1. Fake it. Make it. Podcast it.

1. Fake it. Make it. Podcast it.

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2. Kayfabe Country

In episode two, Jamie ventures into the strange world of 1980s WWF wrestling - where performers and fans share an unspoken agreement to treat the whole spectacle as real. A shared illusion where everyone knows it's fake, but plays along because it feels true. It sounds like harml ...  Show more

3. My Truth, Your Truth, and Anything But the Truth

In 1987, the same year Hulk Hogan body-slammed Andre the Giant, something else happened that would change America's relationship with the truth forever - a Washington regulator abolished the law that required broadcasters to present both sides of an argument.What followed was Mor ...  Show more

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