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Oxide and FriendsShell Game with Evan RatliffEvan Ratliff, journalist and podcaster, joined Bryan and Adam to talk about his extraordinary podcast, Shell Game, in which he started a company staffed exclusively by agentic AI.In addition to Bryan Cantrill and Adam Leventhal, our special guest was Evan Ratliff.Some of the topics we hit on, in the order that we hit them:Shell GameEvan on This American LifeMIT Review: Moltbook was peak AI theater"Vancouver! Vancouver! This is it!"The Startup Chronicles - HurumoAIPRs needed!If we got something wrong or missed something, please file a PR! Our next...
2026-02-121h 23
What's Your Problem?The Startup Run by AI AgentsEvan Ratliff co-founded a publishing startup in 2011. Now he hosts a podcast called Shell Game. In the latest season of the show, Evan creates a company run by AI agents. The project is absurdly funny – Evan calls it an office satire – but it also illuminates the power and limits of AI agents.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2026-02-1254 min
Practical AIInside an AI-Run CompanyAI agents are moving from demos to real workplaces, but what actually happens when they run a company? In this episode, journalist Evan Ratliff, host of Shell Game, joins Chris to discuss his immersive journalism experiment building a real startup staffed almost entirely by AI agents. They explore how AI agents behave as coworkers, how humans react when interacting with them, and where ethical and workplace boundaries begin to break down.Featuring:Evan Ratliff – LinkedIn, XChris Benson – Website, LinkedIn, Bluesky, GitHub, XLinks:Shell GameUpcoming Events: Register for upcoming webinars here!
2026-02-0249 min
Firewall with Bradley TuskHerding BotsAre AI workers easier to manage than humans? Bradley sits down with Evan Ratliff, creator of the award-winning podcast series, Shell Game, to talk about the real startup he launched with a staff of AI employees. They discuss the economic, psychological, and regulatory stakes of AI, plus the creepy comedy of working with bots. “Every time I went in to say, ‘Stop talking about this,’” Ratliff says, “it triggered them to talk about it more. They can create endless busy work—endless process—for no real value.”This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only f...
2026-01-221h 01
UntangledWhat Happens When Your Coworkers Are AI AgentsHi there,Welcome back to Untangled. It’s written by me, Charley Johnson, and supported by members like you. This week, I’m sharing my conversation with Evan Ratliff, journalist and host of the thought-provoking podcast, Shell Game.As always, please send me feedback on today’s post by replying to this email. I read and respond to every note.On to the show!🔦 Untangled HQI launched The Facilitators’ Workshop, a community of practice for leaders who want to perfect the craft of facilitating groups through conflict and ambiguity—so they can a...
2026-01-1740 min
Sunday Extra - Separate stories podcastShell Game Season 2: The one-human companyEvan Ratcliff's podcast Shell Game has returned for a second season that rivals the first for it's unsettling but comic exploration of AI. This time Evan creates the a one-human start-up run largely by AI agents.Guest: Evan Ratliff, tech journalist and creator of the podcast Shell Game, and the one-human startup HurumoAI.Season 1 of Shell Game is available on the ABC Listen App.
2025-12-1322 min
RadiolabShell Game: Minimum Viable CompanyA year ago we brought you a show called Shell Game where a journalist named Evan Ratliff made an AI copy of himself. Now on season 2 of the show, Evan’s using AI to do more than just mimic himself — he’s starting a company staffed entirely by AI agents, and making a podcast about the experience. The show is a smart, funny, and truly bizarre look at what AI can do—and what it can’t. This week we bring you the first episode of Shell Game Season Two, Minimum Viable Company. You can sign up to get the...
2025-12-0539 min
Marketplace TechWhat happens when all your coworkers are AI?OpenAI CEO Sam Altman once speculated that we'll soon see the first billion-dollar company run by one person and an army of AI agents. Journalist Evan Ratliff decided to put the idea to the test in the newest season of his podcast, “Shell Game,” where Ratliff and his team of synthetic co-founders, executives and workers launched their startup, HurumoAI. His AI agents designed a logo, built a website and eventually released their own agentic AI service. Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with Ratliff about what he learned from this whole experience.
2025-12-0314 min
TechStuffThe Story: Will AI Agents Build a Unicorn?Can you run a billion dollar company with only one human employee? Journalist Evan Ratliff, along with technical advisor Maty Bohacek, join Oz to answer this question. Evan is host of the hit podcast Shell Game. In Season 1, he used AI agents to imitate his voice, which he sent out into the world to interact with customer service agents, scammers, and his own family and friends. This season, Evan co-founds a company… and employs five AI agents to keep it running. How effective are the agents at doing their jobs? And why do they love hiking so much?...
2025-12-0327 min
Origin StoriesEvan Ratliff on Shell GameEvan Ratliff is a magazine writer, podcaster, and author of Mastermind: Drugs, Empire, Murder, Betrayal, which was released in 2019 by Random House. In addition to co-founding Longform and The Atavist Magazine, Evan was also one of the founding editors of Pop-Up Magazine.
