Shell Game
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<p>A podcast about things that are not what they seem, hosted by journalist Evan Ratliff. Season 2 tells the story of enterprise and entrepreneurship in the AI age. Or: how Evan tried to build a real startup, run by fake people. </p> <p>This season, Evan confronts head-on the assertion from tech entrepreneurs and VCs that we’re on the precipice of AI remaking the workforce. That we should expect not just AI colleagues working alongside us, but also — by Sam Altman’s telling, at least — the dawn of a billion-dollar company with only one human involved. Evan learns what it would take to create such a company … by doing it: Launching a real startup with five AI employees. Over the course of eight episodes, he explores what AI agents tell us about the work we do, the meaning we find in it, and the world that their makers say we’ll all be living in soon enough.</p> <p>Shell Game was named one of the best podcasts of 2024 by Apple, The Atlantic, The Guardian, Vulture, The Information, and The Economist. It's "riveting," says The New Yorker, "awesome" says The Verge, and "slightly terrifying," says The Globe and Mail. </p> <p>New episodes are published on Wednesdays.</p> <p><a href="https://www.shellgame.co?utm_medium=podcast">www.shellgame.co</a></p>
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Recent Episodes
February 25, 2026
Bonus Episode: Shell Game x No Such Thing
Host Maty Schneider, an AI expert, interviews hosts Evan and Maty about AI's impact on jobs, settling their research-backed argument.
February 11, 2026
Bonus Episode: Kyle vs. the World
Kyle navigates fan mail, marketing outreach, and a journalist's attempts to sabotage HurumoAI, revealing the challenges of newfound public roles for agents in this bonus episode.
January 21, 2026
Episode 8: Launch
Host Alex Thompson interviews AI startup founder HurumoAI about their launch, new financing, and the world's response to AI-led companies.
20 total episodes available with 19 transcripts
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- What is Shell Game?
<p>A podcast about things that are not what they seem, hosted by journalist Evan Ratliff. Season 2 tells the story of enterprise and entrepreneurship in the AI age. Or: how Evan tried to build a real startup, run by fake people. </p> <p>This season, Evan confronts head-on the assertion from tech entrepreneurs and VCs that we’re on the precipice of AI remaking the workforce. That we should expect not just AI colleagues working alongside us, but also — by Sam Altman’s telling, at least — the dawn of a billion-dollar company with only one human involved. Evan learns what it would take to create such a company … by doing it: Launching a real startup with five AI employees. Over the course of eight episodes, he explores what AI agents tell us about the work we do, the meaning we find in it, and the world that their makers say we’ll all be living in soon enough.</p> <p>Shell Game was named one of the best podcasts of 2024 by Apple, The Atlantic, The Guardian, Vulture, The Information, and The Economist. It's "riveting," says The New Yorker, "awesome" says The Verge, and "slightly terrifying," says The Globe and Mail. </p> <p>New episodes are published on Wednesdays.</p> <p><a href="https://www.shellgame.co?utm_medium=podcast">www.shellgame.co</a></p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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