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Lies We Tell

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SOCIETY & CULTURE

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.

29/05/2024 · 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
05/01/2024

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
29/12/2023

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
22/12/2023

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
15/12/2023

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
08/12/2023

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
01/12/2023

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
24/11/2023

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.

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Music. Conversation. Debate. Hosts Dave Chappelle, yasiin bey, and Talib Kweli bring you a new genre of audio—like nothing you've ever heard. Listen, then listen again. You'll discover something new every time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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COMEDY
Everyone has their own fight, whether they know it or not. On Til This Day, broadcast journalist Radio Rahim travels through the most compelling life chapters of the greatest thinkers, artists and fighters of our time: from Questlove to Michael Che, Jon Stewart to Rosie Perez. Each guest shares how they earn their slice, find their opening, and, ultimately, prevail. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Comedians Mo Amer and Azhar Usman ask the big questions the modern world makes you forget. Are we living in a simulation? What is money? What is life after death? They get real when it gets uncomfortable and funny when it gets serious. Are they joking . . . or not? New episodes drop every Thursday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Designer, actor, and creative powerhouse Masaba Gupta sits down with her fellow badass entrepreneurs for conversations full of the hard lessons, epiphanies, and only-funny-in-hindsight moments that have made—and continue to make—them the multi-prong mavens they are. You won’t get inspiration like this in business school. Learn more at https://luminary.link/masaba Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In 1911, just three decades after the sport of football came to India, a group of Bengali men sent shockwaves across the entire British Empire. The Amor Ekadosh, or “Immortal Eleven,” competing in one of the oldest football tournaments in the world, did so without boots on their feet. Unafraid to go toe-to-toe with their colonisers, they showed a country what freedom felt like–long before its citizens were free. Konkona Sen Sharma brings the remarkable story, once erased from history, to life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In 1963, a multimillion-dollar heist forever changed England’s history. The thieves called the job the train, the papers called it the Great Train Robbery, and the police called it the crime of the century. Since then, there have been books, articles, movies, plays, even tours of the site where the robbery took place. But how the villains pulled it off—now that’s a story that’s never been told. At least not the way host William Green tells it, because he has access to perhaps the last surviving man who may or may not have been involved: His dad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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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.

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Luminary
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Luminary | Jigsaw Productions
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2021 - 2024
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13
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Comedy

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Lies We Tell

Listen Now: Pull the Thread: The Wild Life

The Ethics of Lying: A Conversation with Sam Harris

Truth on Trial

Self-Deception

Freedom to Lie

Artis Proficio

Race Investigator

Lying for a Living

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Listen Now: Pull the Thread: The Wild Life

The Ethics of Lying: A Conversation with Sam Harris

Truth on Trial

Self-Deception

Freedom to Lie

Artis Proficio

Race Investigator

Lying for a Living

Trailers

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