Brian Phillips

There are a lot of people for whom it doesn't really matter. It just doesn't really factor in that the industry screwed up the world and kind of pile-drived itself into the sea in 2008. Because all those people are focused on is the cars and the yachts and the cocaine on the table and the unrestrained excess that came before the crash. And frankly, also after the crash. Music

Anyway, these days, when I think about the Icarus story, what strikes me is that he really didn't have that much to do with it. He didn't invent the labyrinth. He didn't kill the Minotaur. He was just in the mythological mailroom, got swept up in events that were bigger than he was, and tried to have a good time.

Anyway, these days, when I think about the Icarus story, what strikes me is that he really didn't have that much to do with it. He didn't invent the labyrinth. He didn't kill the Minotaur. He was just in the mythological mailroom, got swept up in events that were bigger than he was, and tried to have a good time.

Anyway, these days, when I think about the Icarus story, what strikes me is that he really didn't have that much to do with it. He didn't invent the labyrinth. He didn't kill the Minotaur. He was just in the mythological mailroom, got swept up in events that were bigger than he was, and tried to have a good time.

And when I think about it that way, I think, wow, I might like that story better if he escaped. You know, regular people get caught up in history, and we try to make our way as best we can. We get caught in mazes and locked in towers, and we don't know what we're doing, and we make some dumb choices, sure. But I'm writing this in front of one monitor,

And when I think about it that way, I think, wow, I might like that story better if he escaped. You know, regular people get caught up in history, and we try to make our way as best we can. We get caught in mazes and locked in towers, and we don't know what we're doing, and we make some dumb choices, sure. But I'm writing this in front of one monitor,

And when I think about it that way, I think, wow, I might like that story better if he escaped. You know, regular people get caught up in history, and we try to make our way as best we can. We get caught in mazes and locked in towers, and we don't know what we're doing, and we make some dumb choices, sure. But I'm writing this in front of one monitor,

And I think I speak for all of us who are not masters of the universe when I say that sometimes it's nice to hear a story where at least one of us walks away from the crash unscathed. Truthless was written and reported by me, Brian Phillips. The executive producers are Juliette Littman and Sean Fennessy. Our story editor is Connor Nevins. The show was produced by Mike Wargon and Vikram Patel.

And I think I speak for all of us who are not masters of the universe when I say that sometimes it's nice to hear a story where at least one of us walks away from the crash unscathed. Truthless was written and reported by me, Brian Phillips. The executive producers are Juliette Littman and Sean Fennessy. Our story editor is Connor Nevins. The show was produced by Mike Wargon and Vikram Patel.

And I think I speak for all of us who are not masters of the universe when I say that sometimes it's nice to hear a story where at least one of us walks away from the crash unscathed. Truthless was written and reported by me, Brian Phillips. The executive producers are Juliette Littman and Sean Fennessy. Our story editor is Connor Nevins. The show was produced by Mike Wargon and Vikram Patel.

Fact-checking by Juliana Ress. Copy editing by Anna Doan. Talent booking by Kat Spillane. Sound design by Kaia McMullen. Mixing and mastering by Scott Somerville. The music in Truthless comes from Blue Dot Sessions and Epidemic Sound. Art direction and illustration by David Shoemaker.

Fact-checking by Juliana Ress. Copy editing by Anna Doan. Talent booking by Kat Spillane. Sound design by Kaia McMullen. Mixing and mastering by Scott Somerville. The music in Truthless comes from Blue Dot Sessions and Epidemic Sound. Art direction and illustration by David Shoemaker.

Fact-checking by Juliana Ress. Copy editing by Anna Doan. Talent booking by Kat Spillane. Sound design by Kaia McMullen. Mixing and mastering by Scott Somerville. The music in Truthless comes from Blue Dot Sessions and Epidemic Sound. Art direction and illustration by David Shoemaker.

If you have a great story about a lie and you might like to appear on a future episode of Truthless, shoot us an email at truthless at spotify.com. Thanks for listening.

If you have a great story about a lie and you might like to appear on a future episode of Truthless, shoot us an email at truthless at spotify.com. Thanks for listening.

If you have a great story about a lie and you might like to appear on a future episode of Truthless, shoot us an email at truthless at spotify.com. Thanks for listening.

Okay, this is a true story. I have a friend who once faked his own death so he could have more time to watch his favorite TV show. In my new podcast, Truthless, I'm talking to people about the lies they tell, from forging new identities to taking their love of Game of Thrones a little too far. From Spotify and the Ringer Podcast Network, I'm Brian Phillips.

Okay, this is a true story. I have a friend who once faked his own death so he could have more time to watch his favorite TV show. In my new podcast, Truthless, I'm talking to people about the lies they tell, from forging new identities to taking their love of Game of Thrones a little too far. From Spotify and the Ringer Podcast Network, I'm Brian Phillips.

Okay, this is a true story. I have a friend who once faked his own death so he could have more time to watch his favorite TV show. In my new podcast, Truthless, I'm talking to people about the lies they tell, from forging new identities to taking their love of Game of Thrones a little too far. From Spotify and the Ringer Podcast Network, I'm Brian Phillips.

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