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Do you share a name with someone more famous then you? Is it impossible to look yourself up on the internet? Are you the least famous "Alexa"? Then you have a “name doppelgänger”!

This hour, we explore cases of shared names, from the many Dan Sullivans dotted across Alaska to the federal “no fly list”.

GUESTS:
Laura Wattenberg: Naming expert, author of The Baby Name Wizard, and the creator of namerology.com.
Matt Viser: Staff writer at The Atlantic.
Darryl Campbell: Aviation correspondent at The Verge and author of the book “Fatal Abstraction: Why the Managerial Class Loses Control of Software”.

Music featured (in order):
You and I – Stevie Wonder
27 Jennifers – Mike Doughty
Call Me By Your Name – Sophie Castillo
3 Dan’s – Starboi Ebrima
North to Alaska – Johnny Horton
I’m Not That Guy – David Saint Val

Do you share a name with someone more famous then you? Is it impossible to look yourself up on the internet? Are you the least famous "Alexa"? Then you have a &ldquo;name doppelg&auml;nger&rdquo;!
This hour, we explore cases of shared names, from the many Dan Sullivans dotted across Alaska to the federal &ldquo;no fly list&rdquo;.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Laura Wattenberg: Naming expert, author of The Baby Name Wizard, and the creator of <a href="https://namerology.com/">namerology.com</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/matt-viser/">Matt Viser</a>: Staff writer at The Atlantic.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.darrylcampbell.org/">Darryl Campbell</a>: Aviation correspondent at The Verge and author of the book &ldquo;Fatal Abstraction: Why the Managerial Class Loses Control of Software&rdquo;.</li>
</ul>
Music featured (in order):
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRrrFNVUXDQ">You and I</a> &ndash; Stevie Wonder</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nN_5kkYR6k">27 Jennifers</a> &ndash; Mike Doughty</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4_9bC6iUoA">Call Me By Your Name</a> &ndash; Sophie Castillo</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSBAKMW80NA">3 Dan&rsquo;s</a> &ndash; Starboi Ebrima</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLONWy46gIE">North to Alaska</a> &ndash; Johnny Horton</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgv_MPLl7MA">I&rsquo;m Not That Guy</a> &ndash; David Saint Val</li>
</ul>

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