In this episode, he talks to Matthew about Shell Game, a hit narrative podcast Evan funded, created, and distributed independently, working with a small team that included Evan's wife, Samantha Henig, and the independent producer Sophie Bridges. "I've had pretty good experiences doing projects with friends," Evan says. "And enough of those...
2025-11-1937 minTechStuffThe Story: ON CRISPR: The Story of Jennifer Doudna with Walter IsaacsonThis week, we’re bringing you the first episode of Season 3 of the podcast ON CRISPR. Walter Isaacson — the bestselling biographer behind Musk, Einstein and Steve Jobs – and journalist Evan Ratliff (Shell Game, Mastermind, Longform) take a behind-the-scenes look at the story of Jennifer Doudna, one of the scientific pioneers behind the gene editing software, CRISPR. In this episode, Evan sits down with Walter Isaacson to discuss Doudna’s upbringing, the history of DNA’s discovery and gene editing, and Baby KJ, a CRISPR patient who represents a milestone for both researchers and patients.See omnystudio...
2025-09-2427 min
Cybercrime Magazine Podcast"The Mastermind." Inside Modern Technology, Crime, & Corruption. Evan Ratliff, Author & Journalist.Evan Ratliff, author of “The Mastermind,” is a journalist who has contributed to Bloomberg Business Week, Wired, and the New Yorker, among other publications. Evan also is co-founder of Atavist Magazine, Pop-up Magazine, and the Longform Podcast. In this episode, he joins host Heather Engel to discuss his book, modern technology, crime, and corruption. • For more on cybersecurity, visit us at https://cybersecurityventures.com
2025-09-0920 min
Lizness SchoolLizness School S2E2: It's Birthday Goal-Setting TimeOn today's episode, Liz lays out some new goals for the new year that starts on her September 11th birthday. And announces a big event for September 2026. She's got a whole year to train and Leah's going to help. And she wasn't kidding about The Stairs of Death thing.We've also got listener contributions - voice memos and emails with thoughts on transitions and taglines. Thanks to Carole on her "victory lap" inspiration, Jodi for her info about being a volunteer writer in the "My Life, My Story" program at a local hospital and Emily Herrick for...
2025-08-2930 min
Live Wire with Luke BurbankMelissa Febos, Evan Ratliff, and Tropa MagicaWriter Melissa Febos discusses her latest book The Dry Season, wherein she explores the transformative—and at turns erotic—year she spent celibate; journalist Evan Ratliff takes us into the uncanny world of his podcast Shell Game, which examines the consequences of unleashing an AI version of himself out into the world; and psychedelic cumbia punk band Tropa Magica perform "Price of Life" from their album III.
2025-08-1552 min
Remarkable Content with Ian FaisonShell Game: B2B Marketing Lessons on Playing with Perception with Chief Marketing Officer at MasterControl, Kelly StarmanWhen AI feels like old news, the most remarkable storytellers don’t just talk about it, they show you something you’ve never seen before.That’s exactly what happens in Shell Game, the mind-bending podcast where journalist Evan Ratliff clones his voice and lets it interact with the world without anyone knowing it’s not really him. In this episode, we explore the marketing lessons behind it with the help of our special guest Kelly Starman, Chief Marketing Officer at MasterControl.Together, we explore what B2B marketers can learn from leading with curiosity, making s...
2025-08-0750 min
Beyond The Prompt - How to use AI in your companyCan AI Replace Me? Evan Ratliff on Letting an AI Clone Live His LifeIn this episode, Evan Ratliff, journalist and creator of the podcast Shell Game, shares the wild and personal story behind his experiment in AI voice cloning. What began as curiosity turned into a six-month dive into building an AI version of himself—one that could answer phone calls, conduct interviews, and even fool friends and family. From scamming the scammers to testing AI therapy, Evan walks us through what it’s like to put a synthetic version of yourself into the world and watch how people respond.The conversation explores the uneasy collision of identity, automation, and ethi...
2025-08-0558 min
The Underworld PodcastThe Wild, Murderous Rampage of the ZiziansWhen cops arrested a group of masked, black-robed protesters at a California campsite in 2019, most folks thoughts they’d caught some eccentric but harmless members of the Bay Area’s niche rationalist movement. But over the next few years the group would rally around its charismatic leader, Ziz LaSota, tearing across North America on a rampage of robbery and murder.
But even today, with LaSota in prison and several members dead, nobody’s quite sure what the Zizians are: a cult? A gang? Or just the most extreme Silicon Valley shitposters in history? We speak to journa...
