On NPR today...

[albacore]

I heard a piece about a guy who made up an NFT years ago... without knowing it... and then years later... now...made a whole shitload of money, even though he got conned out of millions.
Did anybody catch that segment?
I was driving in heavy traffic, so I caught the gist, but not the details.
I've searched NPR... no luck.
If anybody caught that, can you tell me some more info so I can track it down?
If I find it, I'll post it.

[Atticus]

1. NFT------"Nifty Fricking Tome"? "Ninety Five Tamales? "Not Funny Toadies"? nt

[albacore]

4. Non Fungible Tokens are like bitcoin. Somebody says a jpeg is worth $30,000 ...

... in bitcoin or some other imaginary money, and people buy that jpeg.
I have NO idea how any of this makes sense, but listen to the program, and
you might have some idea of how behind people like you and me are.

I think NFTs are like Beanie Babies were.....
But what do I know.

[2naSalit]

2. Here ya go...

This American Life.

It was really interesting.

https://www.thisamericanlife.org/769/the-reluctant-explorer

[sl8]

3. Well done.

That explains why I couldn't find it by searching NPR (it's PRX).

[2naSalit]

5. I listened to it...

When it aired on my local station. It was worth the listen, an amusing tale with a layman's explanation of what NFTs are.

[sl8]

6. It's one of the podcasts I download, although I haven't listened recently.

Sounds like just the thing to listen to tomorrow while I mow the lawn.

Thanks.