Yowei shares exciting show news and goes on a self-delusion bender with the team at Proxy HQ. Is she being delusional? Or is delusion just necessary for starting any new project? From the episode: <ul>
<li>
<a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393652208">Useful Delusions: The Power & Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain</a>, by Shankar Vedantam</li>
<li><a href="https://www.radiotopia.fm/">Radiotopia from PRX</a></li>
</ul> <a href="https://www.proxypodcast.com/">Proxy</a> is an independent podcast and we rely on listeners. To support emotional investigative journalism™️ and help the show keep going, <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/ProxyPodcast">consider joining our Patreon</a>. You’ll get ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus interviews. <a href="https://proxypodcast.substack.com/">Sign up for our free newsletter.</a>  Follow us on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/proxypodcast/">@proxypodcast</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yoweishaw/?hl=en">@yoweishaw</a> Get in touch at <a href="mailto:proxythepod@gmail.com">proxythepod@gmail.com</a>

Yowei shares exciting show news and goes on a self-delusion bender with the team at Proxy HQ. Is she being delusional? Or is delusion just necessary for starting any new project? From the episode: Useful Delusions: The Power & Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain, by Shankar Vedantam Radiotopia from PRX Proxy is an independent podcast and we rely on listeners. To support emotional investigative journalism™️ and help the show keep going, consider joining our Patreon. You’ll get ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus interviews. Sign up for our free newsletter. Follow us on Instagram: @proxypodcast @yoweishaw Get in touch at proxythepod@gmail.com

Yowei shares exciting show news and goes on a self-delusion bender with the team at Proxy HQ. Is she being delusional? Or is delusion just necessary for starting any new project? From the episode:&nbsp;<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393652208" rel="noopener noreferrer">Useful Delusions: The Power &amp; Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain</a>, by Shankar Vedantam</li>
<li><a href="https://www.radiotopia.fm/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Radiotopia from PRX</a></li>
</ul> <a href="https://www.proxypodcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Proxy</a> is an independent podcast and we rely on listeners. To support emotional investigative journalism™️ and help the show keep going, <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/ProxyPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer">consider joining our Patreon</a>. You’ll get ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus interviews. <a href="https://proxypodcast.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sign up for our free newsletter.</a>&nbsp; Follow us on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/proxypodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer">@proxypodcast</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yoweishaw/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer">@yoweishaw</a> Get in touch at <a href="mailto:proxythepod@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">proxythepod@gmail.com</a>

The Utility of Self-Delusion (and Big Show Update)

It’s the knot you can’t untangle - a problem so unique, it makes you feel alone. But what if you could talk to someone who gets it? On Proxy, we find just the person you were looking for, the person who can help you get a little less stuck. It’s not therapy - it’s emotional investigative journalism™️. Yowei Shaw, former host of Invisibilia, at your service. New cases every other Tuesday.  ---------- <a href="https://www.proxypodcast.com/">Proxy</a> is an independent podcast and we rely on listeners. To support emotional investigative journalism™️ and help the show keep going, consider joining our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/ProxyPodcast">Patreon</a><a href="https://patreon.com/proxypodcast.">.</a> You’ll get ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus interviews. <a href="https://proxypodcast.substack.com/">Sign up for our free newsletter</a> Follow us on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/proxypodcast/">@proxypodcast</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yoweishaw/">@yoweishaw</a> Get in touch at <a href="mailto:proxythepod@gmail.com">proxythepod@gmail.com</a>

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It’s the knot you can’t untangle - a problem so unique, it makes you feel alone. But what if you could talk to someone who gets it? On Proxy, we find just the person you were looking for, the person who can help you get a little less stuck. It’s not therapy - it’s emotional investigative journalism™️. Yowei Shaw, former host of Invisibilia, at your service. New cases every other Tuesday. ---------- Proxy is an independent podcast and we rely on listeners. To support emotional investigative journalism™️ and help the show keep going, consider joining our Patreon. You’ll get ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus interviews. Sign up for our free newsletter Follow us on Instagram: @proxypodcast @yoweishaw Get in touch at proxythepod@gmail.com

It’s the knot you can’t untangle - a problem so unique, it makes you feel alone. But what if you could talk to someone who gets it? On Proxy, we find just the person you were looking for, the person who can help you get a little less stuck. It’s not therapy - it’s emotional investigative journalism™️. Yowei Shaw, former host of Invisibilia, at your service. New cases every other Tuesday.&nbsp; ---------- <a href="https://www.proxypodcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Proxy</a> is an independent podcast and we rely on listeners. To support emotional investigative journalism™️ and help the show keep going, consider joining our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/ProxyPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer">Patreon</a><a href="https://patreon.com/proxypodcast." rel="noopener noreferrer">.</a> You’ll get ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus interviews. <a href="https://proxypodcast.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sign up for our free newsletter</a> Follow us on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/proxypodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer">@proxypodcast</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yoweishaw/" rel="noopener noreferrer">@yoweishaw</a> Get in touch at <a href="mailto:proxythepod@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">proxythepod@gmail.com</a>

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