2025-06-031h 07
TechStuffThe Story: The Silicon Valley “Death Cult” w/ Evan RatliffEvan Ratliff is an investigative journalist and podcast host. His Wired article, “The Delirious, Violent, Impossible True Story of the Zizians,” marked the culmination of a two-year deep-dive into a group of young tech radicals and their spiral into violence. Ratliff sits down with Oz to unpack how the group formed, what they believed – the parts we can decipher, at least – and how those beliefs led to alleged murder.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2025-04-3029 min
Drop Your BuffsThe White Lotus, Season 3 Episode 8 "Amor Fati" RecapWe are back to recap the finale of The White Lotus Season 3. We’re breaking down everything that worked and didn’t work for us. We talk Chelsea and Rick's complicated relationship, the friendship of Jaclyn, Kate and Laurie, where things stand for the Ratliff family and Sritala’s big reveal. Plus, we celebrate Belinda's getaway, discuss the logistics of a big money wire transfer, and speculate on the future of The White Lotus.Find us on Instagram:Drop Your Buffs: @dropyourbuffspodEvan: @evanrosskatzSean: @soda.pup This is a p...
2025-04-081h 18
Drop Your BuffsThe White Lotus, Season 3 Episode 7 "Killer Instincts" RecapWe're back for the penultimate episode of The White Lotus Season 3. We are talking about Fabian's long-awaited performance, the Ratliff family tension, Rick’s face-off with Jim, Mook and Gaitok's first date, the breakdown of the old friends, Saxon’s move on Chelsea and our predictions for the finale. Plus, we wonder just what Belinda could get out of Greg. Find us on Instagram:Drop Your Buffs: @dropyourbuffspodEvan: @evanrosskatzSean: @soda.pup This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get...
2025-04-011h 07
Consequence of HabitAI, Ethics, and the Future of Human Connection with Evan Ratliff of “Shell Game”Send us a textWhat happens when AI becomes us? I’m sitting down with Evan Ratliff, the genius behind the Shell Game podcast. Now, this project is next-level. Evan created an AI version of himself, connected it to ChatGPT, and let it loose on the world – talking to telemarketers, friends, even his family. And let me tell you, what happens next is fascinating, strange, and at times, kind of unsettling.He joins me in this episode to share some serious territory, talking about the ethical side of AI...
2025-03-171h 06
The Audio BrowserEpisode 1: Quality Assurance Podcast: Shell Game (LS 57 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Episode 1: Quality AssurancePub date: 2024-07-09Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationThis is the story of what happens when Evan Ratliff, a longtime tech journalist, makes a digital copy of himself, powered by AI, in order to understand how amazing and scary and utterly ridiculous the world is about to get. In Episode 1, Evan clones his voice, hooks it up to a chat bot and his phone line, and sends it off to tangle with cus...
2025-03-0332 min
Emerging FormEpisode 132: Evan Ratliff on Creating an AI Voice AgentArtificial Intelligence now permeates our daily lives. What conversations are we not having about AI? And how can creative projects help open these discussions about what is really at stake? In this episode of Emerging Form, journalist Evan Ratliff shares with us how he cloned his voice, connected it to a chat bot, and created a voice agent that took calls and made calls–both to strangers and friends–all in a voice that sounded as if it were him. He shares the project, his questions, his concerns, his discoveries on a new podcast, Shell Game. We speak with him...
2025-02-2032 min
Drop Your BuffsThe White Lotus, Season 3 Episode 1 "Same Spirits, New Forms" RecapWe are SO back and we are SO checking in to the White Lotus for season 3 in Thailand. We're breaking down the new and returning cast members and diving into the evolving plotlines for their characters. We're speculating about what might be in store for Belinda and her son, Zion. Plus, we're talking about the surprise reveal of noted LBH, Greg. We’re diving into the potential mess of the Ratliff family, the painfully real dynamics between the trio of ladies on their victory lap vacation and Chelsea's unspoken agreements with her boyfriend Rick. Plus, we're touching down on th...
2025-02-171h 20
Big Technology PodcastAI Clones & The Future of Voice AI — With Evan RatliffEvan Ratliff is the host of Shell Game. Ratliff joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss how he cloned his voice with AI and sent it to interviews, social calls, and therapy. In this conversation, we learn about why he conducted the experiment and what it portends for the future of voice AI. Tune in for a lively discussion with plenty of fun anecdotes from when Ratliff send his AI voice clone out into the wild.---Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice.For weekly updates on...
2025-02-1246 min
The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O'MearaEpisode 448: Evan Ratliff Returns … Or Did He?Evan Ratliff's work often overlaps with the tech industry whether he's disappearing himself as he did for Wired Magazine, or exploring the murky world of AI voice agents as he did with his blockbuster, smashing, DIY podcast Shell Game. Pre-order The Front RunnerSponsor: The Power of Narrative Conference. Use CNF15 at checkout for a 15% discount.Newsletter: Rage Against the AlgorithmShow notes: brendanomeara.comSupport: Patreon.com/cnfpod
2025-01-241h 03
Outsource Accelerator Podcast with Derek GallimoreOA 523: Will AI Voice Bots Decimate the Call Center Industry? With Evan Ratliff of Shell GameOutsourcing podcast
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This week sees a unique guest join the podcast. Derek speaks with Evan Ratliff, an author, journalist, and creator and host of the podcast series, Shell Game.
