Hey, Lesson!

By Brendan Caldwell

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 exper... more

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How many episodes does Hey, Lesson! have?

The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.

Hey, Lesson! episodes:

May 19, 2021 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 monster
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43min
April 21, 2021 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?
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43min
March 24, 2021 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 mentally
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42min
March 10, 2021 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 north
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43min
February 24, 2021 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.
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44min
February 10, 2021 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 long
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43min
January 27, 2021 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.
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43min
January 13, 2021 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.
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43min
December 30, 2020 The Trial of the Tomb Raider
Lara Croft stands accused of being a bad archaeologist. In this episode, three of her peers will judge her
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46min
December 16, 2020 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...
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42min

FAQs about Hey, Lesson!:

How many episodes does Hey, Lesson! have?

The podcast currently has 29 episodes available.