Gaming in the Modern World with Ben Brock Johnson and Roman Mars

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Leisure, Video Games, Comedy

4.7 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2025

⏱️ 111 minutes

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Summary

Heather and Matt sit down with Ben Brock Johnson (WBUR’s Endless Thread) and Roman Mars (99% Invisible) to discuss gaming’s impact on the modern world and their new limited series Hidden Levels available on all podcast platforms October 7th.

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0:00.0	This is a headgum podcast.
0:11.2	All right, Ranch, it's just going to be me and Heather, but we're just waiting on Heather to get here.
0:16.9	And so hopefully she arrives in a minute now.
0:18.9	How you doing?
0:20.1	You okay?
0:21.1	I'm okay. Okay. I just ate a bunch of spaghetti. Oh, that's good. That's good. That sounds really good. Yeah, it was good. Can you guys see me? Heather, Jesus Christ, what the fuck's the matter with you? Wait, wait, wait, can you see me? Heather. Can you see me? Can you see me?
0:38.3	Oh my God.
0:39.3	You're nude. Oh my God, you can see me? You're nude and covered in the family. Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no. Why are you like that? Oh, no, no, you can see me for real? Are you doing a bit? No, I can see you.
0:52.7	Oh, my God.
0:53.8	Oh, no.
0:54.7	I mean, I'm averting my gaze because I'm polite.
0:56.7	Oh, no.
0:57.6	I thought, I can see you. Oh, my God. Oh, no. I mean, I'm averting my gaze because I'm polite. Oh, no. I thought, I thought we were invisible today. I didn't read the email. I didn't read the email clearly. Heather. I had to get her fast, so I thought we were invisible. Oh, my God. Even if we were just 99% invisible. Oh, no. That would be better than this. I walked here. I walked here. Oh, my God. I'm sure the people of Los Angeles took it in stride. Oh, my God. Yeah, nobody was looking at me. No. Oh, fuck. Oh, my God. I can't believe I came to work naked. And you know what's actually more upsetting? What?
1:27.7	What? That was Ranch's leftovers. And you did that to Ranch's left. Ranch's going to eat that later for dinner. Now Ranch got no dinner. Okay. Well, hold on. Let me explain. I know I'm covered in spaghetti sauce, but I thought nobody could see me. So I thought nobody would know that I ate her leftovers. and I got it all over me and I'm like,
1:45.1	it's no point in cleaning up
1:46.7	because I'm invisible. Let me ask you. Can I ask you an honest question? Oh my God. I'm humiliated. Can you see the poop on my legs? Can you see a poop? I wasn't looking at the poop. Oh my God. I was looking at it. I was just so confused by all of it. I thought nobody could see the poop on my legs. So I was like, it's fine. I'll just get that later. Oh my God. Heather? Oh, no. Heather, I'm just going to do you a kindness. Oh, no. You got to go home and take a shower. We'll never speak of this again.
2:18.5	Oh my God.
2:18.6	I'll do you this kindness.
2:19.8	This will never come up again. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Nobody notices that I'm naked and covered in Fettuccini Alfredo. 9-1-1. We talk about gaming in the modern world
2:35.2	and interview Roman Mars and Ben Brock Johnson from their podcast. 9-1-1. We talk about gaming in the modern world
2:35.3	and interview Roman Mars and Ben Brock Johnson
2:37.7	from their podcast Hidden Levels this week on Get Played.
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