Through his podcast, Evan explores the recent explosion of AI voicebots, a phenomenon that the outsourcing industry is already familiar with.
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2025-01-2352 min
What Do Robots Sound Like?Evan Ratliff - Shell Game, Voice Agents, AI, Human Robot InteractionsInterviews on the topic of sound for human-robot interactions. Game audio designer Ali Tocher enjoys long form conversations with a wide range of guests._______Show notes:This month's guest, Evan Ratliff, is the writer and host of the 2024 smash hit podcast Shell Game. He is also an award winning investigative journalist and author, having written about technology for the past 25 years.Shell Game Podcast - https://www.shellgame.co/podcastEvan's substack - https://substack.com/@evanratliffEvan's website - https://cazart.n...
2024-12-2053 min
The Big Mig ShowIs Paul Le Roux Satoshi Nakamoto w/ Evan Ratliff |EP438THE BIG MIG SHOW
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EPISODE 438– 7PM
Evan Ratliff is an award-winning investigative journalist, bestselling author, podcast host, and entrepreneur. He’s the author of the The Mastermind: A True Story of Murder, Empire, and a New Kind of Crime Lord; the writer and host of the hit podcasts Shell Game and Persona: The French Deception.
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The incredible true story of the decade-long quest to bring down Paul Le Roux—the creator of a frighteningly powerful Internet-enabled cartel who merged the ruthlessness of a drug lord with...
2024-12-141h 34
The Drawing RoomA clone in the machine: Evan Ratliff's AI voice experimentDo you think you could tell the difference between your loved one's real voice and an A.I.-generated voice clone? Evan Ratliff's podcast Shell Game tested the theory.
2024-12-1015 min
RN Drive - Separate stories podcastA clone in the machine: Evan Ratliff's AI voice experimentDo you think you could tell the difference between your loved one's real voice and an A.I.-generated voice clone? Evan Ratliff's podcast Shell Game tested the theory.
2024-12-1015 min
The Gradient: Perspectives on AIEvan Ratliff: Our Future with Voice AgentsEpisode 139I spoke with Evan Ratliff about:* Shell Game, Evan’s new podcast, where he creates an AI voice clone of himself and sets it loose. * The end of the Longform Podcast and his thoughts on the state of journalism. Enjoy!Evan is an award-winning investigative journalist, bestselling author, podcast host, and entrepreneur. He’s the author of the The Mastermind: A True Story of Murder, Empire, and a New Kind of Crime Lord; the writer and host of the hit podcasts Shell Game and Persona: The French Deception; and t...
2024-09-261h 19
Scuffed | USMNT, World Cup, Yanks Abroad, futbol in America#538: Evan Ratliff on USMNT fandom, AI voice clones, Brek SheaJournalist Evan Ratliff joins Belz to talk about his fascinating new podcast, Shell Game, which has some poignant USMNT-related moments in it. He also expresses his affinity for 2011 Brek Shea, talks about going incognito to a WC qualifier in Salt Lake City when he was doing the famous WIRED vanishing act, and explains how he thinks the USMNT is in need of a couple Clint Mathis or Jermaine Jones-style characters.Here's the Grant Wahl story he referenced: https://grantwahl.substack.com/p/on-the-doorstep-to-doha?r=1ggkr&utm_campaign=post&utm_source=On%20the%20Doorstep%20to%20Doha&utm_medium...
2024-09-2553 min
PivotTikTok in Court, Shein and Temu Crackdown, and Guest Evan RatliffKara and Scott discuss the apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump, and what impact (if any) this will have on the election. Then, Tiktok has its day in court, the Biden administration cracks down on Shein and Temu, and what we're learning about OpenAI's future plans. Our Friend of Pivot is longtime tech journalist Evan Ratliff, who embarked on AI experiment with his new podcast, "Shell Game." Plus, Kara and Scott share some fun stories from the big birthday weekend in Scotland.Follow Evan at @ev_ratFollow us on Instagram and T...
2024-09-171h 01
Pablo Torre Finds OutHow to Clone Yourself with A.I.What if you let artificial intelligence invade your life — on purpose? And then set versions of yourself loose to prank-call everyone from telemarketers to soccer fans to your wife? For his new podcast, Shell Game, journalist Evan Ratliff did exactly that. And it turns out, sneaky transformation into a stammering half-robot isn't the end of the world so much as a sneak preview of our fake new world. Could a voice clone make Pablo's life easier, too? Only A.I. Pablo (and Cocaine Evan) can tell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2024-09-1053 minPablo Torre Finds OutHow to Clone Yourself with A.I.What if you let artificial intelligence invade your life — on purpose? And then set versions of yourself loose to prank-call everyone from telemarketers to soccer fans to your wife? For his new podcast, Shell Game, journalist Evan Ratliff did exactly that. And it turns out, sneaky transformation into a stammering half-robot isn't the end of the world so much as a sneak preview of our fake new world. Could a voice clone make Pablo's life easier, too? Only A.I. Pablo (and Cocaine Evan) can tell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-09-1049 min
UntangledA world overrun by AI agents w/Evan RatliffHi, it’s Charley, and this is Untangled, a newsletter about technology, people, and power. Today, I’m sharing my conversation with Evan Ratliff, journalist and host of Shell Game, a funny and provocative new podcast about “things that are not what they seem.” Evan cloned his voice, hitched it to an AI agent, and then put it in conversation with scammers and spammers, a therapist, work colleagues, and even his friends and family. Shell Game helps listeners see a li’l farther into a future overrun with AI agents, and I wanted to speak with Evan about his experience...
