About this episode

The episode discusses union busting by Sony Music, microtransactions in EA College Football 27, Emmy nominations, and casting for a live action Naruto movie.

Welcome to another episode of the Media Boat Podcast. We start with Sony Music participating in union busting practices. Next, EA College Football 27 uses scummy microtransactions in single player experience. Later, Emmy nominations were released with The Pitt and Hacks leading the charge. We wrap it all up with casting for an upcoming live action Naruto movie. We also have thoughts on Life Is Strange: Double Exposure, SGDQ, and The Long Walk. All this and more on this weeks episode of the Media Boat Podcast.

People in this episode

Host: Media Boat

Topics covered

• union busting
• video games
• Emmy nominations
• live action adaptations
• microtransactions
• podcast discussion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sony Music

Products: EA College Football 27

Books & works: The Pitt, Hacks, Life Is Strange: Double Exposure, The Long Walk, Naruto

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