Follow the Money. Question Authority. Or Get Super Very Played.
From WORD UP with Dani Katz by dani katz
April 8, 2026 · 55 min · Season 13 · Episode 12
About this episode
Dani Katz explores how selective facts and expert authority manipulate public perception and the influence of funding on narratives.
In this solo romp, we explore how selective facts, omission, and “expert authority” are used to manipulate public perception, why following the money changes the story, and how philanthropic funding influences what gets amplified, reframed, or erased. I also dig into the persistent though unexamined belief in hierarchies of human value, and how they have this horrendous habit of dangerously disconnecting us from our humanity. I delve into the stupidity of social justice quotas, the power of cultivating collaborative coherence, and oodles more. Watch on Odysee. Listen on podcast platforms everywhere. Part 2: danikatz.locals.com www.patreon.com/danikatz All things Dani, including books, courses, coaching + consulting: www.danikatz.com Plus, schwag: danikatz.threadless.com Show notes: * origin of “quantum languaging” through a personal health crisis and the realization that language shapes perception and outcomes * using a current monument/slavery narrative as a real-time propaganda case study * how selective facts and omission are used to construct persuasive but incomplete narratives * identifying the “appeal to authority” pattern: positioning experts to shut down independent…
People in this episode
Host: Dani Katz
Topics covered
- manipulation of public perception
- philanthropic funding
- hierarchies of human value
- social justice quotas
- collaborative coherence
Keywords
- public perception
- expert authority
- philanthropic funding
- social justice
- narratives
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