Player 1 vs The World's StrangeCast podcast is now back with the second part, dubbed 'Side B,' of episode 105. Following on from 'Side A' -- available on both Player 1 vs The World's YouTube channel and all RSS feeds -- The Lost Records Journal co-hosts Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt continue to pick apart all of the latest discourse around Don't Nod Entertainment, Don't Nod, Deck Nine, Square Enix's Life Is Strange series, Don't Nod Montreal's Lost Records: Bloom & Rage and so much more!

🥹 You can now support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/Player1vsTheWorld

A special shoutout to our wonderful StrangeCast producers and Patreon supporters: Kevin Lackner, Sundy, Clare McLoughlin, YellowFlash, Jake Churchill, Carly, GordbabyMedia and Kevin Kestis (NEW)! 🫶🙇‍♂️

Timestamps:

00:00 -- Introduction

00:14 -- The pre-StrangeCast podcast chat between Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt

01:54 -- Rolling Stone magazine named Don’t Nod Montreal’s Lost Records: Bloom & Rage as one of the best titles of 2025 so far; a Life Is Strange 'sequel' point is made

07:50 -- Life Is Strange star Ashly Burch – Chloe Price herself – talked about ‘I’m Happy You’re Here’ and mental health with GLAAD

20:08 -- Casting director Frederique Barkoff shares details on Don’t Nod’s Aphelion, including Metricminds GmbH working with Don’t Nod on the motion capture

23:47 -- Don’t Nod shared a very cool European Space Agency (ESA)-themed tease for Aphelion

29:00 -- Don’t Nod’s 2023 puzzle platformer Jusant has climbed onto the PlayStation Plus monthly line-up for July

31:46 -- Hannah Telle reveals that she was working on her new track, ‘Reflections of a Memory,’ when she was shooting Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Double Exposure

33:44 -- A shoutout for a fan-made Lost Records: Bloom & Rage community event, ‘Lost Records: Summerfest’

34:39 -- Comment from the listener! (Thanks, @CheeseRat12! 😉)

37:50 -- Spread The Arts

43:55 -- A special shoutout to our wonderful StrangeCast producers and Patreon supporters: Kevin Lackner, Sundy, Clare McLoughlin, YellowFlash, Jake Churchill, Carly, GordbabyMedia and Kevin Kestis (NEW)! 🫶🙇‍♂️

44:40 -- Outro

StrangeCast is on podcast services. ⬇️

▶️ Spotify for Podcasters: https://anchor.fm/player-1-vs-the-world

🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4QoZ8jf0z0gUVgzAdv1UY6

🟣 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/strangecast/id1600336966

🟡 YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo46wMn665ZRMDMNkdrnOEwU

🔵 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/5d22ad45-cd79-4897-ba7b-04b096366025/strangecast

🔴 RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/strangecast-6V4Pg9

🟠 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/v0srxk6b

Player 1 vs The World's Life Is Strange playlists. ⬇️

➡️ StrangeCast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo46wMn665ZRMDMNkdrnOEwU

➡️ Life Is Strange: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo47D9N36SJF2ZT54zvn5sX8

➡️ Life After Strange: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6oCQWbzttYxO2qCR6tqnz_

The Lost Records Journal podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6r1_Lwi-ybyXI4xj4Q3veA

Lost Records playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6LlV6bk0_HcJiVE5Oigq5D

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Adnan and Adam are on social media, too! 😇⬇️

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➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adnanriaz9/

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Player 1 vs The World's Life Is Strange fan podcast, StrangeCast, is now BACK with Side A of episode 105! The Lost Records Journal co-hosts Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt pick apart all of the latest news and discussions around Don't Nod Entertainment, Don't Nod, Deck Nine, Square Enix's Life Is Strange series, Don't Nod Montreal's Lost Records: Bloom & Rage and so much more!

