# The Utility of Self-Delusion (and Big Show Update)

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Podcast: [Proxy with Yowei Shaw](https://stenobird.com/podcast/proxy-with-yowei-shaw-6910758)
Published: 2025-03-19T14:18:38+00:00
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## Resource

Yowei shares exciting show news and goes on a self-delusion bender with the team at Proxy HQ. Is she being delusional? Or is delusion just necessary for starting any new project? From the episode: — Useful Delusions: The Power & Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain by Shankar Vedantam — Radiotopia from PRX New to Proxy? Try Bisexual Wife Guy , one of the clearest examples of what this show does, or Yowei Can't Speak Bro for a funny investigation into male friendship, bro-speak, and emotional translation.

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