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| Human Can Opener S1E1: Jamrock Hobo | 18 Aug 2024 | 01:56:41 | |
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.It is my pleasure to welcome my first guest, the Disco Elysium YouTube legend @JamrockHobo | |||
| Human Can Opener S1E5: Volha Kapitonava | 10 Oct 2024 | 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! Social/LinkedIn 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 Fan Art and Social Media Content 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 | |||
| Human Can Opener S1E3: Paul Looney | 11 Jan 2025 | 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 | |||
| Human Can Opener S1E2: Lenval Brown | 11 Jan 2025 | 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 | |||
| Human Can Opener S1E7: Martin Luiga | 15 Oct 2024 | 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 | |||
| Human Can Opener S1E6: Stushi | 13 Oct 2024 | 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 | |||
| ZAUM The Inside Story: Part 2 | 03 Feb 2025 | 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. | |||
| ZAUM The Inside Story: Part 1 | 03 Feb 2025 | 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. | |||
| Human Can Opener S2E3: Argo Tuulik Part Three | 11 Jan 2025 | 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 | |||
| Human Can Opener S2E2: Argo Tuulik Part Two | 11 Jan 2025 | 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 | |||
| Human Can Opener S2E1: Argo Tuulik Part One | 11 Jan 2025 | 02:51:25 | |
🎙️ Welcome to Season 2 of Human Can Opener, the ultimate Disco Elysium Podcast! 🎮In this episode, we bring you an exclusive, in-depth interview with none other than Argo Tuulik, a founding member of ZA/UM and a pivotal creator behind the masterpiece Disco Elysium.In this episode, Argo shares:02:41 - Meeting Robert Kurvitz, Martin Luiga, Aleksander Rostov & The Overcoats19:00 - The Start Of Dungeons & Dragons and expanded tabletop games22:47 - The Inspiration For Garte The Cafeteria Manager25:55 - Building The Tabletop Worlds35:59 - Moving From Races To Nations & Forming Elysium39:25 - Robert Kurvitz As A Dungeon Master41:07 - Favourite Video Game Twists44:26 - Argo's First Characters46:30 - Torson & McLain52:09 - Taking Characters From Tabletop To Disco Elysium58:25 - What Is The Pale?1:09:12 - The Idea Of Escapism1:11:58 - Connecting With Your Characters As Real People1:14:21 - Overarching Plots In The Tabletop Days1:18:14 - The Introduction Of Harry & Kim1:21:53 - Kim Kitsuragi1:24:06 - Introducing The Skills1:25:24 - Sacred And Terrible Air1:48:20 - The Driving Force & The Miracle Of Elysium Existing1:53:27 - Making Disco Elysium2:13:57 - Were There Any Alternative Ideas For The Story Of Disco Elysium?2:16:50 - Influential Games And Media2:30:43 - The Thought Cabinet & The Skill System2:43:05 - Failure In Elysium & Contextual Changes In StoryBut there’s more at stake here—Argo is currently facing legal challenges and is unable to work due to an injunction. 💔 He’s launched a GoFundMe campaign to help in his fight. https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-disco-elysium-writer-survive-the-winterThis conversation was so detailed and fascinating that we had to split it into multiple parts. This is Part 1.We end right where things get really exciting, Disco Elysium itself.Get ready for a mind-blowing deep dive into the origins of Elysium, what the Pale REALLY represents, and so many other incredible tidbits about the world you love. | |||
| Human Can Opener S2E5: Giacomo Montagnoli | 08 May 2025 | 03:22:18 | |
Season 2 Episode 5 of Human Can Opener welcomes Flat 28 and Glasshouse creative director, Giacomo Montagnoli. Support Glasshouse by wishilisting on Steam here: https://t.co/FweCybvr1o Check out the Glasshouse Discord: https://t.co/Q2GugvWirz Glasshouse is a Feudalpunk cRPG inspired by games such as Disco Elysium and Pathologic 2. You find yourself trapped in a lockdown apartment block at the dawn of a world war and you'll need to investigate the mysterious triple murder next door, fight the Political Conspiracy, and make terrible choices before the flatmates do it for you. Timestamps 00:00 Talking about our favourite games 31:05 Giacomo’s Other Media Recommendations 1:15:09 Filmmaking & Cyberpunk 2077 Documentary 1:47:19 Creating Glasshouse 2:20:51 Disco Elysium #glasshouse #humancanopener #indiegame #indiegames #crpg | |||