🥹 You can now support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/Player1vsTheWorld

A special shoutout to our wonderful StrangeCast producers and Patreon supporters: Kevin Lackner, Sundy, Clare McLoughlin, YellowFlash, Jake Churchill, Carly, GordbabyMedia and Kevin Kestis (NEW)! 🫶🙇‍♂️

Timestamps:

00:00 -- Introduction

00:14 -- The pre-StrangeCast podcast chat between Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt

04:21 -- PSA: a slight tweak to the Patreon tier

04:51 -- Don’t Nod has broken its silence on the layoffs at Lost Records: Bloom & Rage studio Don’t Nod Montreal

19:28 -- Andrew Auseon, who was the senior writer on Deck Nine's Life Is Strange: Double Exposure and credited for a written role on The Expanse: A Telltale Series, has been laid off at ZeniMax Online Studios

35:53 -- Arnaud de Pischoff reveals that the Xbox team that worked with Don’t Nod on Tell Me Why was impacted by the recent Microsoft-Xbox layoffs

41:50 -- Life Is Strange star Ashly Burch – Chloe Price herself – on the impact of Don’t Nod’s Life Is Strange

50:26 -- Beethoven & Dinosaur’s Johnny Galvatron remains cryptic about a release date for Mixtape; the names of the main characters from Mixtape are revealed

55:10 -- Don’t Nod’s The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit has turned seven years old

55:45 -- Don’t Nod Montreal’s Lost Records: Bloom & Rage and Studio Tolima’s Koira are in a Don’t Nod bundle sale

56:15 -- Life Is Strange’s X/Twitter account (finally) posted about Pride Month

57:36 -- Outro

58:22 -- A special shoutout to our wonderful StrangeCast producers and Patreon supporters: Kevin Lackner, Sundy, Clare McLoughlin, YellowFlash, Jake Churchill, Carly, GordbabyMedia and Kevin Kestis (NEW)! 🫶🙇‍♂️

StrangeCast is on podcast services. ⬇️

▶️ Spotify for Podcasters: https://anchor.fm/player-1-vs-the-world

🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4QoZ8jf0z0gUVgzAdv1UY6

🟣 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/strangecast/id1600336966

🟡 YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo46wMn665ZRMDMNkdrnOEwU

🔵 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/5d22ad45-cd79-4897-ba7b-04b096366025/strangecast

🔴 RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/strangecast-6V4Pg9

🟠 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/v0srxk6b

Player 1 vs The World's Life Is Strange playlists. ⬇️

➡️ StrangeCast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo46wMn665ZRMDMNkdrnOEwU

➡️ Life Is Strange: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo47D9N36SJF2ZT54zvn5sX8

➡️ Life After Strange: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6oCQWbzttYxO2qCR6tqnz_

The Lost Records Journal podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6r1_Lwi-ybyXI4xj4Q3veA

Lost Records playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6LlV6bk0_HcJiVE5Oigq5D

Follow Player 1 vs The World on social media! ⬇️

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Adnan and Adam are on social media, too! 😇⬇️

➡️ X: https://twitter.com/AdnanRiaz9

➡️ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/adnanriaz9.bsky.social

➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adnanriaz9/

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Business inquiries: player1vstheworld@gmail.com 📧

Player 1 vs The World's StrangeCast podcast is BACK, but it's not the usual episode on all things Don't Nod Entertainment, Don't Nod, Deck Nine, Square Enix's Life Is Strange franchise and Don't Nod Montreal's Lost Records: Bloom & Rage. Instead, it's our first-ever episode built with Patreon in mind. So, The Lost Records Journal co-hosts Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt sit down to answer questions from Player 1 vs The World’s Patreon page!

