{"id":30570,"date":"2024-11-16T19:28:42","date_gmt":"2024-11-17T00:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/2024\/11\/16\/the-players-club-podcast-ep-148-games-thatll-get-you-through-the-political-moment-2\/"},"modified":"2024-11-16T19:28:42","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T00:28:42","slug":"the-players-club-podcast-ep-148-games-thatll-get-you-through-the-political-moment-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=30570","title":{"rendered":"The Player&#8217;s Club Podcast Ep 148: Games That&#8217;ll Get You Through the Political Moment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Note: Emmett\u2019s audio this episode is a bit rough, though still audible. We\u2019ll tweak settings for next time but bear with us for this episode!<\/p>\n<p>You ready for this, playa?<\/p>\n<p>Welcome back <!--more--> to the club! In this episode, Allan Muir returns to join Emmett Watkins Jr. in discussing the games that will get us through the current political moment. Look, Trump won, and we have a lot of work to do to survive and take care of each other as he returns to power. Playing games won\u2019t directly change anything, but the art we embrace does help us view the world differently. Here are a few games that engage with the moment we&#8217;re in, or even allow us to disengage from it for a while. 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