Writer RK Taylor and game developer Carlos Gutierrez explore all things crunch. Topics include the different types of crunch, burnout, the ecological factors that give rise to crunch, appropriate compensation, moral ramifications, and collective action. Tangentially, they also explore sentimentality in video games, untrustworthy bananas, and eating too many ice cream sandwiches. 

Intro-00:00:00 

D-Pad Delights-00:00:49 

Deeper Into the D-Pad-00:12:10 

Change of Heart-01:11:45 

Outro-01:16:35

Special thanks to 8-bit Jazz & Kevin MacLeod for supplying music for the show and Julia Eldred for creating the artwork.