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Albert speaks with Kyle Card (The BRIDGES Driver in Death Stranding) once again. He is joined by Daniele and Johnny. Kyle https://www.instagram.com/bakairu Johnny https://www.instagram.com/johnny_lombardo Daniele https://www.instagram.com/ahytys Part 1 https://youtu.be/g864NWUTHno This is also Episode 214 of The Albert Chessa Podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kojima/message

Albert speaks to Tommie Earl Jenkins (Die-Hardman). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kojima/message

Albert speaks with Darren Jacobs, Heartman in DS. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kojima/message

Albert makes his predictions for TGA. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kojima/message

Albert speculates about a Black Carpet Premiere for DS. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kojima/message

Albert speculates about TGS. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kojima/message

Part 1 of a conversation with Kyle Card, the BRIDGES Driver from Kojima's Death Stranding. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kojima/message

Albert and Dani analyse the Launch Trailer for Death Stranding. The gratitude, excitement, emotions, joy and friendship is real 🙌 Kubrick + Miller + Lynch + Cameron + Kurosawa = Kojima \m/ instagram.com/deathstrandingpodcast twitter.com/deathstrandpod facebook.com/deathstrandingpodcast reddit.com/u/deathstrandingpod patreon.com/deathstranding --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kojima/message

WARNING: very unfiltered/emotional episode ahead. Skip to episode 69 for something less intense 🙏 From Albert: I know I said I wouldn't watch the launch trailer, but I was compelled to after information began to leak early.  Needless to say I am blown away.  I am speechless.  I am in a brand new realm of emotions.  It feels like A SPACE ODYSSEY, or ANNIHILATION, or INTERSTELLAR - my atoms have begun to rearrange in ways I never could have dreamed. I cannot put anything even remotely coherent into words.  I am overwhelmed, and I am sad, and I am happy, and I am overjoyed.   I can't summarise my existence right now. I don't  understand life anymore.  I feel disconnected and upset, and overwhelmed, so overwhelmed...but beneath it all I am very, very happy :) instagram.com/deathstrandingpodcast twitter.com/deathstrandpod facebook.com/deathstrandingpodcast reddit.com/u/deathstrandingpod patreon.com/deathstranding --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kojima/message

Albert records an unplanned and brief mini-sode to announce changes in his podcast-making tools and schedule, quietly reminisce about the path to this moment that began 3 years ago, and asks the audience how they will go about making their way through ‘The Silence’ - the last two-and-a-bit weeks left until release. Going dead silent on all media (media blackout)? Seeing the final trailer? Send voice mails to deathstrandingpodcast@gmail.com and I’ll feature them all on the next show. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kojima/message

👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 [2:00 skip intro] Albert and Nye discuss the World Strand Tour and more. http://www.twitter.com/DeathStrandPod http://www.instagram.com/DeathStrandingPodcast http://www.DeathStrandingPodcast.tumblr.com http://www.facebook.com/DeathStrandingPodcast http://www.Patreon.com/DeathStranding Welcome to Death Stranding Podcast - your source for news, analysis and discussion centred on the upcoming title from Kojima Productions, as well as the game's incomparable and unique creator Hideo Kojima, and his many eclectic inspirations. 👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kojima/message

👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 [2:00 skip intro] Albert reflects on Sam's journey and the healing ability of travel. http://www.twitter.com/DeathStrandPod http://www.instagram.com/DeathStrandingPodcast http://www.DeathStrandingPodcast.tumblr.com http://www.facebook.com/DeathStrandingPodcast http://www.Patreon.com/DeathStranding Welcome to Death Stranding Podcast - your source for news, analysis and discussion centred on the upcoming title from Kojima Productions, as well as the game's incomparable and unique creator Hideo Kojima, and his many eclectic inspirations. 👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kojima/message

