S5 Ep8: Who's on Third? Nobody! The Third Person Phenomenon

Strange and Unexplained with Daisy Eagan

True Crime, Society & Culture, Science

4.1 • 10K Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Ever feel like you're not alone when you know you're the only one in the room? Have you ever faced a life-or-death situation in which someone seemed to appear out of nowhere to help you keep going and survive? Turns out the experience of a phantom "Third Person" isn't all that uncommon. It may seem like a figment of the imagination, but to those who have experienced it, it is all too real.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Joe Wiley. And I'm Soie Ball. And we're here to tell you about a brand new podcast, Digit.
0:06.3	Digit is all about the things that Joe and I love. From the kids to the parents and all the stuff in between.
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0:23.6	For the rest of time. Yes. Okay. Good.
0:30.1	Hey, strangers. Before we jump into today's episode, just a note to let you know that my new contract with my ad seller requires four ad breaks
0:38.4	per episode now.
0:39.5	I am doing my best to make the episodes longer to accommodate.
0:43.1	I know no one loves ads, but them's the breaks in capitalism.
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1:12.4	amazing content at Grabbag, all ad-free. We have three regular weekly shows and a whole
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1:23.1	and enjoy.
1:30.3	What does it take to survive?
1:33.4	When you're faced with almost certain death,
1:35.8	do you have what it takes to push through?
1:39.6	What if all you needed to make it was a phantom cheerleader,
1:42.2	someone no one else can see or hear,
1:44.5	telling you, you got this.
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