StrangeCast — The Definitive Life Is Strange Fan Podcast

Player 1 vs The World’s ​StrangeCast podcast continues in this ‘Side B’ portion of the latest episode! Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt chat not only about Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Reunion, but also put a major focus on the news that Amazon Prime Video’s Life Is Strange TV show has apparently found its ‘lead actor’ to play Max Caulfield.
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A special shoutout to our wonderful StrangeCast producers and Patreon supporters: Kevin Lackner, Sunday, Clare McLoughlin, Jake, Carly, Kevin Kestis, Clarx, MrAnselmi, Spunger, The Lost Fan, Paul Groschke, Xavier, Ashlyn Nala and Katelyn! 🫶🙇‍♂️
Timestamps:
00:00 -- Introduction for ‘Side B’ of StrangeCast
00:17 -- The pre-StrangeCast podcast chat
01:24 -- PSA: the first part of The Lost Records Journal podcast episode featuring Lost Records: Bloom & Rage producer Catherine Vincelli is now here
02:10 -- My Old Ass and Nashville actor Maisy Stella is reportedly set to play Max Caulfield in Amazon Prime Video’s Life Is Strange TV show
21:43 -- Square Enix has dropped a video to explain how Chloe Price has returned in Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Reunion
32:45 -- The first pages of Chris Farnell’s ‘Life Is Strange: Welcome to Caledon University’ book have emerged online
41:15 -- Square Enix shares more on the different romance options in Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Reunion
46:33 -- Tessa Rose Jackson’s ‘Past Life’ track, developed in collaboration with Feel For Music, was featured in the trailer of Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Reunion
50:23 -- The end of the road for Max Caulfield and Chloe Price with the Life Is Strange series; what’s next for the Square Enix franchise?
55:27 -- Comments from the listeners! (Thanks, @TheLostFan2010 from ‘Side A of Episode 133’ and @nurhaida1983 from ‘Side B of Episode 133’! 😉)
01:01:59 -- Spread The Arts
01:10:10 -- A special shoutout to our wonderful StrangeCast producers and Patreon supporters: Kevin Lackner, Sunday, Clare McLoughlin, Jake, Carly, Kevin Kestis, Clarx, MrAnselmi, Spunger, The Lost Fan, Paul Groschke, Xavier, Ashlyn Nala and Katelyn! 🫶🙇‍♂️
01:10:52 -- Outro for ‘Side B’ of StrangeCast
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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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Player 1 vs The World’s StrangeCast podcast is back for an all-new episode! StrangeCast and The Lost Records Journal co-hosts Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt are here to discuss all of the latest news and topics around Life Is Strange: Reunion, Don’t Nod Montreal’s Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, developers Deck Nine and Don’t Nod Entertainment and publisher Square Enix.
🥹 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, Sunday, Clare McLoughlin, Jake, Carly, Kevin Kestis, Clarx, MrAnselmi, Spunger, The Lost Fan, Paul Groschke, Xavier, Ashlyn Nala and Katelyn! 🫶🙇‍♂️
Timestamps:
00:00 -- Introduction for ‘Side A’ of StrangeCast
00:17 -- The pre-StrangeCast podcast chat between Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt
01:44 -- PSA: the upcoming schedule for Player 1 vs The World, including The Lost Records Journal podcast episode featuring Lost Records: Bloom & Rage producer Catherine Vincelli
02:44 -- Ashly Burch explains why she is NOT involved in Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Reunion amid Life Is Strange: Before the Storm star Rhianna DeVries playing Chloe Price once again
23:57 -- Life Is Strange: True Colors and The Expanse: A Telltale Series narrative director Jonathan Zimmerman will be the co-director of Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Reunion
34:49 -- Don’t Nod Montreal’s Lost Records: Bloom & Rage will turn a year old this month, marking Tape 1: Bloom’s anniversary
50:46 -- Hannah Telle’s message about playing Max Caulfield, working alongside Rhianna DeVries (Chloe Price) for Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Reunion and much more
01:02:52 -- A special shoutout to our wonderful StrangeCast producers and Patreon supporters: Kevin Lackner, Sunday, Clare McLoughlin, Jake, Carly, Kevin Kestis, Clarx, MrAnselmi, Spunger, The Lost Fan, Paul Groschke, Xavier, Ashlyn Nala and Katelyn! 🫶🙇‍♂️
01:03:17 -- Outro for ‘Side A’ of StrangeCast
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🟠 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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The second part of Player 1 vs The World’s StrangeCast x The Lost Records Journal Patreon episode is now here! Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt continue their discussion around different topics relating to Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Reunion, including the VO work we have heard so far from Rhianna DeVries for Chloe Price.
