One of the most successful and long-lasting shows in the history of the form regains control of the top of your podcasting feed this week with yapping about ourselves, our relationship with technology, and the political news of the week, along with our regular assortment of of silly games and nonsense. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it on our Substack, leave a comment on the show’s page on our website, or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!
Show Rundown
Open — Explaining our lack of podcasting production and promising to do better, or at least more
15:15 — Abe vs. Nature
19:18 — Bob vs. Modernity
55:46 — Super Tuesday
1:18:02 — Strassmann
1:23:07 — Billboard Hot 100 Game
1:28:10 — Wrap-up! Sydney Sweeney’s chest, Dune 2
Relevant Linkage
UK’s Royal Society for Public Health: Over 1 in 10 young gamers get into debt by buying loot boxes
Game Developer: Chasing the Whale: Examining the ethics of free-to-play games
MONEY: ‘Free’ Games Like Candy Crush and Counter-Strike Are Wrecking People’s Finances
WSJ: Meet the Man Who’s Spent $70,000 Playing a Mobile Game
Federal Trade Commission: Fortnite Video Game Maker Epic Games to Pay More Than Half a Billion Dollars over FTC Allegations of Privacy Violations and Unwanted Charges
New York Times / Siena Poll: Biden trails Trump 43-48
AP: McConnell endorses Trump for president. He once blamed Trump for ‘disgraceful’ Jan. 6, 2021, attack
NYT: Haley Cedes Republican Race to Trump, but Does Not Endorse Him