Dr. Martin Hash Podcast

The word “kayfabe” describes the choreographed showmanship of professional wresting, where the winners are picked beforehand, each contact is scripted & the blood is fake. Kayfabe extends beyond the match itself: the pre & post confrontations, the interviews & even the girlfriends. Fans accept the fakeness of what they’re watching, purposely suspending their disbelief to be entertained: it’s all in fun. Unfortunately, kayfabe has become sinister in another realm; the concept is a very apropos way to describe modern politics: that everything we’re watching is prearranged, every contact is scripted & voting is meaningless. In fact, it’s spread throughout all of society: nothing is real, everything is an illusion: news, medicine, even science. However there is one big difference: the audience isn’t aware it’s kayfabe.