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It's discovering who you can become by continuing to play.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74659229</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 18:56:34 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74659229/ttsol_en_nz_molly_20260824_091631.mp3" length="9123264" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/152a16fb-8c86-4f70-beca-c4c78cb8e2c5/152a16fb-8c86-4f70-beca-c4c78cb8e2c5.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/152a16fb-8c86-4f70-beca-c4c78cb8e2c5/152a16fb-8c86-4f70-beca-c4c78cb8e2c5.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/152a16fb-8c86-4f70-beca-c4c78cb8e2c5/152a16fb-8c86-4f70-beca-c4c78cb8e2c5.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Adam John</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Why do people keep playing after they have already won? 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