Game over? Why some Twitch streamers are burning out

NPR | By Keller Gordon

Published August 26, 2022 at 4:19 PM EDT

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Keller Gordon, contributor and reporter for NPR's Join the Game, about burnout among professional Twitch streamers.

Keller Gordon

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