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Is the famous “Tic Tac” a home-grown technology? In this deep-dive, Martin Willis sits down with mathematician and technologist Joshua Bertrand to explore the cutting edge—and century-long history—of America's lighter-than-air programs, vacuum-based aerogels, and the black-budget pathways that may intersect with the Nimitz Incident. Bertrand (B.Math, University of Waterloo; Computer Science honors; former EA/industry engineer) has spent nearly a decade cross-referencing open sources, defense programs, and material-science breakthroughs.SHOW NOTES Support the Show & Stay Connected!

WBS: This is Halloween Halloween Halloween #330 -- The gang is at it again. Brimstone is joined by his wing-man Alex DaPonte and Brim's wife Danielle as they chat about misfortunate cat adventures, EA in process of being bough and brought private, and is Garth Brooks a serial killer. They discuss pregnancy robots, suddenly Sidney, and Stan Lee Holograms at LA Comic Con. Brim explains what gets Within Brim's Skin.

We start off with an update on the 3I/Atlas object in space as it just made its way past Mars, as well as discuss a potentially new object that may hit Earth in the year 2032! We then take a few minutes to talk about Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau publicly dating. Speaking of celebs, the new AI actor Tilly Norwood has Hollywood enraged as the AI intity is being sought after by talent agencies. Sticking on the topic of technology, Elon's new kung fu robot that he brought to the premier of the new Tron movie might have a few more applications than he has been alluding to. Denmark grounds ALL drones, both military and civilian, as it preps for an EU summit in Copenhagen to discuss Russian air space breaches. Speaking of adversarial air movements, China sent fighter jets to run "constructive kills" on British Royal ships near Taiwan, as a way to train for what many belive will be an attack coming soon. The Saudi royal family just purchased EA gaming company, which may lead to a whole new wave of games to come from the company very soon! We just recieved word that there MAY finally be a ceasefire agreement in Isreal, which then leads us into a history debate about this region and the tactics of the past. Speaking of weapons and tactics, Lockheed Martin just secured new contracts for 296 more F35s to be built. There seems to be some contraversy in the WNBA about the pay the atheletes are recieving, and the cheif of the organization's comments are not pretty. Comey plead not guilty to the purgery charges, while 9 Republicans names are being brought up because their phone records were subpoenaed in relation to Jan 6! We then shift over to the government shut down conversation, and why Trump says he doesn't want to back pay federal employees. Florida man was responsible for the Palisade fires... I honestly didn't see that coming. We finish by discussing the possibilities of Trump invoking the insurection act, and what is really going on within the big cities of America. To join in on the conversation next Wednesday ight at 9 pm cst, come to patreon.com/CajunKnightBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cult-of-conspiracy--5700337/support.

Paris Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss Jacob's new book Gilded Rage, which explores the radicalization of Silicon Valley leaders, who are exerting their growing influence to shape our society for the worse. Jacob Silverman is an independent journalist and the author of Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley. Tech Won't Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon. The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Kyla Hewson. Also mentioned in this episode: Jacob recently wrote about Musk's latest dodgy business dealings. The world continues to wonder at Trump's ability to get away with corruption and scandal. Saudi Arabia has been involved in Silicon Valley more than folks may have realized (prior to the EA buyout, anyway).

Feynriel returns with a new magical problem. This time, he is stuck in a dream and can't get out. The danger is intense–his power is catnip to demons and he would be unstoppable if turned into an abomination. Thanks to some ancient dalish magics, we can step into the fade despite not being mages and confront Feynriel's demons–literally. But, will our companions be able to resist temptation? Will Feynriel succumb to a demon's bargain? How will Varric tell this story if he refuses to enter the fade? Special thanks to Redd Spinks for our amazing logo as well as to Miracle of Sound for the song Age Of The Dragon, which we use as our theme music. You can find the show on Instagram and Bluesky!! You can find Matt's other work here! You can find Frankie's other work here! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Spotify! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here!

We're thrilled to speak with Trip Hawkins, founder and CEO EA, 3DO, Digital Chocolate and more. From childhood football strategy, to WWIII Sims, he grew to make a company of electronic artists who made legendary games. Calming Steve Jobs, hacking consoles and many firsts - this week!Episode Highlights[00:01:20] Celebrating 100 Episodes and a Wild Week for EA Alex and Aaron mark The Fourth Curtain's 100th episode and react to the breaking news that Electronic Arts is being taken private.[00:02:31] What Happens When a Giant Like EA Gets Bought? The hosts break down what a private-equity acquisition really means for EA, from stock prices to internal culture shifts.[00:05:10] Founding Electronic Arts: Trip's Vision for Creative Freedom Trip shares how he built EA around empowering developers and treating them like rock stars — a radical idea in the early '80s.[00:17:44] The Apple Years: Working Under Steve Jobs Trip reflects on his early days at Apple, what he learned from Steve Jobs, and how that experience shaped his entrepreneurial mindset.[00:33:28] Madden, Licensing, and Building a Sports Empire Trip talks about the birth of Madden NFL, navigating licensing deals, and why the franchise became a cornerstone of EA's success.[00:48:56] The 3DO Era: Ambition, Innovation, and Hard Lessons He opens up about the 3DO console — what went wrong, what it taught him, and how to recover when innovation gets ahead of its time.[01:04:37] The Future of Games and Trip's Next Chapter Trip closes by sharing his outlook on AI, creativity, and what he's building next after a lifetime of shaping the games industry.[01:20:14] Trip Hawkins on Failure, Resilience, and ReinventionTrip opens up about the three “acts” of his life — the rise, the fall, and learning to rebuild after hitting rock bottom.Support the showThank you for listening to our podcast all about videogames and the amazing people who bring them to life!Hosted by Alexander Seropian and Aaron MarroquinFind us at www.thefourthcurtain.com Join our Patreon for early, ad-free episodes plus bonus content at https://patreon.com/FourthCurtain Come join the conversation at https://discord.gg/KWeGE4xHfeVideos available at https://www.youtube.com/@thefourthcurtainFollow us on Twitter: @fourthcurtainEdited and mastered at https://noise-floor.com Audio Editor: Bryen HensleyVideo Editor: Sarkis GrigorianProducer: Kimya TaheriArt: Paul RusselCommunity Manager: Doug ZartmanFeaturing Liberation by 505

Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/Analytic⁠Join The Normandy For Additional Bonus Audio And Visual Content For All Things Nme+! Join Here: ⁠https://ow.ly/msoH50WCu0K⁠Join Analytic Dreamz on Notorious Mass Effect for a deep dive into EA's historic $55 billion buyout by Saudi PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners. Analytic Dreamz unpacks the largest private equity LBO ever, with $20B debt and $210/share premium. Explore EA's $7.5B revenue, franchises like EA Sports FC, and risks of layoffs, microtransaction focus, and creative stagnation. Analytic Dreamz breaks down analyst views, gamer backlash, ethical concerns, and AI-driven shifts, offering a data-rich look at gaming's biggest deal and its impact on the $500B industry. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/analytic-dreamz-notorious-mass-effect/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

There are too many good video games being released! In what might be the greatest gaming years of all time, we have reached critical levels of drowning in awesomeness. There is plenty of horrible news to balance out the good vibes as we discuss the EA sales, Xbox Game pass draining our wallets, and much more!Theme Song by David WiseTo support our show and get exclusive access to over 75 bonus episodes, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/hairofthedogcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Contact Us: Blue.Sky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/hairofthedogcast.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: @hairofthedogcastE-Mail: Hairofthedogcast@gmail.com Write us a review! We appreciate your support!

This week-ahead reading for Oct 6-12, 2025 is an excerpt from this week's⁠ ⁠Somatic Space class⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with Renee Sills. For the full-length forecast and embodied practice for this week,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠purchase the recording here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. The writing read in today's class was by Assata Shakur, ⁠you can read the excerpt here⁠.Over the course of Libra Season's sessions we are working the energetics of balance, polarity, opposition, and duality, exploring love, equanimity, and justice as somatic states and embodied ideals.

