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Lies We Tell

Luminary

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney and former Radiolab executive producer Ellen Horne uncover basic truths about human nature — by untangling twisted true stories set in motion by lies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 2024-05-29 · BONUS

    Listen Now: Pull the Thread: The Wild Life

    In the corrupt and deadly world of the illegal wildlife trade, criminals are responsible for the wholesale slaughter of animals, and the suffering of people, too. Justice is rarely found. Undeterred, one man set out to bring down one of the biggest wildlife trafficking syndicates on the African continent. His name is Wolf. And he’s a spy. Investigative journalist Runako Celina takes us through the bizarre and far-reaching web of the global illegal wildlife trade and those trying to dismantle it. From Luminary, Drake's DreamCrew Entertainment, Novel, and Thread Studios, this is Pull The Thread, Season 1: The Wild Life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    3 min

  2. 2024-01-05

    The Ethics of Lying: A Conversation with Sam Harris

    When Alex Gibney began investigating the idea of this series, he turned to Sam Harris for insight. Host of the Making Sense with Sam Harris podcast, Sam is a best-selling author, philosopher and neuroscientist. He is also the author of the book Lying. Originally published in April, 2020. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 30m

  3. 2023-12-29

    Truth on Trial

    A suspicious death. A letter from the grave. A murder trial. Over two decades of legal battles. A look at the complicated case of a poisoned woman, and the lie of believing we can ever tell “the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    48 min

  4. 2023-12-22

    Self-Deception

    When a school aide tried out a new communication technique with a non-verbal autistic girl, everyone involved had only the best intentions. This is the story of one woman’s journey to make amends for the damage she caused by coming to terms with her own self-deception. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 3m

  5. 2023-12-15

    Freedom to Lie

    After two men lied, pretending to have served in the military to get out of jail, a Montana judge sentenced them to carry signs announcing “I am a liar” in some very unusual and detailed parole conditions. We examine the war between American values in cases of Stolen Valor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    22 min

  6. 2023-12-08

    Artis Proficio

    Syed Arbab starts a frat house hedge fund that begins to spiral out of control and brings his life crashing down. Why do hundreds around him buy into the lie, and how in his own heart does Syed deceive himself? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    38 min

  7. 2023-12-01

    Race Investigator

    When one man’s obsession to hold long distance race cheaters to public account goes viral, there are tragic human consequences. Sometimes bringing the truth to light has profound implications.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    36 min

  8. 2023-11-24

    Lying for a Living

    What are the long-term effects of deception? Undercover cops put their own identity on the line for their work, the risks – and the value of this work – may itself also be hidden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    35 min
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Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney and former Radiolab executive producer Ellen Horne uncover basic truths about human nature — by untangling twisted true stories set in motion by lies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Information

  • Channel
    Luminary
  • Creator
    Luminary | Jigsaw Productions
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © All Rights Reserved
  • Show Website
    Lies We Tell
  • Provider
    Luminary Media

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