About this episode

The episode features a discussion on Grand Theft Auto with games journalist Lucy James, exploring its cultural identity and the concept of NPCs.

Ahh noo my bloody car! It's got my things in it! Is what you'd say if you were an NPC in GTA and I just nicked your fucking ride, mate, and it's mine now. We're continuing America Month with a discussion of Grand Theft Auto, and we're joined by games journalist Lucy James ( lookingfor.game ) to ask: Is it American, or is it British? Or wot? Plus, the Condom Capital Of The World. Support us at patreon.com/whatsallthisthen for weekly bonus episodes, and video too! Follow us on Bluesky at @whatsallthispod.bsky.social and Instagram at @whatsallthispod . Theme song by Howell Dawdy . Art by Kendra Wells . Edited by Patrick Gill . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Charlotte McDonnell, Libby Watson

Guest: Lucy James

Topics covered

• video games
• Grand Theft Auto
• American culture
• British culture
• game journalism
• NPCs

Keywords

• GTA
• video games
• NPC
• American
• British
• game journalism
• culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Acast, patreon.com

Products: Grand Theft Auto

Places: Condom Capital Of The World

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