Episode 251: Umurangi Generation Creator Veselekov on Fascism, QAnon, and Giant Robots

Update: 2021-01-25

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Umurangi Generation blends the world of cyberpunk -- giant robots, kaiju, and penguins -- with the much more in-your-face world of today -- with COVID keeping us indoors, QAnon poisoning countless minds, and fascism on the rise. I talk with developer Veselekov about his Maori background, how neoliberal and conservative politics have failed nations like Australia, and how it all translates into a game where you take photos of mechs and giant squid monsters.

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Episode 251: Umurangi Generation Creator Veselekov on Fascism, QAnon, and Giant Robots

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Episode 251: Umurangi Generation Creator Veselekov on Fascism, QAnon, and Giant Robots

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Episode 251: Umurangi Generation Creator Veselekov on Fascism, QAnon, and Giant Robots