🥹 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, Sunday, Clare McLoughlin, Jake, Carly, Kevin Kestis, Clarx, MrAnselmi, Spunger, The Lost Fan, Paul Groschke, Xavier, Ashlyn Nala and Katelyn! 🫶🙇‍♂️
Timestamps:
00:00 -- Introduction
00:17 -- The pre-podcast chat
01:32 -- How the Patreon episode works
02:20 -- The phone mechanics in Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Double Exposure; will it be the same for Life Is Strange: Reunion? (Patreon/Ashlyn Nala)
11:39 -- Max Caulfield’s art style in her diary in Life Is Strange: Double Exposure; could it majorly change in Life Is Strange: Reunion? (Patreon/Kevin Lackner)
14:44 -- The timeline for the story that will feature in Life Is Strange: Reunion and how things could eventually play out (Patreon/Kevin Lackner)
23:31 -- Will we ever see more open-world spaces in a future Life Is Strange title? (Patreon/Ashlyn Nala)
28:49 -- Adnan and Adam discuss Rhianna DeVries’ ‘older’ and ‘mature’ voice for Chloe Price in Life Is Strange: Reunion (Patreon/Kevin Lackner)
35:42 -- What are Diamond Washington’s powers and what impact will she have in Life Is Strange: Reunion? (Patreon/Kevin Lackner)
44:18 -- Measuring Adnan and Adam’s excitement for Life Is Strange: Reunion compared with Life Is Strange: Double Exposure, only a month and a half out from their respective releases in 2026 and 2024 (Patreon/Kevin Lackner)
51:18 -- Comments from the listeners! (Thanks, @phantomwheeler81 and @HarukoZ001 from ‘Episode 132’! 😉)
01:08:14 -- A special shoutout to our wonderful StrangeCast producers and Patreon supporters: Kevin Lackner, Sunday, Clare McLoughlin, Jake, Carly, Kevin Kestis, Clarx, MrAnselmi, Spunger, The Lost Fan, Paul Groschke, Xavier, Ashlyn Nala and Katelyn! 🫶🙇‍♂️
01:08:47 -- Outro
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🟠 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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We. Are. BACK! Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt reunite for the latest episode of Player 1 vs The World’s StrangeCast podcast. And this is our long overdue — sorry about that! — Patreon episode for StrangeCast x The Lost Records Journal podcast. Adnan and Adam sit down to talk about topics submitted by our lovely Patreon users, including discussions around Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Reunion.
🥹 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, Sunday, Clare McLoughlin, Jake, Carly, Kevin Kestis, Clarx, MrAnselmi, Spunger, The Lost Fan, Paul Groschke, Xavier, Ashlyn Nala and Katelyn! 🫶🙇‍♂️
Timestamps:
00:00 -- Introduction for ‘Side A’ of StrangeCast
00:17 -- The pre-StrangeCast podcast chat between Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt
01:04 -- Why there was no StrangeCast episode last week and The Lost Records Journal will return soon with Lost Records: Bloom & Rage producer Catherine Vincelli!
02:43 -- How the Patreon episode of StrangeCast x The Lost Records Journal podcast works
03:56 -- The timeline of development for Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Reunion, especially from the start of production in 2024 (Patreon/Kevin Lackner)
20:21 -- The rippling effect of Max Caulfield’s time-bending powers in Don’t Nod Entertainment’s Life Is Strange (Patreon/Ashlyn Nala)
28:50 -- Are Adnan and Adam excited for the ‘Backtalk’ and the rewind mechanics returning in Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Reunion? (Patreon/Kevin Lackner)
35:58 -- The little, hidden details within Don’t Nod Montreal’s Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (Patreon/Ashlyn Nala)
40:01 -- Adnan and Adam are asked to rank five famous Austrians (Patreon/Kevin Lackner)
48:32 -- Will there be a photo mode in Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Reunion? (Patreon/Kevin Lackner)
52:36 -- A special shoutout to our wonderful StrangeCast producers and Patreon supporters: Kevin Lackner, Sunday, Clare McLoughlin, Jake, Carly, Kevin Kestis, Clarx, MrAnselmi, Spunger, The Lost Fan, Paul Groschke, Xavier, Ashlyn Nala and Katelyn! 🫶🙇‍♂️
54:03 -- Outro for ‘Side A’ of StrangeCast
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🔴 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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The deep dive into all things Life Is Strange: Reunion — the next entry from developer Deck Nine in the Square Enix franchise — continues in the latest episode of Player 1 vs The World’s StrangeCast podcast. The Lost Records Journal co-hosts Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt resume their talk from ‘Side A’ of this episode — and there are still *plenty* of things to discuss around Life Is Strange: Reunion and the franchise as a whole!
🥹 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, Sunday, Clare McLoughlin, Jake, Carly, Kevin Kestis, Clarx, MrAnselmi, Spunger, The Lost Fan, Paul Groschke, Xavier, Ashlyn Nala and Katelyn! 🫶🙇‍♂️
Timestamps:
00:00 -- Introduction for ‘Side B’ of StrangeCast
00:17 -- The pre-StrangeCast podcast chat between Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt
01:26 -- PSA: a reminder for the StrangeCast x The Lost Records Journal Patreon incentive
02:07 -- The Life Is Strange social media channels have posted an FAQ for Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Reunion, including addressing the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 versions and the Max Caulfield and Chloe Price romance angle
23:59 -- Dr Gwen Hunter, who debuted in Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Double Exposure in 2024, will not return in Life Is Strange: Reunion in 2026
38:34 -- Life Is Strange and Life Is Strange 2 co-director Michel Koch wants YOU to play Don’t Nod Montreal’s Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
46:12 -- Don’t Nod Entertainment’s Life Is Strange 2 Episode 2: Rules has now turned seven years old
50:06 -- Comments from the listeners! (Thanks, @lenapetraa9167 and @pasiahopelto from ‘Episode 132’! 😉)
59:40 -- Spread The Arts
01:19:43 -- A special shoutout to our wonderful StrangeCast producers and Patreon supporters: Kevin Lackner, Sunday, Clare McLoughlin, Jake, Carly, Kevin Kestis, Clarx, MrAnselmi, Spunger, The Lost Fan, Paul Groschke, Xavier, Ashlyn Nala and Katelyn! 🫶🙇‍♂️
01:20:19 -- Outro for ‘Side B’ of StrangeCast
StrangeCast is on podcast services. ⬇️
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🔴 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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