In this era of ubiquitous video gaming it is not unheard of for people to listen to podcasts while playing especially grindy, repetitious games.
Okay.
But what I want to know is this: has there been any research into specific brain effects of playing certain kinds of games while listening to podcasts?
Yo! Stanford Research Institute! Get on the stick!
And what about games that just aren't that common for home use anymore-like light gun games?
Could you imagine what might happen to someone playing Lethal Enforcers while consuming a cheeseball, pretentiously moralistic true crime podgrift?
"I'm gonna get you, Dahmer-zap,zap,zap!"
You know, maybe someone should do a podcast about "Games I Play While Listening to Podcasts."
It could be a variation on cringey foodie/film crossover shit-"Let's pair this fine wine with the latest Wes Anderson confection!"
Okay, I confess. I played Age of Empires while listening to Hardcore History.
I'm an insufferable asshole, too.
I'm sure there are plenty of grotesque hipster folks who paired This American Life with GTA Online. Or the first season of Serial with Disco Elysium.
The articulate civility of Fresh Air contrasts well with the headlong bloodlust of Doom.
The absurdly titled Hidden Brain (HINT: The brain's located within the skullular area) merges amicably with the absurdly rationalized'n'de-politicized vision of city planning depicted in SimCity.
Harry Shearer's Le Show allows you to keep up with the trades whilst emulating that delightful The Simpsons arcade beat em up belt scroller. Does Shearer still get a cut of that coin box?
Yeah. This could be something.
It becomes nothing.
