{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/7b78c9d1-0a93-5b8b-9007-d13478c306b2/6302800513e851001129fdf5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Sleepover Club: Is BeReal ushering in a new era of authentic social media, or is it just as shallow as everything else?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611ec73406c05e8737f40e27/1661107478046-7e44c8df13f851b77893a7fffff72a2f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>It's time to BeReal! As the social media app grows bigger and bigger, <a href=\"instagram.com/ionegamble\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ione</a> and Halima have downloaded BeReal to try it out for themselves. The platform promises us the opportunity to see our friends as they really are - but do we really want to? How many selfies of ourselves sitting on the sofa can we really take? As we all strive for a more authentic online experience, the pair are discussing if posting genuinely is all it's cracked up to be; or if we all deserve to live in our inauthentic fantasies in the URL world.</p><p><br></p><p>Order Ione's book, Poor Little Sick Girls,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://geni.us/PoorLittleSickGirls\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here!</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Want to support the podcast? If you're a brand or organisation that could help us continue the show, Please fill in this&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://forms.gle/NtUXykAoCQzVewpz8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>form</strong></a><strong>. Can't wait to hear from you!</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>We'd love to know what you think about our podcast. Fill out this survey&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScnh6z4u3-cdbZqif7prW_UuY31MAorpu2Uvd14qFXxy4RM2Q/viewform\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here&nbsp;</strong></a><strong>to have your say &lt;3 Have an opinion and want to be featured on an upcoming episode? We want to hear from YOU! Send us your thoughts on this episode to&nbsp;ione@polyesterzine.com, leave a review, or drop us a DM on&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/polyesterzine/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Instagram</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>","author_name":"The Polyester Podcast"}