What Type of Gamer am I?
Gamer Culture as a social and economic category is defined in some stiflingly narrow ways. This is a problem. Here’s why.
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Episode 428: Check Your Starfleet Privilege
On the Overthinking It Podcast, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Star Trek.
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Ghostbusternomics: Paranormal Profit Motives
We all know what the new Ghostbusters has to say about feminism. But what about capitalism and economic politics?
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Episode 408: Boldly Going, and So Forth
On the Overthinking It Podcast, we remember times that Prince touched our lives and we talk with author Manu Saadia about his book “Trekonomics” on the economics of the Star Trek universe.
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Batman’s Wager: What Blaise Pascal Can Teach Us About Fighting Superman
How an 18th century Philosopher and our nation’s 46th Vice President help us understand Batman’s decision to fight Superman.
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Bruce Wayne versus Batman
When Bruce Wayne realizes that dressing up in black and punching people in the face isn’t the best way to clean up Gotham, what comes next?
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Neko Atsume: Cat Collection Game or Silicon Valley Human Resources Simulator?
The cats of Neko Atsume demand lavish on-the-job perks and have no loyalty to their employers… just like Facebook brogrammers.
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The Mushroom Industrial Complex: The Dark Economy of Princess Peach’s Mushroom Kingdom
Sure, Bowser seems like a bad egg. But are his attempts to kidnap the sitting head of state the main thing keeping the Mushroom Kingdom’s economy afloat? You say “evil tortoise wizard,” I say “job creator.”
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NYCC 2015: The Economics of Star Trek
Mark Lee beams up the author of “Trekonomics” to discuss terminal abundance, whether capitalism is part of human nature, and the coming reputation-based economy. Also Riker.
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Episode 362: L’Entourage, c’est moi
The Overthinkers tackle the movie Entourage, its cultural reception, the problems of bro-ness, and what luxury means in the age of Uber.
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