{"id":5966,"date":"2019-12-18T06:00:18","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T11:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andrewkuhar.com\/blog\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5966"},"modified":"2019-12-17T22:08:33","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T03:08:33","slug":"e-15-civilization-vi","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/andrewkuhar.com\/blog\/podcast\/e-15-civilization-vi\/","title":{"rendered":"E.15 \u2060\u2013 Civilization VI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">What defines a civilization? Can (and should) building one be fun? Alex and I phone a friend for some answers, and get plenty to think about in return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since <em>Civilization<\/em>&#8216;s debut in 1991, virtually every facet of Sid Meier&#8217;s long-running turn-based strategy video game has evolved. Even the game&#8217;s narration is now helmed by actor Sean Bean (<em>GoldenEye<\/em>, <em>The Lord of the Rings<\/em>, <em>Game of Thrones<\/em>, etc.). 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