Dispatches from the Metaverse feat. Jathan Sadowski

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10/11/21 • 66 min

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Mark Zuckerberg is building the future of the internet, and the future of everything, and it’s basically a much more exploitative version of Habbo Hotel. Where we’re going, you won’t need eyes to see... it’s the Metaverse! And thankfully we've got Jathan Sadowski, friend of the show and cohost of the This Machine Kills Podcast, to explain it further.

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If you want access to our Patreon bonus episodes, early releases of free episodes, and powerful Discord server, sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/trashfuture

*WEB DESIGN ALERT* Tom Allen is a friend of the show (and the designer behind our website). If you need web design help, reach out to him here: https://www.tomallen.media/

Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and Alice (@AliceAvizandum)

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Trashfuture Presents: John Taliban, Episode 1

Several months ago, Alice Caldwell-Kelly awoke from a literal fever dream covered in a sheen of sweat, with one name on her lips: JOHN TALIBAN. A man whose name is just, coincidentally, Taliban. A man who loves Ford cars. Maybe his name’s Hungarian, it’s impossible to know. And now, from that impossible dream, Alice and friend of the show Noah Suarez-Sikes have written a real pilot which we’ve table read for you—the loyal hog. Please enjoy this TF Special PresentationTM of JOHN TALIBAN. CAST LIST: John Taliban: @Devon_OnEarth (Devon)
Erika Joiner: @AliceAvizandum (Alice Caldwell-Kelly)
Ashleigh Belden: @PrhRoy (Phoebe Roy)
Squib Jackson: @Milo_Edwards (Milo Edwards)
Heppie Jackson: @GoingMedieval (Dr Eleanor Janega)
Chent Mustang: @inthesedeserts (Nate Bethea)
Carter: @notliamanders0n (Liam Anderson)
Waiter / Charon: @who_shot_jgr (Justin Roczniak)
Kennedy Cutout / Stage Directions: @noahpasaran (Noah Suarez-Sikes)

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Elon Musk has greenwashed an oil refinery! We speak with fintwit blogger ESGHound about just how this was possible. We also looked into the ongoing issues surrounding Tether. But first, we look at the greatest achievement in British Journalism, as Iain Duncan Smith writes that Britain wouldn't have worked from home during the Blitz.

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Milo Edwards comperes a stellar line-up of professional acts trying new material, headlined by Archie Henderson. See it on 26 October at 19:30, Sekforde Arms, London EC1R 0HA: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/smoke-comedy-featuring-archie-henderson-tickets-188961367537

*WEB DESIGN ALERT* Tom Allen is a friend of the show (and the designer behind our website). If you need web design help, reach out to him here: https://www.tomallen.media/

Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and Alice (@AliceAvizandum)