Scandalous Games
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Episodes: 91
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Scandalous Games is a video game history podcast that takes a closer look at video game related controversies. Every episode, historian Kevin Impellizeri shares a story about a scandalous event from gaming's past to his friends who offer commentary on moral panics, ill-advised advertising campaigns, unusual figures, and any and all topics related to video game scandals and how they shaped the medium. New episodes drop on the first and third Tuesdays of every month! Check out more info, including show notes and sources, at http://scandalousgamespodcast.wordpress.com.
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Jack Thompson v. Rockstar (with Jay Brandstetter from I'm From the Internet), Part 1: Bully bullies Bully
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May 05, 2026 |
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2025: A Year in Controversies, Part 2: We need to talk about Elon
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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The 2025 Real Game Awards: Sir, this is a Dave & Buster's
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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2025: A Year in Controversies, Part 1: Notes from the Reddit regime
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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The Real Game Awards, Part 4: No ethical consumption under the Imperium
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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The Real Game Awards, Part 3: Stellar Blade and the battle for inches of digital fabric
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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The Real Game Awards, Part 2: Oh sweet baby (Inc.)
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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The Real Game Awards, Part 1: And the Scandie goes to...
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas "Hot Coffee" Mod Remastered, Part 2: Rockstar's multi-million dollar mistake
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas "Hot Coffee" Mod Remastered, Part 1: Here we go again
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Pat Pulling and Bothered About Dungeons & Dragons, Part 4: A BADD end
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Pat Pulling and Bothered About Dungeons & Dragons, Part 3: Klaatu, barada, nightly news
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Pat Pulling and Bothered About Dungeons & Dragons, Part 2: Pat Pulling begins
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Pat Pulling and Bothered About Dungeons & Dragons, Part 1: William Dear's dungeon quest
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Uwe Boll's Postal 2, Part 2: Uwe Troll with musical guest: Uwulous-B
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Uwe Boll's Postal 2, Part 1: The little Kickstarter that could (but didn't)
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Uwe Boll's Postal, Part 2: Uwe's critical disagreement
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Uwe Boll's Postal, Part 1: Uwe gotta be kidding me
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Super Mario Bros. (1993)-mentary (Scandalous Games Summer)
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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The Wizard-Mentary (Scandalous Games Summer)
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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John DeCamp, Part 2: A journey from Oklahoma City to Columbine to Qanon
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May 06, 2025 |
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John DeCamp, Part 1: The conspiracy-pilled lawyer who sued the games industry over Columbine
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Jack Thompson's A Modest Video Game Proposal (Scandalous Games Theater)
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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2024: A Year of Controversies, Part 2: A year of Pokémania
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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2024: A Year of Controversies, Part 1: Helldive, Defend, Depose
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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2024: A year of layoffs
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Postal 2 Remastered, Part 2: The earliest MAGA video game?
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Postal 2 Remastered, Part 1: We're doing what with cats!?!?
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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The NCAA Video Game Lawsuits, Part 8: A victory lap for college athletes (and college video games)
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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The NCAA Video Game Lawsuits, Part 7: Hit sticks and head injuries
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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The NCAA Video Game Lawsuits, Part 6: Won't somebody please think of the dictators?
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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The NCAA Video Game Lawsuits, Part 5: The Legend of Jon Dowd
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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The NCAA Video Game Lawsuits, Part 4: Wherein Kevin ruins college sports for everyone
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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The NCAA Video Game Lawsuits, Part 3: A history of college sports video games (1992-2013)
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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The NCAA Video Game Lawsuits, Part 2: The Scandalous Games Bowl presented by Scandalcoin
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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The NCAA Video Game Lawsuits, Part 1: The Grim Reaper Smiles on the Goalposts
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Monster Hunter-mentary (Scandalous Games Summer)
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Street Fighter-mentary (Scandalous Games Summer)
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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"Killology" "Expert" Dave Grossman, Part 14: All conclusions are bastards
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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"Killology" "Expert" Dave Grossman, Part 13: The level-headed trainer of America's cops
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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"Killology" "Expert" Dave Grossman, Part 12: You can't spell "discredited research" without "research"
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May 21, 2024 |
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"Killology" "Expert" Dave Grossman, Part 11: An extended rant about police-branded coffee
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May 07, 2024 |
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Interview with Aarno Malin ("The Harvester Show")
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Harvester, Part Three: What if you threw a controversy and nobody came?