🥹 You can now support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/Player1vsTheWorld

A special shoutout to our wonderful StrangeCast producers and Patreon supporters: Kevin Lackner, Sundy, Clare McLoughlin, YellowFlash, Jake Churchill, Carly and GordbabyMedia! 🫶🙇‍♂️

Timestamps:

00:00 -- Introduction

00:14 -- Welcome to the Patreon-built episode of StrangeCast

02:41 -- How Player 1 vs The World’s custom Patreon episode works

03:58 -- Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt talk about the photo mode in Don’t Nod Montreal’s Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (Kevin Lackner/Patreon)

10:03 -- [LOST RECORDS SPOILERS]: Adnan and Adam chat about their ideas for the ‘fifth member’ theory for Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (Kevin Lackner/Patreon)

14:52 -- What Lost Records: Bloom & Rage character could Life Is Strange star Ashly Burch have played in Don’t Nod Montreal’s title? (Kevin Lackner/Patreon)

19:43 -- Adnan and Adam’s sweetest/favourite detail in Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (Kevin Lackner/Patreon)

23:55 -- Talking about reintroducing ourselves and Adam’s time as a youth pastor (Kevin Lackner/Patreon)

29:42 -- Adnan and Adam discuss their favourite summers amid the Lost Records: Bloom & Rage talk (Kevin Lackner/Patreon)

35:43 -- Adnan and Adam asked about reacting to StrangeCast’s 2030 prediction video (Kevin Lackner/Patreon)

37:03 -- What story will the live-action Life Is Strange TV show follow? (Kevin Lackner/Patreon)

44:54 -- Comment from the listener! (Thanks, @looneyluna96 & @nicefieldSFM! 😉)

51:06 -- Spread The Arts

57:47 -- Outro

58:00 -- A special shoutout to our wonderful Lost Records Journal producers and Patreon supporters: Kevin Lackner, Sundy, Clare McLoughlin, YellowFlash, Jake Churchill, Carly and GordbabyMedia! 🫶🙇‍♂️

StrangeCast is on podcast services. ⬇️

▶️ Spotify for Podcasters: https://anchor.fm/player-1-vs-the-world

🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4QoZ8jf0z0gUVgzAdv1UY6

🟣 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/strangecast/id1600336966

🟡 YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo46wMn665ZRMDMNkdrnOEwU

🔵 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/5d22ad45-cd79-4897-ba7b-04b096366025/strangecast

🔴 RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/strangecast-6V4Pg9

🟠 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/v0srxk6b

Player 1 vs The World's Life Is Strange playlists. ⬇️

➡️ StrangeCast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo46wMn665ZRMDMNkdrnOEwU

➡️ Life Is Strange: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo47D9N36SJF2ZT54zvn5sX8

➡️ Life After Strange: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6oCQWbzttYxO2qCR6tqnz_

The Lost Records Journal podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6r1_Lwi-ybyXI4xj4Q3veA

Lost Records playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6LlV6bk0_HcJiVE5Oigq5D

Follow Player 1 vs The World on social media! ⬇️

➡️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Player1vsTheWorld

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➡️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@player1vstheworld

Adnan and Adam are on social media, too! 😇⬇️

➡️ X: https://twitter.com/AdnanRiaz9

➡️ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/adnanriaz9.bsky.social

➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adnanriaz9/

➡️ X: https://twitter.com/AceTheGrocer

➡️ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/castorgarden.bsky.social

➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/castorgardenmusic/

Business inquiries: player1vstheworld@gmail.com 📧

It's now time for Side B of episode 103 of Player 1 vs The World's StrangeCast podcast, our flagship Life Is Strange fan-made show hosted by Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt. The Lost Records Journal co-hosts continue on their discussions on all of the latest around Don't Nod Entertainment, Don't Nod, Deck Nine, Square Enix's Life Is Strange series, Don't Nod Montreal's Lost Records: Bloom & Rage and so much more!

