Pac-Man and Capitalism w/ Alex Wade

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English - August 20, 2018 17:58 - 1 hour - 144 MB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
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Author Alex Wade joins us to discuss his new book “The Pac-Man Principle: A User’s Guide to Capitalism.” Dr. Wade is a senior research fellow at Birmingham City University whose focus is on British video game histories. PLUS: We dissect the failed “Unite The Right 2” Neo-Nazi rally which took place in Washington D.C. last week, and Ralph awards “heroes” honors to a landlord going on hunger strike against a new homeless shelter in his Queens neighborhood.

00:00 - CLIP: Neo-Nazi douche and “Unite the Right” organizer Jared Kessler gets yelled at by his dad

01:30 - Discussion of “Unite the Right 2”

15:00 - Interview with Alex Wade, author of “The Pac-Man Principle”

47:00 - This episode brought to you by SUNDAY SCARIES - they don’t do shit!

48:30 - BAFFLEGAB HEROES - Landlord hunger striking against homeless shelter

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