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Hey, Oz here.

For the next few Sundays, we're going to do something a little bit different in the tech stuff feed.

We're going to be dropping episodes from the first season of Shell Game, which is a critically

acclaimed podcast from the journalist Evan Ratliff and the Callioscope Network.

Here's why we think you might want to hear it.

We talk about AI a lot on this podcast, but sometimes it can feel a bit abstract. Shell Games

Evan Ratliff makes it feel very tangible. He's been experimenting with the limits of AI for years,

and this podcast documents Evan's attempts to make a digital copy of himself.

It's fun, it's fascinating, it's intriguing, and I highly recommend it.

Hope you enjoy.

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