In the ninth episode of The Narrative Game, Epsilon Theory’s Dr. Ben Hunt returns to discuss the narrative aspects of the sudden surge in mainstream commentary around the drive towards de-dollarization on the part of China, Russia, Iran et al. Suffice to say, all is not what it might seem.

Elsewhere, with the indictment of former President, Donald J. Trump filling the news cycle, Ben offers a few thoughts on the potential motives behind the headlines, who might stand to benefit and whether this particular strategy might pay off.

Finally, we discuss the revolution that is ChatGPT and how AI may disrupt the workplace and Ben clues us in on the upcoming Epsilon Connect event in Nashville, TN when he, Rusty Guinn and a host of speakers (including Yours Truly) will bring the narrative world to life in living, breathing colour.

In the latest episode of The Narrative Game, Ben and Grant discuss the Narrative Early Warning System (N.E.W.S.) developed by Ben and Rusty Guinn to help not just investors, but everybody understand and sidestep the increasing amount of ‘controlled’ news funneled into our social media feeds, news sources and conversations with friends.

NEWS is the culmination of a 30 year-long project which Ben has been developing since his earliest academic research and is designed to alert people to the signals and clues that what you may be reading has been delivered to you at a very specific time in a very specific way and through a very specific medium in order to generate a very specific reaction.

Arming yourself with the defensive weaponry required to sidestep the ‘nudging state’ has never been more important so start fighting back today by listening to Ben.

In the latest episode of The Narrative Game, Ben and Grant discuss bitcoin – or, to be more accurate, Bitcoin™! as Ben explains, in the wake of the Terra Luna collapse, how the original concept for the OG cryptocurrency has been co-opted by Wall Street and turned into a product.

Ben explains why the concept of the McGuffin is so vital to understand as the true nature of crypto reveals itself. The recent characterization of DeFi by Sam Bankman-Fried as nothing more than a box that has value because people believe in its value is the catalyst for Ben to pick apart how humans are wired to understand the world as a series of three-act stories.

Ben at his absolute best…

Ben and Grant take a trip into the Metaverse™ to examine how language has been weaponized in an age of Gain of Function research to enable political actors to control the narrative – aided and abetted by Big Tech.

Our innate human understanding of the three-act story arc is being used to cajole and persuade the citizens of the world’s largest democracies to act in very distinct fashion in order to maintain control, but how many of us see through the smokescreen laid by mainstream media and understand the forces aligned against us?

Ben explains the very deliberate way in which we are being desensitized towards money and the slippery slope that lays out before us in a deeply thought-provoking conversation that will have you pondering the possibilities long after the podcast ends…

Ben and Grant examine the recent reddit/WallStreetBets assault on Wall Street and pick apart the narrative surrounding a story that’s kept the financial world (and far beyond) in its thrall for weeks on end.

Is this the revolution it’s purported to be? Is Main Street finally ‘sticking it to the suits’, or is there a different truth behind thousands of headlines describing a stock market that’s turned into a casino?

Ben explains the different players at the poker table, the distinctly misaligned interests of each and why the appearance of a new ‘bully’, while interesting fodder for social media, disguises the fact that the real beneficiaries of  this so-called revolution are quietly rubbing their hands in glee … safe in the comfortable confines of their Wall Street offices.