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Human Can Opener Podcast

The 41st Precinct

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Frequency: 1 episode/24d. Total Eps: 30

Human Can Opener is a podcast where I interview game developers and people of interest in the Disco Elysium sphere of influence. Originally started as a podcast focused on Disco Elysium, Human Can Opener now interviews game devs, creators, journalists, and fans on the subject of games inspired by Disco Elysium or areas of gaming that are similar in ways to what Disco Elysium set out to achieve.

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Human Can Opener S1E1: Jamrock Hobo

Sunday, August 18, 2024 • Duration 01:56:41

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Human Can Opener S1E5: Volha Kapitonava

Thursday, October 10, 2024 • Duration 01:54:30

Human Can Opener is a Disco Elysium podcast setting out to chat with people from the Disco Elysium Fandom, Dev Team, and The Cast to explore their personal journey with Disco Elysium.

Volha is the former community lead at ZA/UM Studio, the first ever Kim Kitsuragi cosplayer, all around Disco Elysium super fan and huge contributor to the community through the ton of content on social media as well as curating Disco Elysium fanzines showcasing incredible fan art for the game.

Please check out all of the links below - with special mention to the projects Volha is currenlty working on, including new studio Postive Impact Games!

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https://x.com/KapitonovaVoliahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kapitonava-volha/

Positive Impact Games & Cozy Impacthttps://linkedin.com/company/positive-impact-gameshttps://x.com/cozy_impact

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Fanzines:

https://online.fliphtml5.com/rgevm/lwni/

https://online.fliphtml5.com/rgevm/lcma/

This is when Volha first read "Never Fuck with Kim Kitsuragi" before the Final Cut:

https://www.twitch.tv/whiteforest_/clip/HeadstrongRenownedSamosaPJSugar

And this is when Volha heard it in the Final Cut:

https://www.twitch.tv/whiteforest_/clip/WonderfulCloudyDurianPermaSmug-NT7WhRZwKGBubdIR

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Human Can Opener S1E3: Paul Looney

Season 1 · Episode 3

Saturday, January 11, 2025 • Duration 02:11:08

Human Can Opener is a Disco Elysium podcast setting out to chat with people from the Disco Elysium Fandom, Dev Team, and The Cast to explore their personal journey with Disco Elysium.This episode features the brilliant musical mind of Paul Looney, the man behind hit Disco Elysium fan track, God, Please.All episodes will launch at least a week early to members of any tier, link to join below.Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoDXQLqsJErOPDGIREu4Obg/join

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Human Can Opener S1E2: Lenval Brown

Season 1 · Episode 2

Saturday, January 11, 2025 • Duration 01:45:17

Human Can Opener is a Disco Elysium podcast setting out to chat with people from the Disco Elysium Fandom, Dev Team, and The Cast to explore their personal journey with Disco Elysium. This episode features the legendary Disco Elysium narrator, Lenval Brown! All episodes will launch a week early to members of any tier, link to join below. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoDXQLqsJErOPDGIREu4Obg/join

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Human Can Opener S1E7: Martin Luiga

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 • Duration 01:17:44

Human Can Opener is a Disco Elysium podcast setting out to chat with people from the Disco Elysium Fandom, Dev Team, and The Cast to explore their personal journey with Disco Elysium. Martin Luiga is one of the original members of the ZAUM Cultural Association, friend & world building partner of Robert Kurvitz, Argo Tuulik and others. For this episode Martin joined via phone, so to mitigate the risk of signal issues we decided to keep it as voice only. We discuss some of the early conceptions in the tabletop era of Elysium and some of the lore that exists in that world. We also discuss the emergence of 3 brand new studios aiming to release games in the spirit of Disco Elysium and of course the fourth studio that Martin himself is working with; Red Info. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoDXQLqsJErOPDGIREu4Obg/join

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Human Can Opener S1E6: Stushi

Season 1 · Episode 6

Sunday, October 13, 2024 • Duration 02:01:29

Human Can Opener is a Disco Elysium podcast setting out to chat with people from the Disco Elysium Fandom, Dev Team, and The Cast to explore their personal journey with Disco Elysium. Stushi is a humble video essayist responsible for the "No Truce With Capital" video in respons to the Disco Elysium documentary by People Make Games - We discuss both the PMG doc and the response in this chat. We also discuss the 3 brand new studios aiming to release games in the spirit of Disco Elysium and what our hopes or expectations are for those studios. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 intro 01:59 Anime, Books, and Gaming Chat 22:35 YouTube Stuff 33:40 PMG Doc & No Truce With Capital 58:04 The Disco Elysium Successors 01:19:04 Disco Elysium Questions Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoDXQLqsJErOPDGIREu4Obg/join

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ZAUM The Inside Story: Part 2