2024-09-0832 min
RadiolabShell GameOne man secretly hands off more and more of his life to an AI voice clone.Today, we feature veteran journalist Evan Ratliff who - for his new podcast Shell Game - decided to slowly replace himself bit by bit with an AI voice clone, to see how far he could actually take it. Could it do the mundane phone calls he’d prefer to skip? Could it get legal advice for him? Could it go to therapy for him? Could it parent his kids? Evan feeds his bot the most intimate details about his life, and le...
2024-09-0653 min
Shell GameEpisode 6: The Future Isn't RealEvan pushes the experiment one step further, sending his AI voice agent to talk to his closest friends and family — his buddies, his daughters, his dad. With their alternately joyful, skeptical, and painful reactions to meeting an AI version of him, he tries to come to terms with what generative AI means in this machine-made age.Shell Game is made by humans. More specifically, it's made by three humans: Evan Ratliff (host and writer), Sophie Bridges (producer), and Samantha Henig (executive producer). Visit shellgame.co to find out more and support the show. This is a public episode. If...
2024-08-1353 min
Campside Presents: Big SugarIntroducing Shell Game: A Hilarious, Immersive AI ExperimentWhat would happen if you created a digital copy of yourself, powered by AI, and set it loose in the world? In what has been named one of Vulture’s best podcasts of 2024, longtime tech reporter Evan Ratliff sets off on a strange experiment to understand how amazing and scary and utterly ridiculous the world is about to get.In Episode 1, Evan clones his voice, hooks it up to ChatGPT and his phone line, and sends it off to tangle with customer service representatives.You can listen to the next episodes of “Shell Game” by search...
2024-08-0933 min
KQED's ForumJournalist Evan Ratliff Voice Cloned Himself. The Results Were Not What He Expected.Busy and frazzled people often say, “I wish I could clone myself!” Journalist Evan Ratliff did just that. Using easily available technology and artificial intelligence, he created a voice clone that could answer calls, carry on conversations, and literally do his job. The brave new world he created spawned all sorts of weird and unsettling moments, like when his voice clones began talking to each other and making up a whole new life for him. Ratliff explores the experience in his new podcast, “Shell Game.” We talk to Ratliff…and his voice clone.Guests:
2024-08-0857 min
Shell GameEpisode 5: My Digital TwinWill AI bots replace humans in the workforce? Could one replace Evan… right now? That’s what we tackle on this week’s Shell Game, in which Evan sees just how much of his job his voice agent can handle on his behalf. Shell Game is made by humans. More specifically, it's made by three humans: Evan Ratliff (host and writer), Sophie Bridges (producer), and Samantha Henig (executive producer). Visit shellgame.co to find out more and support the show. New episodes drop on Tuesdays. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscr...
2024-08-0643 min
Shell GameEpisode 4: Take a Deep BreathEvan looks into the depths of his AI-powered voice agent by sending it on a new mission: going to therapy. Shell Game is made by humans. More specifically, it's made by three humans: Evan Ratliff (host and writer), Sophie Bridges (producer), and Samantha Henig (executive producer). Visit shellgame.co to find out more and support the show. New episodes drop on Tuesdays. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.shellgame.co/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-07-3040 min
Shell GameEpisode 3: Conversations With MyselfEvan takes his experiment in a new direction by having his AI-powered voice agent converse with … another of his AI-powered voice agents. What can these surreal and hilarious conversations between two AI incarnations of Evan Ratliff tell us about identity, authenticity, and the best and worst of human interaction? Enter this digital hall of mirrors to find out.Shell Game is made by humans. More specifically, it's made by three humans: Evan Ratliff (host and writer), Sophie Bridges (producer), and Samantha Henig (executive producer). Visit shellgame.co to find out more and support the show. New episodes drop on Tuesdays.
2024-07-2333 min
Part-Time GeniusWill I Regret Having an AI Voice? Featuring Evan Ratliff! (And his AI voice)In this episode, Mangesh interviews journalist and host Evan Ratliff about his new show Shell Game, and they discuss what happens when you take control of artificial intelligence and set an AI version of you out into the world. From talking to scammers to making plans with your wife, things get weird quickly! PLUS: Stay tuned for a sneak preview of Episode 1 of Shell Game! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-07-191h 07
LongformHere it is! Evan’s new show, Shell GameThis is the story of what happens when Evan Ratliff, co-host of Longform and a longtime tech journalist, makes a digital copy of himself, powered by AI, in order to understand how amazing and scary and utterly ridiculous the world is about to get.In Episode 1, Evan clones his voice, hooks it up to ChatGPT and his phone line, and sends it off to tangle with customer service representatives.New episodes drop on Tuesdays.Visit shellgame.co to find out more, subscribe, and support the show. Learn more about yo...
