Caster Calls With ZombieGrub
This podcast interviews veterans of the esports broadcasting community to talk purely about commentating. Each episode is between 60-75 minutes long and discusses things such as approach to casting, how to become a caster, what works in an esports production, the challenges of being a commentator, and much more. Many different esports will be represented over the course of the podcast, but the initial content will be about SC2 casters. Hosts, interviewers, desk hosts, play-by-play specialists and analysts, it's all about talking about video games.You can support the podcast over on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/zombiegrub
Episodes
64 episodes
Episode 64: Vansilli - Valorant Commentator
Vansilli boasts one of the oldest resumes in esports, finding his start in casting way back in the 2000s with CS:GO 1.5. Despite working with many of the other OGs of the esports scene, Vansilli may seem like a new face, really finding his foot...
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Episode 63: Doug - Valorant Commentator
Doug might seem like one of the freshest faces in esports, but he's actually far from it. While a fresh face to prestigious tournament broadcasting, Doug has been involved in the competitive side of video games since Halo 2. While OG in a sense...
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Episode 62: Tombizz - Valorant Commentator
Tombizz's career may have started in CS:GO, but Valorant was the game that skyrocketed his popularity. We talk about his eventual decision to move away from GO in favor of Valorant, how he works so well with his co-caster, and I ask him the har...
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Episode 61: Jorosar - Variety Host & Commentator
Jorosar started his esports career when esports was transforming the most - the release of SC2 and the development of Twitch, previously known as Justin.tv. Jorosar was and is currently a rare example of a commenator and host that has a full ti...
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Episode 60: Nekkra - OWL, Pokémon Commentator + TFT Host
Nekkra started her career in esports in 2018, making her the newest premiere commentator interviewed on this podcast! She very quickly got her first job high-profile job when The Pokémon Company reached out to her in 2018, and only four years l...
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Episode 59: Chobra - Variety Host, Valorant Commentator
If you've watched any of the biggest esports of the last decade, you will recognize Chobra. Although much of his career involved LoL, Chobra was also a staple host/translator in SC2 and now sits comfortably as both a Korean *and* English commen...
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Episode 58: Liefx - Rocket League Host
Liefx talks about getting into esports via his passion for Rocket League. We also discuss the craft of hosting - how to direct a desk, work with panel guests, and the overall idea of what the "job" of a desk host is.https://twitter.com/...
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Episode 57: Anna Prosser - Variety Event Host
If you've been in anything video game and live streaming related in the last decade, you'll recognize Anna Prosser. From SC2's beginnings to Twitch's height to now working freelance for multiple games/roles, Anna has seemingly done it all host ...
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Episode 56: Toby - PUBG Commentator
Toby has become a staple of the PUBG scene, most recently casting the grand finals of the PUBG Nations Cup in Thailand. He's come a long way since his first foray into PUBG commentating back in 2017 and shares his journey of growth in this epis...
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Episode 55: Britanni Johnson - Host, Voice Actress, Entrepreneur
Britanni has a very unique story in the world of esports *and* entertainment. Having no experience in voice acting, she casually tried out for a Borderlands role and was hired to play Angel. From there, her journey continued on into more voice ...
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Episode 54: Achilios - LoL, OW, & Valorant Play-By-Play
Achilios is now one of the most well-recognized voices in the esports world, having covered League of Legends, Overwatch, and Valorant. We talk about how the foundations of casting help to cover transferring from game to game, and how esports b...
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Episode 53: FunKa - French SC2, OW, & Melee Commentator
FunKa is a commentator in an incredibly unique position - capable of casting in both French and English, FunKa has also been successful in branching out to multiple games in vastly different genres. https://twitter.com/funkastarcra...
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Episode 52: DJWheat Part 2 - StarCraft 2 Stories
DJWheat once again returns to Caster Calls to give us all the StarCraft 2 stories he can fit into a one and a half hour podcast. https://twitter.com/DJWheatFind the video version here -https://youtu.be/SqNfYUwVUg8
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Episode 51: SirScoots
SirScoots is not necessarily most well-known for his on-camera talent roles (though he has done hosting and analyzing in the past), but he is still one of the most well-known figures in esports. Taking on numerous more behind-the-camera roles, ...
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Episode 50: Day9 - Variety Commentator & Host
Day9 has been one of the most recognizable names in the esports atmosphere since his time as a pro player in StarCraft: Brood War. He was once most well-known for his Day9 dailies and his SC2 commentary, but grew his Day9 brand synonymous with ...
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Episode 49: JamesBot - Rocket League Commentator
JamesBot is a Rocket League commentator who got in on the ground floor of RL esports and has continued to find success to this day. https://twitter.com/GoJamesbotGoFind ...
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Episode 48: Medic - League of Legends EU PBP Commentator
Medic is one of three play-by-play commentators for the LEC, or the League of Legends European Championship. His climb to the top of the LoL casting scene (and as such, arguably the top of e-sports casting) was relatively fast, having started w...
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Episode 47: LeTigress - League of Legends PBP Commentator And Variety
LeTigress is the most recent play-by-play commentator addition to the League of Legends NA broadcast, officially becoming the first woman to PBP in the broadcast. In this episode we talk about her career leading up to her LoL work, including he...
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Episode 46: Gabby Snyder - Pokemon Caster
In this episode I talk to Gabby Snyder, a Pokemon commentator who works part-time in the field of e-sports. We talk about the very large collection of Pokemon games and how unique the world of Pokemon e-sports is. No other e-sport has the same ...
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Episode 46
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Episode 45: SaintCola - Fighting Game Community Commentator
SaintCola talks about the fighting game community and his history in the scene. We discuss what makes the FGC different than other e-sports, how the FGC handled the online-era, and how a FGC commentator approaches casting multiple games.
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Episode 44: Kate Yeager - Apex Legends Host+
While she may be most well-known on the esports front as the Apex Legends Esports host, Kate Yeager is a person of many talents. Having worn all types of hats in the world of esports, journalism, business, and "traditional" entertainment, our d...
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Episode 43: djWheat - Variety Commentator/Host
The historic career of djWheat can't be fit into one podcast episode, but we tried to cover the highlights. Get a rare view into the world of esports before video was involved, long before SC2 and Justin.tv (eventually Twitch.tv) ushered in the...
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Episode 42: Lyrical - DotA 2 Commentator
Lyrical began his DotA 2 commentating career back in 2016 and quickly found himself casting The International, the biggest DotA 2 (and esport) event. Over the next 6 years, he would continue rising through the ranks of casters to eventually hel...
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Episode 41: Boopasaurus - TFT Commentator + Managing Director
Boopasaurus shares their experience on the on-camera side of esports, as well their experience being in a behind-the-scenes role. Talking Overwatch and duo casting, growth as a person, the TFT scene, and the work he does now as managing directo...
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Episode 40: Dave_AoE - Age of Empires 2 Commentator
Talking to Dave_AoE about the development of the Age of Empires 2 scene and the arrival of Age of Empires 4. How the AoE2 scene exploded (probably) thanks to YouTube and how community-oriented their scene is. What AoE4 could entail for the futu...
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