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November 01, 2018

Episode One-Crunch and Toxic Masculinity in the Games Industry

1 hour 26 minutes

On this inagural episode of Palin' Around, Caitlin, Jess, and Sam share their vision for the show, then dive into a discussion on the connections between crunch, tech fetishization, and the toxic masculinity that pervades gaming across the board.

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Jessica @jessacogswell

Sam @threedsboy

Articles referenced in the show:

https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.igda.org/resource/resmgr/2017_DSS_/!IGDA_DSS_2017_SummaryReport.pdf

https://kotaku.com/inside-rockstar-games-culture-of-crunch-1829936466

http://www.vulture.com/2018/10/the-making-of-rockstar-games-red-dead-redemption-2.html

https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/10/are-videogames-too-long.html

https://kotaku.com/inside-the-culture-of-sexism-at-riot-games-1828165483

https://www.polygon.com/2018/7/10/17550276/guild-wars-2-arenanet-firings-jessica-price-gamergate

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