2024-07-1633 min
Shell GameEpisode 2: Me and My ScammerEvan turns his AI-powered voice agent loose on the people who are always at the forefront of technological adoption: the fraudsters and the rip-off artists. How will the scammers and spammers react when they face Evan’s voice agent in a battle of wits? And what happens when they deploy the same kind of AI voice agents on Evan that he’s using on them? Shell Game is made by humans. More specifically, it's produced and edited by Sophie Bridges, and written and hosted by Evan Ratliff. Samantha Henig is our executive producer. Visit shellgame.co to find out more and...
2024-07-1637 min
Shell GameEpisode 1: Quality AssuranceThis is the story of what happens when Evan Ratliff, a longtime tech journalist, makes a digital copy of himself, powered by AI, in order to understand how amazing and scary and utterly ridiculous the world is about to get. In Episode 1, Evan clones his voice, hooks it up to a chat bot and his phone line, and sends it off to tangle with customer service representatives.Shell Game is made by humans. More specifically, it's produced and edited by Sophie Bridges, and written and hosted by Evan Ratliff. Samantha Henig is our executive producer. Visit shellgame.co to find...
2024-07-0932 min
Shell GameIntroducing Shell Game, a Strange and Immersive AI ExperimentWhat would happen if you created a digital copy of yourself, powered by AI, and set it loose in the world? Evan Ratliff, longtime tech journalist, decided to find out. He combined a clone of his voice, an AI chatbot, and a phone line—many phone lines, actually—into what are called “voice agents.” Then for the six months, he sent them out… as himself.This show is made by humans. More specifically, it’s produced and edited by Sophie Bridges. Evan Ratliff is our host, and Samantha Henig is our executive producer. Visit shellgame.co to find out more and support...
2024-07-0202 min
LongformComing Soon: Evan’s new show, “Shell Game”What would happen if you created a digital copy of yourself, powered by AI, and set it loose in the world? Over the past six months, Evan Ratliff has been trying to find out. He combined a clone of his voice, an AI chatbot, and a phone line—many phone lines, actually—into what are called “voice agents.” Then he sent them out… as himself. They talked to sources and colleagues (including his fellow Longform co-hosts), friends and family, scammers and spammers, other AI voice agents, and even therapists. The result is a story of what it feels like when you t...
2024-07-0203 min
Audiolibrix - Audioknihy pro vaše lepší jáMastermind (Evan Ratliff)SKUTEČNÝ, STRHUJÍCÍ A BEZPRECEDENTNÍ PŘÍBĚH GENIÁLNÍHO ZLOČINECKÉHO BOSSE
Celé to začalo jako internetová síť lékáren vydávajících léky na předpis, která dodávala americkým zákazníkům analgetika v hodnotě stovek milionů dolarů. Zanedlouho se z tohoto byznysu stal nadnárodní konglomerát zapojený do téměř všech myslitelných aspektů zločineckého chaosu. Jachty převážející kokain, trezory plné prutů zlata, zásilky metamfetaminu, obchodování se zbraněmi v Íránu, žoldnéřské armády v Somálsku nebo týmy nájemných vrahů na Filipínách.
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2023-11-101h 09LongformEpisode 542: Peter ShamshiriPeter Shamshiri is a lawyer and co-host of the podcast 5-4.“Because of the nature of law, I think a lot of journalists find it hard to take a position—or to sort of tip their hand about what they actually believe—because so much of the discourse around how law should operate is about neutrality and the general perspective that the law is non-partisan, non-ideological. I think the result is media coverage that is particularly lacking in those regards. And that's where we swoop in.”Show notes:
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2023-07-1947 min
Art ThrobNO. 6: Marty Wayman, Suraya Shalash, Kris Ratliff - ActOut Theatre GroupEpisode No. 6 of the Art Throb Podcast features Marty Wayman, Suraya Shalash and Kris Ratliff who talk about the ActOut Theatre Group, with a focus on their roles in the upcoming production of Five Lesbians Eating Quiche.ActOut Theatre Group, was founded in 1997 by several individuals dedicated to sharing their passion with others. Based in Lexington, Kentucky it is an active and enthusiastic Theatre Group with events and activities taking place year-round. Their mission is to promote and produce quality, thought-provoking LGBTQ+-themed theater in and around the Central Kentucky region in a positive, supportive, and no...
