Education Bookcast cover image

104. Addiction by Design by Natasha Dow Schüll

Education Bookcast

CHAPTER

The Gamblers Anonymous Book Review - Machine Life

Patsy the green-eyed brunette in her mid-40s began gambling soon after she moved to Las Vegas from California in the 1980s. She played video poker before work at lunchtime on all her breaks after work and all weekend long my life revolved around the machines even the way I ate, Patsy recalls as we talk outside the gamblers anonymous meeting where we had met. "My whole being was directed to getting back into that zone it was a machine life"

00:00
Transcript
Play full episode

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts

Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.
App store bannerPlay store banner