Life through a prism

Hello and welcome in this episode we are going to look at pop culture insights with an article where a former BioWare veteran developer defends Dragon Age the Veil guard. The article is from geeks and gamers entitled BioWare Veteran Defends Dragon Age: The Veilguard Developers as Gaming Media Dismisses Fan Backlash written byMarvin Montenaro dated October 24th 2026. The closure of BioWare has reig...

In this episode we look at pop culture insights and the sad news that a gaming company that was one of the best in the world and lasted 30 years it decided to go woke and now its gone broke R.I.P BioWare The article is from geeks and gamers.com entitled EA Shuts Down BioWare and Cancels Mass Effect as Legendary RPG Studio Comes to an End written by Marvin Montenarodated October 21st, 2026. One of...

In this episode we are looking at disability with an article where a disabled person had to make a 14 hour train ride due to Qantas not being able to meet his accessibility needs the article comes from https://au.news.yahoo.com/ entitled Armrest mess forces disability advocate on 14-hour tripwritten by Sarah Spina-Matthews dated 6th October 2026. A disability advocate says he was forced to take a...

In this episode we are looking at Pop Culture insights as the Avengers Doomsday movie gets closer there could be big problems are the test screenings as disastrous as some on the internet report ,the article is from that park place.com entitled‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Disaster Rumors Spread as Supposed Insiders Clash Over Test Screenings Written by Marvin Montenaro dated October 13th, 2026. Marvel Stu...

In 2017 the scandal regarding the attempted introductionof loot boxes Players rebelled against Star Wars Battlefront II 's"pay-to-win" progression system, which required spending real money or hundreds of hours to unlock core heroes and gameplay advantages EA temporarily removed microtransactions just hours before the game launched, saw billions wiped from its market value, and promp...

In this episode we are looking at disability with an article from the guardian.com entitled A moment that changed me: my brother gave me an unexpected gift – and a whole new life at sea written by Bethany Handley dated 23rd September2026. The water was my childhood playground but, as I grew up, myhealth left me landbound. Then my brother found a way to launch me back into the waves . https://www.t...

In this episode we are looking at POP Culture Technology with the question has GROK found religion the article is from that park place.com entitled Grok Affirms the Resurrection of Jesus Christ Based on ‘Historical Evidence’ written by Trevor Denning dated October 4th, 2026. For two thousand years, scholars, philosophers, theologians,and historians have debated the resurrection of Jesus Christ. No...

In this episode we are looking at pop culture insights, what is in a name and what is the reason the internet is having a melt down over Margot Robbie taking her husbands lastname the article is from that park place entitled Margot Robbie Took Her Husband’s Name a Decade Ago, Now Journalists Are Furious written by WDW Pro dated October 8th 2026. Journalists and the online outrage mob are ready to...

in this episode we are going to look at pop culture technology cyberleek has resurfaced and is making some strong threats ahead of the scheduled November release of GTA6. The article is from geeks and gamers.com entitled Cyberleek Threatens to Release Full GTA 6 Build written by Alex Gherzo dated October 12, 2026 Cyberleek, the person behind the series of Grand Theft Auto VI leaks that have driven...

In this episode we are looking at pop culture insights with the recent awards season there has been an outrage in the Hollywood bubble what is that outrage well the articletoday is from geeks and gamers.com entitled Hollywood Melts Down as Diversity Mandates Fade and WhiteActors Win Awards Written by Marvin Montenaro dated October 9th,2026 Hollywood's diversity obsession is facing a reckoning,...

in this episode we are looking at disability and the ongoing frustration of disability parking spaces. The article is from yahoo news entitled Car park incident highlights need for change on issueimpacting millions: 'They do it all the time' A disability advocate says he's had enough after repeatedlyseeing motorists use accessible parking bays outside his local gym. Written by Preston...

In this episode we are going to take a look at pop culture insights. Recently PlayStation had a much-anticipated game wolverine flop and many across the internet termed it wokerine for its hand holding and yearning between wolverine and sabretooth. This gave Xbox a chance to hit a home run with gears of War e-day but there is some controversy is this going to be termed gears of woke the article is...

today we are looking at an article regarding lgbtqia+ from the starobserver.com.au with an article entitled LGBTQ+ Australians Three Times More Likely To Suffer Mental Health Disorders, New Study Finds written by Jacques Nieuwoudt  dated October 2, 2026. A new study out of Monash University has found that LGBTQ+ Australians are three times more likely to experience mental health disorders as the r...

