EPISODE · Oct 14, 2025 · 50 MIN
Tamagotchi: The Egg That Took Over Our Lives
from Liminal Queens · host Sabrina Hilton
Remember when you were ten and suddenly responsible for keeping a tiny pixelated creature alive?This week, we’re revisiting the Tamagotchi craze — that weirdly intense moment when every kid became a round-the-clock carer for a digital pet. We unpack how this pocket-sized obsession swept the playgrounds, spawned knock-offs, got banned from classrooms, and somehow taught us about responsibility, guilt, and grief.
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Remember when you were ten and suddenly responsible for keeping a tiny pixelated creature alive? This week, we're revisiting the Tamagotchi craze — that weirdly intense moment when every kid became a round-the-clock carer for a digital pet. We unpack how this pocket-sized obsession swept the playgrounds, spawned knock-offs, got banned from classrooms, and somehow taught us about responsibility, guilt, and grief.
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