This episode introduces our exploration of this sticky and despicable but tragically relatable human trait, and explains why it's such an important topic to explore. In today's hyperconnected age, where we can accuse people of hypocrisy just as easily as we can become guilty of it ourselves, we should dive into fully understanding hypocrisy rather than simply pretend we're above it.

Let's crack open the concept of hypocrisy by asking a few of the uncomfortable but necessary questions: What makes us all hypocrites? How do we prove it, and why should we bother? Why is it so much worse than just lying? And what can (or should) we even do about it?