My Other Self | This American Life | Episode 870

What happens when people create alternate versions of themselves and release them into the wild? 00:00 Prologue: Host Ira Glass talks about a recent experience being interviewed and the realization that he was being asked about another version of himself. (4 minutes) 04:00 Act One: Reporter Evan Ratliff creates an AI version of himself and then sets it loose on the world. This story was adapted from Evan's podcast, Shell Game. (43 minutes) 47:55 Act Two: Emmanuel Dzotsi explores the phenomenon of people lying on first dates to project a better version of themselves. Plus, he gets into a very personal example from his own life. (8 minutes) Subscribe to support the show, get bonus content, and access to our greatest hits archive: https://bit.ly/3QANCX4 Episode transcript: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/870/...