PSYOP Expert: This Video Will Make You Question Everything You Think You Know (with Chase Hughes)

On this week's episode of Change Agents, Andy travels to Chase Hughes' new studio to break down how human behavior is manipulated at scale, from bot farms manufacturing fake consensus to the psychological framework Chase calls WOUND that explains why outrage, fear, and loneliness keep us glued to our phones. They dig into why Chase believes the algorithm is less a sinister mastermind and more an engine optimized purely for ad revenue, how think tanks may shape policy more than most people realize, and why Walter Cronkite and Julia Child both have far stranger backstories than anyone learned in school. Andy also gets a tour of Chase's new independent news studio, Station One, built to show audiences the psyops behind the headlines rather than just the headlines themselves. Change Agents is an IRONCLAD Original Chapters 00:00:00 Intro 00:05:59 Why Chase Built Station One and How It Works 00:08:20 Unrestricted Warfare and the Chinese Playbook for Dividing America 00:13:34 The WOUND Framework: How Social Media Gets Weaponized 00:17:20 Do They Start With the Outcome or the Emotion 00:19:28 The Deep State and Think Tanks 00:23:26 Station One's Intelligence Brief Format 00:27:55 The Biggest Psyop Right Now Is… 00:29:49 Engineered Loneliness and the Fear of Judgment 00:38:58 Is the System Correctable From the Top Down? 00:41:58 True vs Truth: The Coaster and the Elephant 00:48:47 Why Chase Joined the Navy 00:50:56 What People Actually Regret on Their Deathbed 00:56:44 Veterans and a Broken Relationship With Money 01:00:21 Can You Truly Bulletproof Yourself Against Manipulation 01:03:15 Walter Cronkite Was on CIA Payroll: Operation Mockingbird 01:05:50 How to Fight Back Against Division 01:09:30 What Social Media Companies Will Do When Usage Drops 01:11:57 Outro Sponsors: Firecracker Farm Use code IRONCLAD to get 15% off your first order at https://firecracker.farm/ Norwood Sawmills: Learn more about Norwood Sawmills and how you can start milling your own lumber at https://norwoodsawmills.com/?utm_sour... Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3SKmtN5... SYNC ID: MB01DPCLIFGFAQF SYNC ID: MB01C5LS0PZBPHO SYNC ID: MB010GHDQMDTP25 SYNC ID: MB01SJ4U6NRZYG7 SYNC ID: MB01JKYRWV4IXI3 SYNC ID: MB01EWHFNKRTK4Q SYNC ID: MB01KN57NQVG0U9 SYNC ID: MB01UDQRYROKOJB SYNC ID: MB01JFEB1WYSMWK