When Claire was in her late 30s, she found herself telling strangers on airplanes stories about her kids—which is a pretty normal thing to do, except that Claire didn’t have any kids. She also didn’t know why she was doing it. Why would a successful, accomplished, and happily married woman start making up imaginary children? And why do men and women have such different reactions when they learn about Claire’s lie?

Host: Brian Phillips

Producers: Mike Wargon, Conor Nevins, and Vikram Patel

Sound Design: Kaya McMullen

Mixing and Mastering: Scott Somerville

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