🥹 You can now support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/Player1vsTheWorld

A special shoutout to our wonderful StrangeCast producers and Patreon supporters: Kevin Lackner, Sundy, Clare McLoughlin, YellowFlash, Jake Churchill, Carly and GordbabyMedia! 🫶🙇‍♂️

Timestamps:

00:00 -- Introduction

00:14 -- The pre-podcast chat

01:45 -- A PSA reminder about submitting topics for the Patreon episodes of StrangeCast and The Lost Records Journal

02:15 -- Ashly Burch talks about her audition approach for Chloe Price in Don’t Nod’s Life Is Strange amid the AI discourse

11:51 -- Beethoven & Dinosaur creative director Johnny Galvatron on how long it took for Mixtape to be made

20:10 -- Johnny on Mixtape’s style amid the Life Is Strange comparison

25:38 -- Adnan and Adam talk about Johnny revealing how long Mixtape will be

32:06 -- Beethoven & Dinosaur producer Woody (Dean Woodward) spoke about Mixtape

42:25 -- Kati Bumbera (lead narrative designer) and Florent Guillaume (creative director) discussed more details about Don’t Nod’s Aphelion

49:12 -- Don’t Nod Montreal art director Sam Bradley has shared a very cool piece of concept art from Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

50:20 -- Christian Divine, a key writer behind Life Is Strange, Life Is Strange 2 and The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, touched on a cool detail in Don’t Nod’s title

50:53 -- Life Is Strange: Forget-Me-Not writer Zoe Thorogood shared an update on her incredible campaign

52:05 -- Comments from the listeners! (Thanks, @kenoastral & @KatanaGirlUTube! 😉)

57:54 -- Spread The Arts

01:03:44 -- A special shoutout to our wonderful Lost Records Journal producers and Patreon supporters: Kevin Lackner, Sundy, Clare McLoughlin, YellowFlash, Jake Churchill, Carly and GordbabyMedia! 🫶🙇‍♂️

01:04:54 -- Outro

StrangeCast is on podcast services. ⬇️

▶️ Spotify for Podcasters: https://anchor.fm/player-1-vs-the-world

🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4QoZ8jf0z0gUVgzAdv1UY6

🟣 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/strangecast/id1600336966

🟡 YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo46wMn665ZRMDMNkdrnOEwU

🔵 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/5d22ad45-cd79-4897-ba7b-04b096366025/strangecast

🔴 RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/strangecast-6V4Pg9

🟠 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/v0srxk6b

Player 1 vs The World's Life Is Strange playlists. ⬇️

➡️ StrangeCast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo46wMn665ZRMDMNkdrnOEwU

➡️ Life Is Strange: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo47D9N36SJF2ZT54zvn5sX8

➡️ Life After Strange: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6oCQWbzttYxO2qCR6tqnz_

The Lost Records Journal podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6r1_Lwi-ybyXI4xj4Q3veA

Lost Records playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6LlV6bk0_HcJiVE5Oigq5D

Follow Player 1 vs The World on social media! ⬇️

➡️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Player1vsTheWorld

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➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/player1vstheworld/

➡️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@player1vstheworld

Adnan and Adam are on social media, too! 😇⬇️

➡️ X: https://twitter.com/AdnanRiaz9

➡️ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/adnanriaz9.bsky.social

➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adnanriaz9/

➡️ X: https://twitter.com/AceTheGrocer

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➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/castorgardenmusic/

Business inquiries: player1vstheworld@gmail.com 📧

Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt are BACK for Side A of episode 103 of Player 1 vs The World's StrangeCast podcast! Of course, StrangeCast is the one-stop destination for all things Don't Nod Entertainment, Don't Nod, Deck Nine, Square Enix's Life Is Strange series, Don't Nod Montreal's Lost Records: Bloom & Rage and so much more!

🥹 You can now support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/Player1vsTheWorld

A special shoutout to our wonderful StrangeCast producers and Patreon supporters: Kevin Lackner, Sundy, Clare McLoughlin, YellowFlash, Jake Churchill, Carly and GordbabyMedia! 🫶🙇‍♂️

Timestamps:

00:00 -- Introduction

00:14 -- The pre-podcast chat between Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt

02:11 -- A PSA from Adnan about a tech issue for the previous StrangeCast episode on Spotify

03:05 -- Dmitri M Johnson (producer and co-founder of Story Kitchen, formerly known as dj2 Entertainment) has now reacted for the second time about the live-action Life Is Strange TV adaptation

