Are Video Games Really A Waste Of Time?

Episode 200

11th April 2024

It’s the 200th episode of Triple Click, and to celebrate, it’s time for a mailbag! The gang answers listener questions such as “could we ever see gambling in video games?” and “are games really a waste of time?” One More Thing: Kirk: “Behind F1’s Velvet Curtain” by Kate Wagner Maddy: Sailor Moon Jason: The Mysterious Case of the […]

Episode notes

It’s the 200th episode of Triple Click, and to celebrate, it’s time for a mailbag! The gang answers listener questions such as “could we ever see gambling in video games?” and “are games really a waste of time?”

One More Thing:

Kirk: “Behind F1’s Velvet Curtain” by Kate Wagner

Maddy: Sailor Moon

Jason: The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett

LINKS:

“Behind F1’s Velvet Curtain” by Kate Wagner, preserved in archive form: https://web.archive.org/web/20240301170542/https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a46975496/behind-f1-velvet-curtain/ and at Escape Collective: https://escapecollective.com/behind-f1s-velvet-curtain/

Triple Click LIVE in LA! Saturday, June 8, 6:30PM at the Teagram Ballroom: https://teragramballroom.com/tm-event/triple-click-podcast/

Preorder Jason’s Book! https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jason-schreier/play-nice/9781538725429/

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Video games: They’re serious business! Except when they’re not serious at all. Each week on Triple Click, video game experts Kirk Hamilton, Maddy Myers, and Jason Schreier journey into the fascinating world of games. They’ll explore hot topics in video game news and culture, answer burning listener questions, debate the pros and cons of the biggest new games, and replay old classics together.

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