23-05-2025
How did a haunted game console take the internet by storm?
For the generation that remembers creepypastas like Slenderman and Jeff the Killer, Ben Drowned might be a familiar internet ghost story. But where did it even come from? And would we be convinced by something like this in 2025?
Also, Epic Games and Apple's never-ending beef continues, and Discord is planning on expanding its reach beyond gamers. Will this work?
Plus, one in five young people think that tracking your partner is to be expected. How did we get here? And how can we stay safe when using tracking software in relationships?
GUESTS:
Chloe Appleby , games curator for Powerhouse Museum
, games curator for Powerhouse Museum
Josh Taylor, technology reporter for Guardian Australia
This episode of Download This Show was made on Gadigal land and in Naarm
Technical production by Craig Tilmouth and Ross Richardson