13:31 -- Life Is Strange lead comic book writer Emma Vieceli turned 46 years old

16:20 -- Life Is Strange star Ashly Burch has launched her very own online mental health show, dubbed ‘I’m Happy You’re Here’

25:30 -- Ashly Burch — Chloe Price herself in Life Is Strange — has now turned 35 years old

28:52 -- Kid Katana Records’ vinyl for Don’t Nod Montreal’s Lost Records: Bloom & Rage is now beginning to roll out

34:28 -- Life Is Strange: Double Exposure star Hannah Telle — Max Caulfield herself — has said that she is doing a Streamily signing

35:56 -- Nik Shriner — voice-over actor for Nathan Prescott, Trevor, Daniel DaCosta and Luke Parker in Don’t Nod’s Life Is Strange — has now confirmed his Streamily signing this month

36:11 -- Dayeanne Hutton — voice-over actor for Kate Marsh, Alyssa Anderson and Juliet Watson — also has a planned Streamily signing

37:50 -- Deck Nine celebrates the birthday of Life Is Strange: True Colors character Riley Lethe

38:46 -- A special shoutout to our wonderful StrangeCast producers and Patreon supporters: Kevin Lackner, Sundy, Clare McLoughlin, YellowFlash, Jake Churchill, Carly and GordbabyMedia! 🫶🙇‍♂️

39:19 -- Outro

StrangeCast is on podcast services. ⬇️

▶️ Spotify for Podcasters: https://anchor.fm/player-1-vs-the-world

🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4QoZ8jf0z0gUVgzAdv1UY6

🟣 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/strangecast/id1600336966

🟡 YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo46wMn665ZRMDMNkdrnOEwU

🔵 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/5d22ad45-cd79-4897-ba7b-04b096366025/strangecast

🔴 RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/strangecast-6V4Pg9

🟠 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/v0srxk6b

Player 1 vs The World's Life Is Strange playlists. ⬇️

➡️ StrangeCast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo46wMn665ZRMDMNkdrnOEwU

➡️ Life Is Strange: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo47D9N36SJF2ZT54zvn5sX8

➡️ Life After Strange: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6oCQWbzttYxO2qCR6tqnz_

The Lost Records Journal podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6r1_Lwi-ybyXI4xj4Q3veA

Lost Records playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6LlV6bk0_HcJiVE5Oigq5D

Follow Player 1 vs The World on social media! ⬇️

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➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/player1vstheworld/

➡️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@player1vstheworld

Adnan and Adam are on social media, too! 😇⬇️

➡️ X: https://twitter.com/AdnanRiaz9

➡️ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/adnanriaz9.bsky.social

➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adnanriaz9/

➡️ X: https://twitter.com/AceTheGrocer

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➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/castorgardenmusic/

Business inquiries: player1vstheworld@gmail.com 📧

Side B of episode 102 of Player 1 vs The World's StrangeCast podcast is HERE! Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt continue their discussions on all things related to Don't Nod Entertainment, Don't Nod, Deck Nine, Square Enix's Life Is Strange series, Don't Nod Montreal's Lost Records: Bloom & Rage and more.

🥹 You can now support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/Player1vsTheWorld

A special shoutout to our wonderful StrangeCast producers and Patreon supporters: Kevin Lackner, Sundy, Clare McLoughlin (NEW), YellowFlash (NEW), Jake Churchill (NEW) and Carly (NEW)! 🫶🙇‍♂️

Timestamps:

00:00 -- Introduction

00:14 -- The pre-podcast chat

01:39 -- A final PSA for our Patreon

02:14 -- Don’t Nod revealed Aphelion at the 2025 Xbox Games Showcase

07:33 -- Aphelion director Florent Guillaume sent a message after the title’s reveal; Don’t Nod's Talal Selhami worked on the reveal trailer

08:30 -- The different Don’t Nod developers working on Aphelion and the logo design change

