Who Benefits From Me Believing This? | Andrew Caulk #79
APR 16, 2026116 MIN
Who Benefits From Me Believing This? | Andrew Caulk #79
APR 16, 2026116 MIN
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"It is easier simply to tell the truth, even if you've made a mistake, because what it does is build credibility over time." - Andrew CaulkWhat happens when the questions leaders most need to ask are the ones they're most afraid to voice? Andrew Caulk spent two decades in the Air Force as an information strategist, and he's seen how institutions, military, political, and personal, manage their narratives by avoiding the hardest inquiries.In this conversation, Andrew and Ken explore how misinformation and disinformation actually work, why truth is more strategically sustainable than deception, and how the attention economy is quietly rewiring our ability to think slowly.Andrew shares what senior leaders refused to ask aloud in military war games, what the casualty projections for a Taiwan conflict actually look like, and why American will to fight may be the most underexamined variable in geopolitical strategy.The conversation also turns to children, curiosity, and how the questions we allow, or suppress, in our homes shape the next generation's capacity to navigate a noisy world.This Curated Questions episode can be found on all major platforms and at CuratedQuestions.com.Be sure to subscribe to the weekly Curated Questions Dispatch newsletter for more fun with questions and curiosity! (https://substack.com/@curatedquestions (https://substack.com/@curatedquestions?))Keep questioning!Resources Mentioned Cognitive Strategy Group Right to Forget LawHelio Fred GarciaInside The Manosphere documentary Battlefield Three Ad Fontis Media Bias Chart Trust Me, I'm Lying by Ryan HolidayAnchorman 2 BloombergWall Street JournalAssociated Press (AP)ReutersThe Economist SCOTUSblog FreakonomicsGround News Planet Word Museum cognitive strategy group.com Being Human Church Dr. Kori SchakeJim MattisAndrew Caulk on LinkedInProducer Ben FordBeauty Pill