Elephants in Rooms

Jaksot

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  Housing isn't broken. It's working as designed. 18.09.2026 19min

  "In 1980, the median American home sold for $64,600. Today, that number's about $440,000. Why are homes so expensive? And is the system rigged against young people trying to buy their first one?" -- Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/fhecZ FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: [email protected]
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  Was the story of "Koko the talking gorilla" a lie? 14.09.2026 20min

  "Koko was the most famous gorilla in the world because she talked. She also mourned her kitten and cried when her friend Robin Williams died. But was it real?"-- Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/46nLB FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: [email protected]
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  "Everyone’s autistic now." Here’s what's going on. 10.09.2026 20min

  "A kid today is nearly five times more likely to be diagnosed autistic than a kid 25 years ago ... What’s really going on?" -- Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/lpy6K FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: [email protected]
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  I've been to Burning Man 10 times. Here's what really happens. 09.09.2026 19min

  "Why do tens of thousands of people pay good money to play, and sometimes suffer, deep in the desert? I have some firsthand answers." – Ken FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: [email protected]
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  ISIS was the biggest story on Earth ... then it vanished 24.08.2026 19min

  "For a while, ISIS was the biggest story on Earth, but almost overnight they seemed to disappear. What happened?" – Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/roHF9 FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: [email protected]
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  Why 80% of doctors got this wrong 18.08.2026 17min

  "Ask most people and they'll tell you it's the thing that gives smokers cancer. Ask some others and they’ll tell you they use it on purpose. So is nicotine good for you or not?" -- Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/6w9Vj FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: [email protected]
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  How do politicians get so rich? 14.08.2026 18min

  "They're not getting Hollywood-style briefcases full of cash. That's actually pretty darn rare. The real story isn’t quite as exciting … and YOU can decide about the ethics of it." – Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/658nQ ► "Americans in Prison" video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLECjw99F8s FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: [email protected]
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  Why is India so bad at the Olympics? 07.08.2026 17min

  "India is missing from the world’s elite athletes. But why?" – Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/3nOR9 FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: [email protected]
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  Why are Black men murdered so often? 03.08.2026 21min

  "In the United States, the Black murder rate isn't just marginally higher than the rest of the country … it’s seven times higher than Whites and well above every other ethnic group they track." -- Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/GRxEr ► Video: Why do Black athletes dominate? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrvCsdEA-v8 FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: busin...
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  Why does everyone suddenly hate data centers? 28.07.2026 20min

  "I'd barely heard of data centers a year or two. Now they're the center of political rage across the country and world. What's going on?" -- Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/8cWbg FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: [email protected]
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  What if boys were never the problem? 22.07.2026 16min

  "Boys around the world have a problem with school. And now, women often completely dominate college. What's going on?" – Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/DkoJh FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: [email protected]
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  What if Hitler had won? 18.07.2026 18min

  "Hitler came a lot closer to winning WWII in Europe than most people realize. So ... what would that've meant?" – Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/tZY0L ► Why did the U.S. drop not one, but two A-bombs on Japan? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9Hjqjs48zk FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: [email protected]
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  What we got wrong about weed 17.07.2026 18min

  "In my lifetime, marijuana went from 'dangerous' to 'safe' to 'maybe dangerous, after all.' What's going on? And what's the truth?" -- Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/aFUus FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: [email protected]
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  El Salvador jailed 2% of its men. Here's what happened. 14.07.2026 18min

  "A few years ago, it was the murder capital of the world. Today, your chances of getting murdered in El Salvador are lower than anywhere in North or South America. Was the solution worth the cost?" – Ken ►Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/8kvJL FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: [email protected]
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  The slavery myth nobody questions 10.07.2026 19min

  "They say there are 50 million 'modern slaves' in the world, but what does that really mean? And why on Earth hasn't humanity fixed this by now?" –Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/hILrx ► "The truth about Gaddafi": • The truth about Gaddafi they don't want yo... FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: [email protected]
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  Is global warming really that bad? 09.07.2026 22min

  "Seriously, how bad is this global warming thing? I hear the range from 'crisis' to 'hoax' with smart people on either side. Here's what I learned." —Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/XmgI2 FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: [email protected]
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  Was Mother Teresa really who you think she was? 08.07.2026 19min

  "In the modern media, Mother Teresa is more reviled than revered. Are her critics anti-religious zealots and click-happy YouTubers? Or is there more to the story?" –Ken Correction: Donal MacIntyre is an Irish investigative journalist, not a British one. ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/tASCd Link to piece on Indian-Americans & convenience stores: • The secret of Indian store owners FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://ken...
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  Why are cities liberal and rural areas conservative? 03.07.2026 18min

  "Why are cities liberal and rural areas conservative? What's really driven that rift? I dive into the politics, psychology and statistics behind America's split." -- Ken ► Video "How did Korea get so insane?": • How did North Korea get so insane? ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/2icJa FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: [email protected]
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  The myths about gay tolerance through history 01.07.2026 21min

  "So what was it like for gays throughout various parts of history? I look at the evolution of social norms and the myths surrounding tolerance towards homosexuals throughout ancient history" –Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/ONooU FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: [email protected]
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  Did we get Thomas Jefferson wrong? 30.06.2026 21min

  "I really thought that Thomas Jefferson having children with Sally Hemings was a settled fact. I was wrong." –Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/83Lzy Scanned “Nature” magazine: https://www.tjheritage.org/jefferson-... FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: [email protected]