Paul Auster, acclaimed novelist and author of Burning Boy: The Life and Work of Stephen Crane, on the 19th century writer's forgotten legacy. Jill Lepore, Harvard historian and New Yorker staff writer Gene Seymour culture critic with work in Newsday, the Nation, the Baffler, and more and Annalee Newitz science fiction author and science journalist, on the makings (and potential mishaps) of the metaverse. Paul Waldman opinion columnist at the Washington Post and senior writer for The American Prospect, on why off-year elections need historical context. And a forgotten behemoth of American literature gets a closer look. Also, why the midterm election results tell us so little about what's coming next in American politics. On this week's show, hear why they might need to start reading their source material more closely. For decades, Silicon Valley leaders have been borrowing ideas from science fiction - from the metaverse to the latest tech gadgets.Music:72 Degrees and Sunny by Thomas NewmanEye Surgery by Thomas NewmanHorizon 12.2 by Thomas NewmanOkami by Nicola CruzBitconnect Carlos Matos (What Is Love) by PsycholPenguins by Michael HurleySolice by Scott JoplinCarlos Matos (Take On Me) by MemeskiBubblewrap by Thomas NewmanVie En Rose by Toots Thielemans Anil Dash on his ambivalence of what has come from his creation. OTM Correspondent Micah Loewinger attends an NFT auction featuring Carlos Matos, one of crypto's most unlikely proponents. Anil Dash CEO of Glitch, helps explain the origin of NFTs. Hear how a technology invented to give artists more control over their work has become a tool for speculators hoping to win big. This week, On the Media takes a look at one sector that's been booming: cryptocurrency and, in particular, NFTs.

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