THE HOLIDAY SPECIAL PODCAST EPISODE (yes, we know we're late): Fascists, Rats, and Dick Pics
A little extra audio for you
The world is giving fascism in 2025, so we’ve been away writing, reading and getting ready to serve up more on that topic.
Meanwhile, here’s a chattier, less-structured version of our usual schtick - recorded over the holidays, live in front of a studio (well, living room) audience.
Tune in to hear:
Sarah talk about why we shouldn’t argue with our relatives
and why fascists are much like guys who send dick pics.
Max explain how games influenced fascists like Steve Bannon
and why he’s obsessed with a rat.
We also get asked questions from the living-room-and-online-studio audience.
Referenced in the episode:
Games - Hardcover - C. Thi Nguyen - Oxford University Press
Book: The Grieving Brain — Mary-Frances O’Connor, PhD
How We Remember Things with Our Spatial Reasoning (Piece on memory palaces)
Sad by Design (The Book Max Mentions About Dopamine Addiction)
Max’s Game, Billionaires and Guillotines
The Critical Theory Debate on Whether Babies Want Power
Music by Daniel Gouly
Thanks to those who asked questions in this episode, and who attended our live event!
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