- 22
- Episodes
- 21
- Transcribed
- 1,899
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
- 419M
- YouTube views
About Shell Game
A podcast about things that are not what they seem, hosted by journalist Evan Ratliff. NEW SEASON launching October 21. Shell Game is a multiple award-winning series that has been named one of the best of the year by Apple, The Atlantic, The Guardian, Vulture, The Information, The Economist. It's "riveting," says The New Yorker, "awesome" says The Verge, and "slightly terrifying," says The Globe and Mail. www.shellgame.co (https://www.shellgame.co?utm_medium=podcast)
- Publisher
- Kaleidoscope
- Category
- society & culture · technology
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 19 Jun 2024
- Latest episode
- 14 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
21 of 22 episodes have a transcript.
14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Season 3 is Coming!
4 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
From How to Life Forever: The Longevinauts
25 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT
Bonus Episode: Shell Game x No Such Thing
Who has been a guest on Shell Game
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Nir Barzelai
- Ron Primas
- Ken Reid
- The hosts of No Such Thing
- Kyle
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 419,119,073
- Score snapshot 18 Oct 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 1,210 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 689 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 5 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 0
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 27
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Questions about Shell Game
Who hosts Shell Game?
Evan host the show. Published by Kaleidoscope.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes monthly, based on its RSS feed.
Where can I read transcripts?
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