The Lucas Bean Show

Why do poor conservatives keep voting against their own interests? The answer is not ignorance and it is not stupidity. It is a psychological mechanism Yale researchers identified decades ago that explains why the people getting hurt the most end up defending the system hurting them.

Propaganda is not guesswork. It is a science that has been refined for nearly a hundred years, and the people using it right now know exactly what they are doing. There are four specific psychological mechanisms it exploits, and once you understand them, you cannot unsee them.

How to get someone out of a cult. Arguing, fact-checking, and cutting them off all make it worse. Psychologist Steven Hassan studied cult recovery for forty years and found one method that actually works. This episode covers exactly what to say, what to ask, and why the relationship you protect now is the only exit they will have when it falls apart. Free PDF of anti-cult questions in the comments...

To support my work subscribe to my Substack here: https://lucasbean.substack.com/ In this episode we look at one of the most revealing psychological patterns in modern politics. The conservative obsession with trans people. In 1996 psychologist Henry Adams at the University of Georgia conducted a study measuring the physical responses of men who scored high on homophobia scales while watching diff...

4 Dark Psychological Traits of the Trump Cult. To support my work subscribe to my Substack here: https://lucasbean.substack.com/ In this episode we break down the Dark Tetrad, a cluster of four dark personality traits identified by psychologists Erin Buckels, Daniel Jones, and Delroy Paulhus at the University of British Columbia in 2013. These four traits, narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy...

A reading from a section of Chapter 13 of "They Thought They Were Free" by me.  Please listen and re-listen to this over and over again until you understand it all.  This is how Fascism rolls in. 

Sycophancy Bias

Conservatives Have Less Empathy. 

If you Have Empathy It's Normal to Be overwhelmed Right Now.  They are flooding the zone. 

Identity Fusion. 

You Didn't Boycott The 2026 Super Bowl. The NFL Fired You As a Customer. 

What DARVO is and how to stop is from happening. 

We have never been a Christian Nation. 

Today I sit down with Jonathan Butterworth. Jonathan is a former fortune 200 executive turned entrepreneur. In this episode we unpack what it really means to redefine success, face fear, and build a life on your own terms. From selling his first business in college to rediscovering his purpose after corporate life, Jonathan shares raw lessons on leadership, courage, life, meaning, purpose and the...

He is a renowned security researcher and writer, and an award-winning public speaker.   Josh has a master's degree in IT concentrating in Internet Security. He has also taken doctorate-level coursework in Information Security.   Josh has conducted cybersecurity research for well over 25 years. Apple has publicly acknowledged Josh for discovering an Apple ID authentication vulnerability. Josh’s res...

Today we chat with Tarik DiDomenico a friend an AI Specialist at RedHat. He's Ex-Sony, MUFG, EY works in AI for Enterprise, former Exec Media, Entertainment and Fintech Exec.  He previously worked with me at Sony Pictures and he's just a very smart guy.  We chat about:  working at Sony Pictures  Building Products  Running companies  Moving to Montana  This is an amazing conversation with a wicked...

Today we chat with Tibo Louis-Lucas founder of the amazing popular apps TweetHunterPro and LinkedIn Automation app Taplio.  We chat about how he built these two products with rapid iteration. During the pandemic he was building a new product every week for months until he found a hit (or two).  He went through 7 failed products before he found Tweet Hunter Pro and it was a slow steady climb to suc...

Today we chat with Matt Burke video game executive who worked at Nintendo and Wizards of the Coast.     We talk James Bond Evolution of movies, Matt's history at Nintendo, Nintendo games, E3 James Bond Golden Eye, Super Smash Brothers, Zelda, N64, Wii, Nintendo Cube, Nintendo Switch, Counter Strike, Unreal Tournament 2, Starwars, Pedro Pascal, Pablo Hidalgo, Playstation and Pioneering costs of add...

In todays episode we talk with Khe (Khemaridh) Hy the youngest managing partner at BlackRock in history.  We discuss: - Khe's origin story - Getting the job at BlackRock - Khe's Networking style (double breakfast) - Khe leaving BlackRock to become a creator - The leap from high paid executive to creator - Personal Burn rate (treat it like a business)  - Exercise routine - What he does now - The fu...

On todays episode we chat with Maika Isogawa who has a fascinating past, present and future.  She's an ex Cirque Du Soleil Aerialist (flying around in the air) went to school at Standford and started her new career as a tech founder of Webacy. Webacy is a startup focused on security on the Web3 space.    Very interesting conversation conversation.    Follow me: https://twitter.com/Luke360 Follow M...

On Todays episode I speak with Marlon Holden and amazing artist and outdoorsman. He also has a unique talent of being great at business before he was any of these other things.   We talk about: How he grew up Self sufficiency  building a tech startup in the fintech space becoming an outdoorsman  art creation and photography  bow hunting  all around philosophy on life  building on social media (254...

Today I had the pleasure to chat with Matt Higgins about his book "Burn the Boats" A guide to abandon self doubt and commit fully to your goals.  Matt's background includes: Former Shark from Shark Tank Harvard Business School Teacher Founded his own Venture Capital firm RSE ventures Worked New York Jets Worked for Miami Dolphins Best selling author of "Burn the Boats" Matt's resume reads like a m...

Today we were lucky enough to chat with Video game Pioneer and Creator and CEO of Beamable Jon Radoff.    We chat about:  Games Founder & CEO at Beamable His Amazing career of success What are his favorite games  Web3 We go into so much more. Jon is a great guy, he's wicked smart and I'm happy to call him a friend.  Follow me: https://twitter.com/Luke360 Follow Jon: https://twitter.com/jradoff...

On todays episode we chat with Award winning Actor, Director Producer Mark Gantt.  It's hard to make it in Hollywood but Mark did. Had an amazing successful web series and movie The Bannen Way which won 5 streamy awards. He's Directed amazing independent films and produced countless other films and shows. Mark is now a professional coach helping people navigate difficult relationships and communic...

On todays episode we chat with Austin Hurwitz BD lead for the Doodles team. We dig into Austins story How he got into the web3 space What he was doing previously  Why Doodles  Whats in store for The Doods? Hot Doodle Summer  Listen in, great episode.    100th episode celebration.    Follow me: https://twitter.com/Luke360