42 episodes

Check The Wire is a weekly podcast hosted by Dan Gheesling and Ryan ‘Northernlion’ Letourneau. The two take you behind the curtain and discuss what has and has not worked for them in their gaming careers on Twitch and Youtube.

Check The Wire Dan Gheesling & Northernlion

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Check The Wire is a weekly podcast hosted by Dan Gheesling and Ryan ‘Northernlion’ Letourneau. The two take you behind the curtain and discuss what has and has not worked for them in their gaming careers on Twitch and Youtube.

    Edmund McMillen Talks Fatherhood, Design, and (Yes) Repentance with Northernlion

    Edmund McMillen Talks Fatherhood, Design, and (Yes) Repentance with Northernlion

    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!

    • 1 hr 28 min
    Derek Yu Creator of Spelunky 2 In Depth Interview

    Derek Yu Creator of Spelunky 2 In Depth Interview

    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

    • 1 hr 50 min
    IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT PLEASE LISTEN...

    IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT PLEASE LISTEN...

    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

    • 5 min
    38. SmallAnt | Bridging the Gap Between Twitch & YouTube

    38. SmallAnt | Bridging the Gap Between Twitch & YouTube

    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

    • 1 hr 19 min
    37. Pestily | Importance of Time Management and Time Off

    37. Pestily | Importance of Time Management and Time Off

    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

    • 55 min
    36. Sinvicta | Becoming #1 On YouTube For A Game

    36. Sinvicta | Becoming #1 On YouTube For A Game

    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

    • 56 min

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