Episode 41: Chris Gates

An interview with freelance pop culture journalist Chris Gates. We talk about how we became friends in middle school and how, not surprisingly, our careers have mirrored each other.

Episode 41 of the The MC Lars Podcast podcast, hosted by MC Lars, titled "Episode 41: Chris Gates" was published on June 10, 2019 and runs 99 minutes.

June 10, 2019 ·99m · The MC Lars Podcast

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This week on the MC Lars Podcast, pop culture journalist Chris Gates and I talk about our years growing up together on the Monterey Peninsula, our first band together (Horris, for which he played bass) and how being English majors helped us both in our careers as freelance content creators. We also talk about his years as a writer for MAD Magazine, Gates’s perspective on the current classification of video games as an “art “and his foray into the world of indie comics publishing. An amazing conversation with a brilliant dude. Thanks Chris!Special Guest: Chris Gates.

Episode Description

This week on the MC Lars Podcast, pop culture journalist Chris Gates and I talk about our years growing up together on the Monterey Peninsula, our first band together (Horris, for which he played bass) and how being English majors helped us both in our careers as freelance content creators. We also talk about his years as a writer for MAD Magazine, Gates’s perspective on the current classification of video games as an “art “and his foray into the world of indie comics publishing. An amazing conversation with a brilliant dude. Thanks Chris! Special Guest: Chris Gates.

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