Selects: What Happens When the Government Thinks You're Dead?

# Summary

Josh and Chuck dive into the bizarre and troubling world of the Social Security Death Master File, where thousands of living Americans are mistakenly listed as deceased by the government. The episode explores how these errors happen, why they're so difficult to fix, and what nightmare scenarios unfold when banks freeze your accounts, employers deny you jobs, and creditors won't touch you because official records say you're dead. They'll also take you around the world to see how other countries grapple with the same bureaucratic chaos, including India's disturbing practice of intentionally "killing people on paper" to steal their land.