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Harvester, Part Two: The "The Birth of a Nation" of Video Games?
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Harvester, Part One: The Violent Computer Game Inspired by Roadrunner Cartoons
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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"Killology" "Expert" Dave Grossman, Part 10: A whole lot of Hoooah
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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"Killology" "Expert" Dave Grossman, Part 9: Dave's research-related circlejerk
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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"Killology" "Expert" Dave Grossman, Part 8: Dave evolves into a pundit
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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"Killology" "Expert" Dave Grossman, Part 7: Dave's big break
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Manhunt, Part Four: Jack Thompson...Rod Blagojevich...Dave Grossman...and the rest
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Manhunt, Part Three: Murder by PlayStation
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Manhunt, Part Two: The game that was banned in New Zealand
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Manhunt, Part One: Grand Theft Snuff
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Halloween DOOM-mentary
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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"Killology" "Expert" Dave Grossman, Part 6: Some sad, divorced dad vibes
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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"Killology" "Expert" Dave Grossman, Part 5: Dave's weak résumé
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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"Killology" "Expert" Dave Grossman, Part 4: The other bad research behind On Killing
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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"Killology" "Expert" Dave Grossman, Part 3: How a World War II reporter shaped the violent video game debate
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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"Killology" "Expert" Dave Grossman, Part 2: Dave Grossman Knows Little About Video Games, Movies, or Violent Crime
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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"Killology" "Expert" Dave Grossman, Part 1: On Killing and the "Virus of Violence"
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Episode 29: Pokémon Fan Projects, Part Seven: Nintendo used legal threats...But it failed!
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Episode 28: Pokémon Fan Projects, Part Six: A wild Nintendo appears!
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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Episode 27: Pokémon Fan Projects, Part Five: Fan Projects vs. Game Companies
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Episode 26: Pokémon Fan Projects, Part Four: Pokémon Uranium and Pokémon Prism
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Episode 25: Pokémon Fan Projects, Part Three: Why Fan Projects and Are They Legal?
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May 16, 2023 |
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Episode 24: Pokémon Fan Projects, Part Two: Pokémon Fan Games
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May 02, 2023 |
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Episode 23: Pokémon Fan Projects, Part One: Pokémon ROM Hacks
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Episode 22: The Chip Shortage
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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The House of the Dead (Uwe Bollmentary)
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Episode 21: Destructive Creations
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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Episode 20: Hatred
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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Episode 19: Gaming & Crypto, Part Two: NFTs and the Video Game Industry
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Episode 18: Gaming & Crypto, Part One: Blockchain Games
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Episode 17: Thrill Kill
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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Episode 16: The 1993-4 Violent Video Game Hearings and the Creation of the ESRB (How Did Video Games Get Age Ratings in the U.S.?)
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Episode 15: What Does Mortal Kombat Have to Do with Mass Incarceration? (How Did Video Games Get Age Ratings in the U.S.?)
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Episode 14: Full-Motion Video Games (How Did Video Games Get Age Ratings in the U.S.?)
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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Episode 13: Virtual Reality (How Did Video Games Get Age Ratings in the U.S.?)
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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Episode 12: Captain Novolin and the Health Hero Series
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May 03, 2022 |
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Episode 11: Violent Video Game Research
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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Episode 10: Postal 2
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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Episode 9: The Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Hot Coffee Mod
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Episode 8: Brown v. EMA
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Episode 7: Postal
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Episode 6: Uwe Boll
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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Episode 5: Custer's Revenge
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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Episode 4: Night Trap
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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Episode 3: Jack Thompson, Part Two
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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Episode 2: Jack Thompson, Part One
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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Episode 1: The Turok Naming Contests
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May 27, 2021 |