| Human Can Opener S2E4: Joshua Jenkins | 07 Mar 2025 | 02:37:07 | |
Season 2 Episode 4 of Human Can Opener: A Disco Elysium PodcastIn this episode I speak with Artist & Writer Joshua Jenkins.Known for working concept art related to The Pale in Disco Elysium and currently working on new game Judas at Ghost Story Games, the new studio led by Ken Levine.Covering everything from video games, politics, cinema, and of course Disco Elysium. This is a fascinating conversation qith an equally fascinating person.Timestamps:00:00 Introducing Joshua Jenkins05:00 Talking About Our Favourite Media52:00 Becoming An Artist1:07:39 Ghost Story Games & Working For Ken Levine1:23:00 Working With ZAUM on Disco Elysium Art1:38:00 Pale Magpies1:45:00 Politics!1:54:00 Disco ElysiumEnjoy the episode, and let us know your favorite part in the comments!#DiscoElysium #HumanCanOpener #Podcast #GamingCommunity | |||
| Human Can Opener S2E6: Marko Smijlanic | 07 Mar 2025 | 02:39:11 | |
Human Can Opener S2 Episode 6 welcomes Emotion Spark & Rue Valley creative director, Marko Smiljanic.Rue Valley is a narrative RPG about a man trapped in a time loop, surrounded by a colorful cast with complex emotional stories, each hiding unexpected secrets. Dealing with mental challenges, the main character must rise from the depths, delving into the anomaly to uncover its enigmatic origins.Check out the Rue Valley Trailer: https://youtu.be/NiF7VF74OEwWishlist Rue Valley On Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2126190/Rue_Valley/Timestamps:00:00 Marko's Favourite Media16:23 First Venture In To Making Games36:57 Marko's Role As Creative Director45:44 The Rue Valley Timeloop51:40 Rue Valley's Conditions & Personality Traits1:04:00 Art Style & Presentation of Rue Valley1:12:45 The Mind Map 1:23:35 Purple Pills & More News Soon?1:28:43 Meeting Robert, Rostov, and Helen2:01:00 Disco Elysium | |||
| Human Can Opener S2E7: Jeffiot | 17 Mar 2025 | 03:11:26 | |
Human Can Opener S2 Episode 7 welcomes Swedish YouTube legend & super talented videographer, Jeffiot.He is creator of the recent Disco Elysium video essay titled "I Don't Want To Be This Kind Of Animal Any More" which you can check out here: https://youtu.be/Phns6c7j_mM?si=9otkA8Wxalo_Q64RYou can also check out Jeffiot's patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/jeffiotTimestamps:00:00 Introducing Jeffiot15:30 Jeff's Favourite Game, Movie, Band, TV Show and Book54:30 What is Jeffiot?59:01 The Influence Of Found Footage Movies1:10:00 Taking The Leap To Do YouTube Full Time1:27:15 I Don't Want To Be This Kind Of Animal Any More1:57:45 We Love The Hardie Boys2:04:00 Detective Cuno2:10:50 Jeff Talks About Some Of His Techniques2:21:44 Jeffiot's Patreon2:26:06 Disco Elysium | |||
| Human Can Opener S2E8: Christoffer Bodegård | 19 Apr 2025 | 02:14:21 | |
Human Can Opener S2 Episode 8 welcomes Sudden Snail & Esoteric Ebb creator, Christoffer Bodegård.ESOTERIC EBB is a single-player CRPG inspired by the freedom of tabletop adventures. Unravel a political conspiracy with your goblin sidekick. Roll dice in tense encounters. Become a cleric of legends or completely ruin the campaign.You can play the demo of Esoteric Ebb and wishlist it over on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2057760/Esoteric_Ebb/Follower Chris on Twitter: https://x.com/chrisbodegardTIMESTAMPS00:00 Welcoming Chris & Talking Favourite Games13:00 Storytelling & Game Design19:00 How Esoteric Ebb Was Born45:00 The Influence of Dungeons & Dragons1:00:00 Christoffer's Previous Work1:04:48 Esoteric Ebb2:00:00 Disco Elysium | |||
| Martin Hanses - Human Can Opener S2E11 | 09 Jun 2025 | 02:09:54 | |
Martin Hanses - Human Can Opener S2E11 | |||