09:47 -- Adnan and Adam discuss Aphelion, including new details from Don’t Nod

19:34 -- Beethoven & Dinosaur’s Mixtape was shown at the 2025 Summer Game Fest! Mixtape creative lead Johnny Galvatron featured in a behind-the-scenes video

21:17 -- What Johnny Galvatron told GamesRadar about Mixtape

25:32 -- Adnan and Adam talk about Mixtape

32:55 -- Maximum Entertainment and Don’t Nod reveal more details on the PS5 physical edition for Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

36:52 -- Kid Katana Records dropped a new look at the vinyl for Lost Records

40:00 -- Don’t Nod celebrates the June launch anniversary of multiple titles, including Harmony, Remember Me and Vampyr

41:54 -- Hannah Telle — Max Caulfield herself — shared more details on her new music

44:01 -- Comment from the listener! (Thanks, @ LittleOrphanEmma! 😉)

49:37 -- Spread The Arts (Adnan now has his copy of Mark Z Danielewski’s House of Leaves! Big up Mark’s publicist, Demetri Papadimitropoulos!)

54:08 -- Shoutout to Patreon members: Kevin Lackner, Sundy, Clare McLoughlin (NEW), YellowFlash (NEW), Jake Churchill (NEW) and Carly (NEW)!

55:10 -- Outro

56:10 -- PSA: Olivia Lepore is back on the next episode of The Lost Records Journal podcast

StrangeCast is on podcast services. ⬇️

▶️ Spotify for Podcasters: https://anchor.fm/player-1-vs-the-world

🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4QoZ8jf0z0gUVgzAdv1UY6

🟣 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/strangecast/id1600336966

🟡 YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo46wMn665ZRMDMNkdrnOEwU

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➡️ StrangeCast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo46wMn665ZRMDMNkdrnOEwU

➡️ Life Is Strange: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo47D9N36SJF2ZT54zvn5sX8

➡️ Life After Strange: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6oCQWbzttYxO2qCR6tqnz_

The Lost Records Journal podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6r1_Lwi-ybyXI4xj4Q3veA

Lost Records playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6LlV6bk0_HcJiVE5Oigq5D

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The Lost Records Journal co-hosts Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt are BACK for an all-new episode of StrangeCast, Player 1 vs The World's flagship Life Is Strange fan podcast. This is 'Side A' of episode 102 and Adnan and Adam sit down to talk all things Don't Nod Entertainment, Don't Nod, Deck Nine, Square Enix's Life Is Strange series and Don't Nod Montreal's Lost Records: Bloom & Rage!

🥹 You can now support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/Player1vsTheWorld

A special shoutout to our wonderful StrangeCast producers and Patreon supporters: Kevin Lackner, Sundy and Clare McLoughlin (NEW)! 🫶🙇‍♂️

Timestamps:

00:00 -- Introduction

00:14 -- The pre-podcast chat

01:47 -- PSA: we launched a Patreon page

04:11 -- The anniversary of Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Double Exposure at the 2024 Xbox Games Showcase. The sequel announcement discourse for the 2025 Xbox Games Showcase

14:09 -- ‘Life Is Strange: Dust Deluxe Edition’ has appeared and features a “new and exclusive short prose story” from Emma Vieceli

23:04 -- Don’t Nod’s Tell Me Why is once again FREE for Pride Month

25:56 -- Ashly Burch dropped her ‘hot take’ on Chloe Price’s relationships with Max Caulfield and Rachel Amber

40:40 -- Gameplay trailer for Tiny Bull Studios’ The Lonesome Guild at the AG French Direct Spring 2025

46:17 -- Life Is Strange: True Colors and Before the Storm star Katy Bentz — Steph Gingrich herself — shared her Pride Month post

48:12 -- Deck Nine marked Pride Month with a message

48:39 -- Deck Nine celebrated the birthdays of multiple Double Exposure characters, including Vinh Lang, Moses Murphy and Loretta Rice

50:14 -- Double Exposure star Ashlynn Hideman reacted to Loretta’s birthday

53:12 -- Shoutout to the Patreon supporters and producers! Kevin Lackner, Sundy and Clare McLoughlin (welcome, Clare. We recorded before you signed up, but you're included here in the shoutouts nonetheless)!

