Great show on Massively Multiplayer Games ("Politics of Alphaville") on NPR with some very smart people: Henry Jenkins, Ted Castronova - as well-reasoned and well-spoken as ever - and the perennial rebel Julian Dibbell.

The dialogue is pretty basic for most of us, but it's a start. And it's always great to listen to Henry, Ted, and Julian. Ted especially stood out as an advocate for the value of online games, not just in monetary terms (as you know, he's an economist) but also in the social ones. Ted, you're my hero. And Julian, you know I think you're the cat's pajamas.

I'm glad interest in gaming is reaching the rather stodgy offices of NPR! (No offense to the fine people who program the station - NPR is the only station I listen to.)