About this episode
Twenty months since the start of the pandemic, economic recovery has been uneven at best. This week, On the Media takes a look at one sector that’s been booming: cryptocurrency and, in particular, NFTs. Hear how a technology invented to give artists more control over their work has become a tool for speculators hoping to win big. 1. Anil Dash [ @anildash ], CEO of Glitch, helps explain the origin of NFTs. Listen. 2. OTM Correspondent Micah Loewinger [ @MicahLoewinger ] attends an NFT auction featuring Carlos Matos, one of crypto's most unlikely proponents. Listen . 3. Anil Dash [ @anildash ] on his ambivalence of what has come from his creation. Listen. Music: 72 Degrees and Sunny by Thomas Newman Eye Surgery by Thomas Newman Horizon 12.2 by Thomas Newman Okami by Nicola Cruz Bitconnect Carlos Matos (What Is Love) by Psychol Penguins by Michael Hurley Solice by Scott Joplin Carlos Matos (Take On Me) by Memeski Bubblewrap by Thomas Newman Vie En Rose by Toots Thielemans On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.