Caster Calls With ZombieGrub

Tasteless has been casting e-sports before people knew what e-sports was. