ICYMI: How to Make Millions Playing Dungeons & Dragons
On today\u2019s episode, Rachelle Hampton and Candice Lim are joined by Slate staff writer Luke Winkie to discuss\xa0his recent profile of\xa0Critical Role\u2019s\xa0Matthew Mercer. Launched by Mercer and his friends in 2015,\xa0Critical Role\xa0is undoubtedly a megahit, boasting\xa0over 600 million views on YouTube. As Winkie wrote in his profile, \u201cA 2021 data leak out of Twitch confirmed that\xa0Critical Role\xa0is one of the richest channels on the platform, generating\xa0a mammoth $9.6 million in revenue between 2019 and 2021.\u201d Hampton, Lim and Winkie discuss the appeal of\xa0Critical Role,\xa0the so-called \u201cMercer Effect\u201d and whether\xa0Critical Role\u2019s\xa0success indicates that Dungeons & Dragons is no longer just the domain of the proudly geeky.\nThis podcast is produced by Se\u2019era Spragley Ricks, Daisy Rosario, Candice Lim and Rachelle Hampton.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices