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We discuss in this episode Fantasy Football and the phenomenon of fantasy sports leagues. We talk about how fantasy sports came about, the nature of gambling, and the cultural impact. We then talk about the tragedy of the Madden shooting in Florida and gaming culture. We examine gamer gate, toxic internet culture, and the radicalization of young men. We discuss the narrative around Mollie Tibbits and immigration, especially the amazing response by her family. Finally we conclude with a conversation about how certain movies change our perspective of events. We talk about bio pics and historical movies that have such a huge cultural impact that they shape the way we think about events from Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven, and 300 changing what we know about the ancient world, to true crime stories.
