⁠Player 1 vs The World⁠'s The Lost Records Journal podcast finally returns! StrangeCast co-hosts Adnan Riaz and Adam Evalt had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Don’t Nod Montreal producer Catherine Vincelli to talk all things Lost Records: Bloom & Rage. Here is the first of our two-part interview with Cathy ahead of Tape 1: Bloom’s first anniversary!

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Timestamps:

00:00 -- PSA: introduction from Adnan Riaz for ‘Side A’ of this two-part Lost Records Journal special

01:10 -- The start of Side A for this Lost Records Journal episode

01:27 -- A big warm welcome to Catherine Vincelli!

02:47 -- We ask Cathy about Hayley Williams and the Paramore frontwoman’s Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party album

06:51 -- Cathy tells us her backstory, including how she became a producer at Don’t Nod Montreal

13:06 -- What were Cathy’s responsibilities and day-to-day activities on Lost Records: Bloom & Rage? (Patreon/Kevin Lackner)

19:12 -- Sam Bradley on calling his dog Mushroom and Cathy’s verdict on the Don’t Nod Montreal art director’s baking skills

21:10 -- Cathy recalls her experience in Cologne, Germany, for Lost Records: Bloom & Rage’s promotion at Gamescom 2024

28:09 -- What was the hardest process and favourite part behind making Lost Records: Bloom & Rage? (Patreon/Ashlyn Nala)

33:36 -- Cathy on getting into the gaming industry now and her thoughts on the current landscape of narrative titles in the marketplace

39:07 -- Is there a moment in Lost Records: Bloom & Rage that still hits Cathy emotionally now? (Kevin Kestis/Patreon)

45:52 -- Cathy on working with the Lost Records: Bloom & Rage actors, including Olivia Lepore (Swann Holloway), Jordan Dawson (Corey Litchfield) and Victoria Diamond (Dylan Mikaelsen)

44:23 -- Guitars are compared, and Adam’s plectrum debate (#PlectrumGate) from the Life Is Strange: Reunion Collector’s Edition emerges

50:11 -- Adnan and Adam finally address the Lost Records: Bloom & Rage vinyl (#VinylGate) debacle with Cathy. Additionally, Cathy talks about meeting former Chromatics stars Ruth Radelet and Adam Miller

56:02 -- Outro for Side A of The Lost Records Journal episode

57:19 -- A *little* teaser from Side B of the Cathy interview… 🍿👀

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