2023-06-1332 min
Crypto Critics' CornerDid Satoshi run a drug cartel? The Paul Le Roux Story (Feat. Evan Ratliff)Cas Piancey and Bennett Tomlin are joined by Evan Ratliff to discuss Paul Le Roux, an international criminal who some believe may have been Satoshi Nakamoto. We also discuss Evan's new podcast Persona, and the similarities between the crimes of Gilbert Chikli and cryptocurrency hacks and scams.
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The Mastermind
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This episode was recorded on October 18th, 2022.
2023-01-0356 min
The James Altucher ShowThe Villain's Journey of the Criminal Mastermind, Paul Le Roux with Evan RatliffHow does one become a criminal mastermind? How does one turn into a villain? In this episode, I was joined by Evan Ratliff, an American journalist, and author, to talk about his book, The Mastermind, A True Story of Murder, Empire, and a New Kind of Crime Lord.What is fascinating about his book, and his reporting is that Paul Le Roux, is like the criminal and crime lord equivalent of Elon Musk, where he is tech savvy, and well-versed in technology, and engineering!And at the same time, he also fits into the "Villini's Journey Arc", where he was a...
2022-07-2142 minLongformEpisode 495: Evan RatliffEvan Ratliff, a co-host of the Longform Podcast, is host of the new podcast Persona: The French Deception.“One of these big scams is like a story. And in the story, what they're doing is they're manipulating you to be a participant in the story, and they're getting you so hooked that you will not just do anything they say, but you will invest yourself in bringing the story to its conclusion. And like, isn't that what you're doing if you're trying to get someone to listen to eight episodes, spend that much of their life listening to...
2022-07-2047 minLongformIntroducing "Persona: The French Deception" from Longform's Evan RatliffWe've got something a little different today, the trailer for co-host Evan Ratliff's brand-new podcast Persona: The French Deception. It's the story of Gilbert Chikli, one of the greatest con artists of all time. Over eight episodes, Evan investigates how Chikli duped some of the world’s most powerful people into handing over their fortunes, evaded the law for years, and became a Robin Hood-like hero to many in the process. More than just a tale of criminal genius, Persona is about the moment we’re living in right now — the golden age of scammers — and the power of seductio...
2022-06-0603 min
Punch Up The Jam'Levitating' by Dua Lipa (w/ Connor Ratliff)It's the hit of the century! It sounds like it's from the 1980s and the 2080s at the same time! Everyone and their pet alien loves this song, and that's why, to punch it up, we knew we had to enlist the help of Connor Ratliff, a legend in the podcastiverse for his dedication to dissecting utter minutiae. And Connor did not disappoint, at one point obsessing over the syllables in a single measure to the point that Evan yelled "YOU HAVE GASLIT YOURSELF!" Our intrepid astronauts veer across the Milky Way and discover connections from Dua Lipa's Levitating t...
2022-04-281h 44
Blockchain People19: Satoshi Nakamoto In Jail, Missile Deals, BTC, Le Roux & more: Evan Ratliff, Author/JournalistEvan Ratliff is an American journalist and author. He is CEO and co-founder of Atavist, a media and software company. Ratliff is a contributor to Wired Magazine and The New Yorker. He has written one book and co-authored multiple others. In this interview we touch on:
The Mastermind (book): https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/549566/the-mastermind-by-evan-ratliff/
Wired article: https://www.wired.com/story/was-bitcoin-created-by-this-international-drug-dealer-maybe/
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2021-04-211h 20
The AdventureLife PodcastEp. 10 | The Adventure of Living in DisruptionThis week Will hosts a very special guest, Arnita Willis Taylor. Arnita and Will talk about being a disruptor and living in disruption and the ways we can respond to loneliness, resistance, and the things that disruption can bring.
We talk about God, how He's a God of disruption, how He can bring disruption in our lives and how we can view that negatively or begin to embrace it and view it as something that a loving God calls us into.
Join Arnita and Will for a challenging and engaging discussion on disruption.
Co...
2021-03-0950 min
Blog - Got Mead? The Largest Mead Resource on the Web1-5-21 Evan Himes – Dutch Gold Honey1-5-21 We survived 2020! Here's to hoping 2021 will see the world getting back to normal. We're starting this year with what else, honey! We have Evan Himes, who is with Dutch Gold Honey in Lancaster, PA.
We'll be talking about things like COVID impacts on the honey market in 2020 vs 2021, the evolution of commercial beekeeping – Honey Labeling at retail, honey adulteration and testing, and things like local sourcing, honey crystallization and anything else we come across with questions from listeners and that we come up with as we talk with Evan.
Evan is a member of the Sales & Marketing Team at...
2021-01-051h 52Got Mead? The Largest Mead Resource on the Web – All the mead, all the time, since 19961-5-21 Evan Himes – Dutch Gold Honey1-5-21 We survived 2020! Here's to hoping 2021 will see the world getting back to normal. We're starting this year with what else, honey! We have Evan Himes, who is with Dutch Gold Honey in Lancaster, PA.
We'll be talking about things like COVID impacts on the honey market in 2020 vs 2021, the evolution of commercial beekeeping – Honey Labeling at retail, honey adulteration and testing, and things like local sourcing, honey crystallization and anything else we come across with questions from listeners and that we come up with as we talk with Evan.
