This week, we’re talking Operation Bounce House by Matt Dinniman, a sci fi dystopian that asks a truly unhinged question: what if your quiet farming planet got turned into a livestreamed war game… and the people trying to kill you thought it was just entertainment?

We break down the chaos of gamer controlled mechs, influencer culture gone very wrong, and the AI storyline that gets a little too real. Plus, the Rhythm Mafia, Lulu’s side hustle, and why this might actually be a Twitch stream from hell.

Also: we have thoughts on Justin Bieber at Coachella and the return of Veronica Roth to the Divergent universe.

Spoilers start around the midway point.