The podcast episodes explore how people often use rationalization to justify their beliefs, decisions, and actions, even when they conflict with objective evidence or their own values.

The episodes highlight how rationalization can lead to self-deception, the perpetuation of unrealistic beliefs, and the inability to acknowledge and address one's flaws or mistakes.

Across a range of contexts - from technological hype and investment, to personal relationships, to supernatural beliefs - the episodes illustrate how rationalization allows individuals to maintain a positive self-image and avoid cognitive dissonance, at the expense of clear-eyed self-awareness and growth.