{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"ep76: Why Squid Game is Karl Marx' favorite show","description":"Randall talks to Chris about how Squid Game is ideologically aligned with Marxist thought.  Topics discussed include: Saturday Night Live sketch: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vWdHPMhy270  Other shows that tackle class conflict: http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/list\/ls550916663\/  A Christmas Carol  https:\/\/labornotes.org\/blogs\/2021\/10\/real-life-auto-strike-behind-runaway-netflix-hit-squid-game  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ludlow_Massacre  the relationship between capitalism and gambling  https:\/\/blogs.scientificamerican.com\/beautiful-minds\/the-role-of-luck-in-life-success-is-far-greater-than-we-realized\/  How voluntary is participation in the capitalist system? https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hobson%27s_choice  Marxist view of criminality the Marble Game 212 Mi-nyeo -- the seductress the guards https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/False_consciousness  the Front Man the VIPs &quot;All for ourselves and nothing for other people, seems, in every age of the world, to have been the vile maxim of the masters of mankind.&quot; \u2014Adam Smith  https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/how-wealth-reduces-compassion\/  recorded October 20, 2021 Visit us at https:\/\/chrisandrandall.com\/ ","author_name":"Arts &amp; Entertainment with Chris &amp; Randall","author_url":"http:\/\/chrisandrandall.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/20898245\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/20898245"}