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Video of this interview: http://bit.ly/Northernlion-EdmundMcMillen   Check out Edmund on Twitter: http://twitter.com/EdmundMcMillen​   and of course, Repentance comes out on Steam on the 31st of March: https://store.steampowered.com/app/14...​   It was a pleasure to get to talk to Edmund McMillen again on the cusp of the release of the final piece of The Binding of Isaac puzzle. We talked about the history (and legacy) of the game and how it's evolved over its accidentally marathonic lifespan, how fatherhood has changed each of us in our respective careers, and what's next after Isaac finally goes back in the box. Check it out!

On today’s episode of the podcast Derek Yu goes deep behind the scenes of the development of Spelunky 2. He also talks about how over time he’s grown as a developer plus how his daughter influenced Spelunky 2. Dan ends the podcast by asking Derek rapid fire questions about Spelunky lore. Thank you for dialing in, I hope you enjoy.   https://twitter.com/mossmouth Spelunky 2 - https://bit.ly/2WaZ53j https://www.Twitch.tv/DanGheesling https://www.YouTube.com/DanGheesling https://www.Twitter.com/DanGheesling https://www.Instagram.com/DanGheesling https://www.Discord.gg/DanGheesling https://www.Linktr.ee/DanGheesling

On today’s ‘episode’ Dan and NL talk about why they made the decision to end Check The Wire and replace it with a new series on Twitch. Thank you for dialing in, I hope you enjoy.   https://www.youtube.com/Northernlion https://www.twitch.tv/Northernlion https://www.Twitch.tv/DanGheesling https://www.YouTube.com/DanGheesling https://www.Twitter.com/DanGheesling https://www.Instagram.com/DanGheesling https://www.Discord.gg/DanGheesling https://www.Linktr.ee/DanGheesling

On today’s episode of Check The Wire, SmallAnt sits in for Ryan and talks to Dan about the steps he took to successfully and uniquely create content for YouTube from his Twitch content and how they feed into each other. Thank you for dialing in, I hope you enjoy.   https://www.youtube.com/SmallAnt https://www.twitch.tv/SmallAnt https://www.Twitch.tv/DanGheesling https://www.YouTube.com/DanGheesling https://www.Twitter.com/DanGheesling https://www.Instagram.com/DanGheesling https://www.Discord.gg/DanGheesling https://www.Linktr.ee/DanGheesling

On today’s episode of Check The Wire, Pestily sits in for Ryan and talks to Dan about the process he went through of building the tools to become a full time content creator. He talks about the importance of time management and time off, plus how he’s transitioning to more variety on stream. Thank you for dialing in, I hope you enjoy. https://www.youtube.com/Pestily https://www.twitch.tv/Pestily https://www.Twitch.tv/DanGheesling https://www.YouTube.com/DanGheesling https://www.Twitter.com/DanGheesling https://www.Instagram.com/DanGheesling https://www.Discord.gg/DanGheesling https://www.Linktr.ee/DanGheesling

On today’s episode of Check The Wire, Sinvicta sits in for Ryan and talks to Dan about the years of work he put in to learn the YouTube algorithm and grow his channel to the point where it is now and some of the tricks he uses to make his videos get picked up by the YouTube algorithm. Thank you for dialing in, I hope you enjoy.   https://www.youtube.com/Sinvicta https://www.twitch.tv/Sinvicta https://www.Twitch.tv/DanGheesling https://www.YouTube.com/DanGheesling https://www.Twitter.com/DanGheesling https://www.Instagram.com/DanGheesling https://www.Discord.gg/DanGheesling https://www.Linktr.ee/DanGheesling

On today’s episode of Check The Wire, GrandPOOBear sits in for Ryan and talks to Dan about having a main job but also trying other things on the side that have potential to blow up, what he thinks you need to do to be a successful Twitch streamer, why he is willing to invest extra money into content creation to free up extra time and how he does that, and also talks about turning ideas into a reality. Thank you for dialing in, I hope you enjoy.   https://www.youtube.com/GrandPOOBear https://www.twitch.tv/GrandPOOBear https://www.Twitch.tv/DanGheesling https://www.YouTube.com/DanGheesling  https://www.Twitter.com/DanGheesling https://www.Instagram.com/DanGheesling https://www.Discord.gg/DanGheesling https://www.Linktr.ee/DanGheesling

