2025: The Year When Narratives Replaced Reality | Ep.270
Thu Dec 18 2025
2025 was a weird year! Probably the weirdest one yet. This was the year stories started moving faster than facts. People were labeled before details mattered, skepticism became suspicious, and waiting for information was treated like disloyalty. In this episode, I walk through a few moments from the year that made that shift impossible to ignore, from Ms. Rachel being labeled antisemitic for speaking about children dying in Gaza, to the Tyler Robinson narrative where speed clearly mattered more than truth.
I’m not here to litigate cases or tell you what to believe. This episode is about recognizing the pattern: how narratives get locked in, how labels shut down logic, and how once a story is framed, facts become optional. I also touch on how those same dynamics show up closer to home, especially in small communities where questioning things comes with consequences.
Key Points:🧠 How narratives locked in stories before facts had time to exist🏷️ Why Ms. Rachel’s comments about children in Gaza turned into a character attack⚡ How the Tyler Robinson narrative exposed speed over truth📰 Why waiting for information suddenly became suspicious👀 How the same narrative-and-label playbook also shows up locally
Watch this episode on YouTube.
🤝🏼 Connect with Bill Corcoran Jr. 👉🏼 billcorcoranjr.com
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2025 was a weird year! Probably the weirdest one yet. This was the year stories started moving faster than facts. People were labeled before details mattered, skepticism became suspicious, and waiting for information was treated like disloyalty. In this episode, I walk through a few moments from the year that made that shift impossible to ignore, from Ms. Rachel being labeled antisemitic for speaking about children dying in Gaza, to the Tyler Robinson narrative where speed clearly mattered more than truth. I’m not here to litigate cases or tell you what to believe. This episode is about recognizing the pattern: how narratives get locked in, how labels shut down logic, and how once a story is framed, facts become optional. I also touch on how those same dynamics show up closer to home, especially in small communities where questioning things comes with consequences. Key Points:🧠 How narratives locked in stories before facts had time to exist🏷️ Why Ms. Rachel’s comments about children in Gaza turned into a character attack⚡ How the Tyler Robinson narrative exposed speed over truth📰 Why waiting for information suddenly became suspicious👀 How the same narrative-and-label playbook also shows up locally Watch this episode on YouTube. 🤝🏼 Connect with Bill Corcoran Jr. 👉🏼 billcorcoranjr.com