{"id":350,"date":"2018-10-12T11:51:34","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T16:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thecultureoftech.com\/?p=350"},"modified":"2020-09-22T08:28:12","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T13:28:12","slug":"episode-6-felicia-day-and-the-pursuit-of-happiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecultureoftech.com\/index.php\/2018\/10\/12\/episode-6-felicia-day-and-the-pursuit-of-happiness\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 6: Felicia Day and the Pursuit of Happiness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecultureoftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/felicia_day_culture_of_tech_1000.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecultureoftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/felicia_day_culture_of_tech_1000.jpg\" alt=\"Felicia Day - The Culture of Tech\" width=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter dropshadow\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><small><em>Benj Edwards chats with actress and writer Felicia Day (The Guild, MST3K) about her personal tech history, favorite Ultima games, and the freedom of pursuing what comes to you naturally.  They also discuss a special pink Commodore 64, the fate of the Prodigy archives, avatar rights, and much more.  This interview took place May 2018.<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s always a joy to talk to Felicia Day, whom I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vintagecomputing.com\/index.php\/archives\/1172\/vcg-interview-felicia-day-author-actress-and-creator-of-the-guild\">previously interviewed<\/a> for my blog back in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past decade, Felicia has been a pioneering icon of positivity, tolerance, and self-acceptance among those who had previously been labeled outcasts in society &#8212; the nerds, the geeks, the enthusiasts &#8212; who love what they love without reservation.<\/p>\n<p>She also loves tech and gaming, and we have shared a few tech-related exchanges over the past few years related to Prodigy, her book, and a special Commodore SX-64 that she sent me earlier this year.  In this interview, we talk about all of that and more.<\/p>\n<p>Hope you enjoy it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1980\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-350-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecultureoftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Episode-6-Felicia-Day.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecultureoftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Episode-6-Felicia-Day.mp3\">https:\/\/www.thecultureoftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Episode-6-Felicia-Day.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecultureoftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Episode-6-Felicia-Day.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.thecultureoftech.com\/?powerpress_pinw=350-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecultureoftech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Episode-6-Felicia-Day.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Episode-6-Felicia-Day.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-culture-of-tech-with-benj-edwards\/id1318846289?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecultureoftech.com%2F%3Fp%3D350\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecultureoftech.com\/index.php\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=culture_of_tech\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Benj Edwards chats with actress and writer Felicia Day (The Guild, MST3K) about her personal tech history, favorite Ultima games, and the freedom of pursuing what comes to you naturally. They also discuss a special pink Commodore 64, the fate of the Prodigy archives, avatar rights, and much more. This interview took place May 2018. 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