IC 40: Worse Than Video Games?

Research shows that young men are spending more hours playing video games. Randolf and I get into whether that’s a problem. We check out Apex Legends, the new game that’s keeping the battle royale genre alive. That plus You’ve Gotta See this with Russian Doll, animal moments on Twitter, and much more. If you liked … Continue reading IC 40: Worse Than Video Games?

Research shows that young men are spending more hours playing video games. Randolf and I get into whether that’s a problem. We check out Apex Legends, the new game that’s keeping the battle royale genre alive. That plus You’ve Gotta See this with Russian Doll, animal moments on Twitter, and much more.

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Show Notes

American University professor’s Twitter thread – (Chart on gaming, chart on living with parents)

IC 39 – “Fornite isn’t a game, it’s a place”

Ready Player One

IC 39 discussion of Kingdom Hearts 3 and 2

Kingdom Hearts 2 (Wikipedia)

Doom 3 (Wikipedia)

Quake 4 (Wikipedia)

Matrix Online (Wikipedia)

IC 32 – discussion of COD Black Ops 4

COD Black Ops 4 (Blackout) (Wikipedia)

Titanfall (Wikpedia)

Apex: Legends (Wikipedia)

You’ve Gotta See This (YGST)

This time:Russian Doll (IMDb)

For next time: The Umbrella Academy (IMDb)

Good Internet, Best Internet (GIBI)
Michael ’s Good 1: Deer Whisperer on Twitter (AKA Brother Nature)
Randolf’s Good 1: The YouTube channel Best 80s Commercials, with a horror-tinged slant. (see also adult swim’s Too Many Cooks)

Randolf’s Good 2: r/TheyDidTheMath
Michael’s Good 2: Australian local news story of a terrier adopting a possum (“this wouldn’t work in America“; photo is ready to be meme’d)

Sounds
“spring synths” by oddsamples is licensed under CC BY 3.0
“Corsica_S – Cedellia” by Erokia is licensed under CC BY 3.0
“Piano Ambiance 12” by Erokia is licensed under CC BY 3.0