| Ted Litchfield - Human Can Opener S2E10 | 02 Jun 2025 | 02:24:01 | |
Ted Litchfield is an associate editor at the biggest PC Gaming magazine, PCGamer. Ted has written many of the stories centred around ZAUM Studio, Disco Elysium, and more. With a wide breadth of knowledge on the industry, Tedspoke to me about his journey in to the industry, his love of cRPGS, what he really thinks of Disco Elysium Mobile and the new Project C4 from ZAUM studio. Search for DLIF Patrol on Bluesky and Ted Litchfield on the PCGamer website for all his published articles! | |||
| Alphyna Interview Ice Pick Lodge, Pathologic, Disco Elysium | 26 May 2025 | 02:37:20 | |
Human Can Opener Podcast welcomes Ice Pick Lodge writer and translator, Alphyna!As many indie devs often do, Alphyna has worn many different hats in the pursuit of creating games - taking the lead on the Russian localisation of Disco Elysium, but more commonly known for working at Russian indie studio Ice Pick Lodge, namely writing for and translating Pathologic 2, now taking on the role of Narrative lead on Pathologic 3.In this extensive interview we get a look in to the fascinating mind of Alphyna and many of the inspirations behind Pathologic, new details on Pathologic 3, and how she became involved with Disco Elysium. | |||
| Twigames Founder Valeriy Minenko on Making Games In Ukraine & The Story of upcoming cRPG Hollow Home | 20 Sep 2025 | 01:08:30 | |
This episode of Human Can Opener features Twigames founder Veleriy Minenko.Twigames is an independent game development studio based in Kyiv, Ukraine, founded in 2015. The team of around 20 developers, artists, and designers specializes in full-cycle game production, offering services from programming and art to porting and narrative design across PC, console, mobile, and VR/AR platforms. In addition to contract work, Twigames are now working on their very own title called Hollow Home, a narrative-driven game inspired by real stories of life during the war in Ukraine. Valeriy talks candidly about the challenges they have faced during the last 3 years since the invasion of Ukraine and how they have managed to continue being creative in the face of those circumstances.You can support Twigames by playing the demo of Hollow Home and wishlisting here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2362070/?snr=1_5_9__205 | |||
| Il Manifesto Writer Giulia Martino Interview | 19 Sep 2025 | 02:29:23 | |
Join me in a thoughtful conversation with Giulia Martino—an italian game critic, and devoted gamer who has an immense passion for indie games and the people behind them.Giulia’s reflections on becoming a writer, her hobby as an amateur mycologist, independent game development and her broader engagement with the indie scene, some of her favourite indie games to look out for this year, and some key articles she has written on serious topics such as the war in Ukraine and the genocide taking place in Gaza.Please make sure to read all of Giulias work via the links below:https://www.giuliamartino.eu/https://www.finalround.it/staff/6/giulia-martinohttps://multiplayer.it/account/utente/1812924/giulia-martino/articoli/TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Intro00:42 First Steps As A Gamer19:00 Becoming A Game Critic32:00 Mushrooms!40:00 Indie Games01:10:47 Games Being Made In War Torn Countries - Ukraine & Palestine1:43:22 PlayHer & Female Representation In games1:57:16 Disco Elysium, ZAUM, and Hopes For The Future | |||
| Group IBEX Interview - Sacred & Terrible Air Translation Team Discuss The Book & Disco Elysium | 15 Sep 2025 | 02:02:02 | |
Speaking to members of the Group IBEX translation team about Sacred & Terrible Air. | |||
| Shore Of Jord Creator Alex Talks About His Upcoming Disco Elysium Inspired Narrative cRPG | 15 Sep 2025 | 01:33:47 | |
Shore of Jord is a story-driven cRPG set in an alternate world of Europa, where you take on the role of a retired military officer trying to resolve mysterious events from your past and survive the longest winter in history: strengthen or break friendships, find your love, and discover who you are. Wishlist on steam now! | |||
