Apex Ascend Ascend — Episode 8: Lemon Juice and Mount Stupid: Why We're So Confident and So Wrong

🧠 Episode Description:
In this episode of Apex Ascend, Rodney LaBruce dives into the bizarre true story of McArthur Wheeler—the man who robbed banks with lemon juice on his face—and how it inspired one of the most important psychological discoveries of our time: the Dunning-Kruger Effect. 

We explore how this cognitive bias explains why the least informed often sound the most confident, how it warps political discourse in the social media age, and why humility is the real path to competence. If you've ever wondered why misinformation spreads so quickly—or if you might unknowingly be part of the problem—this episode is for you. 

Rodney ends with a challenge for self-reflection and an invitation to join the Unified Advocacy and Leadership Coalition (UALC), a movement committed to truth, humility, and smarter civic engagement.  

✅ Listen if you’re tired of the noise.
 ✅ Share if you believe in humility over hype.
 ✅ Join the UALC at labruceforcongress.org