This weeks crew: Webby, Darren, Nick, Graham We spend an hour discussing Xbox and the fall out of raising the price of Gamepass, all Xbox Studio games being muti-platform and what this means for the gamers. We also discuss Xbox rumoured to be leaving the console business and the fallout of stores not stocking the consoles or games. Playstation Slim now has a smaller hard drive and EA being bought out by the Saudi's. Games we have played include:  GT7, Cronos, Batman Telltale, Sword of the Sea, Puzzle Quest, Astrobot, Star Citizen, F1 25, Goldeneye, Mario Galaxy, Earthion, Ghost of Yotei, and more. https://www.patreon.com/360gamercast https://discord.gg/CqDMSg9 https://www.facebook.com/groups/360gamercast/ https://twitter.com/Webby360G https://twitter.com/360GamerCast All Access Patrons - John Smith

This week we talk about Electronic Arts, 3DO, and the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund.We also discuss Jared Kushner, leveraged buyouts, and loot boxes.Recommended Book: Bandwidth by Dan CarusoTranscriptElectronic Arts, often shorthanded as EA, was founded in 1982 in California by a former Apple employee named Trip Hawkins, who also went on to found the ill-fated 3DO company, which made video game hardware, and the somewhat more prolific, but also ultimately ill-fated casual game developer Digital Chocolate.EA, though, has been an absolutely astounding success. It's business model was predicated on the premise of selling video games directly to retailers, rather than going through intermediaries. This allowed them to gain more market share than their competitors right off the bat, and it helped them glean higher margins than their competitors from each direct sale, too.EA also established an early reputation for treating its developers really well. They were the first gaming company to feature their developers in advertising and to give them platforms, promoting them as video game artists, basically, and it shared the profits netted from those direct sales with these develops—which in turn meant all the best developers really wanted to work for EA, which led to a beneficial cycle where they created better and better, and more and more financially successful games.In the late-80s, they started deviating from this model somewhat, scooping up a collection of successful independent game development studios and deviating, at times, from the creative lead's vision when releasing their games. They also refocused a fair bit of their resources on franchises, like the immensely successful, as it turned out, Madden NFL series, and they branched out into producing games for the console market, including the still-new Nintendo Entertainment System, in 1990.That same year, EA went public on the NASDAQ, the company got new leadership when Hawkins decided to refocus on his far less successful 3DO hardware startup, and in an interesting twist, the arrival of the Sony Playstation in North America caused EA to drop support for 3DO hardware in the mid-90s so it could refocus on Playstation games, which were a lot more lucrative.By the mid-90s, EA had an astonishingly large and successful software library, including franchises like the aforementioned Madden games and the FIFA soccer games, but also celebrity-tied games like Shaq Fu, and military shooters like Jungle and Urban Strike.By the early-2000s, EA was making exclusive licensing deals with the NFL and ESPN, in order to stave off newfound sports game competitors, and it was the only video game company to consistently make a profit, most others experiencing feast and famine cycles, with periodic wins, but a whole lot of losses they had to cover with the profits from those wins. EA, in contrast, had a reliable stable of profit-sources, and it thus had a whole lot of leverage in terms of attracting and retaining talent, but also getting big names and brands on board, for collaborative projects.What I'd like to talk about today is what happened to EA during and following the 2008 economic crisis, and how and why it recently became an acquisition target for Saudi Arabia.—In 2008, when the global economy was collapsing, EA suffered a bad holiday sales season and fired 1,100 employees and closed 12 of their facilities early the following year. Later in 2009, the company announced the firing of another 1,500 employees, which was about 17% of their total workforce at the time, and in 2010 they acquired a gaming company that focused on mobile games, which were becoming increasingly popular, now that many people had touch-capable smartphones, which brought hot new franchises like Angry Birds under their brand umbrella.On the strength of that acquisition and all those downsizings, in early 2011, EA announced that it hit $3.8 billion in revenue in the financial year for the first time, and in early 2012, it announced it surpassed $1 billion in digital revenue during the previous year, which was a huge figure that early in the digital media landscape. It used some of those profits to scoop up another mobile-first gaming company, adding properties like Plants vs Zombies and Peggle to their library.EA completed another mass-firing in 2013, dismissing 10% of their employees under what they called a reorganization, around the same time they announced an exclusive license with Disney that would allow them to develop Star Wars games.Their stock value boomed in the following years, as a result of those cost-savings measures, and those new relationships, and emboldened by record-high stock valuations, in the mid-20-teens, the company started releasing big-name games, like Star Wars Battlefront 2, with random-content loot boxes and other sorts of microtransactions.This did not go over well with players, who decried these in-game purchasing options as ‘pay to win' mechanics, as players could pay more money to get better characters and equipment, and a lot of the content, even after paying for the expensive games, was still locked behind paywalls, requiring more payments to unlock that content. A bunch of gaming journalists cried foul on this shift as the game careened toward its full release, as did a whole lot of early players, and Disney complained, too, so by the time it hit shelves, the game's loot system was substantially changed, but that whole controversy spooked investors, and led to an 8.5% stock value drop in just a single month, knocking $3.1 billion from the company's valuation. As a result of that controversy, EA also became the face for a larger legal and legislative debate about in-game purchases and how it's kinda sorta like gambling, from that point forward.Soon after, EA experienced a series of bad quarters, including a huge drop of 13.3% to its valuation when a major entry in one of their larger franchises, Battlefield V, was released late, and received very mixed reviews when it was released, which led to a million fewer sold copies than anticipated. The game was also lagging in terms of gameplay behind smaller, nimbler competitors, including then-burgeoning Fortnite.The company saw an overall boost with the surprise success of Apex Legends, and the COVID-19 pandemic boosted sales dramatically for a while, since everyone was staying home, which allowed EA to gobble up a few more competing companies with successful franchises, and they knocked out a few more successful Star Wars games, as well.In early 2021, Saudi Arabia's public investment funds bought 7.4 million shares of EA for about $1.1 billion, which flew under the radar for most gamers, but that'll be important in a moment.Later that year, the company experienced a massive hack, a lot of its data, including the source code for games, stolen and sold on the dark web. EA bought some more competitors, but word on the street in 2022 was the the higher ups at EA were quietly shopping the company around, themselves looking to be acquired by a larger entity, on the scale of Apple or Disney.In early 2023, the company announced more mass-layoffs and launched another internal reorganization. It gutted several of its most popular gaming sub-brands, including BioWare, it cancelled an upcoming Star Wars game, and it announced that it would be shifting away from licensing agreements and refocusing on EA-owned IP.The pattern of layoffs leading to better financial fortunes didn't pay off this time, though. In early 2025, EA divulged that it expected to underperform in the coming year, several of its big-name titles not doing as well as expected; the company cast blame on the market, but players and journalists pointed at the company's gutting of its big-name studios, and the firing of many of its veteran developers to explain the reduced sales.EA had another mass-firing in April of this year, and followed by another in May, which paralleled an announcement that they would no longer be moving forward with a big, planned Black Panther game.In late September of 2025, EA announced that it had reached a deal, worth $55 billion, to go private, no longer selling shares on the stock market, with the financial assistance of a group of investors, which included Affinity Partners, which is led by Jared Kushner, US President Trump's son-in-law, Silver Lake, which is a US-based private equity firm that helps make these sorts of big sales happen, and the aforementioned Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund.This deal isn't done yet, it still needs to get regulatory approval and a successful vote by stockholders, but it seems likely to go through, since the US regulatory environment is pretty lax at the moment, and because Kushner is involved, it's unlikely President Trump will take a personal disliking to it.But the big story here seems to be that Saudi Arabia is buying up not just a video game company, but one of the biggest and most successful video gaming companies in the world, which, although it's lost a lot of fan-credibility over the years, still owns some massively influential intellectual property and has just a stunning number of relationships and connections throughout the media world, alongside its huge valuation.If the sale does go through, and we should know for sure by sometime around June 2026, it would be the largest-ever leveraged buyout, which means the purchase was completed by using borrowed money that was borrowed against the asset being purchased; so those investors have taken out debt against EA itself, which is an increasingly common means of buying a large asset on the cheap, but it also typically burdens that asset with a simply astounding amount of debt which must then be recouped, often by selling off undervalued assets.When this happens to a newspaper, for instance, the buyer will often sell off the paper's real estate and fire all their employees, to make money and pay off that debt, and in this case, there's a chance that debt will be paid by throwing up a bunch of new paywalls and really leaning into those in-game transactions that nobody really liked, including politicians, back in the day, but which in this current regulatory environment would probably be allowed, and they would probably make some serious bank off of it initially, before players started getting wise and moving on to other games released by less predatory companies.The really interesting facet of this story, though, is the question of why Saudi Arabia wants a video game company.And to understand that, it's important to understand that, first, the country's Public Investment Fund is meant to help its economy shift away from purely extractive resources, like oil, and it has thus invested in all sorts of things, including luxury beach resorts, minority stakes in financial service companies like Citigroup, stakes in companies like Disney and Boeing and Meta, and increasingly, investments in companies run by allies of President Trump, like the aforementioned Affinity Partners, which was formed by Jared Kushner.So this is an economic play, but also a political play, almost certainly, by the Saudis, to get in good with the people who are in good with the US government.It's also been alleged that this might be an attempt by the Saudis to engage in what's being called game-washing, which is similar to greenwashing, but instead of trying to make a company seem green and sustainable by doing kinda sorta green things, but only as a veneer to cover up the opposite, in this case it means using sports and video games and the like to increase a nation's reputation with humanistic seeming things, despite, well, the truth being much more complicated.Just as when the Fund participated in buying a Premier League football, a soccer team, back in 2021, then, alongside their concomitant establishment of LIV Gold, a golf league meant to compete with the PGA, this investment in EA, and other investments it's made in video game companies like Capcom and Nexon, might be part of a larger effort to diversify the nation's brand, not just its economics. It's human rights record is abysmal, and it's possible they're trying to cover that up, make people forget about it, by creating more connections between Saudi Arabia and more positive things, like sports and games and the like.There are additional concerns about this purchase of EA, too, by the way, because Saudi Arabia's cultural values are very anti-woman, anti-LGBTQ, and anti-liberal, democratic values. So there are fears that we might see less representation and fewer what we might call western values portrayed in the games released by these studios, as a result of this ownership.The folks running EA have said their core values will remain unchanged by the buyout, but it's expected, bare-minimum, that this will lead to another several restructurings and mass-layoffs throughout the company in the coming years, to help recoup all that debt, at the end of which even the people making those promises might be long gone.Show Noteshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Investment_Fundhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/business/dealbook/electronic-arts-buyout-jared-kushner.htmlhttps://www.wsj.com/business/deals/ea-private-deal-buyout-video-game-maker-808aefechttps://www.ft.com/content/61cef75e-ceba-43ee-80e3-040756c6154f?accessToken=zwAGQAMTiJKIkc9hzvdezrpD7tOA4wQHVsYVTw.MEUCIHND3WOT4rS4frIMIOoeXHQeil_Ma1yGrwOqUD2m306DAiEAtA_QLvpyObai9zoo_9GZSljJuJyTKxJgFHpQDcCcVsE&sharetype=gift&token=03dd6ca5-c34f-4925-8a3d-a89f4058ee80https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/ea-silver-lake-deal-jared-kushner-c145cd55?st=eZghQHhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts This is a public episode. 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All anyone wants to talk about right now is Electronic Arts, and reasonably so. The American publishing titan is on the verge of being purchased by external interests for $55 billion, and when we say external, we mean it. The major player in reverting EA to a private corporation is Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, muddying this already complex deal that also happens to be the largest leveraged buyout in human history. Perhaps not surprisingly, this gives us much to pontificate on. Other news this week includes rumblings of a DualSense revision with a removable battery, the very real potential that a Prototype remaster is imminent, the wisdom (or perhaps lack thereof) in Forza Horizon 6 skipping PlayStation 5 at launch, and more. We then get into listener inquiries to wrap up the show, as we always do. What are our thoughts on Xbox's staggering Game Pass price hike? How do we feel about Magic: The Gathering's stylish new collaboration with PlayStation? Is Destiny officially on death's door? Will Dustin have a coffee named after him at a cafe in Texas? Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. 0:00:00 - Intro0:27:35 - Sacred Sweaters! Preorder starts Monday!0:30:44 - Sacred Coffee specials0:38:06 - Salary for a henchman0:44:03 - EA sells to a consortium for $55 billion1:31:33 - Is Sony a "terrible company"?1:46:24 - New DualSense revision1:53:25 - Revisions to the PS5 Slim1:54:51 - Prototype remaster incoming?2:05:22 - Forza Horizon 6 is coming to PS5, but delayed2:14:03 - Ubisoft and Tecent's collaboration is called Vantage Studios2:17:13 - What We're Playing (Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut, Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition, BioShock 2, Baby Steps, Silent Hill f, Megabonk)2:46:17 - Xbox's price hike3:23:32 - What's next for Halo?3:40:36 - Direct sequels or spiritual successors3:47:29 - Sony/Magic the Gathering3:57:56 - Is Destiny 2 dead?4:04:54 - Series prime for AA sequels Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeff and Christian welcome Daniel Bloodworth from Easy Allies to the show this week to discuss the huge price increase to Xbox Gamepass, the huge sale of EA to the Saudis, and huge amounts of ads for a free cloud gaming service. The Playlist: Daniel: Tokyo Game Show, Anata, Power Wash Simulator 2, Lego Party, Carimara Christian: Hades II, Fortnite x Kpop Demon Hunters Jeff: Cloverpit, finished Lego Voyagers, Lego Party, Sonic Racing: Crossworlds Parting Gifts!

In this Episode of the Secure Your Retirement Podcast, Radon and Murs discuss the latest provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill and how these updates directly affect retirees and pre-retirees. Joined by tax expert Taylor Wolverton, CFP® and EA, they dive into key areas of the 2025 tax changes that could significantly impact your retirement planning strategies. From estate tax exemption levels to the nuances of the QBI deduction, these insights help you better understand how to navigate Taxes in Retirement while maximizing opportunities for long-term tax savings.Listen in to learn about how provisions such as the new auto loan interest deduction, expanded charitable deduction, and the innovative Trump accounts for newborns can play a role in your personal retirement tax planning. With practical explanations and forward-looking strategies, this episode provides essential knowledge for anyone seeking to secure your retirement and prepare a thoughtful retirement checklist.In this episode, find out:· Why the current tax rates are considered “permanent” and what that really means for your tax strategy for retirees.· How the estate tax exemption impacts your legacy and protects families from unnecessary gift and estate taxes.· What the Qualified Business Income (QBI deduction) means for self-employed individuals and small business owners.· The new charitable deduction opportunities even for those who take the standard deduction.· How auto loan interest deduction and Trump accounts for newborns could change the way families plan for the future.Tweetable Quotes:· “There's significant opportunity ahead of us to take advantage of today's lower tax rates before changes come in the future.” – Radon Stancil· “Even small provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill can create big opportunities for retirees who want to plan smartly.” – Murs TariqResources:If you are in or nearing retirement and you want to gain clarity on what questions you should be asking, learn what the biggest retirement myths are, and identify what you can do to achieve peace of mind for your retirement, get started today by requesting our complimentary video course, Four Steps to Secure Your Retirement!To access the course, simply visit POMWealth.net/podcast.

Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield cover Silent Hill f, the sacrifice of EA to the monster of private capital, and thirty PlayStation hot takes. Hosted by Esper Quinn, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Watch episodes with full video on YouTube Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: Laparoscopy “Don't you dare throw chunks.” Tetris Effect Lumines Arise Silent Hill f Hollow Knight: Silksong Rhythm Heaven 1: Y'all playin' that Hilf? (05:29) Silent Hill series Al Yang Konami Kingdom Hearts series Lucy James Pyramid Head 2: EA got bought. That's not good, right? (14:53) Video gamer Electronic Arts to be bought in largest-ever private equity buyout valued at $55 billion EA's new owners are making “a huge bet” on generative AI cost-cutting to help repay a $20 billion loan, claims report Madden series Battlefield series EA Sports FC series Rockstar finally fixed the disastrous GTA remastered trilogy years after it released BioWare The Sims series Xbox One Xbox ROG Ally 3: What do you think the CEO of Nintendo of America does? (21:03) Nintendo Of America President Doug Bowser Announces Retirement Reggie Fils-Aimé Sega Genesis Mother 3 Pokemon GO 4: Which real world non-extinct animal is presented as the most powerful in video games?(24:39) Lion Wolf Gorilla Donkey Kong Shark Red Dead Redemption II T-Rex Komodo dragon Dragon Grizzly bear Legendary Axe Golden Axe Tiger Tokyo Jungle 5: What is a “real gamer?” (26:35) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Sam Bankman-Fried Super Smash Bros. series Legend of Zelda series Valorant Counter-Strike Words With Friends Wordle Spelling Bee Zach Gage Puzzmo 6: Are there protest video games? (32:02) 1000xRESIST Mouthwashing Jack Thompson This War of Mine Spec Ops: The Line Disco Elysium itch.io Despelote Consume Me Hades II Ghost of Yōtei LIGHTNING ROUND: 30 Years of PlayStation (42:02) Recommendations and Outro (52:51): Brandon: Kimimi the Game Eating She-Monster, Coyote Media, skip the commentary track for Blood of Heroes, Makeruna! Makendou 2 - Versus Menu Music Frank: Silent Hill f, Coyote Media Ash: Log off, get your uterus checked out if you have a uterus Esper: J2ME, DoCoMo i-mode, KDDI ezWeb, etc. The Mobile Gaming of ol' thread, Women Wearing Shoulder Pads (i actually watched this the day after recording but since I write the show notes i'm going to recommend it here, it's less than 2 hours to watch the whole first season and it's incredible) This week's Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. This week's horrible buzzer was sent in by Matt McNeely. Thanks! To submit your own horrible buzzer, send an original recording no longer than two seconds in mp3 or wav format to show@insertcredit.com, and maybe we'll use it on the show! Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield cover Silent Hill f, the sacrifice of EA to the monster of private capital, and thirty PlayStation hot takes. Hosted by Esper Quinn, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Watch episodes with full video on YouTube Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: Laparoscopy “Don't you dare throw chunks.” Tetris Effect Lumines Arise Silent Hill f Hollow Knight: Silksong Rhythm Heaven 1: Y'all playin' that Hilf? (05:29) Silent Hill series Al Yang Konami Kingdom Hearts series Lucy James Pyramid Head 2: EA got bought. That's not good, right? (14:53) Video gamer Electronic Arts to be bought in largest-ever private equity buyout valued at $55 billion EA's new owners are making “a huge bet” on generative AI cost-cutting to help repay a $20 billion loan, claims report Madden series Battlefield series EA Sports FC series Rockstar finally fixed the disastrous GTA remastered trilogy years after it released BioWare The Sims series Xbox One Xbox ROG Ally 3: What do you think the CEO of Nintendo of America does? (21:03) Nintendo Of America President Doug Bowser Announces Retirement Reggie Fils-Aimé Sega Genesis Mother 3 Pokemon GO 4: Which real world non-extinct animal is presented as the most powerful in video games?(24:39) Lion Wolf Gorilla Donkey Kong Shark Red Dead Redemption II T-Rex Komodo dragon Dragon Grizzly bear Legendary Axe Golden Axe Tiger Tokyo Jungle 5: What is a “real gamer?” (26:35) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Sam Bankman-Fried Super Smash Bros. series Legend of Zelda series Valorant Counter-Strike Words With Friends Wordle Spelling Bee Zach Gage Puzzmo 6: Are there protest video games? (32:02) 1000xRESIST Mouthwashing Jack Thompson This War of Mine Spec Ops: The Line Disco Elysium itch.io Despelote Consume Me Hades II Ghost of Yōtei LIGHTNING ROUND: 30 Years of PlayStation (42:02) Recommendations and Outro (52:51): Brandon: Kimimi the Game Eating She-Monster, Coyote Media, skip the commentary track for Blood of Heroes, Makeruna! Makendou 2 - Versus Menu Music Frank: Silent Hill f, Coyote Media Ash: Log off, get your uterus checked out if you have a uterus Esper: J2ME, DoCoMo i-mode, KDDI ezWeb, etc. The Mobile Gaming of ol' thread, Women Wearing Shoulder Pads (i actually watched this the day after recording but since I write the show notes i'm going to recommend it here, it's less than 2 hours to watch the whole first season and it's incredible) This week's Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. This week's horrible buzzer was sent in by Matt McNeely. Thanks! To submit your own horrible buzzer, send an original recording no longer than two seconds in mp3 or wav format to show@insertcredit.com, and maybe we'll use it on the show! Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Another price hike has happened in the Microsoft world, as the price of Game Pass is set to go up very soon, with the highest tier going from $20 to $30. Was the government right about this the whole time that this was an end game of the Activision Acquisition? Or was this the result of some bad planning from the top? We share our opinions and as always share out some of yours, on another week of the longest running video game podcast, Orange Lounge Radio!   Also in the News:   * EA Sale Rumors Appear to be True * Lego Gameboy Playable * Unity Exploit Dating Back to 2017 Discovered * An Important Update From Us   All this and more on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice-- Orange Lounge Radio! LIVE on the VOG Network, Sunday nights at 6 Pacific, 9 Eastern www.vognetwork.com Mailbag: participate (at) orangeloungeradio dot com

Featuring: Michael "Boston" Hannon, Paul “Moonpir” Smith, and Alexander “TheNimp” Jolly Running Time: 1:47:06 Music by MusiM: Homepage | Bandcamp Livestream Archive: YouTube This week on That Video Game Podcast (TVGP) we chat about Deep Rock Galactic Survivor, Helldivers 2, The First Berserker: Khazan, Ghost of Yotei, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles. EA to be acquired Game Pass tiers change, prices increase Become a patron of TVGP for just a few dollars a month at E1M1's Patreon Page! Get two month early access to Critical Misses, uncensored outtakes, and much more for just $5/month!

... We have a large game developer go private. Nintendo doing more nintendo things and what makes a good remake? http://www.joystickandmouse.com http://shop.joystickandmouse.com Show Notes Electronic Arts has recently confirmed that an investor group composed of Silver Lake, Affinity Partners, and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) will acquire it for around $55 billion. This consortium will acquire 100% of EA, which will no longer be listed on the stock market after the transaction is finished. https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/electronic-arts-go-private-55-billion-deal-with-pif-silver-lake-2025-09-29/ https://gamerant.com/electronic-arts-acquired-saudi-arabia-private-55-billion/ https://www.google.com/search?q=games+produced+by+ea&oq=games+produced+by+ea&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTINCAEQABjwBRieBhjIBjIICAIQABgWGB4yCAgDEAAYFhgeMggIBBAAGBYYHjIICAUQABgWGB4yCAgGEAAYFhgeMggIBxAAGBYYHjIICAgQABgWGB4yCAgJEAAYFhge0gEINjQ0OWoxajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 In a world filled with remakes, remasters, ports, and mods, the quest for a truly definitive version of a game is a lost cause--and yet, that's precisely what makes the medium so interesting. Let's discuss if it is OK to change a game during the remake. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/is-there-a-right-way-to-play-a-video-game/1100-6535092/ Last week, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company received a U.S. patent on summoning a character and letting it fight another. Yep, you heard that right. A system that has been in video games for years was just pattened by Nintendo.  https://www.gamesradar.com/games/pokemon/this-nintendo-patent-was-apparently-granted-without-a-patent-examiner-looking-at-a-single-game-ip-expert-says-concerns-hundreds-of-games-could-be-affected-by-pokemon-summoning-patent-granted-amid-palworld-lawsuit-are-valid/ https://gamesfray.com/last-week-nintendo-and-the-pokemon-company-received-a-u-s-patent-on-summoning-a-character-and-letting-it-fight-another/#397patent The latest Nintendo Direct was filled with a ton of exciting announcements for both Switch and Switch 2, and it also gave us a glimpse into how Nintendo will be celebrating Super Mario Bros.' 40th anniversary next year! Here's all the announcements. https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-direct-september-2025-live-updates-everything-announced https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/heres-everything-announced-during-todays-nintendo-direct/

