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This week on Post Games:

• Act 1: Games Teach Us to Break Free from Life’s Grind
• Act 2: Metrics Suck the Joy Out of Life
• Patreon Bonus: Have Metrics Infested Video Games?
• Act 3: The News of the Week

Guests:

• C. Thi Nguyen: a philosopher, educator, and author. His latest book is The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else’s Game
• Gita Jackson: critic, editor, and co-founder of Aftermath
• Closing Song: “Ocarina of Time” by Sixth Station Trio (Zelda Classics album)

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