March 24, 2026
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46 min 20 sec
Evan Ratliff: Preparing for a Ridiculous Future
Is the future of work sitting back and watching your company of bots plan their offsite? On this week’s episode, Paul is joined in the studio by journalist Evan Ratliff, the host and creator of the wildly popular Shell Game podcast, which is about, per the show’s description, “how Evan tried to build a real startup, run by fake people.” Evan’s AI agents were an exercise in immersive journalism (and yes, they did in fact go wild planning their offsite), but would he ever consider running a company of bots for real?
Show Notes
- Learn more about (and listen to!) Shell Game here.
- Evan’s website
- Gideon Lewis-Kraus on the podcast.
- The Delirious, Violent, Impossible True Story of the Zizians”
Transcript
Transcript coming soon!