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The Future Is Going to Be Weird As Hell

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

By Derek Thompson
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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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