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Games we played this week include: 
Binding of Isaac: Repentance (10:35)
Dead Estate (16:50)
Death’s Door (19:00)
Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks (23:05)
NERF Legends (26:25)
Bloodrayne Revamped (27:05)


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News things talked about in this episode:
Exiting Activision Blizzard boss Jen Oneal offered equal pay after resigning (31:45)
https://www.ign.com/articles/blizzard-jen-oneal-mike-ybarra-equal-pay-after-resignation

All three console manufacturers distance themselves from Activision Blizzard (35:20)
https://www.fanbyte.com/news/nintendo-issues-internal-response-to-activision-blizzard-reports/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-17/playstation-chief-criticizes-activision-response-to-allegations
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-18/xbox-chief-says-he-s-evaluating-relationship-with-activision


Activision Blizzard employees petition for Kotick’s removal and stage walkout (41:50)
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-11-19-more-than-1300-activision-blizzard-staff-call-for-bobby-kotick-to-resign
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2021/11/16/activision-blizzard-kotick-walkout/

Activision Blizzard board backing Kotick, announces “Workplace Responsibility Committee” (44:50)
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/culture/activision-blizzard-doubles-down-on-kotick-defense-in-all-hands-meeting
https://investor.activision.com/news-releases/news-release-details/activision-blizzard-board-directors-continues-build-upon-its

Kotick reported to be willing to step down if unable to quickly address discrimination and harrassment (47:45)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/activision-blizzard-ceo-bobby-kotick-tells-colleagues-he-would-consider-leaving-if-he-cant-quickly-fix-problems-11637533064

Former PlayStation employee alleges Sony fired them for raising discrimination issues (49:45)
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-11-23-former-playstation-employee-files-lawsuit-alleging-gender-discrimination-and-wrongful-termination

Avengers Spider-Man DLC is just Spider-Man and that’s it (54:55)
https://www.ign.com/articles/avengers-spider-man-dlc-no-story-missions

Chris Pratt’s got a special accent for Mario (58:05)
https://toofab.com/2021/11/22/mario-producer-chris-meledandri-defends-casting-non-italian-chris-pratt/

Microsoft’s Phil Spencer encouraging legal emulation for game preservation (1:01:35)
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-11-18-emulation-should-be-used-to-preserve-older-games-xbox-chief-phil-spencer-suggests

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Published July 2, 2022 — New York Times reporter John Branch tells us how one family in southern Utah keeps a cowboy tradition alive at rodeos across the West. Chris Baker recommends itineraries for scenic road trips and sites to explore across California. Plus, Jack Davis pays tribute to the American bald eagle, whose recovery from the brink of extinction is an environmental success story that can inspire everyone.

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In this room, no one can hear you scream…

The Serial Crimes Unit are called in to investigate when a local pastor is found stabbed to death. As DI Henley assesses the crime scene, she discovers a hidden door that conceals a room set up for torture – and bound to the bed in the middle of the room is the body of a man.

When another body is found, also tied down, Henley realises there's someone out there torturing innocent people and leaving them for dead. But why?

There's nothing that connects the victims. They didn't know each other. Their paths never crossed. But someone has targeted them, and it's up to Henley and the SCU to stop them before they find another binding room…

The Binding Room by Nadine Matheson, read by Diveen Henry

Game of Thrones returns! This time it's about the Dance of the Dragons, a Targaryen civil war that pitted sister against brother, uncle-husband against brother-husband, and dragon against dragon! Let us guide you back into the world of Westeros as we prepare to watch Game of Thrones House of the Dragon!

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426: Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon

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The older you get, the more you realize how much life costs. As a kid, it's easy to take for granted the free rent and free meals, but what if you could get back to that? What if you could live mortgage or rent-free as an adult? What if you could have your meals paid for on someone else’s dime? In today’s episode, our guest, Nate Weintraub, shares how he lives for “free” with his three properties that total sixty-five units.

With a real estate investor as a father, Nate has always been around rental property investing. He never saw himself getting into real estate until he worked his first W-2. After seeing the realities of a nine-to-five, Nate decided to buy a property after college and pursue real estate. In March of 2020, he put a house under contract in Rochester, New York. Since then, he has purchased a sixty-three-unit storage facility in Alabama and is currently house hacking in Florida.

As Nate works toward financial freedom, he has made steps toward reducing his cost of living while still living a life he loves. In addition to being an investor, he does what he loves as a self-employed copywriter—BiggerPockets’ copywriter in fact. At only twenty-four, Nate lives rent-free in his house hack, his rental property covers most of his food, and his real estate investment trusts pay for his car.

Living for “Free” with 63 Self-Storage Units

Rip answers questions from Starting Strength Network subscribers and fans.

04:17 Comments from the Haters!
19:58 Gym affiliates
24:19 Comments from the idiots
24:58 The Queen
38:40 Meet PRs
48:11 Training on a ship
51:39 Hip stress fracture
58:25 Man vs. chimp
1:02:08 Breathing during the press
1:03:54 Preparing a cheeseburger

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Q&A Episode - The Queen, Chimpanzees, and Gym Affiliates | Starting Strength Radio #179

Stephen Curry - practice (10/20/22)

Steve Kerr - postgame (10/21/22)

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TotalBiscuit, Dodger and Jesse Cox sit down with NerdCubed on this episode of the Co-Optional Podcast! Enjoy!

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The Co-Optional Podcast Ep. 62 ft. Nerdcubed

Oh hello there, it's time to have a bad time. We call this time the Bad Time Time. 

Wing Commander is not a very good movie, but we watched it anyway. A 1999 movie that looks like it was made in the 1980s, featuring a plot that makes no sense, a lack of antagonists, and the worst space navy in the universe, it's one of those films that might have been entertainingly bad if it wasn't just plain bad. 

Anyway, your Movie Boys try and make it interesting for you.

The Spin-off Doctors: Wing Commander

Your movie boys hang out with Dracula on Netflix n' that.

The Spin-off Doctors: Castlevania

Rick Steves, best-selling guidebook author and star of public television’s most-watched travel show, also hosts a fun, hour-long, radio talk show "Travel with Rick Steves" featuring lively conversations about travel, cultures, people, and how worldwide travel can broaden our perspective.

680 The Last Cowboys; Perfect Day California; American Bald Eagle

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