Ep 26 - For the Win

Video games are a huge business taking in even more money than most movie studios so there is no surprise that economies have grown up around them. People pay good money to help level up their characters, gold farm and do all of the other boring and hard things that get in the way of gaming. And even though people who do those jobs are still playing a video game, are they not still in sweatshops with poor to no rights? This month we review For the Win by Cory Doctorow and take a look at the issues surrounding the online gaming world. Next book will be Book of Mythicality by Rhett & Link.

Host: Eugene Stephens

Guest: Jennifer Hetzel

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Music by: Peter Emerson Jazz

Ep 3 - Ready Player One

If you are a child of the 80's like most of here on the site, you probably have fond memories of that decade. The music, the movies, the TV, the games, everything had a distinct feel. And while we have seen a resurgence of 80's culture because everything old is new again, it's not like everyone is reliving that decade. But what if we did... in order to win a game... for control of the world? Ready Player One by Ernest Cline proposes that exact thing. Imagine spending most of your time in a virtual world dedicated to the 80's! This month we dissect this love letter to the "Big" decade and share our feelings and love for it as well.

Host: Eugene Stephens

Guest: Ray Andrew, Jennifer Hetzel

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Music by: Peter Emerson Jazz