| People Make Games (PMG) Co-Founder Chris Bratt Interview - Human Can Opener S3E3 | 06 Oct 2025 | 01:55:42 | |
In this episode of Human Can Opener i’m joined by People Make Games co founder, Chris Bratt. Most of you will probably know Chris from the two documentaries PMG have published on the seemingly bottomless pit of drama and intrigue which has come as a result of ZAUM studio’s battles in the court of law and of public opinion.Chris and PMG did a huge amount of work to uncover much of the detail in this story, revealing much of it to all of us for the first time, but they did also face a lot scruinty for the overall message they communicated.We talk about the first documentary, the responses to some of that criticism, how those events influenced the production of the follow up documentary, and explored in greater detail some of the challenges Chris and the team faced not just in their work on ZAUM but the channel as a whole.TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Intro01:22 Who Is Christ Bratt & What Is PMG?30:29 Who Stole Disco Elysium? (First Documentary)1:26:47 The Disco Elysium Saga Keeps Getting Worse (Second Documentary)1:45:48 Closing ThoughtsSupport People Make Games Below:https://www.youtube.com/@UCZB6V9fUov0Mx_us3MWWILg https://www.patreon.com/cw/PeopleMakeGamesView The Two Disco Elysium Docs Here:https://youtu.be/JGIGA8taN-M?si=e3QJmm2mX6PMDD9Dhttps://youtu.be/lZEAs6M1wts?si=jvovlR4IcZ5iKaNECheck Out More Human Can Opener Here:Season 1:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB31s7g-QbwfsoqZ9RcDqBRc8HiKp7qYM&si=WdgfsA58MHwxpjVkSeason 2:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB31s7g-QbwclAOOf_bSyaXFsJatB3879&si=zgVgl-jf8ZLzb2KRSeason 3:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB31s7g-Qbwf2kzBtXPbFJDCkwd1qWBwb&si=inDjgXgBizBzUdO- | |||
| Metal Gear Solid V Actress Stefanie Joosten - Human Can Opener S3E4 | 23 Oct 2025 | 01:22:16 | |
In this exclusive interview, I talk with Stefanie Joosten, the actress, model, and musician best known for portraying Quiet in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.Stefanie shares her experiences working with Hideo Kojima, her transition from gamer in to games industry icon and the evolution of her creative career.We also chat about her recent playthrough of Disco Elysium, what she took away from its storytelling and world-building, and how narrative-driven games continue to inspire her as an artist.You can follow Stefanie on Twitch & Social Media via the links below:Twitch: https://m.twitch.tv/stefaniejoosten/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stefaniejoosten/Timestamps:00:00 Pre Show Chat05:49 Stefanie's Favourite Games17:49 Japan & Metal Gear Solid33:57 Gamescom 202542:00 Twitch Streaming47:31 Disco Elysium | |||
| NoClip Creator Danny O'Dwyer Interview - Human Can Opener Podcast | 24 Mar 2026 | 02:04:53 | |
Legendary video game documentarian, cretor of noclip and of course the recent Disco Elysium 6 part documentary series, Danny O'Dwyer joins me on the Human Can Opener Podcast. We talk about the so-called "good old days" of starting out in a pioneering era for crowd funded video content, some of the fun stuff Danny got up to making early documentaries, and of course we explore the experience of making a documentary on Disco Elysium.You can check out the Disco Elysium series up to episode 5 now, with early access on the final episode plus incoming bonus content coming to their patreon!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH6mUTHZ5C4&list=PL-THgg8QnvU4a7h__E8u1XhML9076xNfoBig shoutout to @NoclipDocs for consistently producing some of the best video game documentaries out there. If you haven’t checked them out yet, you’re missing some incredible behind-the-scenes stories from the games industry, make sure to subscribe to their Youtube & Social channels on the links below:youtube.com/@NoclipDocsyoutube.com/@noclip2youtube.com/@noclippodcastyoutube.com/@nocliparchivenoclipvideo.bsky.socialinstagram.com/noclipvideoAnd if you want to help them keep making these films, consider supporting them on Patreon: patreon.com/noclip | |||