Evan is a member of the Sales & Marketing Team at...
2021-01-051h 52Blog - Got Mead? The Largest Mead Resource on the Web1-5-21 Evan Himes – Dutch Gold Honey1-5-21 We survived 2020! Here's to hoping 2021 will see the world getting back to normal. We're starting this year with what else, honey! We have Evan Himes, who is with Dutch Gold Honey in Lancaster, PA.
We'll be talking about things like COVID impacts on the honey market in 2020 vs 2021, the evolution of commercial beekeeping – Honey Labeling at retail, honey adulteration and testing, and things like local sourcing, honey crystallization and anything else we come across with questions from listeners and that we come up with as we talk with Evan.
Evan is a member of the Sales & Marketing Team at...
2021-01-051h 52
The Books That Changed UsEvan RatliffWriter and Longform co-host, Evan Ratliff, discusses the books that made an indelible mark on him.
2020-08-2519 min
DistorsionBonus - Paul Le Roux - Interview avec Evan Ratliff(Interview en anglais) Dans cet épisode bonus, Seb et Emile discutent avec Evan Ratliff, journaliste pour Wired et auteur du livre The Mastermind sur Paul Le Roux. Evan nous explique comment il est venu à s’intéresser à ce grand cybercriminel, comment il l’a traqué et comment il a géré ses informateurs. En plus de cela, nous discutons d’une expérience qu’il a réalisé en 2009 avec Wired, en tentant de disparaître pendant un mois à l’ère numérique!nordvpn.com/distorsion : Rabais exclusif sur ton abonnement + plus 4 mois gratuits!ÉrosEt Compagnie : 15% de rabais...
2020-08-2047 min
Cover 2 ResourcesEp. 284 - Sentencing The MastermindLast February, I interviewed Evan Ratliff, author of The Mastermind. The book tells the story of how lone programmer Paul La Roux, built an online drug empire responsible for dumping millions of pain pills into the U.S. La Roux enticed hundreds of doctors to take part in his scheme and wasn’t caught until 2012.
During my interview with Ratliff, he speculated on how La Roux’s cooperation with the government to bring down the people in his organization would affect his sentencing.
Last month we finally got our answer, as La Roux went before Judge Ronnie Abrams for sentencing. Toda...
2020-07-2400 min
Cover 2 ResourcesEp. 273 - The Mastermind Behind the World’s Largest Online Drug CartelSince 1995, when the FDA approved OxyContin, igniting an opioid crisis, many bad actors have emerged willing to do almost anything to make a buck off the insatiable demand for opioids in our country. But none less known, and more destructive than Paul Le Roux.
Born in Zimbabwe, Le Roux was a loner who became an expert software developer. Then, in 2004 he launched what would become the largest network of internet pharmacies in the world, supplying painkillers to millions of Americans each year.
At the height of his operation, Le Roux was distributing up to 100 million doses of painkillers, roughly 25 percent...
2020-02-1400 min
Cypherpunk BitstreamCypherpunk Bitstream 0x05: Security IWe talk about security and the current state of the security system (police, intelligence services, and the military).
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What is security
00:02:05 What is security: Security VS Safety.
Security: unexpected events that go back to an actor,
Safety: maintaining a status.
00:07:20 Entropy: things decay. Security is not a natural state, but
must be maintained.
00:09:10 Evil people: psychpaths, predators.
00:09:50 Circumstances: acting irrationally.
00:10:25 Hackers: Red Hats, joy of overcoming security systems.
00:11:11 WASP Privilege: no exposure to threats, stuff works most of
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2020-02-0500 min
Let's Talk About CatsHenry (ft. Evan Ratliff)Journalist Evan Ratliff co-hosts the Longform Podcast, but how much does he know about cats and things that are long? We debate the ethics of feline forensic science, then Evan discusses his relationship with former Vine star Henry, who may be a lot smarter than he looks. Also: Awl nostalgia, why international criminals don’t have cats, and the single most horrifying story ever told on this show.Get complete show notes and a transcript of this episode at our website! Sign up for our free monthly newsletter, Let’s Talk (More) About Cats!...
2019-09-2428 min
Let's Talk About CatsSeason 2 Trailer ft. Stoya, Alexandra Silber, Evan RatliffNew episodes return 9/17! Upcoming guests include Stoya, Alexandra Silber, Evan Ratliff, Jay Smooth, Mara Wilson, Eboni Hogan, and more. The Cat Quiz is back and the prizes are better than ever! We’ll resolve feline quandaries in the Hot Topic debate and convince catless celebrities to change their ways in Hey, You Need A Cat! And, of course, we’ll have revealing conversations about how cats have shaped our lives, from the silly to the profound. Subscribe now!Know a cat who deserves a shoutout? Email shouts@letstalkaboutcats.com with the cat’s name, city/state, and wh...
2019-09-0301 min