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The team takes a look at Battle Royale, the Japanese novel that predates the battle royale video game genre and Hunger Games. We discuss the book's theme, the power of Bruce Springsteen and argue about which item we would bring with us to the Program if we were selected! 0:00 Intro 1:28 Plot Summary 3:36 Inspiration for other media 8:28 The book's theme, Stavros's rant, utopias vs dystopias 15:23 Believability of plot and characters 25:49 The fascist government setting, the power of Bruce Springsteen and comparison to 90s Japanese culture 34:48 A look at the muderer population metrics 37:23 Horror movie vibe 42:09 Contest: What one item would you bring with you into the Program? 52:31 Best thing/worst thing 1:02:48 Outro and next book announcement