In Randi Zuckerberg’s world of satirical fairytales, “happily ever after” is not a guarantee.
On Friday, Zuckerberg and her longtime business associate Natasha Lewin announced the launch of a silly, yet surprisingly dark, family-friendly podcast called “Once Upon a Timestamp.” The podcast features, as they describe them, “woke/depressing” and “feminist/current” re-tellings of classic fairytales, with contemporary themes like politics, gender, and the tech world.
For example, the first episode retells the story of The Three Little Pigs to throw shade on Bitcoin ICOs. The second, based on The Emperor’s New Clothes, takes to task the “narcissistic” and “loud mouth jerk” of an emperor that’s running our “kingdom.” Read more…
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