Show topic: Welcome to "The Rehearsal" recap podcast with your host, Ray Taylor. Each week, join me as I dive deep into a new episode of "The Rehearsal", discussing Nathan Fielder's unique approach to helping ordinary people rehearse for life's difficult moments. From confessing to a lie about educational history, to tackling the complex challenges of raising a child, Fielder's elaborate sets and trained actors provide the perfect platform for practicing tough conversations.

In this episode Ray recaps episode 3 "Gold Digger". In this episode, Nathan and Angela rehearse parenting with child actors, Angela refuses to participate in Halloween due to her belief in Satanic conspiracies, and Nathan balances parenting duties with a rehearsal for Patrick, a man who wants to confront his brother over their late grandfather's will. The rehearsal takes place in a replica Raising Cane's restaurant, and Nathan introduces real emotions to the rehearsal by staging a scenario to convince Patrick that he could inherit buried gold. After Patrick has an emotional breakthrough during the rehearsal, he leaves the production and is never seen again. Ray Taylor reflects on the ease of self-deception for some people as he considers his own fake family.