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e141. Ghosts, Spirits, Scrooge and a Merry Marxist Christmas

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December 21, 2020
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Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is likely the most famous Christmas story ever written. First published 177 years ago, it has been produced as stage plays, adapted into dozens of…

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e106. COVID-19 & the Death of the Comic Shop

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April 20, 2020
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We live in strange times. Obviously, the number one problem right now is that we’re in the middle of a global pandemic that has ground the WHOLE DAMN PLANET to…

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e98. Experience vs. Consumer Culture

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February 24, 2020
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We have a weird question for you. Which would you rather have a free Ferrari or an all expenses paid, one month trip around the world staying in luxury hotels?…

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Call For Comments: Consumer vs. Experience Culture

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February 12, 2020
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From Wayne: Awhile back I read an article called Millennials: Fueling the Experience Economy, and it got me thinking about a number of things. Let me say up front that…

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e79. Crowdfunding Creative Culture

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October 14, 2019
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Technology has allowed us to live in the future. We live in a future where creators and artists can market their product directly to their fans, cutting out the middle…

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e34. FarmSims: Digital Transcendentalism

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December 3, 2018
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When we recorded the following podcast, or rather the bulk of it, we were avoiding work, sitting in front of a computer, several feet any roommate, in homes we rented,…

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Episode 3: Violence in Video Games

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April 23, 2018
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Do video games make you violent? Probably not, but if so why is there so much controversy surrounding them? This week, Mav is joined by Katya and Abby — both…