noblest concept of yourself, for what seems to be, is—to those to whom it seems to be.Trust that divine mercy is always at work, leading each person toward awakening, no matter how impossible it may seem.Final Revelation: Man's True DestinyNeville concludes by affirming that everyone will ultimately be redeemed and unveiled as God. The process of life, with all its seeming struggles and contradictions, is actually God's plan for man's awakening. 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He grew up in Barbados and moved to the United States of America as a young adult. Neville Goddard was perhaps the last century's most intellectually substantive and charismatic purveyor of the philosophy generally called New Thought. He wrote more than ten books under the solitary pen name Neville, and was a popular speaker on metaphysical themes from the late 1930s until his death in 1972.Possessed of a self-educated and uncommonly sharp intellect, Neville espoused a spiritual vision that was bold and total: Everything you see and experience, including other people, is the result of your own thoughts and emotional states. Each of us dreams into existence an infinitude of realities and outcomes. 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The NBA Draft is here! Shams Charania predicts this will be the craziest offseason, so we're breaking out another gradient grid. We rank the Dallas Mavericks, the San Antonio Spurs, the Philadelphia Sixers, and the OKC Thunder in terms of inactive or active and care or don't care. What will Cooper Flagg's instant impact be in Dallas? Will the Spurs speed up their timeline with De'Aaron Fox and Victor Wembanyama, or slow it down with Dylan Harper? The Sixers are a tire fire, but we're locked in to watch! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The NBA Draft is here! Shams Charania predicts this will be the craziest offseason, so we're breaking out another gradient grid. We rank the Dallas Mavericks, the San Antonio Spurs, the Philadelphia Sixers, and the OKC Thunder in terms of inactive or active and care or don't care. What will Cooper Flagg's instant impact be in Dallas? Will the Spurs speed up their timeline with De'Aaron Fox and Victor Wembanyama, or slow it down with Dylan Harper? The Sixers are a tire fire, but we're locked in to watch! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I just ran the Bighorn 100—no pacers, no headphones, and absolutely no planning. In this episode, I share the full breakdown of how I tackled Wyoming's classic 100-miler while juggling life stress, sleep deprivation, and a recent pacing stint on the Pacific Crest Trail. From garbage bag drop bags to a ramen-fueled revival at mile 48, this race was anything but conventional.I talk about the wildflowers, the relentless climbs, the raw and rugged vibe of the race, and why I chose to run it in the middle of prepping for my Appalachian Trail FKT attempt. I also dive into the mental side of ultrarunning—what it means to finish, to recalibrate goals mid-race, and to stop caring about optics when you're throwing up on the side of a mountain.This is a race recap, a therapy session, and a reality check all rolled into one. Whether you're training for a 100 or just want to hear how I managed to survive a race with no taper, a busted ankle, and two weeks of pacing fatigue, this one's for you.Use code FREEOUTSIDE at Janji.com for sweet gear and check out Garage Grown Gear and CS Instant Coffee to support the show. And if you're feeling generous—or just entertained—drop a five-star review, join the Patreon, or send me a nice email at jeff@freeoutside.com.Let's get into it.Subscribe to Substack: http://freeoutside.substack.comSupport this content on patreon: HTTP://patreon.com/freeoutsideBuy my book "Free Outside" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/39LpoSFEmail me to buy a signed copy of my book, "Free Outside" at jeff@freeoutside.comWatch the movie about setting the record on the Colorado Trail: https://tubitv.com/movies/100019916/free-outsideWebsite: www.Freeoutside.comInstagram: thefreeoutsidefacebook: www.facebook.com/freeoutsideChapters00:00 Introduction and Recent Adventures01:54 The Big Horn 100 Experience12:02 Challenges Faced During the Race17:51 Lessons Learned and Reflections25:07 Looking Ahead to Future Goals

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Stephie Smalls brings the heat this week with not one, but two hilarious guests. First up, Brad Allred (00:01:00) joins the show to talk Dolphins heartbreak, tattoo mistakes, and why he might spiral right alongside Mike McDaniel this season. They get deep into AFC East futures (00:08:00), whether the Jets are for real (00:12:45), and why the Steelers might be stuck in playoff purgatory (00:17:30). Brad also relives painful betting losses, including an NBA parlay meltdown (00:23:05), then gets roasted during a disastrous attempt at the NBA Nickname Game (00:27:00).Then Wolfgang Gohlke steps in (00:31:11) to break down Panthers optimism, the Titans win total, and WRs he's targeting in fantasy — including strong takes on Nabers, London, and JSN (00:35:52). They talk deep futures like Rams-Bills as a Super Bowl matchup (00:40:00), play a savage round of Start-Bench-Cut (00:41:45), and Stephie fails hard at NFL logo trivia (00:44:50). The crew wraps with standup plugs and some unfiltered football takes that'll leave you wondering why Antonio Brown is still allowed online.Subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and follow us for more sports talk with a comedy twist.