How Politics Became Pro Wrestling | Part 1

The first of a three-part series on Eric Weinstein’s ideas about growth, stagnation, and political fakery. TWITTER: NEWSLETTER: WEBSITE: SOURCES: MUSIC: Puzzle Pieces - Lee Rosevere Cold Summer - Thomas Fox Blind Date - Jerry Lacey For the Love of Money - The O’Jays Coopers Walk - Thomas Fox Water from the Well - Thomas Fox TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Cold Open: CM Punk’s Pipebomb 01:18 What is Kayfabe? 02:34 How Pro Wrestling Became Pro Wrestling 04:19 Worked Shoot 05:43 A Kayfabe Marriage 06:39 A Kayfabe President 07:40 Kayfabrication 09:17 Part 2 Preview Frame Problems is a video essay channel focused on science, art, philosophy, politics, and culture. For more about the channel name, see this essay: