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Nov 26, 2024 | 
theringer.com | Brian Phillips |Tyler Parker
Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images Tyler was the biggest, baddest slugger on his small-town Little League team—until the day he realized he was scared of the ball. To get out of facing an intimidating pitcher, 8-year-old Tyler told a lie that made him feel guilty for decades to come. Has the time come for adult Tyler to forgive himself?
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
theringer.com | Brian Phillips
Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Before he was a star on the smash sitcom Modern Family, Jesse was a young actor struggling to make it in New York. When he landed an audition for a role that could change his life, he was ecstatic—until he realized he was going to have to forge his entire résumé.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
theringer.com | Brian Phillips
Getty Images In college, Sarah and her friends were obsessed with the tabloid talk show queen Ricki Lake. So they cooked up a scheme to appear on the show—and all Sarah had to do was tell the most twisted lie you’ve ever heard in your life. (But rest assured: No dogs were harmed in the making of this episode. At least … no real dogs were.)Host: Brian PhillipsProducers: Mike Wargon, Conor Nevins, and Vikram PatelSound Design: Kaya McMullenMixing and Mastering: Scott SomervilleSubscribe: Spotify
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
theringer.com | Ben Lindbergh |Matt James |Brian Phillips |Joshua Rivera
SEGA of America From Like a Dragon to Dragon Age, settle in for a supersized Button Mash blowout! First, Ben, Brian Phillips, and Matt James discuss which games they would stream to enhance their appeal if they were running for office.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
theringer.com | Brian Phillips |Rob Harvilla
Photo by Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images for Power To The Patients Once upon a time, Rob was a teenager in love. Specifically, he was in love with the Stone Temple Pilots. He was also fond of his girlfriend Jane. And when Rob and Jane found out that the Stone Temple Pilots were playing nearby, they knew they had to see the show—even if it meant lying to their parents, with a key assist from Kevin Costner.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
theringer.com | Brian Phillips
Can a story be true even when most of its details are false? In 2005, Malcolm told a story at the Moth about his early days as a journalist. When he was accused of falsifying the facts, he admitted he’d made a lot of them up—but he insists the story wasn’t a lie.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
theringer.com | Brian Phillips
HBO How far would you go to watch your favorite TV show? During the heyday of Game of Thrones, Zito was working late hours as the assistant manager of a video store, which made it hard to keep up with the action in Westeros. His solution? A lie so diabolical it was worthy of a Thrones episode unto itself.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
theringer.com | Brian Phillips
Ringer illustration What was the last lie you told? In Truthless, the new narrative podcast from The Ringer, host Brian Phillips talks to real people about their best tales of deception. Every episode explores the story of a single lie in the words of the person who told it. We talk to a man who faked his own death, a woman who faked her identity, a famous actor who faked his entire résumé, and more. Episodes 1 and 2, “The New Coat” and “Flying High,” are out now.
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Jul 29, 2024 | 
tolerance.ca | Brian Phillips
By Brian J. Phillips, Reader (Associate Professor) in International Relations, University of Essex
US law enforcement officials arrested two of Mexico’s most wanted kingpins in El Paso, Texas, on July 25 without firing a shot. The two men, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán, helped lead arguably the world’s most powerful drug-trafficking organisation: the Sinaloa cartel.
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Mar 10, 2024 | 
poetryfoundation.org | Brian Phillips |Joseph Donahue |Nathaniel Mackey |Jake Sorgen
Born in Miami and raised in Southern California, poet, novelist, editor, and critic Nathaniel Mackey earned his BA from Princeton University and his PhD from Stanford University. Mackey is the author of numerous books of poetry, including Blue Fasa (2015), Nod House (2011), the National Book Award-winning Splay Anthem (2006), Whatsaid Serif (1998), and Eroding Witness (1985), which was chosen for the National Poetry Series.
