{"podcast":{"title":"5-Minute Videos | PragerU","slug":"5-minute-videos-prageru-214964","podcast_index_feed_id":214964,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/PRAGERU3989592970","website_url":"https://www.prageru.com/series/5-minute-videos","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/c49b2eee-0186-11ef-b00c-33ffc9f29ec0/image/8532ecbd80a5371c308d6e08630f8987.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"PragerU","episode_count":696,"summary":"5-Minute Videos are the flagship viral product that put PragerU on the map. They take the best ideas from the best minds and distill them into five focused minutes. Listen to hundreds of 5-Minute Videos to get reliable, truthful information about politics, economics, history, and America. These educational, entertaining videos, which are Judeo-Christian at their core and promote the values of liberty, economic freedom, and limited government, have been changing the hearts and minds of millions of young people for over a decade.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-15T04:19:03.591750+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/5-minute-videos-prageru-214964"},"episode":{"title":"Why Do Smart People Believe Lies? | 5-Minute Videos | PragerU","slug":"why-do-smart-people-believe-lies-5-minute-videos-prageru","published_at":"2026-08-24T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/5-minute-videos-prageru-214964/why-do-smart-people-believe-lies-5-minute-videos-prageru","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/5-minute-videos-prageru-214964","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PRAGERU4771513096.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PRAGERU4771513096.mp3","summary":"Convince someone to believe what they know is false, and you hold real power over them. Lenin, Stalin, Hitler, and Mao led entire nations into the abyss by manipulating this power. Can such a thing happen in America? It already has. How do we stop it from happening again? Buck Sexton, former CIA analyst, and author of Manufacturing Delusion, has the answer. 🔔 Follow 5 Minute Videos so you never miss an episode. ▶️ Watch more episodes of 5-Minute Videos at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://l.prageru.com/4lCX76A⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⭐ Did you enjoy this episode? Follow the show, leave a rating, and share it with someone who needs to hear this conversation! 👉 What else is PragerU unpacking? From timeless wisdom with Dennis Prager to unfiltered Real Talk with Marissa Streit — discover your next favorite at PragerU.com/podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://l.prageru.com/40ZbPLH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow PragerU: YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@PragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prageru⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/prageru⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/prageru⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/PragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PragerU Español: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@esPragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Convince someone to believe what they know is false, and you hold real power over them. Lenin, Stalin, Hitler, and Mao led entire nations into the abyss b…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":373,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/5-minute-videos-prageru-214964/episodes/why-do-smart-people-believe-lies-5-minute-videos-prageru/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/5-minute-videos-prageru-214964/why-do-smart-people-believe-lies-5-minute-videos-prageru.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}