WHAT WOULD YOU TRUST? A psychological fiction podcast by Jonah Whitmore exploring memory, identity, consciousness, choice, and the stories we tell ourselves. Each episode begins with a question: What if the thing you trust most about yourself isn't true? Memory can change. Evidence can disappear. Choices can be influenced. And sometimes the truth is the one thing you were never meant to remember. For readers and listeners drawn to psychological science fiction, thrillers, dark philosophical fiction, and thought experiments about what makes us who we are.
What if one of the memories that made you who you are never actually happened? Think about a memory you know by heart. A conversation. A moment from c...
We trust our memories because they feel like evidence. A conversation you remember. A moment you can replay. A detail you are certain happened exactly...
Why Does Your Brain Create False Memories? We trust our memories because they feel real. A childhood room. A conversation. A face. A moment you can se...
Can you trust your own mind? You see something. You remember something. You believe something happened. But how do you know your mind got the story ri...
What if the memory that shaped your entire life never happened? Not a childhood detail. Not a forgotten conversation. Your most important memory. The ...
You remember it. The room. The conversation. The feeling. You know it happened. But what if someone showed you evidence that it never did? Would you t...
What if you remembered a conversation that never happened? You remember the room. The voice. The exact words. But the other person says it never happe...
What would you trust if your own memory contradicted the evidence? Ethan Cole remembers three years of his life. The places. The conversations. The de...