On today’s episode of Check The Wire, Mathas sits in for Ryan and talks to Dan about how he was able to create a career around podcasting. He discusses the lessons he learned after switching the type of content he created and how he applied that to podcasting. Thank you for dialing in, I hope you enjoy.   https://www.youtube.com/mathasgames https://www.twitch.tv/mathasgames https://www.Twitch.tv/DanGheesling https://www.YouTube.com/DanGheesling  https://www.Twitter.com/DanGheesling https://www.Instagram.com/DanGheesling https://www.Discord.gg/DanGheesling https://www.Linktr.ee/DanGheesling

On today’s episode of Check The Wire, ONE_shot_GURL sits in for Ryan and talks to Dan about how/why she transitioned from streaming on YouTube Gaming to Twitch, the steps she took to create a positive community, she also talks about how she deals with negativity online, what her schedule looks like as a content creator, and why it’s important to promote your stream outside of Twitch.   https://www.youtube.com/one_shot_gurl https://www.twitch.tv/one_shot_gurl https://www.Twitch.tv/DanGheesling https://www.YouTube.com/DanGheesling  https://www.Twitter.com/DanGheesling https://www.Instagram.com/DanGheesling https://www.Discord.gg/DanGheesling https://www.Linktr.ee/DanGheesling

On today’s episode of Check The Wire, Dakotaz sits in for Ryan and talks to Dan about why it’s important to follow your gut and have the confidence to switch which games you stream when you feel the time is right.  He also goes into the importance of maintaining your mental health as a content creator, then he discusses how/why he uses different platforms outside of Twitch to promote his stream. Lastly he goes into his reconciliation with Ninja. Thank you for dialing in, I hope you enjoy.   https://www.youtube.com/dakotaz https://www.twitch.tv/dakotaz https://www.Twitch.tv/DanGheesling https://www.YouTube.com/DanGheesling  https://www.Twitter.com/DanGheesling https://www.Instagram.com/DanGheesling https://www.Discord.gg/DanGheesling https://www.Linktr.ee/DanGheesling

On today’s episode of Check The Wire, Ryan and Dan both talk about how they were able to get early access to Spelunky 2, PS5 preorder controversy, and about the automatic mid-roll ads Twitch has added. Thank you for dialing in, I hope you enjoy.   https://www.twitter.com/NorthernlionLP https://www.twitch.tv/northernlion https://www.youtube.com/Northernlion https://www.Twitch.tv/DanGheesling https://www.YouTube.com/DanGheesling  https://www.Twitter.com/DanGheesling https://www.Instagram.com/DanGheesling https://www.Discord.gg/DanGheesling https://www.Linktr.ee/DanGheesling

On today’s episode of Check The Wire, Ryan and Dan both talk about behind the scenes of cohosting big events on Twitch, a record breaking stream, what worked/didn’t work after trying Twitch Watch Parties. Thank you for dialing in, I hope you enjoy.   https://www.twitter.com/NorthernlionLP https://www.twitch.tv/northernlion https://www.youtube.com/Northernlion https://www.Twitch.tv/DanGheesling https://www.YouTube.com/DanGheesling  https://www.Twitter.com/DanGheesling https://www.Instagram.com/DanGheesling https://www.Discord.gg/DanGheesling https://www.Linktr.ee/DanGheesling

On today’s episode of Check The Wire, Ryan talks about the behind the scenes of Chat’s Choice Awards, getting back into posting clips on social media, how they look a look deeper into Twitch/YouTube stats, and more. Thank you for dialing in, I hope you enjoy.   https://www.twitter.com/NorthernlionLP https://www.twitch.tv/northernlion https://www.youtube.com/Northernlion https://www.Twitch.tv/DanGheesling https://www.YouTube.com/DanGheesling  https://www.Twitter.com/DanGheesling https://www.Instagram.com/DanGheesling https://www.Discord.gg/DanGheesling https://www.Linktr.ee/DanGheesling

On today’s episode of Check The Wire, Dan and Ryan talk about how they respond to Twitch sub numbers going up and down and why that could happen, they also talk about what they think when someone puts their clips in a montage without asking. Thank you for dialing in, I hope you enjoy. https://www.twitter.com/NorthernlionLP https://www.twitch.tv/northernlion https://www.youtube.com/Northernlion https://www.Twitch.tv/DanGheesling https://www.YouTube.com/DanGheesling https://www.Twitter.com/DanGheesling https://www.Instagram.com/DanGheesling https://www.Discord.gg/DanGheesling https://www.Linktr.ee/DanGheesling

