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Two 30 year old Latinx gamers from NYC, by way of Boston and Philly respectively, trying to balance family and getting their Ph.D.'s with grinding games.

Marcus Garcia & Reece Torres


    • Feb 16, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 37m AVG DURATION
    • 13 EPISODES


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    The Challenges of Dialogue Work and Men's Investment in Feminism

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 81:26


    Consumption, Identification, and the Mystification of History

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 114:18


    Codeswitching, Memory, Narrative and the Complexities of Love and Hurt in Interracial Intimacies

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 70:35


    Work, Porn, and Video Games: Senator Josh Hawley and the "Attack" on American Masculinity

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 56:20


    The Nightmare of the Metaverse

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 43:25


    Halloween: Race, Culture, and the Perils of Fun and Appropriation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 57:46


    Analyzing The Insurrection

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 136:57


    Trump's Phone Call To GA & The Growing Discontent Among Destiny's "PvP Community"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 135:00


    Blackfishing: Blackness, Aesthetics, and White Consumption from Woah Vicky to Rachel Dolezal

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 114:48


    The Video Game Syllabus

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 126:00


    Recounting and Appreciating the Magic of Sanguibing (Thanksgiving) (00:00:00-00:14:55)Tik Tok and the Appeal of Sex Work on Only Fans to Underaged Girls: Fame and Upward Mobility in the Era of Surveillance Capitalism (00:14:55-00:45:20)Building The Video Game Syllabus (00:46:39-2:06:00)

    Is Tik Tok Killing Music? Will Twitter "Fleets" Kill Instagram? Will The Supposed Ease of Deep Stone Crypt Kill Destiny 2?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 112:33


    Only now, as we write this, do we realize that killing was the central theme of this week's episode...

    Bungie's Black Affinity Space, Testing Surveillance Programs, & COVID-19 Fatigue

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 109:18


    With little major things popping up on our timelines, we devoted some and energy in this episode to think about what diversity, equity, and inclusion work needs to look like in the gaming and tech industries; we unpack implications the emerging testing surveillance tools being deployed by colleges and universities to ensure the "integrity" of their exams; and finally we think about the unfettered privilege of being "tired" of COVID-19.

    Unpacking the 2020 Presidential Election: What's Next? & Games As Service: What We Expects From Beyond Light

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 106:48


    Friends, welcome to the launch of PhD Squared's podcast, Office Hours. Though the show has been running since August 2020 on Twitch, this is, our second season, catapults us into this new medium. In this episode, Marcus and Reece process the wake left behind by the long and contentious 2020 US Presidential Election. The second segment considers some important questions regarding the contentious "games-as-service" model that has permeated AAA gaming as they think about their excitement and expectations for Bungie's Destiny 2: Beyond Light.

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