Book · 2016 · True Crime
Playing Dead
A Journey Through the World of Death Fraud
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Shout out to uh playing dead by Elizabeth Greenwood that's probably the best book written on the subject uh faking your death on your own disappearing.
The best things said about it
Um we should probably give a pretty big shout out at the outset here um to Elizabeth Greenwood. She's an author. I think her day job is a creative writing professor at Colombia. Uh but she wrote a book which as far as I can tell is the most exhaustive look at pseudocide anyone's ever created. Um the her book.
Years ago, I interviewed this woman, Elizabeth Greenwood, and she wrote a book about faking your own death cuz she was like, 'I need to know if this is possible.' We we did. We talked to her as well, didn't we, Matt? What was the book called? Oh, Ben's a big fan of it. I think it's called Playing Dead.
Years ago, I interviewed this woman, Elizabeth Greenwood, and she wrote a book about faking your own death cuz she was like, 'I need to know if this is possible.' We we did. We talked to her as well, didn't we, Matt? What was the book called? Oh, Ben's a big fan of it. I think it's called Playing Dead.
Why people recommend it
Playing Dead by Elizabeth Greenwood explores the phenomenon of pseudocide and the realities of faking one's death. Josh Clark mentioned the publication on Stuff You Should Know, introducing the author and describing her work as the most comprehensive examination of faking one's death ever produced. Ben Bowlin also brought up the title on Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, recommending it as the absolute best literature available on the subject of disappearing and starting over. Later on the same podcast, Maggie Freleng discussed interviewing the author years prior, noting that Greenwood undertook the project out of a genuine curiosity to discover whether such an extreme escape was actually possible. Matt and Ben joined in to confirm the title and praise the author's work, emphasizing that Ben remained a massive fan of the publication. Throughout these discussions, the podcast hosts highlighted the exhaustive research and unusual premise that made the book a standout exploration of human reinvention and evasion.
Every mention
Ben Bowlin shout out to uh playing dead by Elizabeth Greenwood that's probably the best book written on the subject uh… 1
“shout out to uh playing dead by Elizabeth Greenwood that's probably the best book written on the subject uh faking your death on your own disappearing”
Josh Clark um we should probably give a pretty big shout out at the outset here um to Elizabeth Greenwood. She's an au… 1
“um we should probably give a pretty big shout out at the outset here um to Elizabeth Greenwood. She's an author. I think her day job is a creative writing professor at Colombia. Uh but she wrote a book which as far as I can tell is the most exhaustive look at pseudocide anyone's ever created. Um the her book”
Maggie Freleng years ago, I interviewed this woman, Elizabeth Greenwood, and she wrote a book about faking your own death… 1
“years ago, I interviewed this woman, Elizabeth Greenwood, and she wrote a book about faking your own death cuz she was like, 'I need to know if this is possible.' We we did. We talked to her as well, didn't we, Matt? What was the book called? Oh, Ben's a big fan of it. I think it's called Playing Dead.”
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“Years ago, I interviewed this woman, Elizabeth Greenwood, and she wrote a book about faking your own death cuz she was like, 'I need to know if this is possible.' We we did. We talked to her as well, didn't we, Matt? What was the book called? Oh, Ben's a big fan of it. I think it's called Playing Dead.”
