The Escapist: We're Huge in Minnesota

Susan Arendt

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The Escapist: We're Huge in Minnesota

Our Editor in Chief Julianne Greer guest stars on Minnesota Public Radio to discuss the importance of Spore and yes, mentions the penis monsters.

The curiously named "The Week from In the Loop," hosted by the affable Jeff Horwich, asked our own Julianne to help explain why Spore is garnering such a buzz. Breaking down the game's significance for the mainstream listening audience without talking down to them, she outlined Spore's basic gameplay, then touched briefly on the potential impact of "Sporn," saying:

"It is concerning to people who don't want to be exposed to that...but you can't really allow the human mind to really go and play and have fun and get outside of the box unless you're willing to allow all kind of creativity and all kinds of creations."

Julianne went on to reason that, after the initial shock and/or horror wears off, those who encounter Spore's infamous penis monsters will likely find themselves asking, "hey, I wonder what else I can create?"

Head over to In the Loop [http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/programs/in_the_loop/] to give the entire interview a listen.

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the monopoly guy

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Andraste post=7.70953.709653 said:
the monopoly guy post=7.70953.709384 said:
Really? When? I wanna listen to it (on the radio)
I think it aired live last Friday evening.
...so there's still time?


joking.

Oh well, I guess I'll have to listen to it in the internet.
 

meatloaf231

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Hooray! Someone else in the world is willing to come to our frozen, desolate state!

Seriously though I love it here. Can't get enough of the cold.
 

Andy Chalk

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We picked up a guy holding a sign that said "Twine ball or bust"
He smelled real bad and he said his name was Bernie
I put in a Slim Whitman tape, my wife put on a brand new hair net
Kids were in the back seat jumping up and down, yelling "Are we there yet?"
And all of us were joined together in one common thought
As we rolled down the long and winding interstate in our '53 DeSoto
We're gonna see the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota
We're headin' for the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota
 

Easykill

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I just listened to it, seems pretty cool. Always great when the Escapist gets publicity. I also like your voice.