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Nov 2021
49m 25s

The Future Is Going to Be Weird As Hell

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In our first episode, The New York Times’s Kevin Roose joins the show to walk Derek through the metaverse, crypto, NFTs, and the maybe-BS or maybe-brilliant future of technology.


Host: Derek Thompson

Guest: Kevin Roose

Producer: Devon Manze

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