Writer, editor, and critic Autumn Wright joins me to talk about the Boycott, Divest, Sanction Movement and the Microsoft Boycott.

Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 6:35 - What is BDS? 9:42 - Boycotting Microsoft 12:58 - We can do it 36:05 - Ideology, values, and the material 50:07 - What is to be done? 1:08:15 - No Azure for Apartheid 1:12:02 - External Pressure 1:14:52 - Developer Pressure 1:16:10 - Other Pressure Points 1:19:45 - Change da world 1:29:45 - How does this affect the show?

Works cited:

Autumn's piece for Aftermath:

Games Media Can't Ignore BDS Xbox Boycott - Aftermath

BDS Movement:

Other pieces referenced during the episode:

Microsoft’s Retaliation Against Employees:

Microsoft and Gen AI:

No Azure for Apartheid:

August’s Recommendations:

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