# The Doppelganger Effect - Manufacturing your Own Omen

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Podcast: [Troubled Minds Radio](https://stenobird.com/podcast/troubled-minds-radio-802369)
Published: 2026-07-24T11:00:03+00:00
Episode link: https://troubledminds.substack.com/p/the-doppelganger-effect-manufacturing
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Bryan Johnson says he cloned himself as a newborn. What actually happened is stranger and older than the headline. We break down the real science (Yamanaka factors, induced pluripotent stem cells) then follow the thread back through five hundred years of doppelganger folklore, Paracelsus and the alchemical homunculus, blood magic and the Bathory legend, The Island and Never Let Me Go, the Egyptian ka, the Ship of Theseus, and all the way back to Gilgamesh. He didn't invent this story. He just gave it a petri dish and a following. 🔗 Read the blurb: https://troubledminds.substack.com/p/the-doppelganger-effect-manufacturing 📡 Troubled Minds Radio Website: https://troubledminds.org Twitter: @TroubledMindsR If you are having a mental health crisis and need immediate help, please go to https://troubledminds.org/help/ and call somebody right now. Reaching out for support is a sign of strength. LIVE ON Digital Radio! https://www.kuapdb.com/ Support The Show! https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/troubled-minds-radio--4953916/support https://ko-fi.com/troubledminds https://patreon.com/troubledminds https://www.buymeacoffee.com/troubledminds https://troubledfans.com Friends of Troubled Minds! - https://troubledminds.org/friends Show Schedule Sun--Tues--Thurs 7-10pst iTunes - https://apple.co/2zZ4hx6 Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2UgyzqM TuneIn - https://bit.ly/2FZOErS Twitter X - https://bit.ly/2CYB71U ---------------------------------------- https://troubledminds.substack.com/p/the-doppelganger-effect-manufacturing https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/bryan-johnson-stem-cell-experiment-organ-regeneration-1810015 https://www.aol.com/articles/bryan-johnson-says-cloned-himself-182714000.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/biohacker-bryan-johnson-claims-hes-125330210.html https://grokipedia.com/pa…

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