Lies We Bought

Welcome to my new bonus series, One-Minute What? Where I talk about something for one minute that makes you stop and go… what? Is multitasking actually productive, or does it just feel that way? Multitasking didn’t become popular because it works. It became popular because it sounds productive. It fits perfectly into hustle culture. Do more. Faster. At the same time. The problem is, multitasking d...

At some point, a daily walk quietly turned into a performance review. A buzz on your wrist. A glowing ring. A number that decides whether today “counts.” This episode unpacks how ten thousand steps became the world’s most accepted fitness goal, despite never being rooted in science. What began as a 1960s marketing idea evolved into a global wellness rule that now lives on smartwatches, corporate c...

If you’re a millennial woman, you might want to sit down for this one. This episode explores how “Live Laugh Love” became one of the most successful pieces of modern décor, not because it was profound, but because it was comforting. What began as a reflective early-1900s essay quietly transformed into a cultural shorthand for optimism, warmth, and emotional safety, and eventually into a multibilli...

Do you know why certain colors make you feel calm, hungry, energized, or oddly loyal to a brand you have never questioned? This episode explores how color became one of the most powerful psychological tools in marketing, shaping reactions long before we realize we are reacting at all. Red creates urgency. Blue signals trust. Green implies health. Black and white suggest power and restraint. None o...

How did drinking water become a moral achievement? Hydration used to be a biological need. Somewhere along the way, it became a wellness routine, a personality trait, and a daily metric to prove you are doing life correctly. This episode explores how water went from necessity to lifestyle. From the eight-glasses-a-day rule and wartime nutrition guidance, to bottled water brands selling purity, per...

“Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” That belief didn’t come from nutrition science. It came from marketing. This episode explores how breakfast became a moral obligation, something we were taught we should eat to be a good, healthy person. Cereal companies, early wellness movements, and strategic public relations turned a meal into a cultural belief worth billions. We start in the l...

They sold it. We bought it. Now we’re unpacking it. “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.”“Live. Laugh. Love.”“Ten thousand steps.”“Diamonds are forever.” We grew up believing these lines were truth, but they were marketing. Lies We Bought is a narrative storytelling and cultural analysis podcast that explores how billion-dollar campaigns, catchy slogans, and pop culture myths shaped t...