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Episode Synopsis
Everyone is talking about it and so are we: the South Korean survival drama Squid Game. Its astounding popularity aside, we are especially curious about what the show tells us about games, play, and their relation to very real class disparity. (Our main story is spoiler free, so no to worry. We've got a separate and clearly coded spoiler part at the very end of the episode.)In our side quests, we discuss the pricing of the Nintendo Switch Online Extension Pack, the legitimacy of pirating newly released games, and Kena: Bridge of Spirits.Shownotes00:09:44 Squid GameSquid Game Is Netflix's Most Popular Series Launch Ever (Eddie Makuch)S.Korea broadband firm sues Netflix after traffic surge from 'Squid Game' (Joyce Lee)Economic inequality in South Korea (wikipedia)00:40:07 Announcing Nintendo Switch Online Extension Pack (Nintendo)00:44:42 Stop Defending Corporations From Piracy You Freaks (Kaile Hultner)00:55:26 Kena: Bridge of Spirits01:06:00 Squid Game Spoiler Part Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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