{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69612d9223ce58f14619a8f6/69612dd723ce58f14619beb3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why Does Matt Damon Want Me to Buy Crypto?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/69612d9223ce58f14619a8f6/e7c728ec0b16b7b814ddea57c2da44e1.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>A recent advertisement for crypto.com, featuring Matt Damon, was met with widespread mockery online. But Damon’s ad is only the most visible example of a much broader—and more insidious—trend of celebrity cryptocurrency endorsements. Is the partnership between crypto and Hollywood really dangerous? And what separates the trend from run-of-the-mill salesmanship?</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guests: </strong><a href=\"https://twitter.com/SilvermanJacob?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">Jacob Silverman</a>, staff writer for the New Republic and <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ben_mckenzie\">Ben McKenzie</a>, actor, writer, and director.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Host: </strong>Lizzie O’Leary</p><p> </p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}