# Coffee with BJ Dichter | EP#251

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Podcast: [Coffee with BJ Dichter](https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-with-bj-dichter-6294147)
Published: 2026-04-27T13:15:36+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bjdichter/episodes/Coffee-with-BJ-Dichter--EP251-e3ihfp5
Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/de0d9204/podcast/play/119110885/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-27%2F422957533-44100-2-a7ffd7ce879e.mp3
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## Resource

Coffee with BJ Dichter Episode 251 continues the spirit of Coffee with Scott Adams and the Scott Adams School with a focused conversation on persuasion, hypnosis, cognitive dissonance, communication, media manipulation, and how trusted voices can shape the human operating system. BJ explores humour as a defence against brainwashing, the “25% rule,” echo chambers, the documentary effect, Jeremy Boreing’s analysis of Tucker Carlson’s persuasion techniques, Candace Owens, Robert Cialdini, repetition, the illusory truth effect, slogan marketing, stacking language patterns, and why people are often manipulated by those they already trust. This episode also weaves in health, fitness, nutrition, exercise, Bitcoin, Trump, Marco Rubio, Canadian politics, South Africa, free speech platforms, Locals, Substack, Discord, MASH, All in the Family, Scott Adams’ legacy, gratitude, and practical ways to stay clear-headed, positive, and resilient in a noisy political and media environment.Join my locals community at HonkingforFreedom.locals.comJoin my substack community at bjdichter.substack.comOrder Now!Honking For Freedom - The Trucker Convoy That Gave Us Hopehttp://www.HonkingForFreedom.comSubstack | Twitter | Locals | Instagramwww.BenjaminjDichter.com

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