On today’s episode of Check The Wire, Dan and Ryan talk about their thought process that goes into taking sponsorship deals on stream and beyond. They also talk about the wrong way a company used Twitch to promote their product. The two also share their opinions on how a smaller streamer can gain viewers. Thank you for dialing in, I hope you enjoy.   https://www.twitter.com/NorthernlionLP https://www.twitch.tv/northernlion https://www.youtube.com/Northernlion https://www.Twitch.tv/DanGheesling https://www.YouTube.com/DanGheesling  https://www.Twitter.com/DanGheesling https://www.Instagram.com/DanGheesling https://www.Discord.gg/DanGheesling https://www.Linktr.ee/DanGheesling

On today’s episode of Check The Wire, Dan and Ryan talk about how they respond to positive and negative criticism online. NL also talks about why he’s record an entire series of a game before releasing the first episode. They both discuss their method to going through their email and how they look for deals. Thank you for dialing in, I hope you enjoy.   https://www.twitter.com/NorthernlionLP https://www.twitch.tv/northernlion https://www.youtube.com/Northernlion https://www.Twitch.tv/DanGheesling https://www.YouTube.com/DanGheesling  https://www.Twitter.com/DanGheesling https://www.Instagram.com/DanGheesling https://www.Discord.gg/DanGheesling https://www.Linktr.ee/DanGheesling

On today’s episode of Check The Wire, Dan talks about how YouTube isn’t performing as strong as it was and Ryan gives him a couple pieces of advice, they both talk about wether they think you should stream a big game the day its released, and Dan talks about separating but embracing the Big Brother community from the gaming community. Thank you for dialing in, I hope you enjoy.   https://www.twitter.com/NorthernlionLP https://www.twitch.tv/northernlion https://www.youtube.com/Northernlion https://www.Twitch.tv/DanGheesling https://www.YouTube.com/DanGheesling  https://www.Twitter.com/DanGheesling https://www.Instagram.com/DanGheesling https://www.Discord.gg/DanGheesling https://www.Linktr.ee/DanGheesling

On today’s mini episode of Check The Wire, Mathas answers one of the most commonly asked question on the show, how did Dan and Ryan meet? Thank you for dialing in, I hope you enjoy.   https://www.youtube.com/mathasgames https://www.twitter.com/NorthernlionLP https://www.twitch.tv/northernlion https://www.youtube.com/Northernlion https://www.Twitch.tv/DanGheesling https://www.YouTube.com/DanGheesling  https://www.Twitter.com/DanGheesling https://www.Instagram.com/DanGheesling https://www.Discord.gg/DanGheesling https://www.Linktr.ee/DanGheesling

On today’s episode of Check The Wire, Ryan and Dan answer as many questions from twitter/twitch as they can. They talk about the long term effects streaming has on your mental health, how has quarantine effected their work flow, the difference in streaming for a ‘larger’ audience compared to a ‘smaller’ one, and the difference between people who watch VODs and live viewers.  NL asks Dan if being on tv before streaming effected the way he treats community and they both discuss the effect a big win or a big loss has on views. Thank you for dialing in, I hope you enjoy.   https://www.twitter.com/NorthernlionLP https://www.twitch.tv/northernlion https://www.youtube.com/Northernlion https://www.Twitch.tv/DanGheesling https://www.YouTube.com/DanGheesling  https://www.Twitter.com/DanGheesling https://www.Instagram.com/DanGheesling https://www.Discord.gg/DanGheesling https://www.Linktr.ee/DanGheesling

On today’s episode of Check The Wire, Ryan talks about the process of doing voiceover work for ‘Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?!’ Both go into why they had to change the way they uploads videos to YouTube. They then discuss the way they approach doing co-op streams and about which they value higher, creation or distribution. Thank you for dialing in, I hope you enjoy.   https://www.twitter.com/microtrailers https://www.twitter.com/NorthernlionLP https://www.twitch.tv/northernlion https://www.youtube.com/Northernlion https://www.Twitch.tv/DanGheesling https://www.YouTube.com/DanGheesling  https://www.Twitter.com/DanGheesling https://www.Instagram.com/DanGheesling https://www.Discord.gg/DanGheesling https://www.Linktr.ee/DanGheesling