Ever shopped in Aldi?

We at the Electronic Wireless Showpodcasthave our finger on the beating pulse of current events, which is why we’re going to talk about the accusations that are flying aroundPalworld, the new and extremely popular Pokémon-meets-Rust. Does it contain AI? Did it directly steal from Pokémon? Can The Pokémon Company sue? Probably not. But why does everyone care so damn much anyway? We give our vibes-based takes on the whole affair, which seems to be escalating every day (and will therefore presumably disappear soon).

You can listen above, or onon Spotify,iTunes,Stitcher, orPocket Casts. You can find theRSS feed here, and you can discuss the episodeon our Discord channel, which has a dedicated room for podcast chat.

Music is by Jack de Quidt.

This weekwe’ve been playingStarship Troopers - Terran Command(which Nate says has included no innovations made in the last 20 years, and is the better for it),Dune: Spice Wars, the public playtest ofSolium Infernum(during which I had no idea what was happening at any point), and the Prologue demo ofEl Dorado: The Golden City Builder.

Recommendationsthis week are the US version of Ghosts and, and anti-MLM YouTubersCC SuarezandHannah Alonzo.