About this episode

Aaron and Joey discuss the value of reviews, touching on various cultural references and the nature of trust and authority in entertainment.

When is a review worthwhile? This week, Aaron and Joey talk about IGN, reviews as entertainment, trust and authority, tribunals, and RuPaul's Drag Race. They don’t talk NHL '98. references Grape Lady Crimson Desert MOUSE: P.I. For Hire saros roguelike Wikipedia: IGN IGN Reviews American's Test Kitchen The Best Non-Stick Skillets (Subscription Req'd) NPR Podcast: Pop Culture Happy Hour Step Brothers

People in this episode

Hosts: Aaron, Joey

Topics covered

• reviews
• entertainment
• trust
• authority
• pop culture

Keywords

• reviews
• IGN
• entertainment
• trust
• RuPaul's Drag Race
• NHL '98
• pop culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IGN, NPR

Books & works: RuPaul's Drag Race, NHL '98, Grape Lady, Crimson Desert, MOUSE: P.I. For Hire, saros roguelike, American's Test Kitchen, The Best Non-Stick Skillets, Pop Culture Happy Hour, Step Brothers

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