SHOW NOTES
This is the first episode of the RGB Podcast, a show where we talk about anything and everything related to gaming. In today’s episode, we talk about live-streaming, twitch and more. 

A big thank you to my good friends who agreed to be on the show:
Satyajit Rao (Satish)
Suhas Vasisht (Naidu)
Siddhant Verma (Blob)

We hope that you enjoyed this episode and learned something new. Stay on the lookout for future episodes of the RGB Podcast. 

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Anurag Hegde