| Esoteric Ebb Creator Christoffer Bodegård Interview | 20 Mar 2026 | 02:01:16 | |
Christofer Bodegard returns to the podcast to discuss the now released cRPG inspired by Disco Elysium & Planescape Torment, Esoteric Ebb!Esoteric Ebb is a single-player CRPG inspired by the freedom of tabletop adventures. Unravel a political conspiracy with your goblin sidekick. Roll dice in tense encounters. Become a cleric of legends or completely ruin the campaign.You can purchase Esoteric Ebb on Steam here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2057760/Esoteric_Ebb/Check out the website for Esoteric Ebb: https://esotericebb.com/ | |||
| Disco Elysium Writer Olga Moskvina Interview - Human Can Opener Podcast | 20 Mar 2026 | 01:31:48 | |
Disco Elysium writer Olga Moskvina joins me on the Human Can Opener Podcast. | |||
| Disco Elysium & Pentiment Writer Märten Rattasepp Interview - Human Can Opener Podcast | 04 Apr 2026 | 03:30:09 | |
Märten Rattasepp is a freelance writer who worked on Disco Elysium, Pentiment, Death & Taxes, and Broken Alliance.Timestamps00:00 Introduction to Märten Rattasepp17:52 Getting involved with ZAUM and Disco Elysium32:17 Märten's work on Disco ElysiumRemember you can check out the full story of Disco Elysium with Max Stats in the playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB31s7g-QbwfvoKfZEWS9akVSbg99jds3Check out 3 seasons of Disco Elysium Podcasts in the playlists below:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB31s7g-QbwfsoqZ9RcDqBRc8HiKp7qYMhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB31s7g-QbwclAOOf_bSyaXFsJatB3879https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB31s7g-Qbwf2kzBtXPbFJDCkwd1qWBwbCheck out all the Cool Secrets & Video Essay Stuff Here:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB31s7g-QbwcS3GwXrL7lrRSsFynQU10aMaybe you want Disco Elysium Memes? Find them here:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB31s7g-QbwdkX53f-6nL6RaUDYHO4qqjFollow me on social media here: https://x.com/The41stPrecincthttps://www.instagram.com/the41stprecinct/https://bsky.app/profile/the41stprecinct.bsky.socialSupport the channel here: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/the41stprecinct | |||
| Josh Sawyer Interview - Human Can Opener Podcast | 09 Jul 2026 | 01:57:29 | |
In the latest episode of Human Can Opener I interview the legendary video game designer, Josh Sawyer. Josh Sawyer has been involved in some of the most iconic games of the past 30 years, working on the cancelled Fallout 3, Neverwinter Nights 2, Fallout New Vegas, Pillars Of Eternity and Pentiment. We discuss the career journey of Josh, his experiences working across a variety of projects and teams, and all of the interesting game design ideas that came from them. Timestamps Josh Sawyer 00:00 Early Years 24:00 Obsidian & Fallout New Vegas 1:12:00 Pillars Of Eternity 1:20:00 Pentiment 1:43:00 Disco Elysium Remember you can check out the full story of Disco Elysium with Max Stats in the playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB31s7g-QbwfvoKfZEWS9akVSbg99jds3 Check out 3 seasons of Disco Elysium Podcasts in the playlists below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB31s7g-QbwfsoqZ9RcDqBRc8HiKp7qYM https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB31s7g-QbwclAOOf_bSyaXFsJatB3879 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB31s7g-Qbwf2kzBtXPbFJDCkwd1qWBwb Check out all the Cool Secrets & Video Essay Stuff Here:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB31s7g-QbwcS3GwXrL7lrRSsFynQU10a Maybe you want Disco Elysium Memes? Find them here:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB31s7g-QbwdkX53f-6nL6RaUDYHO4qqj Follow me on social media here: https://x.com/The41stPrecinct https://www.instagram.com/the41stprecinct/ https://bsky.app/profile/the41stprecinct.bsky.social Support the channel here: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/the41stprecinct | |||