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b'Evan Ratliff, a co-host of the Longform Podcast, discusses\\xa0"The Oilman\'s Daughter,"\\xa0his new story in\\xa0The Atavist.\\n\\n"This woman was given the opportunity to take on a new identity. And it was a mistake. She never should\'ve done it. If there was a way for her to go back and say, \'No, I don\'t want to know this. I want to be who I am,\' then I think she should\'ve taken that. \\u2026 I\'m fascinated with people who want to radically shift their identity. It almost never works out well."\\n\\nShow notes:\\n"The Oilman\'s Daughter" (The Atavist \\u2022 June 2013)\\n"Writer Evan Ratliff Tried to Vanish: Here\\u2019s What Happened" (Wired \\u2022 Nov 2009)\\n"The Zombie Hunters" (New Yorker \\u2022 Oct 2005)\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'