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Episode · Stuff They Don't Want You To Know · 2026-09-15

Books mentioned on CLASSIC: What the Heck is an NFT?

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In tonight's Classic episode: a new player has entered the strange, often confusing world of Bitcoin -- the non-fungible token, or NFT. This digital token, which can be virtually anything, is technically unique.

Ben Bowlin discussed The emperor's new clothes by Hans Christian Andersen and others.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. The emperor's new clothes

    Hans Christian Andersen; Ève Tharlet; Jeffrey Stewart Timmins; Stephanie True Peters · at 33:52 · mentioned 2 times

    The Emperor's New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen is a classic fairy tale about vanity, societal conformity, and the courage required to speak uncomfortable truths.

    Discussed
    “That's not an unfair way to say it because, you know, my – it reminds me of the story that keeps coming up when we explore these kinds of things about the emperor's new clothes, which we'll wax poetic on later.”
    Ben Bowlin CLASSIC: What the Heck is an NFT? 2026-09-15
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Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The emperor's new clothes
“And I can't wait to see how it ages because we said, is this a digital revolution or another case of the emperor's new clothes?”
Ben Bowlin CLASSIC: What the Heck is an NFT? 2026-09-15
Passing The emperor's new clothes
“Were they buying something unique that only they could appreciate? Or were they buying the emperor's new clothes? I think it's a fair question.”
Speaker CLASSIC: What the Heck is an NFT? 2026-09-15
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