In this episode of Bandwagon Nerds, the Nerds return to discuss the penultimate Episode of Peacemaker Season 2. This was a relatively short Episode, but boy howdy, did it pack all sorts of action, humor, shocks, and emotion into the little time they had. At the end of the day, Chris seems like a broken man, setting the stage for what should be an amazing and wild season finale. An extended trip to the Trailer Park explores the question of Who Killed the Montreal Expos? But we also explore another zombie apocalypse movie (We Bury the Dead), the almost guaranteed-to-be-controversial The Carpenter's Son, and an upcoming documentary about the one and only, Martin Scorsese. The Simpsons 2 is coming, but even the hardcore fans seem less than enthused. Speaking of being less than enthused, Microsoft alienated many Xbox owners by increasing the price of Game Pass Ultimate. On the other hand, EA stockholders must be thrilled as the company was sold for a staggering $55 billion! All this, plus the evolving landscape of AI continues to create issues in many circles of the entertainment industry.Powered by RedCircle@AttitudeAgg@WrestlngRealist@itsReyCash@PCTunney@itsmedpp@ViolentAesop@TheMindlessPod@therealcplatt@ChairshotMedia@BandwagonNerdsPROWRESTLINGTEES.COM/TheChairshot - Makes a GREAT GIFT!!!About Bandwagon NerdsJoin Patrick O'Dowd, David Ungar, PC Tunney, Rey Cash, and DPP as they keep everyone up on all things nerd and maybe add some new nerds along the way. It's the Bandwagon Nerds Podcast!About Chairshot Radio NetworkChairshot Radio NetworkLaunched in 2017, the Chairshot Radio Network presents you with the best in sports, entertainment, and sports entertainment. Wrestling and wrestling crossover podcasts + the most interesting content + the most engaging hosts = the most entertaining podcasts you'll find!MONDAY - Bandwagon Nerds (entertainment & popular culture)TUESDAY - 4 Corners Podcast (sports)WEDNESDAY - The Greg DeMarco Show (wrestling)THURSDAY - POD is WARFRIDAY - DWI Podcast (Drunk Wrestling Intellect)SATURDAY - The Mindless Wrestling PodcastSUNDAY - Keeping the news ridiculous... The Oddity / The Front and Center Sports PodcastCHAIRSHOT RADIO NETWORK PODCAST SPECIALSAttitude Of Aggression Podcast & The Big Five Project (chronologically exploring WWE's PPV/PLE history)http://TheChairshot.com PRESENTS...IMMEDIATE POST WWE PLE REACTIONS w/ DJ(Mindless), Tunney(DWI) & FriendsPatrick O'Dowd's 5X5Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/chairshot-radio-network/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Xbox happened. Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. 0:00:00 - Intro0:03:14 - Health Is Wealth0:10:02 - Are we still Xbox fans?0:26:22 - What's happening with Forza Horizon 6?0:36:23 - Xbox Ally preorders are live0:48:50 - EA is going private in a $55 Billion deal1:05:47 - Ken Levine interview recap1:19:18 - Fallout 76 Burning Springs update1:20:14 - Prototype is coming back?1:27:07 - Ubisoft forms Vantage Studios1:30:23 - AAA Lord Of The Rings game in development1:38:49 - What We're Playing2:25:25 - Xbox Game Pass gets a major price hike3:14:00 - Do we keep doing Game Pass Pick Of The Week? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are we witnessing the end of XBOX as hardware? All signs are point to yes as retailers continue to stop stocking the console. EA officially goes private, what does that mean for the studios under their umbrella? Megabonk sells over 1 mil, World of Warcraft Midnight set to change how raids work moving forward and living in the AI hell dimension. We then glaze Hades 2 and Ghost of Yotei and brace for another stacked month of video games! 0:00 - Intro2:30 - Race cars12:55 - XBOX raises prices42:50 - EA goes private55:50 - Megabonk sells 1 million copies59:00 - World of Warcraft removes combat mods1:27:20 - The Age of Lies1:33:50 - Hades 21:40:00 - Ghost of Yotei2:29:00 - October games2:35:10 - Baby Steps2:51:20 - Housekeeping/ShoutoutsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bienvenido a otra de estas sesiones semanales de gordeo auditivo, noticias y discusiones acaloradas. En esta ocasión contamos con la presencia de parte del staff de 3gb.com.mx: Adrián, Eze y Rafa En este medio episodio nos vamos a "El Sillón" para hablar sobre La compra de EA por entes financieros privados La desaparición de Rock Band 4 de las tiendas El cierre de Avalanche Liverpool Y harto más... En el "Tema de la Semana" conversamos sobre la más reciente subida de precio de Xbox Game Pass Ultimate y PC Game Pass, así como los cambios a los diversos estratos del servicio.

This week we cover: out 300 episode journey, crazy house issues, the Gazban Ogress saga, rising convention costs, Spider-man set reactions, MagicCon Atlanta recap, and EA getting bought by the Saudis.  Support the show by getting $5 credit for free at www.manapool.com/promo/colorofmagic     Please remember to rate the show and leave a comment! DeQuan - @powrdragn Brian - @brianpsionic Color of Magic Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ColorofMagic Website: https://www.colorofmtg.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorofMTG Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colorofmtg

Gaming is just hell right now, with EA sellout and possible Microsoft quiting hardware? PlayStation Unchained is brought to you by www.psu.com! PlayStation Unchained is hosted by Gari, Ben, and Alfonso! Download old episodes on Podbean!

Zenspath Entertainment Network episode 191 is here! Jeremy, Chase, & Stephen talk about EA going private in a possible $55 Billion dollar deal, Xbox raises the price of Game Pass & changes features, free Xbox Cloud Gaming with ads, Sony makes a new PS5 slim with less memory for the same cost, OpenAI plays chicken with copyrighted IP with Sora AI , the Speed Run, & MUCH more! Our "Big Question" for this week is "If Microsoft ended up not making Xbox anymore, and decided to go the path of the publisher, what do you think the industry would look like, and what would the effects of that choice look like as well?" Check out the video version of the podcast over at www.youtube.com/zenspathcom, share it with friends, give us a thumbs up, & leave us a review if you enjoy the show to help us grow! Website - https://www.zenspath.com Podcast Website - https://www.zenspath.com/podcast  Join our Discord - https://discord.com/invite/jsB8GURSvT ( bit.ly/zenspathdiscord ) Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/3scFDqv Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2nFegSJNWR0na1BAv6AOSD Libsyn - https://zenspath.libsyn.com/2024/02 Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/08ab7658-e7f2-43f9-b0de-5a12c8ff24a6/zenspath-entertainment-network  Join us on Discord at bit.ly/zenspathdiscord (https://discord.com/invite/jsB8GURSvT) Where to find us: https://www.zenspath.com/podcast for the latest episodes, shorts, & more all in one place! Jeremy - Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/zenspath.com  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/zenspathcom/ Threads - https://www.threads.net/@zenspathcom Hive - @zenspath Discord - @zenspath Twitch - https://twitch.tv/zenspath YouTube - https://youtube.com/zenspathcom Stephen - Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/n1ntendo.bsky.social Hive - @swantendo  Discord - @n1ntendo. (don't forget the "." at the end!) Chase - X - https://twitter.com/LegioXGaming  Chris - He's around... Intro 0:00  What We've Been Doing 0:50 The Group Chat - Recent Pickups! 21:40 EA is Moving Ahead With Their Attempted $55 Billion Deal to Go Privately Owned 32:02 Xbox Raises the Price & Makes Changes to Their Game Pass Plans 42:33 Microsoft is Testing a Free Version of Xbox Cloud Gaming...With Ads 58:29 New PS5 Slim Version With Less Storage But Costs the Same 1:11:00 OpenAI Plays Chicken With Other Companies Copyrights via "Opt Out" Clause 1:20:10 The Speedrun 1:29:05 The Big Question 1:33:09 Outro & Where to Find Us 1:45:41

The Left and the Right Deserve Each Other https://www.odwyerpr.com/story/public/23694/2025-10-03/left-right-deserve-each-other.html Bill Burr Destroys His Reputation https://youtu.be/PECQihXJb_g?si=kFBcglMmm1tWs4c8 00:00:00 – Cold Open, CB Radio Day & Show Plans Kicks off with loose banter about “National CB Day” vs. truckers, old-school CB culture, travel plans, and lining up guest co-hosts; sets a playful tone before hinting at heavier news. 00:10:00 – “Escaping the Simulation” Article They dissect a Popular Mechanics piece (and Roman Yampolskiy's ideas) on whether we can exit a simulated reality, poke holes in the write-up, and riff on paradoxes, mass meditation, and overloading “the system” with AI fluff. 00:20:00 – Books & Models of Reality Bringing in My Big TOE (Tom Campbell), The Holographic Universe (Talbot), and The Simulation Hypothesis (Virk), Mike contrasts “level 2” takes with richer frameworks—e.g., distributed-mind generation of reality vs. a Linux-in-the-sky overseer. 00:30:00 – Can You Really Get Out? They argue escape likely requires death or radical detachment (no attachments, near-Zen), invoke “life review,” karma/progression RPG mechanics, and conclude there's no cheap hack—only becoming a better human. 00:40:00 – Mind Power, NPCs & Inner Monologue Into consciousness: people without inner monologues/mental imagery, social-cue humor, and how thought quality affects health and “the sim.” They chew on whether offloading thinking to AI weakens individual processing and spawns weirder glitches. 00:50:00 – Headlines: Drones, War Talk & Odd Death Quick hits: NATO-airspace drone incursions; skepticism about Venezuela “seize the airfields” stories; and a troubling Texas case (GOP staffer death by self-immolation) with sealed records that fuels speculation. 01:00:00 – Transparency & Global Gen-Z Protests On sealed files, political ties, and why Gen-Z is protesting globally—social-media chain reactions from Madagascar to Nepal; digital natives demanding change in the streets. 01:10:00 – Libya, UK Digital IDs & BoBo Craze Libya headlines resurface; talk turns to rumored UK digital ID rollouts (timing, pushback), then a detour into BoBo collectible toys, pop-culture virality, and retail charts going bonkers. 01:20:00 – Saudi Soft Power: EA & Entertainment Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund keeps buying influence—EA deal talk, AI plays, and mega-city “The Line”; frames the Riyadh comedy festival as part of a broader rebrand. 01:30:00 – Riyadh Comedy Festival: Burr & Chappelle Bill Burr gets roasted for cashing a $1.5M+ gig and praising KSA after slamming billionaires; Chappelle says it's “easier to talk here than in America.” They wonder who was invited, who wasn't, and whether any set will be released. 01:40:00 – Pitmaster… Deodorant?! Cratchet corner: Progresso launches BBQ-smoke “Pitmaster” deodorant to pair with its soup line; sold-out “Pit Kits” spur jokes about meme products and manufactured scarcity. 01:50:00 – “Jetpack Man” over LAX: Files Drop FOIA'd FBI docs muddy the mystery: pilots describe a humanoid-looking object with no visible propulsion; not a balloon, maybe not a person—just more questions and withheld pages. Cue wild “monkey suit goblin” punchlines. 02:00:00 – AI Music & Wrap They debut/talk AI-assisted songs (“Peg Your Jeans…”, “Chubby Puppy”), muse on 90s-grunge vibes, and plug Patreon/next shows. Nostalgic music talk closes the loop. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research ▀▄▀▄▀ CONTACT LINKS ▀▄▀▄▀ ► Website: http://obdmpod.com ► Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/obdmpod ► Full Videos at Odysee: https://odysee.com/@obdm:0 ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/obdmpod ► Instagram: obdmpod ► Email: ourbigdumbmouth at gmail ► RSS: http://ourbigdumbmouth.libsyn.com/rss ► iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/our-big-dumb-mouth/id261189509?mt=2  

