Summary: <p>All the world’s a stage. Or, sometimes it feels that way, especially these days. In this episode, originally aired in 2015, we push through the fourth wall, pierce the spandex-ed heart of professional wrestling, and travel 400 years into the past to unmask our obsession with authenticity and our desire to walk the line between reality and fantasy.</p> <p>Thanks to Nick Hakim for the use of <a href="https://soundcloud.com/enhakim" target="_blank">his song "The Light". </a></p> <p><em>Support Radiolab by becoming a member of </em><a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/membership"><em>The Lab</em></a> <em>today.</em><em> </em></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaum_fMDGgFQCmKHUBPq_xg">Radiolab is on YouTube!</a> Catch up with new episodes and hear classics from our archive. Plus, find other cool things we did in the past — like miniseries, music videos, short films and animations, behind-the-scenes features, Radiolab live shows, and more. Take a look, explore and subscribe!</p> <p> </p>
