politics

Game/Life Balance U.S. Podcast Episode 37: Gamers on global politics, activism, and the billionaire class

Following Cody’s recent international travels, he and Jon have a frank discussion about global politics, activism, and the billionaire class, including a conversation on why people should approach politics from the perspective of strategy gamers….

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Game/Life Balance U.S. Podcast Episode 10: Minnesota caucus and The Man Who Murdered Sherlock Holmes

Hear Jon describe his adventure participating in the Minnesota caucus. Then, Cody delves into Sherlock Holmes after seeing a musical about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and discusses ownership of fictional characters. Podcast theme song intro/outro credit: ‘Subterranean Kamikaze‘ by Sixto Sounds, zircon, via OverClocked ReMix (http://ocremix.org) Game/Life Balance AUS official web site: http://www.gamelifebalanceaustralia.com/

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Game/Life Balance U.S. Podcast Episode 7: The Federal Reserve, U.S. Politics, and The Order: 1886

 Jon tells a hilarious story about a “free to play” game he’s been playing on his phone, and Cody discusses how he’s learning about the Federal Reserve. Then, he and Jon delve into U.S. politics for a bit before Cody goes FULL GAMER and reviews The Order: 1886 for the PlayStation 4. Learn how to…

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Game/Life Balance U.S. Podcast Episode 5: Cody goes viral with Bernie Sanders

Cody unexpectedly became a political writer when his post about Bernie Sanders went viral. Hear him discuss how it’s changed his life, including a surprisingly thoughtful discussion with Jon about politics and identity. Then, hear Jon go “FULL GAMER” and chat about the roguelike video game Sunless Sea.

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Wednesday’s Webcomic: Scandinavia and the World

Every nationality has an image of their nation as a person in their collective  mind or in their propaganda, and we certainly have a stereotyped personification about other countries, particularly our nearest neighbors. Frequently, other country’s stereotypes clash with our own, and one creative author, who was a reader of Axis Powers Hetalia decided to…

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