In this episode, I sit down with Elizabeth April (EA), a leading voice in wellness and consciousness, to explore how anxiety can be transformed into a powerful energetic signal. Elizabeth shares insights from her upcoming book, "Your Anxiety is Giving Me Anxiety," and offers unique perspectives on past, present, and future anxieties. Together, we discuss practical steps to harness anxiety as an ally and reclaim your power. Join us for a journey towards sustainable healing and personal growth. More about EA: Elizabeth April (EA) is a fast-rising voice in the wellness and consciousness space, known for redefining anxiety as a powerful energetic signal, not a flaw or diagnosis. With over 800K followers across platforms and a client list that includes celebrities like Demi Lovato and Danica Patrick, EA blends spiritual wisdom with grounded insight to guide a new generation beyond coping and into transformation. Her upcoming book, Your Anxiety Is Giving Me Anxiety: A Survival Guide for Thriving in a High-Stress World (BenBella Books, January 20, 2026), is a paradigm-shifting exploration of anxiety's true roots and an empowering roadmap for healing without the dependency on pharmaceuticals or years of therapy. Recognized for her ability to make complex concepts like energetic sensitivity, soul alignment, and quantum healing deeply relatable, EA has been featured in USA Today, Vice, Gaia TV, and major conferences across North America. She is also the author of the Amazon bestseller You're Not Dying You're Just Waking Up, and a trusted guide for a rapidly expanding community of seekers, starseeds, and curious souls worldwide. Join her on this epic journey of awakening, healing, and remembering who you truly are. Find EA: https://www.instagram.com/elizabeth.april/ https://www.facebook.com/PsychicElizabethApril https://www.youtube.com/@ElizabethApril https://www.tiktok.com/@elizabethapri1 https://elizabethapril.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoo37ioNHfuFeF1dSliP1uP0tVoWNRBO6KbC2NFP6Si-VtipE6hm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I sit down with Elizabeth April (EA), a leading voice in wellness and consciousness, to explore how anxiety can be transformed into a powerful energetic signal. Elizabeth shares insights from her upcoming book, "Your Anxiety is Giving Me Anxiety," and offers unique perspectives on past, present, and future anxieties. Together, we discuss practical steps to harness anxiety as an ally and reclaim your power. Join us for a journey towards sustainable healing and personal growth. More about EA: Elizabeth April (EA) is a fast-rising voice in the wellness and consciousness space, known for redefining anxiety as a powerful energetic signal, not a flaw or diagnosis. With over 800K followers across platforms and a client list that includes celebrities like Demi Lovato and Danica Patrick, EA blends spiritual wisdom with grounded insight to guide a new generation beyond coping and into transformation. Her upcoming book, Your Anxiety Is Giving Me Anxiety: A Survival Guide for Thriving in a High-Stress World (BenBella Books, January 20, 2026), is a paradigm-shifting exploration of anxiety's true roots and an empowering roadmap for healing without the dependency on pharmaceuticals or years of therapy. Recognized for her ability to make complex concepts like energetic sensitivity, soul alignment, and quantum healing deeply relatable, EA has been featured in USA Today, Vice, Gaia TV, and major conferences across North America. She is also the author of the Amazon bestseller You're Not Dying You're Just Waking Up, and a trusted guide for a rapidly expanding community of seekers, starseeds, and curious souls worldwide. Join her on this epic journey of awakening, healing, and remembering who you truly are. Find EA: https://www.instagram.com/elizabeth.april/ https://www.facebook.com/PsychicElizabethApril https://www.youtube.com/@ElizabethApril https://www.tiktok.com/@elizabethapri1 https://elizabethapril.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoo37ioNHfuFeF1dSliP1uP0tVoWNRBO6KbC2NFP6Si-VtipE6hm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Download Episode 1082 – Oh we’ve got a fun one this week as we’ve got Garth Noyce of Triple Eh? joining the show to chat Lumo 2, and a LOT more.The show kicks off with Bri Galgano and Aki on hand as we welcome Gareth Noyce from Triple Eh? back to the show for his second visit. First visit was for Lumo 1 back on Episode 199. And we’re all still doing this. We chat about the game’s history, changes compared to the first title, discussions about sales between platforms, and those ducks. Hot damn do we talk about those friggin ducks… Jacob Garner shows up somewhere in there.After a while, we shift the talk to news of the week including the horrible news that EA sold out to Kooshner and The Saudis that was somehow eclipsed by Microsoft’s WORSE news of upping the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate by 50% from $19.99 to a whopping $29.99 a MONTH. We discuss the move, the “additions” to the tier including Fortnite crew junk none of us actually want, and our fears about Microsoft and the Xbox brand in general. Did we mention Gareth was a long time Xbox employee? He has opinions! Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs is getting delisted in November, Rock Band 4 is getting delisted like tomorrow, and four Puzzle Quest games are already delisted. But hey! A new Pinball FX table got announced! Ball Squad! Plus reviews!0:00 - Intro/Lumo 2 Chat1:10:29 - News1:55:07 - Silent Hill f - NeoBards Entertainment, KONAMI (Aki)2:11:50 - LEGO Party - SMG Studio, Fictions (Bri/Jacob/Aki)2:27:16 - Alien: Rogue Incursion Evolved Edition - Survios (Aki)2:38:07 - Arctic Awakening - GoldFire Studios (Jacob & Aki)2:43:41 - Tiny Lands: Deluxe Edition - Hyper Three Studio, Hidden Trap (Bri/Jacob/Aki)2:49:46 - Galacticon - Radin Games, Flynn’s Arcade (Jacob)2:53:27 - XIII A final Game of Tarot - Indigo Dreams, Bad Minions, Little Giant (Bri)2:57:35 - Cloud to Gold - AFIL Games (Aki & Jacob)3:03:40 - Slide Viking - AFIL Games (Aki & Jacob)3:07:39 - KIDZ KORNER: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer - Headless Chicken Games, GameMill Entertainment (Jacob)3:14:23 - KIDZ KORNER: NBA Bounce - Unfinished Pixel, Outright Games (Jacob)The show ends with the song Bounce by System of a D….wait. We can’t? The kids stuff? Yeah. That makes sense… The show ends with a fun NBA Jam tune from our friends Kunal Majmudar, Mustin, and Steve Lella!3:21:47 - Kunal Majmudar - From Downtown (feat. Mustin & Steve Lella) (NBA Jam)https://www.triple-eh.com/https://bsky.app/profile/korruptor.bsky.socialhttps://neobards.com/https://www.konami.com/https://smgstudio.com/https://fictions.com/https://survios.com/https://goldfirestudios.com/https://www.hyperthreestudio.com/https://hiddentrap.com/https://radingames.com/https://www.flynnsarcades.com/https://badminions.com.br/https://afilgames.com/https://headlesschickengames.com/https://gamemill.com/https://outrightgames.com/https://www.pixeltonemusic.com/https://mustinenterprises.com/https://baddudes.bandcamp.com/album/jingle-all-the-wayhttps://ocremix.org/https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwKhttps://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW

