{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/624caad9a259030012cefa3e/624cb99836ac820013ce9432?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Metaverse, Bridgerton, & A Mistress","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/624caad9a259030012cefa3e/1649193149973-c84543c8c69cf638288353e8654660e8.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Welcome to Avocado Proust! We’re Jeeves and Lumes - 2 millennial pals trying to make sense of the week gone by. We love tech, pop culture and science but really we’ll talk about anything and everything in between.</p><p><br></p><p>In the group chat this week, we cover the metaverse* <em>(*trigger warning: sexual assault)</em>, season 2 of Bridgerton, Fenty Beauty, immortality, a wayward mistress, all topped off with a sprinkle of cryptocurrency for afters.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>We’d love to have you in our group chat so get in touch with your thoughts, dilemmas, comments, and ideas at avocadoproust@gmail.com.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>This week’s references</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Metaverse articles</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://metro.co.uk/2022/04/02/the-metaverse-is-not-designed-for-women-16285986/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://metro.co.uk/2022/04/02/the-metaverse-is-not-designed-for-women-16285986/</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/12/16/1042516/the-metaverse-has-a-groping-problem/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/12/16/1042516/the-metaverse-has-a-groping-problem/</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-60415317\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-60415317</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>YouGov Survey on American Perceptions</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/articles-reports/2022/03/15/americans-misestimate-small-subgroups-population\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/articles-reports/2022/03/15/americans-misestimate-small-subgroups-population</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Cryptocurrency &amp; Social Justice</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/02/16/why-bitcoin-is-a-tool-for-social-justice/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/02/16/why-bitcoin-is-a-tool-for-social-justice/</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Lumes' other podcast: </p><p>(Spotify) https://open.spotify.com/show/7LnzdI3zlwIfo277mDjYVu?si=ca3662ccfcde4d06 </p><p>(Apple) <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-lumes-me-podcast/id1610036053\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-lumes-me-podcast/id1610036053</a></p><p><br></p><p>Jeeves' weekly newsletter: https://jivan.substack.com</p><p><br></p><p>=========</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Avocado Proust Podcast"}