Episode
The Lies Never End | Reading Reddit Stories
- Podcast
- Smosh Reads Reddit Stories
- Published
- Feb 28, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 4254
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- https://audioboom.com/posts/8865607
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Summary
The Smosh crew explores the ethics of deception through a series of Reddit stories ranging from harmless white lies to deep betrayals. The discussion weighs the social utility of sparing feelings against the long-term damage of dishonesty.
Topics
- Reddit Stories
- Deception
- Relationships
- Social Media Ethics
- Accountability
- Honesty
- Internet Culture
- Am I The Asshole
Highlights
- Main idea: Small lies, like faking a diet to avoid certain foods, often create a compounding burden of deception
- Failure mode: Providing false encouragement to a partner can lead to public humiliation and a breakdown of trust
- Practical takeaway: True support requires honest feedback rather than easy, temporary comfort
- Social observation: The anonymity of the internet can facilitate addictive behaviors and the creation of false personas
- Core tension: The conflict between maintaining social harmony through white lies and the necessity of accountability in relationships
Chapters
1:00The Difficulty of Spotting Lies: The hosts discuss their personal tendencies toward trust and the difficulty of detecting deception in others.6:00The Burden of Food Lies: An analysis of a person lying to their partner's parents about a diet to avoid eating pet-hair-covered food.22:00The Danger of False Encouragement: A discussion on the consequences of lying to a partner about their musical talent to avoid conflict.28:00Wikipedia Vandalism: A look at the chaos caused by a joke edit on a K-pop idol's Wikipedia page.49:00Family Deception and Gaslighting: A story regarding discovering significant lies told by parents regarding a marriage.54:00The Reddit Story Addiction: An exploration of a person addicted to fabricating Reddit stories for TikTok engagement and the impact on their marriage.