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Today, Explained

How Zelda changed gaming

Today, Explained

Vox

News, Daily News, Politics

4.310.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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It’s dangerous to go alone! Take this podcast. This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Michael Raphael, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

A few weeks ago my friend Amy texted me a video.

0:03.7

It was nighttime in New York City.

0:06.0

She was biking down some street when blowing in her hair, filming herself with her front

0:11.3

facing camera.

0:14.9

She asked me to send the video to my brother in Montreal.

0:18.0

He sent one back.

0:27.0

I wasn't completely sure what was going on, but I was pretty sure that something to do

0:30.9

with Zelda.

0:34.3

The legend of Zelda, Tears of the Kingdom drops today.

0:37.8

It will probably be the biggest video game of the summer, and it will probably do bigger

0:42.2

numbers than any album, TV show, or movie in the world.

0:48.5

Coming up on today explained how Tears of the Kingdom and especially its 2017 predecessor

0:53.4

Breath of the Wild.

0:55.2

We're turning grownups into gamers.

1:03.5

Most Americans have made up their minds about the Spring Court.

1:07.2

It's either restoring justice or destroying America.

1:15.0

The Supreme Court is not going to save us.

1:16.7

I'm Julia Lungoria and in this season of more perfect, we're making sense of the Supreme

1:21.0

Court today.

1:22.4

And to more perfect from WNYC Studios, wherever you get podcasts.

1:28.6

You've seen flats that adjust.

1:31.5

So prepare to be impressed by stylish apartments.

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