Anyone listen to the podcast "Shell Game?"

January 24, 2026
Anyone listen to the podcast "Shell Game?"

Here's something that caught my attention — there's this podcast called 'Shell Game' that dives into how AI, especially large language models, are shaking up our world. In Season 1, journalist Evan Ratliff explored how voice cloning tech could handle everything from spam calls to therapy sessions, even pretending to be him in meetings. Now, here’s the twist — season 2 takes it up a notch. Ratliff attempts to build an entire startup with only AI agents, including the leadership! Imagine that — an AI-run company, with Ratliff as just the silent co-founder. ((slower)) And honestly, it's wildly entertaining to listen to the AI go off the rails, hallucinate, and do all sorts of weird stuff. ((upbeat)) According to /u/Odballl, it's basically an unintentional comedy show that also happens to reveal how bizarre and unpredictable AI can be. So what does this mean for the future? Well, keep an eye — because this kind of experimentation could change everything in the way we work and create.

In Season 1 (2024), journalist Evan Ratliff explored the potential for LLM powered voice cloning to delegate everything tedious from answering spam calls, doing therapy and hanging out on work meetings to see how the AI could manage being Evan for him.

In Season 2 he tries creating a startup tech company using only AI agent employees, including the leadership! He's just a silent co-founder.

It's extremely entertaining, with plenty of shenanigans from LLMs going off the rails, hallucinating and doing their usual weird stuff.

This is basically an unpaid ad, I know, but I'm having a good time listening and it deserves a shout-out.

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In Season 1 (2024), journalist Evan Ratliff explored the potential for LLM powered voice cloning to delegate everything tedious from answering spam calls, doing therapy and hanging out on work meetings to see how the AI could manage being Evan for him.

In Season 2 he tries creating a startup tech company using only AI agent employees, including the leadership! He's just a silent co-founder.

It's extremely entertaining, with plenty of shenanigans from LLMs going off the rails, hallucinating and doing their usual weird stuff.

This is basically an unpaid ad, I know, but I'm having a good time listening and it deserves a shout-out.

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