Ep 145: SimCity: The Musical

Long before The Sims, there was... SimCity! Amateur urban developers Alley, Jess, and Julia are here to share the long and storied history of this beloved franchise that launched Will Wright, Maxis, and (eventually) The Sims!This episode also contains the musical stylings of UTPB, featuring original songs plus:
- 'One Week' - Barenaked Ladies
- 'Godzilla' - Blue Oyster Cult
- 'My Humps' - Fergie (Julia's Space Junk Edition)
- 'We Didn't Start the Fire' - Billy Joel
Welcome to Under the Plumbob Podcast -- the podcast about all things related to the EA-Maxis series of games called The Sims! We avoid the real world by talking about our made-up ones. Join us weekly here at Under the Plumbob Podcast.  Thanks to all our behind-the-scenes queens that help make each episode possible, especially Jessica for editing. CONTACT US: email us your Sims stories (anything you want to share) and we might read it on air in a future bonus episode; also contact us if you create custom content and/or mods and want to do an interview or have us just share your details. Email address: undertheplumbobpodcast@gmail.com or fill out our contact form on https://www.plumbobcast.com/ Subscribe now and you won't miss any episodes. You can also follow us on social media: @plumbobcast Twitter / Instagram; @undertheplumbobpodcast Tumblr;  find us on Twitch and YouTube (as Plumbob Podcast); subreddit r/PlumbobPodcast  Also we now have merch (https://bit.ly/plumbobmerch) and Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/plumbobcast)! Check out the options if you are so inclined.  RELEVANT LINKS
SimCity Wiki
"Why SimCity died -- and how an indie developer saved the city-building genre" Article on Medium
CREDITSIntro & Outro -- courtesy of our creative guru Alley