{"id":1924692,"date":"2020-06-01T12:55:56","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T16:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghostcoast.video\/blog\/episode-93-did-you-know-this-wasnt-satire-when-you-made-it-with-tonight-we-riot-2\/"},"modified":"2025-02-02T14:08:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T19:08:20","slug":"episode-93-did-you-know-this-wasnt-satire-when-you-made-it-with-tonight-we-riot-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghostcoast.video\/blog\/episode-93-did-you-know-this-wasnt-satire-when-you-made-it-with-tonight-we-riot-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 93: Did You Know This Wasn&#8217;t Satire When You Made It? (with Tonight We Riot)"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1924692-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pinecast.com\/listen\/5ee633d7-5494-4852-936a-a41736cb67a7.mp3?aid=7f9e7323-e5ba-4979-bd2d-20ea980ca2de.mp3&#038;_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pinecast.com\/listen\/5ee633d7-5494-4852-936a-a41736cb67a7.mp3?aid=7f9e7323-e5ba-4979-bd2d-20ea980ca2de.mp3\">https:\/\/pinecast.com\/listen\/5ee633d7-5494-4852-936a-a41736cb67a7.mp3?aid=7f9e7323-e5ba-4979-bd2d-20ea980ca2de.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>It&#8217;s time to stand up against the grip of global capitalism and inequality by any means necessary&#8230; in Tonight We Riot, the first Means Interactive-backed Videogame! 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