In a time of nation-wide unrest and division, it's surprising to hear that politicians from both sides of the aisle are united on one thing: violent video games are bad and must be stopped. Blamed for everything from school shootings, suicide, and even rickets, video games have been shouldering the burden for our society’s ills…Read more Ep. 10: Moral Combat–Why the War on Violent Video Games is Wrong
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Ep. 05: Imagining Play, Religion, and Education
Dr. Gregory Grieve visits with JD and Kyle this week to discuss the intersections of religion, play, and education (as well as the recent publication of his new book on Buddhism and Second Life). Grieve is a Professor and Head of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where he researches,…Read more Ep. 05: Imagining Play, Religion, and Education
Ep. 04: Bestor on Decks
This week Kyle and JD are joined by Nick Bestor, a PhD candidate studying card games and licensing in the Department of Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas at Austin, for a rollicking journey through card games and franchises. Bestor talks about the journey that led him to studying card games professionally, from not knowing how…Read more Ep. 04: Bestor on Decks