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

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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

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

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It's the first episode back for StrangeCast after Player 1 vs The World's flagship Life Is Strange fan podcast celebrated its 100th episode milestone! Of course, that means The Lost Records Journal co-hosts Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt are here to talk ALL of the very latest news and discussions around Don't Nod Entertainment, Deck Nine, Square Enix’s Life Is Strange franchise and Don’t Nod Montreal’s Lost Records: Bloom & Rage!

'Side A' of episode 101 of StrangeCast is out today on our YouTube channel and all RSS feeds for podcasts. Stay tuned for Thursday (29th May) for 'Side B' of this StrangeCast podcast episode, which includes even more talk around the Life Is Strange series and Lost Records: Bloom & Rage.

Timestamps:

00:00 -- Introduction

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

02:23 -- PSA (a final reminder): why all of Player 1 vs The World’s podcasts have adopted the ‘Side A’ and ‘Side B’ format for every episode going forward

03:25 -- Jonathan Stauder and Aysha Farah, both formerly of Deck Nine, reacted to Life Is Strange: Double Exposure’s award win at The Webby Awards 2025

14:32 -- Life Is Strange: Double Exposure writer Aysha Farah on her interpretation of Max Caulfield’s ‘trauma’ in Deck Nine’s polarising 2024 title

34:11 -- French union STJV speaks out on the ‘results’ of its battle with Life Is Strange 1 & 2 developer and Lost Records: Bloom & Rage publisher Don’t Nod over the proposed ‘PSE’ (redundancy plan) implementation

45:13 -- Don’t Nod’s Life Is Strange Episode 3: Chaos Theory has now turned 10 years old this month; what does Adam think about nicefield’s take on Episode 3: Chaos Theory?

48:31 -- Miscellaneous news: Studio Tolima’s Koira is now on sale for PC users on Steam

49:08 -- Miscellaneous news: Tiny Bull Studios’ The Lonesome Guild, which is published by Don’t Nod Entertainment, is teased for the showcase at the AG French Direct 2025

49:37 -- Outro

StrangeCast is on podcast services. ⬇️

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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

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

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It's now time for the second part, aptly named 'Side B,' of Player 1 vs The World's milestone 100th episode of our flagship Life Is Strange fan podcast, StrangeCast! Of course, StrangeCast is *THE* place to be for all of the latest content around Square Enix's Life Is Strange franchise, developers Deck Nine and Don't Nod Entertainment and Don't Nod Montreal's Lost Records: Bloom & Rage!

Timestamps:

00:00 -- Introduction

00:14 -- Pre-podcast chat between Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt; this is the second part of Player 1 vs The World’s two-part 100th episode of StrangeCast

02:10 -- Adam’s podcast personality for StrangeCast and The Lost Records Journal and what he’s actually like in real life

03:58 -- Don’t Nod shares more details about the ending of Don’t Nod Montreal’s Lost Records: Bloom & Rage in its 2024 annual financial report

08:03 -- (SPOILER WARNING FROM HERE ON OUT) Don’t Nod reveals three inspirations behind Don’t Nod Montreal’s Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

13:14 -- Don’t Nod Montreal’s next project after Lost Records: Bloom & Rage is hinted at in the financial report

22:34 -- Don’t Nod opens up on the ‘priority development areas’ in the ‘coming period’; it wants to put its titles ‘on mobile gaming platforms’

25:39 -- Don’t Nod once again makes its stance clear on working with third-party publishers

30:29 -- Don’t Nod CEO and chairman Oskar Guilbert sends a message about Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden and Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

33:27 -- Don’t Nod drops an eye-opening assessment on three areas of impact for developers in the gaming industry

37:12 -- Don’t Nod Montreal has “implemented contextual colors” for the PlayStation 5’s DualSense controller; what Don’t Nod Montreal studio executive producer Luc Baghadoust had to say on the new update

40:09 -- Kid Katana Records has tested and approved the Lost Records: Bloom & Rage vinyl

40:31 -- Milk & Bone (Laurence Lafond-Beaulne and Camille Poliquin) talked about people playing their track ‘Forgone,’ which featured in Don’t Nod Montreal’s Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

41:54 -- Comment from the listener! (Thanks, @DeathsAvarice! 😉)

51:34 -- 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

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

Follow Player 1 vs The World on social media! ⬇️

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