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Each week, hosts Joe Santagato and Greg Dybec have an anonymous phone call with a stranger they found on the Internet. You never know what topics will be discussed and what stories will be shared.

Other People’s Lives Other People’s Lives

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.8 • 199 Ratings

Each week, hosts Joe Santagato and Greg Dybec have an anonymous phone call with a stranger they found on the Internet. You never know what topics will be discussed and what stories will be shared.

    My Ex Was A Cannibal And Tried To Eat Me

    My Ex Was A Cannibal And Tried To Eat Me

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    This week we speak to a woman who was in a loving six year relationship with a man, until the night everything changed. She shares the story of how she found out he was a cannibal when she woke and he was trying to eat her. It’s a wild story.
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    • 42 min
    I Was S*x Trafficked For Years

    I Was S*x Trafficked For Years

    Today Greg and Joe speak with a woman who was sex trafficked. She explains how she got a job as a massage worker from a man she thought wanted to be her boyfriend. Things turned dark quickly, and she talks about some of the horrible things she experienced before finding a way to escape and start a new life.
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    • 39 min
    I'm A Female Incel

    I'm A Female Incel

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    This week we speak with a woman who describes herself as a female incel. She explains why she has these feelings and talks about her involvement in online forums and the female incel community.
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    • 52 min
    I'm Addicted To Fake Relationships With Celebrities

    I'm Addicted To Fake Relationships With Celebrities

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    This week we speak to a woman who is addicted to parasocial relationships. She explains how these relationships began, the lengths she has gone to convince herself that she knows these people, and how she has tried to stop. We talk about the dangers of parasocial relationships, how the internet fuels them, and talk about Joe and Greg's own experiences with it.
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    • 51 min
    I’m Sleeping With My Boss's Husband

    I’m Sleeping With My Boss's Husband

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    This week we speak to a woman who is in the middle of an affair with her bosses husband. Her boss doesn’t know and neither does her partner or kids. She talks about why she made this decision, the weight of guilt, and figuring out how to move forward knowing it could blow up her entire family and career.
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    • 40 min
    I Went Through Mormon Gay Conversion Therapy

    I Went Through Mormon Gay Conversion Therapy

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    This week we speak to a man who went through Mormon gay conversion therapy. He talks about the process he went through to “become straight,” why he eventually left therapy, and how he has decided to live his life since.
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    • 48 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
199 Ratings

199 Ratings

NaomiK4 ,

Great podcast

I’ve been listening to Joe and Greg on YouTube for a while so thought I’d finally start using the podcast app too. Very interesting episodes! Big fan.

Liveformusicemsy17 ,

My favourite podcast

I’m obsessed with this podcast! Love how they talk about things so openly and want to learn from all the guests!

Claudia T Smith ,

Very very thought provoking

Love this show- what an amazing opportunity to hear about all this people’s stories.

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