This week on Wavelengths I'm talking to Emily Price, a great writer over at Unwinnable and also a PhD candidate in medieval literature! We chat about a whole bevy of things including the word "mid," Dragon Age, and where games are at as a medium in culture.

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The News and More:

Emily on games being mainstream: https://unwinnable.com/2025/07/30/videogames-are-mainstream-what-will-make-them-feel-like-it/

Emily on “mid”: https://unwinnable.com/2025/01/31/mid/

Let’s Smash Bro: https://johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/lets-smash-bro

Blue Prince at SGDQ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cirrfl1yQ2c

Nintendo Indie World (8/7/25): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTv0HmKoUqw

Nintendo raised prices on everything except the Switch 2: https://thisweekinvideogames.com/news/nintendo-switch-console-accessory-price-increases-august-2025/

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Chapters:

0:00 - Welcome back to Wavelengths!

36:10 - Video games and the mainstream

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Emily Price on "Mid" and the Cultural Cachet of Games