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May 5, 2026 1 hr 15 min

Coffee with BJ Dichter | EP#254

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Coffee with BJ Dichter | EP#254 explores systems thinking, persuasion, media manipulation, AI in medicine, political radicalization, Trump’s entertainment strategy, car culture, and the growing battle over narratives in Western politics. BJ discusses Toyota’s return to manual sports cars, large language models outperforming doctors in clinical reasoning tests, the psychology behind Scott Adams-style reframing, Ryan Holiday and stoicism, the JP Morgan lawsuit controversy, Mamdani’s New York, Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, Jeremy Boreing’s analysis of persuasion tactics, and why repetition can become political brainwashing. A sharp, fast-moving episode on media literacy, political systems, personal resilience, and the fight to stay sane in an increasingly manipulated information environment.Chapters:00:00 Opening, positivity & Canadian land acknowledgement06:40 Schedule changes, Scott Adams School & climate silence13:30 Toyota sports cars, manual transmissions & automation22:20 AI outperforming doctors in clinical reasoning34:40 Political radicalization, midterms & “Republicans will be hunted”47:20 Ryan Holiday, stoicism & Ivanka Trump59:10 JP Morgan lawsuit, bias & false accusations1:13:30 Mamdani’s New York, taxation & systems thinking1:28:40 Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens & persuasion tactics1:43:20 Five-minute journal, gratitude & closing reframeOrder Now! Honking For Freedom - The Trucker Convoy That Gave Us Hope http://www.HonkingForFreedom.com Join my Locals community. http://honkingforfreedom.locals.comJoin my Substack community: https://bjdichter.substack.com Join my Discord: https://discord.gg/2b4EKQGT Substack | Locals | Rumble | Twitter www.BenjaminJDichter.com

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