About this episode
2:15 Where poker came from 3:36 Gambling on steamboats 5:41 Poker in the Old West -- why was poker popular despite the possibility of violence? 10:35 Early poker strategy books 13:13 Poker in the middle and upper classes 16:02 Early club poker in Los Angeles/Gardena 19:15 How fictionalized poker games help writers develop characters 22:19 How poker is depicted as masculine 25:54 Reality TV as a precursor to cards-up televised poker 28:53 Cliched plot elements in fictionalized poker Buy Poker & Pop Culture: twitter.com/thirdwalking thirdmanwalkingpodcast@gmail.com https://www.amazon.com/Poker-Pop-Culture-Americas-Favorite/dp/1909457981/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=poker+and+pop+culture&qid=1650344635&sprefix=poker+and+pop+%2Caps%2C222&sr=8-1