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#360: Conflicts of Interest

November 18th, 2021 · 59 minutes

On an auspicious episode 360, we're looking back at 20 years of Xbox! But first, Nick Guy comes on to discuss the Wirecutter Union and what will happen if New York Times management doesn't come to the table before Black Friday.

Guest Starring: Nick Guy

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We are the Wirecutter Union. We're prepared to walk out.

New York Times Gadget Reviewers Plan Black Friday Strike - Bloomberg

Wirecutter Union (@wirecutterunion) / Twitter

Wirecutter Union on Twitter: "We're seeking about $300,000 in salary increases via pay floors *across 67 people*. To put it another way, that's 0.029% of the more than $1 billion @nytimes has sitting in cash." / Twitter

20 years of Xbox: a visual history - The Verge

How Xbox outgrew the console: inside Phil Spencer’s multi-billion dollar gamble | British GQ

Original Xbox Controller Was "Embarrassingly Enormous," Co-Creator Says [UPDATE] - GameSpot

Halo Almost Wasn't An Xbox Game | Remember When - YouTube

Stephen Toulouse obituary: Game industry remembers Xbox Live's crusader against abuse | VentureBeat

Quentin Tarantino Sued Over Pulp Fiction NFT by Miramax – The Hollywood Reporter