What IS the metaverse, anyway? Can you visit it now? Should you be buying real estate in the metaverse? Who was phone? Kathleen breaks it all down and ELI5s the metaverse, all while Bethany melts down from tech panic. Then, Bethany digs deeper into the missing person case of Nicholas Barclay and the man who convinced the boy’s family that HE was their son. Or did he?

** If you have any information about Nicholas Barclay, please contact the San Antonio Police Department Missing Persons Unit at (201) 207-7484

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What We Talked About:

01:59 - Topic intros and a ‘Thank You’ from Bethany.

05:38 - New Patreon levels.

07:31 - Kathleen shot a music video for the cool kids.

18:32 - The Metaverse

45:58 - The Imposter Frédéric Bourdin

01:13:46 - Swallowing big pills.

01:16:31 - The pores in your ears.

01:18:51 - Finding comfort in blackheads

01:20:28 - What We Learned This Week

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KATHLEEN’S SOURCES:

https://www.fastcompany.com/90723566/building-a-brand-in-the-metaverse

https://makeanapplike.com/how-to-buy-land-property-in-metaverse-real-estate/ 

https://www.analyticsinsight.net/how-to-find-a-partner-in-metaverse-dating-takes-a-virtual-turn/

https://cointelegraph.com/news/is-there-a-future-for-digital-fashion-in-the-metaverse

https://www.greenmatters.com/p/metaverse-environmental-impact#:~:text=However%2C%20it%20has%20its%20downsides,quite%20large%20amounts%20of%20energy.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2022/01/21/fortnites-vision-of-the-metaverse-feels-like-it-has-stalled/#:~:text=It%20has%20a%20%E2%80%9Cchill%E2%80%9D%20hangout,as%20a%20digital%20metaverse%20space.

https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/3-ways-to-buy-real-estate-in-the-metaverse

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/blockchain.asp

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaverse

BETHANY’S SOURCES:

DOCUMENTARY: “The Imposter” (2012), Dir. Bart Layton

PODCAST: Casefile Ep. 165 – Nicholas Barclay

https://brenmar71.medium.com/justice-for-nicholas-barclay-19ea332bd309

https://www.ranker.com/list/story-of-nicholas-barclay-imposter/matthew-lavelle

https://thecasualcriminalist.com/podcasts/the-disappearance-of-nicholas-barclay/

https://www.history101.com/disturbing-true-story-nicholas-barcla/

https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/San-Antonio-unsolved-missing-kids-16335838.php

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frédéric_Bourdin