(0:00) Bestie intros! (1:53) EA acquired for $55B in biggest LBO ever, why PE is in trouble (17:42) IPO market, SPAC 2.0 (27:41) The AI rollup opportunity (36:01) Sacks joins the show! (38:27) OpenAI and Meta launch short-form video apps: "AI Slop" or the future of content? (45:04) Open source AI: DeepSeek's new model, pressure on US AI industry (1:05:11) State AI regulation frenzy: States' rights vs Federal control, overregulation Follow the besties: https://x.com/chamath https://x.com/Jason https://x.com/DavidSacks https://x.com/friedberg Follow on X: https://x.com/theallinpod Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theallinpod Follow on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theallinpod Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/allinpod Intro Music Credit: https://rb.gy/tppkzl https://x.com/yung_spielburg Intro Video Credit: https://x.com/TheZachEffect Referenced in the show: https://apnews.com/article/ea-electronic-arts-video-game-silver-lake-pif-d17dc7dd3412a990d2c0a6758aaa6900 https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-game-pass-ultimate-price-rises-to-30-a-month-microsoft-adds-more-day-one-games-and-throws-in-fortnite-crew-and-ubisoft-classics-to-help-justify-the-cost https://x.com/Jason/status/1973461806585966655 https://www.npr.org/2025/09/05/nx-s1-5529404/anthropic-settlement-authors-copyright-ai https://x.com/scaling01/status/1972650237266465214 https://www.insidetechlaw.com/blog/2025/09/californias-transparency-in-frontier-artificial-intelligence-act https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-withdraws-rezoning-proposal-for-468-acre-data-center-project-in-franklin-township-indianapolis

Where else to begin than trying to understand the wild news that Electronic Arts is becoming a private company largely because of Saudi Arabia? We live in…well, we live in times. We truly do. Join Patrick, Rob, Janet, and Chia as they try to understand the nature of modern soft political power, the future of EA, and more. Elsewhere, Patrick's “finished” Silksong, at times it's unclear if Chia will stay awake to finish the podcast (vaxxed??), and we have lengthy impressions of Baby Steps and Endless Legend 2. Plus, a fun dip into The Question Bucket.Discussed: EA Goes Private and is partially owned by the Saudi Sovereign Wealth Fund 0:47, Silksong 1:02:22, Games We May or May Not Play 1:46:01, Baby Steps 1:51:40, Endless Legend 2 2:11:45, Hell is Us 2:35:01, The Question Bucket 2:38:10, Outro and Announcements 3:09:20See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Oh, the ancient gods. What fickle sorts they were known to be. But if you managed to curry favor with these gods, they could also be quite generous with their gifts. This week, in celebration of the release of Hades II 1.0, special guest DocBrooke joins us to take a look at games where the gods bestow their blessings and gifts upon your hero to help them along their journey.  After that, we talk all about Hades II, the new Super Mario Galaxy Collection, some big shakeups at Nintendo and EA, and how expensive gaming is getting.  Question of the Week: How has the increased cost of gaming affected the way you game? Break Song is "Zeus in the Architecture" by Art vs Science Vidjagame Apocalypse theme by Matthew Joseph Payne.

Scott & Jon's Horror Video Game Fun Time kicks off Friday with Silent Hill f, running each Friday this month. Main topic covers October's big releases like Ghost of Yotei, Battlefield 6, Little Nightmares 3, Pokémon Legends Z-A, Ninja Gaiden 4, The Outer Worlds 2, Mina the Hollower and more. Other news: Microsoft hikes Game Pass, EA goes private, Fortnite pulls Peacemaker, Capcom coy on RE9. Dear Martha Gameshow returns with “Find the Flaw.” This week in play: Hades 2, CloverPit, Shipbreaker, Kaiju Cleanup, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, Megabonk, Sonic Racing Crossworlds.GAMES PLAYEDSHAREDHades 2CloverPitSCOTTHardspace: ShipbreakerKaiju Cleanup (upcoming)JONFinal Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice ChroniclesMegabonkSonic Racing CrossworldsBEAUHades II all day all night! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Support us on Patreon here! Every Friday, the finest degenerate journalists on the internet serve up loud, irreverent, hilarious takes on gaming, drinking, pop culture, and everything in between. In this episode: Dom, Bob, and Tiggy touch on a variety of topics in the gaming and esports world, including: EA is now owned by the Saudis and Jared Kushner Xbox Game Pass gets another price hike  The Black Ops 7 beta is here Your voicemails ...And more! 

As media figures reacted to the assassination of right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk last month, a movement to purge those critical of President Trump and his MAGA movement found success. The most prominent censorship case came when ABC, bowing to pressure from the head of the Federal Communications Commission, pulled late-night host Jimmy Kimmel off the air for his anti-MAGA remarks during his opening monologue. This clampdown on speech critical of Trump comes amid a broader attempt to reshape mainstream media in the right's image. In this episode, senior reporter Alex Kane discusses the media's right-wing turn with Karen Attiah—a journalist fired by the Washington Post for her comments following Kirk's assassination—and Mehdi Hasan, a former MSNBC host and founder of independent news outlet Zeteo. They spoke about whether Kimmel's removal signifies full-blown autocracy, the takeover of TikTok by pro-Trump and pro-Netanyahu billionaires, and the role of independent media in this moment. Articles Mentioned and Further Reading“The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced,” Karen Attiah, The Golden Hour Substack“Matthew Dowd's firing begins flood of people facing consequences for their comments on Kirk's death,” David Bauder and Ali Swenson, The Associated Press“Disney reportedly lost 1.7 million subscribers during Kimmel's suspension,” Amanda Yeo, Mashable“The Billionaire Trump Supporter Who Will Soon Own the News,” William Cohan, The New York Times“CBS Taps Conservative Policy Veteran for New Ombudsman Role,” Benjamin Mullin and Michael Grynbaum, The New York Times“Israel wins TikTok,” Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, Responsible StatecraftNet Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom, Evgeny Morozov“Jared Kushner's firm and the Saudis are taking video game maker EA private in a massive deal,” Jordan Valinsky, CNN

This we imagine the unthinkable as we talk about Barry's Steamer: Fourmi World, the Parks board game, Slay the Spire, Sharks, Absolute DC, Close to Death, the Alien Hotel in Baker, Baker California, Bone Lake, The Boys, War Games, Defcon, Death of a Unicorn, Swedish Bastards, Ventriloquist Dummies, Xbox Game Pass price hikes, Amazon's Luna, EA sold to Saudi Arabia and Private Equity, Simpsons Movie 2, Magic: The Gathering expansions, a remake of Magic, and Clockwork Torgo: WarGames. Prepare to be "a-salted", it's time for a GeekShock!

We are drowning in games now. Paul is playing Hotel Barcelona, Silent Hill f, and Megabonk. Sean returns and talks about Ghost of Yotei, Baby Steps, and Hades 2. We catch up on all the news including Xbox raising console and Game Pass prices, the Ally gets a North American price, EA is going private, and Kojima wants to scan a ghost. TDP is listener funded. Like what you hear? Want to support the show and get ad-free episodes? Head over to https://www.patreon.com/topdownperspective

https://www.patreon.com/minnmax - Unlock a benefit and directly support independent games media MinnMax's Ben Hanson, Haley MacLean, and Leo Vader are joined by Game Informer's Charles Harte to unpack the excellent Hades 2 from Supergiant Games. Then Kelsey Lewin and Sarah Podzorski join the show to talk about Consume Me, Silent Hill F, Blippo +, Road To Empress, Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree. After that, Bloomberg's Jason Schreier joins the podcast to talk about EA going private and Final Fantasy Tactics. Then we answer questions submitted on Patreon by the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and submitting a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/se-CQM_rXwM Get Jason Schreier's great book Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment in paperback on October 7th - https://bsky.app/profile/jasonschreier.bsky.social/post/3lxl4wo32hs2h Help support MinnMax's supporters! https://www.iam8bit.com - 10% off with Promo Code: HOLLAWEEN To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below...  00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:17 - Hades 2 00:26:28 - Consume Me 00:41:22 - Silent Hill F 00:50:39 - Blippo + 01:02:37 - Road To Empress 01:09:17 - Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree 01:15:33 - Welcome Bloomberg's Jason Schreier 01:17:23 - Final Fantasy Tactics 01:40:27 - EA Goes Private 02:00:30 - Thanking iam8bit - https://www.iam8bit.com/ 02:03:24 - Community questions 02:49:58 - Get A Load Of This Leo's GALOT - https://theconversation.com/paracetamol-use-during-pregnancy-not-linked-to-autism-our-study-of-2-5-million-children-shows-265919 Sarah's GALOT - https://thepopinsider.com/twilight-crocs-news/ Hanson's GALOT - https://youtu.be/Uu5jVmIZBhE?si=cLc9LXvrXfbZsOtk Community GALOT - https://gamehistory.org/william-volk-papers/ Disclosure - Games discussed on MinnMax content are most often provided for free by the publisher or developer. Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Support MinnMax directly on YouTube - https://youtube.com/minnmax/join Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Subscribe to our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/minnmax Subscribe to our solo stream channel - https://www.youtube.com/@minnmaxstreamarchives Catch up on the best of MinnMax - https://bit.ly/4gAc6eq Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/minnmax.com Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