Season 2 · Episode 5

Monday, February 3, 2025 • Duration 06:26:56

Welcome Part 2 of this very long & very special edition of my Human Can Opener podcast, featuring former ZAUM employees Argo Tuulik & Dora Klindžić. Argo has a fundraiser you can support here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-disco-elysium-writer-survive-the-winter Chapter Timestamps: 00:00 The President Of ZAUM 26:05 Show Me The Moolah 29:08 The Suffocation Of X7 39:45 The Power Of Creatives 50:04 Merging P1 & X7 1:08:34 Structure Talks 1:20:37 Conspiracy & Secrecy 1:35:05 Masks Are Slipping Off 2:06:44 An Alternate Timeline 2:18:35 Shadow CEO or Cult Leader? 2:42:51 Load The Dice & Keep On Fighting 3:40:34 Will The Real Toxic People, Please Stand Up? 4:18:47 Fighting The ZAUM 3.0 Plan 4:51:45 Complaints & Investigations 4:59:45 The Campfire Meetings 5:06:20 Going Public To The Press 5:20:29 The Mass Redundancy Process 5:25:40 A Cosmic Betrayal 5:32:30 Argo's Redundancy Meeting 5:44:29 Resigning Constructively 5:52:52 Crappy ZAUM Atelier 6:02:18 ZAUM United 6:12:42 Closing Thoughts https://x.com/The41stPrecinct https://bsky.app/profile/the41stprecinct.bsky.social Keywords: Disco Elysium, ZAUM, Robert Kurvitz, Argo Tuulik, Dora Klindzic, ZAUM controversy, Disco Elysium IP, X7 project, P1 project cancellation, Porto event, Martin Luiga blog, gaming industry drama.

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ZAUM The Inside Story: Part 1

Season 2 · Episode 4

Monday, February 3, 2025 • Duration 09:16:17

Welcome to very long & very special edition of my Human Can Opener podcast, featuring former ZAUM employees Argo Tuulik & Dora Klindžić.Argo has a fundraiser you can support here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-disco-elysium-writer-survive-the-winterTune in for an unprecedented look into the inner workings of ZAUM and the events that shaped the fate of Disco Elysium. Don’t miss this gripping story of creativity, conflict, and corporate drama.Chapter Timestamps:00:00 - Opening Statement From 41st Precinct03:20 - Welcome Argo Tuulik & Dora Klindžić12:27 - Kurvitz, Rostov, Hindpere Dismissed From ZAUM1:06:05 - Dora Klindzic Joins ZAUM Studio1:37:13 - Y12 & The Ghost Of Robert Kurvitz2:06:49 - The New York Meeting2:44:23 - Piracy & Ownership2:54:20 - New York Continued3:47:32 - X7 Project Begins4:28:32 - Martin Luiga Blog Post4:46:12 - ZAUM Atelier4:58:23 - Martin Luiga Blog Post Continued5:13:18 - Where Is Ilmar Kompus?5:27:10 - The Executive Team5:39:46 - ZAUM: A Cult Of Information Control6:37:43 - Collage Mode7:19:50 - The PMG Documentary8:12:15 - P1 Project Cancellation8:40:30 - The Porto Event9:16:04 - End Of Part Onehttps://x.com/The41stPrecincthttps://bsky.app/profile/the41stprecinct.bsky.socialKeywords: Disco Elysium, ZAUM, Robert Kurvitz, Argo Tuulik, Dora Klindzic, ZAUM controversy, Disco Elysium IP, X7 project, P1 project cancellation, Porto event, Martin Luiga blog, gaming industry drama.

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Human Can Opener S2E3: Argo Tuulik Part Three

Season 2 · Episode 3

Saturday, January 11, 2025 • Duration 01:34:04

🎉 Welcome to Season 2 of Human Can Opener! 🎉We’re back with Part 3 of our exclusive interview with Argo Tuulik, diving deep into the world of Disco Elysium.If you’re able to support Argo, his GoFundMe link is right here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-disco-elysium-writer-survive-the-winter 💛 Every little bit helps!In this episode, we explore:00:00 The Collaborative Writing Process17:10 What Is Harry's Canon Voice?20:10 The Karaoke Scene23:45 Who Is The Mysterious Pair Of Eyes?26:37 The PAX Gameplay Demo & Kim's Original Voice29:38 Disco Elysium's Main Menu Art32:20 Sea Power & Disco Elysium42:56 Ideology In Disco Elysium49:35 Measurehead52:00 The 2mm Hole In the World53:30 Arno Van Eyck56:52 Riget & La Royaume1:04:10 The Feld Playback Experiment1:07:22 La Puta Madre1:15:36 What Are The Innocences?1:22:57 Argo Loves Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri!1:26:15 Captain Pryce's Call To ArmsEnjoy the episode, and let us know your favorite part in the comments!#DiscoElysium #HumanCanOpener #Podcast #GamingCommunity

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Human Can Opener S2E2: Argo Tuulik Part Two

Season 2 · Episode 2

Saturday, January 11, 2025 • Duration 03:46:59

🎉 Welcome to Season 2 of Human Can Opener! 🎉We’re back with Part 2 of our exclusive interview with Argo Tuulik, diving deep into the world of Disco Elysium.

If you’re able to support Argo, his GoFundMe link is right here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-disco-elysium-writer-survive-the-winter 💛 Every little bit helps!In this episode, we explore:00:00 What Is Disco Elysium About?05:09 Argo's Favourite Sub Plot10:20 Meta Jokes and Fortress Accident16:00 Argo's Favourite Character22:20 Discussing Argo Tuulik's Characters26:01 Prank Calls & Gaming Memories34:53 Who Is The Cuno?59:05 Jean Vicquemare1:09:30 Judit Minot 1:11:31 Evrart Claire1:33:00 Switch To Next Day Recording1:35:55 Cunoesse1:52:42 Evrart Claire's Strike Plot1:59:34 Kimball Kitsuragi2:01:37 The Hardie Boys2:30:51The Writing Process2:38:16 Rene & Gaston2:46:49 Poltical Vision Quests3:01:35 Talking About Dora Ingerlund3:07:18 Horrific Necktie3:19:10 Mikee Goodman3:26:13 The Kortaeners3:29:14 The Mercenary TribunalEnjoy the episode, and let us know your favorite part in the comments!#DiscoElysium #HumanCanOpener #Podcast #GamingCommunity

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