Lies We Tell

By Luminary | Jigsaw Productions

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.... more

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The podcast currently has 12 episodes available.

Lies We Tell episodes:

May 29, 2024 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.
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3min
May 29, 2024 You Might Also Like: NEWSGIRLS
Introducing Trump’s Weak Ethics Pledge, AI Models Take Over Socials & WTF Is Up with Emilia Pérez?! from NEWSGIRLS.
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In this episode, let's get into President Trump’s (weak) new ethics pledge. From new international development to his own crypto and merch, how is he going to avoid conflicts of interest for the next 4 years?
Then Wren & Mabel expose which of your favorite influencers are actually AI! Hear from one of the biggest AI modeling agencies in the business.
Finally, the Newsgirls watch Emilia Pérez so YOU don’t have to. They give you all the criticisms, achievements, and their honest takes. Plus, they speak with Mary Arndt from the I Just Wanna Chat Podcast about all the Oscar nominees!
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37min
January 05, 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.
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1h 31min
December 29, 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.”
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49min
December 22, 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.
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1h 4min
December 15, 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.
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22min
December 08, 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?
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38min
December 01, 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.
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37min
November 24, 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.
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35min
November 17, 2023 The Chameleon
When one aspiring screenwriter stumbles into a web of lies, the scale of this elaborate scam reveals quite a production, and hundreds of victims.
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38min

FAQs about Lies We Tell:

How many episodes does Lies We Tell have?

The podcast currently has 12 episodes available.

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