In this episode we are going to look at pop culture in this day and age we see every day a Hollywood celebrity not talking about their latest project but about politics and messaging, the most notable ones of the last few years has beenRachel Ziegler, Mark Ruffalo, Billy Eilish, Mark Hamill, Jane Fonda to name but a few. Now Florence Pugh is adding her political activism into the mix with the upco...

In this episode we are looking at pop culture in this episode, with Marvels Avengers Doomsday looming on the horizon we take a look at an article which the Russo’s explain the stark and doom connection the article is from that park place.comentitled Russo Brothers Explain Tony Stark and Doctor Doom Connection in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ written by Marvin Montenaro dated September 28th 2026. https://th...

in episode 99 we looked at an article where Australian disability advocate Shane Hryhorec was unable to access the building easily of the federal minister of Health anddisability Mark Butller. The link to episode 99 will be in the description. A year after being locked out of Mark Butler’s office, disability advocate Shane Hryhorec returns to find nothing’s changed, and he’s taking the fight to th...

in this episode we are going to look at pop culture in regards to the game wolverine where certain parts of the world where lgbtqia+ content is censored and the entertainment company Insomniac for all its virtue signalling has gone quiet on the issue . The article comes from that park place.com entitled Sony’s Wolverine Game for PlayStation Censored in Middle Eastern Countries for Pride Content wr...

in this episode we are looking at pop culture in regards to the confirmed involvement with controversial consulting company sweet baby inc in regards to the wolverine game. In episode 148 we looked at an article where there was concern that the organization sweet baby inc had their consultants modernizing the wolverine game the link for that episode willbe in the description .Today we are going to...

in episode 174 one of the articles we looked at was where Sony playstation has said we do not own anything we purchase digitally. The link to that article will be in thedescription. Today we are asking the question which is it do we own our purchases or not the article comes from kotaku.com entitled Fans Put Together A List Of Every Time Sony Said Players Owned Their Digital Games AfterThe Company...

in this episode we are going to look at disability specifically deafness and classical music with an article from abc.net.au entitled Deafness and classical music have been intertwined for centuries written by Ria Andriani dated 12th September 2026. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-12/how-deaf-people-connect-with-music-beethoven-to-haptic-vests/107129188

In this episode we are going to look at 4 articles regarding Marvels Wolverine game. The first article is regarding to what the critics were saying before the game was released the article is from geeks and gamers.com entitled Marvel’s Wolverine Reviews Are Surprisingly Brutal As MajorOutlets Hammer Insomniac’s Latest With Low Scores written by Marvin Montenaro dated September 10th 2026. Next arti...

Hello and welcome to life through a prism with your host Rob Tierney in this episode we are looking at disability with an article from abc.net.au entitled Qantas backflips to fund broken wheelchair after ABC questions By national disability affairs reporter Nas Campanella. Qantas has backflipped and says it is now planning to replace an expensive powered wheelchair broken beyond repair on one of i...

in this episode we are looking at pop culture in 3 articles first is Hideo Kojima's, response where PlayStation cancelled his project entitled PHYSINT. The article is from the website vice.com entitled Hideo Kojima Responds to PlayStation After Sony Cancelled His Game Hideo Kojima says Sony tried to cancel PHYSINT before he reached a new agreement with Xbox to keep the espionage game alive. Wr...

In this episode today we are going to look at disability regarding a disabled man being escorted from a virgin flight and subsequently Virgin airlines apologizing. The article is from the guardian.com entitled Virgin Australia apologises to disability advocate removed from flight over wheelchair motor written by Kat Wong dated 19th August 2026. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/19/virg...

in this episode we are going to look at pop culture in regard to news regarding the avengers doomsday movie which will be out at the end of the year the article is entitled: Avengers: Doomsday Directors Admit They Filmed WithoutFinished Script Amid Reports Movie Is a ‘Mess’ in Editing Room written by Marvin Montanaro dated September 7th, 2026. https://thatparkplace.com/avengers-doomsday-directors-...