Part One: The Liar
Jonathan enlists the help of a polygraph machine to trap Howard in his web of lies. Plus, a young boy lets an innocent lie get out of control, and psychoanalyst Stephen Grosz on why we let liars get away with fibbing to our face. Featuring writer Joshuah Bearman, whose latest story is Coronado High. This episode is not available for on-demand listening, but you can purchase it on iTunes. 
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