With Vinny back in the "office," this week we catch up on more Ghost of Yotei, Baby Steps, and Death Stranding, plus newcomers Megabonk and The Lift, dive into all the big news about the EA buyout and Game Pass price increase, give a little swan song for Rock Band 4, talk through the family Street Fighter progression, fantasize about installing your own soda fountain at home, and more. CHAPTERS (00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:00:10) Intro (00:05:18) Street Fighter 6 is a really fun! (00:09:13) Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds  |  [Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One]  |  Sep 25, 2025 (00:18:08) Blippo+  |  [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Sep 23, 2025 (00:26:42) First Break (00:26:57) Ghost of Yotei  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  Oct 02, 2025 (00:41:46) The Lift (Alpha) |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Sep 16, 2025 (00:47:02) Death Stranding 2: On The Beach  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  Jun 26, 2025 (00:47:23) [Warning: We don't talk story stuff but we do talk about gear you get] (01:06:19) Baby Steps  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5]  |  Sep 23, 2025 (01:12:14) Megabonk  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux]  |  Sep 18, 2025 (01:16:27) V Rising  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  May 08, 2024 (01:17:09) Second Break (01:17:14) EA to be acquired for $55 billion (01:50:20) Game Pass getting a price bump (02:06:55) Xbox Ally pricing confirmed (02:10:52) Forza Horizon 6 won't be on PS5 at launch (02:12:57) Rock Band 4 to be delisted (02:18:52) Doug Bowser is leaving Nintendo (02:25:14) Emails (02:31:34) Watchcast updates (02:35:14) NXL Content Updates (02:37:12) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts (02:38:55) Wrapping up and go drink wine and play Smash Bros? (02:41:52) See ya!

This week, the Punching Up crew discuss EA being sold, rumors of a new Lord of the Rings game, Doug Bowser's retirement, DS memories and more! Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. Timestamps:  0:00:00 - Intro0:18:08 - EA to be acquired by Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners0:31:37 - New Lord of the Rings game0:45:48 - Must Play Rereleases this week0:55:10 - What We're Playing1:21:47 - Doug Bowser retired1:29:23 - Switch 2 Editions of some LEGO games could be comin1:31:50 - Looking back at the launch of the Nintendo DS1:47:58 - Closing Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thank you to Function for sponsoring this episode! Go to http://www.FunctionHealth/KITANDKRYSTA or use gift code KITANDKRYSTA100 for $100 towards your membership *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hello and welcome to episode 190 of the Kit & Krysta Podcast! Today we'll be digging into the actual job of the Nintendo of America president. Ever since the announcement of Doug Bowser's retirement and the new president Devon Pritchard taking the reins at Nintendo, there seems to be some confusion around what the Nintendo of America president actually does and what kind of power this person has. We're here to clear it all up for you and squash some of the rumors flying around. Also in this episode, we're playing a ton of new games on Nintendo Switch 2 and we dig into all the news coming out of Tokyo Game Show. We also try to make sense of this big EA news of them selling and going private. What does this all mean? We wrap it all up with questions from our amazing Patreon community. Settle on in for a big episode!  0:00 - SHOCKTOBER IS HERE 12:09 - What does the Nintendo of America president actually do?  1:13:22 - Games we are playing 1:33:35 - News news news 1:55:11 - Questions from our Patreon subscribers Patreon Shout-outs! - All Hail the Final Boss - Aaron Hash - Thank you Super Stars!  Ben Eichorn, MaruMayhem, Eigenverse, KissMyFlapjack, Mike Chin, Roy Eschke, Switchingitup_, vgmlife, Link The Hero of Winds, Angela Bycroft, Thomas O'Rourke, Kyle LeBoeuf, Roberto Nieves, Fredrik Ulf Konradsson, Andrew Youhas, Chilly, Simon, krashuri, Master Discord, Ash, Ajay Kudlass, Fortygig, Travis Torline, EchoLadair, That'sSoOLANELL, MSMPokegamer, Cameron, Rburns, Aigami, Kitt 10K, Adrien, Nafon Clover, TheSharkAmongMen Follow Us!  https://www.patreon.com/kitandkrysta https://twitter.com/kitandkrysta https://www.tiktok.com/@kitandkrysta https://www.instagram.com/kitandkrysta/ http://www.facebook.com/kitandkrysta/ https://bsky.app/profile/kitandkrysta.bsky.social -Kit & Krysta

Follow The Trophy Room Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pstrophyroom Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/2PglU1a Discord: https://discord.gg/wPNp3kC Twitter: https://twitter.com/PSTrophyRoom ****** This week we cover the Ghost of Yotei review roundup, new PS5 DualSense rumors, and why PS Plus looks stronger than ever after Xbox Game Pass price hikes. We also dive deep into EA's $55 billion acquisition by Saudi Arabia's PIF, PlayStation's 30th anniversary celebrations, and major updates on Silent Hill, Metal Gear, and more. From industry shake-ups to exciting fan news, it's a packed episode you won't want to miss.

This week we talk about Xbox increasing Game Pass Ultimate prices by 50%, EA being bought out and going private, and more!

In this crossover episode of Bring The Juice and Lunchpail Guys, the boys go full throttle on some wild storylines. They react to the news of the Saudis buying EA, debate whether Ole Miss is a real contender, and react live as Tyreek Hill is carted off the field during Monday Night Football

Timestamps• 8:00 – Healthcare stocks outlook• 24:00 – Government shutdown and its impact on the market• 33:00 – Trump's new round of tariffs• 52:00 – TikTok's takeover• 1:06:25 – The current toxic political landscape• 1:14:00 – EA $55B cash buyout deal• 1:26:00 – When to sell stocks• 1:32:00 – Price points to buy top stocks• 1:46:00 – Stock alternatives to high-yield savings accounts• 1:58:00 – Applovin stock rise⸻DescriptionIn this episode of Market Mondays, we break down the biggest stories moving the market right now. From healthcare stocks struggling to rebound, to the looming government shutdown and Trump's new tariffs, to TikTok's dominance and EA's historic $55B buyout deal—we cover it all.We also dive into practical investing strategies: when to sell, price points to buy into top names, stock alternatives to high-yield savings accounts, and a look at Applovin's surge. Plus, we discuss how the toxic political climate is shaping the economy and investor sentiment.This is the blueprint for staying ahead in volatile times.#MarketMondays #Investing #Stocks #Economy #TikTok #Tariffs #EAGaming #Applovin #StockMarket #FinanceOur Sponsors:* Check out PNC Bank: https://www.pnc.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/marketmondays/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In episode 1939, Jack and Miles are joined by co-host of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, Ridiculous History, and Wrongful Conviction, Ben Bowlin, to discuss… Elon Deleted That Tweet About Trump Being In The Epstein Files... Musk Also In Files Tho? Trump Isn’t Polling Well But At Least He Can Offer Us Medbeds? This Just In: Don’t Tape Your Mouth Shut At Night, Saudi Arabia And Jared Kushner’s Private Equity Firm Are Buying Electronic Arts For $55 Billion and more! Trump Isn’t Polling Well But At Least He Can Offer Us Medbeds? Viral mouth-taping trend ‘sus’ says Canadian sleep expert Viral ‘mouth taping’ TikTok trend labelled ‘dangerous’ Some people tape their mouths shut at night. Doctors wish they wouldn’t LISTEN: IDONTMIND by ZEP, Moses YoofeeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump and Netanyahu presented a proposal to end the war in Gaza. The Washington Post’s Michael Birnbaum discusses what’s in the plan — and the significant obstacles to peace that remain. The Supreme Court is preparing to start its new term next week. Lawrence Hurley of NBC News joins to break down how the Trump administration has been emboldened by a string of wins at the court. A new women’s baseball league is slated to start next year. Reporter Sabreen Dawud, who profiled the league for The 19th, explains why league leadership felt now was the right time to launch. Plus, Trump and lawmakers failed to reach an agreement to avert a government shutdown, how the EA deal became the biggest buyout in history, and a look at the contenders in this year’s Fat Bear Week. Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.