That’s a Weird Thing to Lie About

By Ira Glass, Dana Chivvis, Ike Sriskandarajah, and Diane Wu

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60 min

I don’t think that lying is necessary. I think if we have honest, tactful interaction, we’re always going to be the better for it.

A brief analysis of white lies, bully lies, and mischievous lies and why people tell them.

Published in 2025 (Emanuele Berry ed.) as This American Life number 855.

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