54:00 -- Outro

55:00 -- PSA: Olivia Lepore is back on the next episode of The Lost Records Journal podcast

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Player 1 vs The World's Life Is Strange playlists. ⬇️

➡️ StrangeCast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo46wMn665ZRMDMNkdrnOEwU

➡️ Life Is Strange: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo47D9N36SJF2ZT54zvn5sX8

➡️ Life After Strange: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6oCQWbzttYxO2qCR6tqnz_

The Lost Records Journal podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6r1_Lwi-ybyXI4xj4Q3veA

Lost Records playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6LlV6bk0_HcJiVE5Oigq5D

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The Lost Records Journal and StrangeCast co-hosts Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt are now back with the second part, aptly named 'Side B,' of episode 101 of Player 1 vs The World's flagship Life Is Strange fan podcast! It's time to continue all of the latest news and discussions around Don't Nod Entertainment, Deck Nine, Square Enix’s Life Is Strange series, Don’t Nod Montreal’s Lost Records: Bloom & Rage and much more!

🚨✍️ Watch ‘Side A’ of episode 101 of StrangeCast, which is available on all RSS feeds for podcasts, here on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7ayI79Ovh8Q

Timestamps:

00:00 -- Introduction

00:14 -- The pre-StrangeCast podcast chat between The Lost Records Journal co-hosts Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt

01:52 -- Ashly Burch recalled her experience of landing the role of Chloe Price in Don’t Nod’s Life Is Strange

04:08 -- What Ashly Burch is saying about trauma and Chloe Price now after her 2015 role in Life Is Strange

08:32 -- Michel Koch talks Gus and Pam in Lost Records: Bloom & Rage and Gilmore Girls’ Luke Danes influencing the Blue Spruce owner and bartender

16:02 -- Michel Koch’s insight on the ‘map theme’ between Twin Peaks and Lost Records: Bloom & Rage’s Velvet Cove

19:52 -- Michel Koch discusses Chromatics and Beach House, dream pop, ex-Chromatics star Ruth Radelet and both music and Life Is Strange

27:08 -- What Michel Koch had to say on Swann Holloway’s portrayal as an introvert in Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

29:44 -- Don’t Nod Montreal art director Sam Bradley drops a behind-the-scenes look and insight into adult Swann Holloway’s tattoo in Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

34:49 -- Miscellaneous news: ‘The Art of Jusant – The Great Expedition’ is now available and Jusant artist Edouard Caplain shared a message about the artbook

35:44 -- Miscellaneous news: Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden wins the 2024 Xbox Excellence Award

37:22 -- Miscellaneous news: Life Is Strange: Double Exposure developer Deck Nine posted about Diamond Washington’s birthday

38:33 -- Comment from the listener(s)! (Thanks, @hellaradusername and @yoke466! 😉)

43:30 -- Spread The Arts

50:33 -- Outro

StrangeCast is on podcast services. ⬇️

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🟣 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/strangecast/id1600336966

🟡 YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo46wMn665ZRMDMNkdrnOEwU

🔵 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/5d22ad45-cd79-4897-ba7b-04b096366025/strangecast

🔴 RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/strangecast-6V4Pg9

🟠 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/v0srxk6b

Player 1 vs The World's Life Is Strange playlists. ⬇️

➡️ StrangeCast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo46wMn665ZRMDMNkdrnOEwU

➡️ Life Is Strange: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo47D9N36SJF2ZT54zvn5sX8

➡️ Life After Strange: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6oCQWbzttYxO2qCR6tqnz_

The Lost Records Journal podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6r1_Lwi-ybyXI4xj4Q3veA

Our Lost Records playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLf2hEoOSWo6LlV6bk0_HcJiVE5Oigq5D

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