Note: Sincere apologies for the audio quality. Also, Nav’s audio comes in late, so initially there is no response when he is spoken to. My sincere apologies once again. The issue has since been amended. 👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 [2:00 skip intro] A HUGE panel this week for the podcast. We have Dani, Anna, Ashler, Divesh and Navaid discussing the first part of the "safe room" gameplay video. We also discuss theories about the "nightmares" Sam will have, and the beautiful meta moments the game will be filled with. You can find Dani on his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ahytys ... and on Instagram: Instagram.com/Ahytys You can find Anna and her wonderful work with 'Unraveling Death Stranding' here: Twitter.com/AnnaClaraMD unravelingdeathstranding.tumblr.com Instagram.com/SimplePlanBrazil You can find Ashler here: https://www.instagram.com/__ashler__/ And Navaid: https://www.instagram.com/navaid.siddiqui/ Also, you can find Divesh here: https://www.instagram.com/kaffeinateddc/ 👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 Welcome to Death Stranding Podcast - your source for news, analysis and discussion centred on the upcoming title from Kojima Productions, as well as the game's incomparable and unique creator Hideo Kojima, and his many eclectic inspirations. DSP aims to showcase Kojima's work as an intricate and nuanced intersection of diverse subjects, from film to tv, philosophy, manga, science, history, technology, art, poetry and more, and explore the ways in which all of these have collectively served to make his games all the more universal, enduring, and quintessentially human. Both bodies of work - Kojima's own, and his seemingly infinite array of influences across all media - are worthy of their own separate ongoing discussions unto themselves - but when taken together, both are immeasurably enhanced as a result. DSP's ultimate goal is, likewise, to enhance the audience's appreciation and experience of Kojima's art and his influences, by revealing and delving into the connections (strands) that exist between them. Video Games (interactive art/entertainment/storytelling) are a legitimate launching pad for wider and deeper learning about ourselves, each other, and the world we live in. Of all the forms of media that exist, games are closest to real life - both games and life are inherently interactive experiences that require active participation and engagement for them to be what they are. When this unique and profound connection to the human condition is tapped into and leveraged properly, games truly have the potential to be the most enriching, moving, and immersive form of art ever. 👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 CONNECT deathstrandingpodcast@gmail.com Instagram.com/DeathStrandingPodcast Facebook.com/DeathStrandingPodcast Twitter.com/DeathStrandPod DeathStrandingPodcast.Tumblr.com Reddit.com/Kojima Discord Slack WATCH/LISTEN Spotify PodBean YouTube Apple Stitcher iHeartRadio (Pending) SUPPORT You can support the show and help it improve and grow - improving equipment, hiring help and booking cast and crew as guests on the show. Please consider becoming one of our wonderful patrons over at Patreon.com/IAV (the show's parent entity). Link below: Patreon.com/AlbertChessa Patreon.com/DeathStranding 👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kojima/message

👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 [2:00 skip intro] Dani, Anna, and Johnny discuss the many info we got about the gameplay from the 49 minutes gameplay montage we saw at Tokyo Game Show 2019. We wanted to analyse the "safe room" gameplay as well, but there were SO many things to discuss, we chose to leave that for next week... You can find Dani on his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ahytys ... and on Instagram: Instagram.com/Ahytys You can also find Anna and her wonderful work with 'Unraveling Death Stranding' here: Twitter.com/AnnaClaraMD unravelingdeathstranding.tumblr.com Instagram.com/SimplePlanBrazil Also, you can find the ocarina-lover Johnny at: Instagram.com/Johnny_Lombardo 👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 Welcome to Death Stranding Podcast - your source for news, analysis and discussion centred on the upcoming title from Kojima Productions, as well as the game's incomparable and unique creator Hideo Kojima, and his many eclectic inspirations. DSP aims to showcase Kojima's work as an intricate and nuanced intersection of diverse subjects, from film to tv, philosophy, manga, science, history, technology, art, poetry and more, and explore the ways in which all of these have collectively served to make his games all the more universal, enduring, and quintessentially human. Both bodies of work - Kojima's own, and his seemingly infinite array of influences across all media - are worthy of their own separate ongoing discussions unto themselves - but when taken together, both are immeasurably enhanced as a result. DSP's ultimate goal is, likewise, to enhance the audience's appreciation and experience of Kojima's art and his influences, by revealing and delving into the connections (strands) that exist between them. Video Games (interactive art/entertainment/storytelling) are a legitimate launching pad for wider and deeper learning about ourselves, each other, and the world we live in. Of all the forms of media that exist, games are closest to real life - both games and life are inherently interactive experiences that require active participation and engagement for them to be what they are. When this unique and profound connection to the human condition is tapped into and leveraged properly, games truly have the potential to be the most enriching, moving, and immersive form of art ever. 👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 CONNECT deathstrandingpodcast@gmail.com Instagram.com/DeathStrandingPodcast Facebook.com/DeathStrandingPodcast Twitter.com/DeathStrandPod DeathStrandingPodcast.Tumblr.com Reddit.com/Kojima Discord Slack WATCH/LISTEN Spotify PodBean YouTube Apple Stitcher iHeartRadio (Pending) SUPPORT You can support the show and help it improve and grow - improving equipment, hiring help and booking cast and crew as guests on the show. Please consider becoming one of our wonderful patrons over at Patreon.com/IAV (the show's parent entity). Link below: Patreon.com/AlbertChessa Patreon.com/DeathStranding 👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kojima/message

👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 [2:00 skip intro] Dani, Anna, Nav and Johnny talk about the many tweets we got this week, paving the way for the TGS next week. We got tweets from Kojima informing us about the details of next week's showcase, which sounds really exciting, and we also got tweets from Ayako's twitter account (she's Kojima's PA) talking about her experience with the game, which she played from start to finish... You can find Dani on his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ahytys You can also find Anna and her wonderful work with 'Unraveling Death Stranding' here: Twitter.com/AnnaClaraMD unravelingdeathstranding.tumblr.com Instagram.com/SimplePlanBrazil Also, you can find the amazing Johnny at: Instagram.com/Johnny_Lombardo And the always-on-point Navaid at: https://www.instagram.com/navaid.siddiqui/ 👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 Welcome to Death Stranding Podcast - your source for news, analysis and discussion centred on the upcoming title from Kojima Productions, as well as the game's incomparable and unique creator Hideo Kojima, and his many eclectic inspirations. DSP aims to showcase Kojima's work as an intricate and nuanced intersection of diverse subjects, from film to tv, philosophy, manga, science, history, technology, art, poetry and more, and explore the ways in which all of these have collectively served to make his games all the more universal, enduring, and quintessentially human. Both bodies of work - Kojima's own, and his seemingly infinite array of influences across all media - are worthy of their own separate ongoing discussions unto themselves - but when taken together, both are immeasurably enhanced as a result. DSP's ultimate goal is, likewise, to enhance the audience's appreciation and experience of Kojima's art and his influences, by revealing and delving into the connections (strands) that exist between them. Video Games (interactive art/entertainment/storytelling) are a legitimate launching pad for wider and deeper learning about ourselves, each other, and the world we live in. Of all the forms of media that exist, games are closest to real life - both games and life are inherently interactive experiences that require active participation and engagement for them to be what they are. When this unique and profound connection to the human condition is tapped into and leveraged properly, games truly have the potential to be the most enriching, moving, and immersive form of art ever. 👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 CONNECT deathstrandingpodcast@gmail.com Instagram.com/DeathStrandingPodcast Facebook.com/DeathStrandingPodcast Twitter.com/DeathStrandPod DeathStrandingPodcast.Tumblr.com Reddit.com/Kojima Discord Slack WATCH/LISTEN Spotify PodBean YouTube Apple Stitcher iHeartRadio (Pending) SUPPORT You can support the show and help it improve and grow - improving equipment, hiring help and booking cast and crew as guests on the show. Please consider becoming one of our wonderful patrons over at Patreon.com/IAV (the show's parent entity). Link below: Patreon.com/AlbertChessa Patreon.com/DeathStranding 👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kojima/message

👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 [2:00 skip intro] Dani, Nav and Ashler start predicting what we can expect from what's gonna be shown at the TGS event, where Death Stranding will have its own stage for the much anticipated gameplay presentation. Also, the true meaning of connection: Bridges seem to want every city to connect with their chiral network, but is that really the right way to go when reconnecting the world? Wouldn't a true connection involve the possibility to accept the will of some cities to remain independent? Accepting other ideas and point of views could be a way to forge a different (and even stronger) connection. You can find Dani on his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ahytys And also Ashler here: https://www.instagram.com/__ashler__/ And Navaid: https://www.instagram.com/navaid.siddiqui/ 👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 Welcome to Death Stranding Podcast - your source for news, analysis and discussion centred on the upcoming title from Kojima Productions, as well as the game's incomparable and unique creator Hideo Kojima, and his many eclectic inspirations. DSP aims to showcase Kojima's work as an intricate and nuanced intersection of diverse subjects, from film to tv, philosophy, manga, science, history, technology, art, poetry and more, and explore the ways in which all of these have collectively served to make his games all the more universal, enduring, and quintessentially human. Both bodies of work - Kojima's own, and his seemingly infinite array of influences across all media - are worthy of their own separate ongoing discussions unto themselves - but when taken together, both are immeasurably enhanced as a result. DSP's ultimate goal is, likewise, to enhance the audience's appreciation and experience of Kojima's art and his influences, by revealing and delving into the connections (strands) that exist between them. Video Games (interactive art/entertainment/storytelling) are a legitimate launching pad for wider and deeper learning about ourselves, each other, and the world we live in. Of all the forms of media that exist, games are closest to real life - both games and life are inherently interactive experiences that require active participation and engagement for them to be what they are. When this unique and profound connection to the human condition is tapped into and leveraged properly, games truly have the potential to be the most enriching, moving, and immersive form of art ever. 👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 CONNECT deathstrandingpodcast@gmail.com Instagram.com/DeathStrandingPodcast Facebook.com/DeathStrandingPodcast Twitter.com/DeathStrandPod DeathStrandingPodcast.Tumblr.com Reddit.com/Kojima Discord Slack WATCH/LISTEN Spotify PodBean YouTube Apple Stitcher iHeartRadio (Pending) SUPPORT You can support the show and help it improve and grow - improving equipment, hiring help and booking cast and crew as guests on the show. Please consider becoming one of our wonderful patrons over at Patreon.com/IAV (the show's parent entity). Link below: Patreon.com/AlbertChessa Patreon.com/DeathStranding 👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kojima/message

👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 [2:00 skip intro] "Death Stranding Family For Life." Albert and Johnny are joined by the incomparably awesome Death Stranding analyst, theorist and compendium-creator Anna Peixoto from Brazil 🇧🇷 for a wide-ranging and in-depth discussion that touches on (among many speculative angles/topics) the possibility of BB being responsible for the Death Stranding (BB = Big Bang/the next explosion 🤯) - a theory courtesy of Anna - as well as very insightful comparison with Dante Alighieri (via Johnny 🇮🇹). Enjoy! You can find Anna and 'Unraveling Death Stranding' here: Twitter.com/AnnaClaraMD unravelingdeathstranding.tumblr.com Instagram.com/SimplePlanBrazil and the ever-rad Johnny at: Instagram.com/Johnny_Lombardo and you can follow our ongoing gameplay breakdown here: MKIceAndFire Compiled Footage DSP Bulletin: Albert will be away from Sep 30th to Oct 10th, during which time Dani (my cohost) will be the main host of the podcast 🙏 👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 Welcome to Death Stranding Podcast - your source for news, analysis and discussion centred on the upcoming title from Kojima Productions, as well as the game's incomparable and unique creator Hideo Kojima, and his many eclectic inspirations. DSP aims to showcase Kojima's work as an intricate and nuanced intersection of diverse subjects, from film to tv, philosophy, manga, science, history, technology, art, poetry and more, and explore the ways in which all of these have collectively served to make his games all the more universal, enduring, and quintessentially human. Both bodies of work - Kojima's own, and his seemingly infinite array of influences across all media - are worthy of their own separate ongoing discussions unto themselves - but when taken together, both are immeasurably enhanced as a result. DSP's ultimate goal is, likewise, to enhance the audience's appreciation and experience of Kojima's art and his influences, by revealing and delving into the connections (strands) that exist between them. Video Games (interactive art/entertainment/storytelling) are a legitimate launching pad for wider and deeper learning about ourselves, each other, and the world we live in. Of all the forms of media that exist, games are closest to real life - both games and life are inherently interactive experiences that require active participation and engagement for them to be what they are. When this unique and profound connection to the human condition is tapped into and leveraged properly, games truly have the potential to be the most enriching, moving, and immersive form of art ever. 👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 CONNECT deathstrandingpodcast@gmail.com Instagram.com/DeathStrandingPodcast Facebook.com/DeathStrandingPodcast Twitter.com/DeathStrandPod DeathStrandingPodcast.Tumblr.com Reddit.com/Kojima Discord Slack WATCH/LISTEN Spotify PodBean YouTube Apple Stitcher iHeartRadio (Pending) SUPPORT You can support the show and help it improve and grow - improving equipment, hiring help and booking cast and crew as guests on the show. Please consider becoming one of our wonderful patrons over at Patreon.com/IAV (the show's parent entity). Link below: Patreon.com/AlbertChessa Patreon.com/DeathStranding 👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kojima/message

👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 [2:00 skip intro] "Bliss." Albert, Johnny and Nav discuss Death Stranding's newly revealed gameplay 🍄 You can find Johnny and Nav at: Instagram.com/Johnny_Lombardo Instagram.com/Navaid.Siddiqui and you can follow our gameplay breakdown here: MKIceAndFire Compiled Footage 👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 Welcome to Death Stranding Podcast - your source for news, analysis and discussion centred on the upcoming title from Kojima Productions, as well as the game's incomparable and unique creator Hideo Kojima, and his many eclectic inspirations. DSP aims to showcase Kojima's work as an intricate and nuanced intersection of diverse subjects, from film to tv, philosophy, manga, science, history, technology, art, poetry and more, and explore the ways in which all of these have collectively served to make his games all the more universal, enduring, and quintessentially human. Both bodies of work - Kojima's own, and his seemingly infinite array of influences across all media - are worthy of their own separate ongoing discussions unto themselves - but when taken together, both are immeasurably enhanced as a result. DSP's ultimate goal is, likewise, to enhance the audience's appreciation and experience of Kojima's art and his influences, by revealing and delving into the connections (strands) that exist between them. Video Games (interactive art/entertainment/storytelling) are a legitimate launching pad for wider and deeper learning about ourselves, each other, and the world we live in. Of all the forms of media that exist, games are closest to real life - both games and life are inherently interactive experiences that require active participation and engagement for them to be what they are. When this unique and profound connection to the human condition is tapped into and leveraged properly, games truly have the potential to be the most enriching, moving, and immersive form of art ever. 👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 CONNECT deathstrandingpodcast@gmail.com Instagram.com/DeathStrandingPodcast Facebook.com/DeathStrandingPodcast Twitter.com/DeathStrandPod DeathStrandingPodcast.Tumblr.com Reddit.com/Kojima Discord Slack WATCH/LISTEN Spotify PodBean YouTube Apple Stitcher iHeartRadio (Pending) SUPPORT You can support the show and help it improve and grow - improving equipment, hiring help and booking cast and crew as guests on the show. Please consider becoming one of our wonderful patrons over at Patreon.com/IAV (the show's parent entity). Link below: Patreon.com/AlbertChessa Patreon.com/DeathStranding 👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kojima/message

👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 [2:00 skip intro] "Hype-Beyond-Hype, Tempered By Profound Gratitude." Tomorrow is in the world's hands 🤲 Gamescom 2019 will begin very soon, and everything, once more, will change...for everyone who has followed the creation of Death Stranding from the very beginning. On this episode, Albert reunites with O.G. co-host Daniele (Ahytys) to discuss the possibilities of at-will realm-shifting from the real world to Hades via an upgradeable trance connection with Bridge Baby, the possibility of Léa Seydoux and Mads Mikkelsen appearing in tomorrow's gameplay *as well as* on-stage alongside Kojima, and much more...Enjoy! You can find Dani at: Twitter.com/Ahytys and Instagram.com/Dani_Nevio and you can head over to Daniele's channel here: Youtube.com/Ahytys 👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 Welcome to Death Stranding Podcast - your source for news, analysis and discussion centred on the upcoming title from Kojima Productions, as well as the game's incomparable and unique creator Hideo Kojima, and his many eclectic inspirations. DSP aims to showcase Kojima's work as an intricate and nuanced intersection of diverse subjects, from film to tv, philosophy, manga, science, history, technology, art, poetry and more, and explore the ways in which all of these have collectively served to make his games all the more universal, enduring, and quintessentially human. Both bodies of work - Kojima's own, and his seemingly infinite array of influences across all media - are worthy of their own separate ongoing discussions unto themselves - but when taken together, both are immeasurably enhanced as a result. DSP's ultimate goal is, likewise, to enhance the audience's appreciation and experience of Kojima's art and his influences, by revealing and delving into the connections (strands) that exist between them. Video Games (interactive art/entertainment/storytelling) are a legitimate launching pad for wider and deeper learning about ourselves, each other, and the world we live in. Of all the forms of media that exist, games are closest to real life - both games and life are inherently interactive experiences that require active participation and engagement for them to be what they are. When this unique and profound connection to the human condition is tapped into and leveraged properly, games truly have the potential to be the most enriching, moving, and immersive form of art ever. 👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 CONNECT deathstrandingpodcast@gmail.com Instagram.com/DeathStrandingPodcast Facebook.com/DeathStrandingPodcast Twitter.com/DeathStrandPod DeathStrandingPodcast.Tumblr.com Reddit.com/Kojima Discord Slack WATCH/LISTEN Spotify PodBean YouTube Apple Stitcher iHeartRadio (Pending) SUPPORT You can support the show and help it improve and grow - improving equipment, hiring help and booking cast and crew as guests on the show. Please consider becoming one of our wonderful patrons over at Patreon.com/IAV (the show's parent entity). Link below: Patreon.com/AlbertChessa Patreon.com/DeathStranding 👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kojima/message

👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 [2:00 skip intro] "Re-Establishing Physical Connection After Isolation." Eight days away from a Gamescom reveal that is anyone's guess at the present moment, Albert and Nav dive into some (mostly) sound and informed speculation as to when, where and what will appear from Conan O'Brien's already-filmed Clueless Gamer segment for Death Stranding. They also engage in some good old mind's eye cinema, each sharing their predictions as to how exactly the game itself will begin. Enjoy! You can find Nav at: Twitter.com/Navaid_22 and Instagram.com/Navaid.Siddiqui and you can head over to EuroThug's (Maria's) channel here: Youtube.com/EuroThug4000 👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 Welcome to Death Stranding Podcast - your source for news, analysis and discussion centred on the upcoming title from Kojima Productions, as well as the game's incomparable and unique creator Hideo Kojima, and his many eclectic inspirations. DSP aims to showcase Kojima's work as an intricate and nuanced intersection of diverse subjects, from film to tv, philosophy, manga, science, history, technology, art, poetry and more, and explore the ways in which all of these have collectively served to make his games all the more universal, enduring, and quintessentially human. Both bodies of work - Kojima's own, and his seemingly infinite array of influences across all media - are worthy of their own separate ongoing discussions unto themselves - but when taken together, both are immeasurably enhanced as a result. DSP's ultimate goal is, likewise, to enhance the audience's appreciation and experience of Kojima's art and his influences, by revealing and delving into the connections (strands) that exist between them. Video Games (interactive art/entertainment/storytelling) are a legitimate launching pad for wider and deeper learning about ourselves, each other, and the world we live in. Of all the forms of media that exist, games are closest to real life - both games and life are inherently interactive experiences that require active participation and engagement for them to be what they are. When this unique and profound connection to the human condition is tapped into and leveraged properly, games truly have the potential to be the most enriching, moving, and immersive form of art ever. 👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 CONNECT deathstrandingpodcast@gmail.com Instagram.com/DeathStrandingPodcast Facebook.com/DeathStrandingPodcast Twitter.com/DeathStrandPod DeathStrandingPodcast.Tumblr.com Reddit.com/Kojima Discord Slack WATCH/LISTEN Spotify PodBean YouTube Apple Stitcher iHeartRadio (Pending) SUPPORT You can support the show and help it improve and grow - improving equipment, hiring help and booking cast and crew as guests on the show. Please consider becoming one of our wonderful patrons over at Patreon.com/IAV (the show's parent entity). Link below: Patreon 👍🌈🦀🐟🐋🐬☔️👶💀 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kojima/message