119. After Us & Apocalyptic Themes and the Exorcism of Anxieties
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Well, this somehow became the climate change episode, which now seems inevitable. We review After Us, a post-apocalyptic deck builder with monkeys! Then, we discuss the evolution of apocalyptic themes...
show moreWe review After Us, a post-apocalyptic deck builder with monkeys! Then, we discuss the evolution of apocalyptic themes in board games and how they serve to exorcise our anxieties about the present and near-future.
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Thanks to God Street Wine for our intro and outro music: https://www.facebook.com/GodStreetWine/
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