Hi.

I'm Dave Hanagraph, and I'd like to tell you about an exciting project that we've been working on.

When we began the Hank Unplugged podcast almost a decade ago, the goal was to take listeners

out of the studio and into the study, to be a fly on the wall of sorts for conversations

with some of the most interesting, inspirational, and informative people on the wall of sorts for conversations with some of the most interesting, inspirational,

and informative people on the planet.

As the producer of that podcast, I've been heavily involved in the background.

Now I will be the one grabbing the mic as I come out of the study and go into the studio for our new podcast called A Commitment for Reality.

As the host, I'm bringing my experience from behind the scenes to the forefront,

approaching some profound issues with genuine curiosity.

Because we're living through one of the most disorienting periods in human history, leaving

many wondering, what is reality?

Reality is the way that the world truly is, independent of your beliefs, your opinions,

or your illusions.

If truth is the map by which we navigate our lives, it's no wonder that we're left disoriented when we live by lies.

One of the defining features of our modern age is the rise of the post-truth mindset, a mindset where truth becomes whatever you define it to be, your truth, my truth, instead of one universal truth that we can actually discern and discover.

Now, add to that the uncertainty surrounding the arrival of artificial intelligence

and a collapse in institutional trust across the board, and our collective vertigo starts to make a lot more sense.

When we disconnect from the gravitational pull of truth, we drift into fantasy.

And there's no limit to the outrageousness of an untethered existence.

If you thought a post-truth world was problematic, what about a world that's post-reality?

The post-truth era is not just an intellectual problem.

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