It has been over 2 months since the last episode, but as always, it was well worth it. The first focus this week is the Desert Bus for Hope group that plays the Penn & Teller derived game for charity.
The second segment features an interview with Matthew Shafeek about his decision to give up games for 1 year, and the impact this had on his life. He talks about a metaphor that he came across that relates life to a 4 burner stove, with the burners representing family, friends, health and career, and to be successful in life, you have to turn down at least 1.
The last interview is with legendary pinball designer Steve Richie. He discusses his history in the business and where he is now. The surreal nature and course of his journey is off the charts.
Robert Ashley helps people in videogames instead of helping people in real life, meets a comedy group who spend hundreds of hours every year playing the most boring videogame ever created, talks to a guy who quit playing games for a year, and profiles the best selling pinball designer of all time.
Runtime – 45:00
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Nice podcast but the part about the pinball machines was so damn boring……….
I thought the pinball stuff was great.
Totally agree. Robert always finds a way to make a story interesting. The editing he did with Steve talking about the machine actions was inspired!
I also thought the pinball stuff was great.