Hard Fork: Elons Hidden Motives + A Meetup in the Metaverse
b'Today we\\u2019re bringing you an episode from the recently launched New York Times podcast, Hard Fork. Hosted by veteran tech journalists Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, Hard Fork is a rigorous and fun exploration of Silicon Valley\\u2019s already-emerging future \\u2014 and its evolving imprint on the rest of the world.\\n\\nIn this episode, Kevin and Casey discuss Elon Musk\\u2019s on-again-off-again \\u2013 and recently on-again \\u2013 interest in Twitter, as the billionaire signals once again that he\\u2019s buying the social media platform. What might be behind the change of heart? And what will the deal mean for employees and users? Casey and Kevin swap theories and predictions \\u2014 and also step into the metaverse with the New York Times reporter Kashmir Hill.\\n\\nHard Fork is produced by Davis Land. Edited by Paula Szuchman and Hanna Ingber. Fact-checking by Caitlin Love. Original music by Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop and Marion Lozano. Engineered by Corey Schreppel. Special thanks to Sam Dolnick, Shannon Busta, Julia Simon, Larissa Anderson, Pui-Wing Tam, Kate LoPresti, Nell Gallogly, Mahima Chablani and Jeffrey Miranda.\\n\\nYou can find transcripts (posted midday) and more episodes of \\u201cThe Ezra Klein Show\\u201d at nytimes.com/ezra-klein-podcast, and you can find Ezra on Twitter @ezraklein. Book recommendations from all our guests are listed at https://www.nytimes.com/article/ezra-klein-show-book-recs.'