Hi, I'm Dave Hannigraf, and I'd like to tell you about an exciting project that we've been working on. When we began the Handgunplugged 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 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 true, true, 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 an 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, it's an existential problem. We're moving beyond debating facts to debating reality itself, and disorientation is the natural consequence when we disconnect from the truth. This is why we must make a commitment to reality. So what does that mean? A commitment to reality? A commitment to reality is a dedication to discerning what is true and developing the discipline to live in alignment with
that truth. In alignment with reality, this podcast is an apologetic for reality, showing that living in alignment with what is true is the most beautiful, compelling, and free way to live. This will be a joint pursuit, and I'm inviting you to join me on this journey of making a commitment to reality to become less disoriented and more disciplined. Every episode is an intentional act of grounding our existence together.
I am genuinely excited to share these conversations with you as together we make a commitment to reality, to what is beautiful, to what is good, and to what is true.