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Episode 48: Evan Ratliff
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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Jun 28, 2013
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Podcast episode
Description
Evan Ratliff, a co-host of the Longform Podcast, discusses "The Oilman's Daughter," his new story in The Atavist.
"This woman was given the opportunity to take on a new identity. And it was a mistake. She never should've done it. If there was a way for her to go back and say, 'No, I don't want to know this. I want to be who I am,' then I think she should've taken that. … I'm fascinated with people who want to radically shift their identity. It almost never works out well."
Show notes:
"The Oilman's Daughter" (The Atavist • June 2013)
"Writer Evan Ratliff Tried to Vanish: Here’s What Happened" (Wired • Nov 2009)
"The Zombie Hunters" (New Yorker • Oct 2005)
"This woman was given the opportunity to take on a new identity. And it was a mistake. She never should've done it. If there was a way for her to go back and say, 'No, I don't want to know this. I want to be who I am,' then I think she should've taken that. … I'm fascinated with people who want to radically shift their identity. It almost never works out well."
Show notes:
"The Oilman's Daughter" (The Atavist • June 2013)
"Writer Evan Ratliff Tried to Vanish: Here’s What Happened" (Wired • Nov 2009)
"The Zombie Hunters" (New Yorker • Oct 2005)
Released:
Jun 28, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode
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