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Secret Histories of Nerd Mysteries: Episode 81: Neopets
Secret Histories of Nerd Mysteries
English - June 15, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour - 77.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsLeisure Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Brenda is here to talk about the 1999 virtual pet website, Neopets, a subject that is near and dear to their heart. Austin, meanwhile, knows very little about Neopets. This is a story of controversial advertising and even more controversial religion. It's about what happens when a website's existence is stretched out too long. NFTs, black market scams, and sweet Armaldo Lewis (Brenda’s starving Neopet) who just really wants a bit of jelly from the jelly world that may or may not exist. If this sounds inscrutable, it’s because it really is.