What do ancient dice, anti-tobacco board games, and the U.S. financial system all have in common? They're all systems: rule frameworks that quietly shape how we think, act, and move through the world. In this premiere episode, hosts Kris Tyte and Sean Snodgrass sit down with the brilliant and endlessly entertaining Shaday Agosto-Vázquez, a mind-bending board game collector with a library of over 500 games. Together, they explore the hidden “game” built into our society: the mechanics, the incentives, the ways we learn to lie, follow rules, or break them, and navigate the systems we never agreed to play. Join us for playful and insightful banter on how games mirror reality, and how understanding them can help you win the biggest game of all: life itself.

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