Episodes

  • Fragmentation - Uncover the broken pieces with Felix Mercer

    Fragmentation - Uncover the broken pieces with Felix Mercer
    Apr 16 2026
    Join Felix Mercer as he examines how our shared reality has splintered into echo chambers where we no longer debate the same facts. Through incisive analysis, Felix traces the collapse of common ground, explores why institutions have lost our trust, and reveals the hidden costs of fractured realities.

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    1 min
  • Fragmentation - When the System Forgets Your Name

    Fragmentation - When the System Forgets Your Name
    Apr 16 2026
    Host Felix Mercer examines how institutional fragmentation erodes trust in American systems. Drawing on research from the Urban Institute and Cambridge University Press, the episode explores why trust in major institutions has declined 22 percentage points since 1979. Through real experiences of people navigating disconnected bureaucracies, Felix reveals how administrative burdens transform citizens into case numbers, breaking the social contract.

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    28 mins
  • Fragmentation - The Death of the Same Argument

    Fragmentation - The Death of the Same Argument
    Apr 16 2026
    Felix Mercer explores how American liberals and conservatives have lost shared reality, misperceiving each other's beliefs so severely they can't locate disagreements. Drawing on UCLA research, he examines how contempt replaces dialogue when epistemic common ground vanishes, threatening democracy's deliberative infrastructure.

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    26 mins