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- Why do we love vampires? (Resident Evil Village)To celebrate Resident Evil Village, a horror expert tells us why the vampire is so enduring as a monster43 min
- How did sailors become pirates? (Sea of Thieves)We play Sea of Thieves and ask a pirate historian: how did everyday sailors join a pirate crew and begin a life of high seas shenanigans?43 min
- Why do people like to fight? (Guilty Gear)We ask a psychologist (who is also a judo coach) why some people enjoy the pain of the ring, and what they do to prepare themselves mentally42 min
- How do you survive in the arctic? (Subnautica: Below Zero)A polar expedition leader and wildlife photographer tells us what it is really like to trudge through the snowy landscape of the frozen north43 min
- How do you design a dream home? (The Sims 4)We showed a professional interior designer some photos of our first Sims house to see what she thought. Her response was polite.44 min
- Who invented Chess?Will we every know who invented Chess? We ask a board game historian to reveal the background of this ancient game, and ask why it has stuck around so long43 min
- How do mediums speak to the dead? (The Medium)The Medium is a new horror game about talking to spirits. We spoke to fact-checker Susan Gerbic about the tricks mediums use to fool an audience.43 min
- Are Japan’s Yakuza disappearing? (Yakuza: Like A Dragon)The Yakuza games always feature a mobster with a heart. But what about the real Yakuza? We speak to an investigative journalist about these savvy criminals.43 min
- The Trial of the Tomb RaiderLara Croft stands accused of being a bad archaeologist. In this episode, three of her peers will judge her46 min
- Can you escape from Hades?An archeologist and expert in Greek myth tells us what Hades the game gets right (and wrong) about the Gods...42 min
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Hey, Lesson! is a show about science, history, language, and other fascinating topics explored through the lens of popular videogames. Every episode features two experts: a guru of games, and an…
expert from reality. Let's see what we can learn.