RadioLab is a podcast/radio programme on New York Public Radio that I sometimes listen to, though sometimes I don't, it's a little too reminiscent of This American Life at times.
THis latest edition on Deception was interesting, verrry interesting. The longer it went on the more interesting it became, to me. The second item was a story following a pathological liar, a woman who had several identities and how a woman became "obsessed" (her words) with this woman. See there's the This American Life similarity.
The next items were about people who lie, what characteristics do they have, are they better at certain things than those who aren't as good as lying, are their brains different? And the last section (about self-deception) concluded that people who are more "realistic" and lie less to themselves are more depressed. Though how they asses what reality "is" and what is more realistic I don't know. I mean if these "liars" can lie to themselves that they are going to win a race, and can lie to themselves and believe they have and will win the race. And then they win the race, then they aren't lying to themselves are they? They are describing reality.
Anyway. There isn't anything I listen to that I haven't got points to pick at with - I guess this is a podcast recommendation.
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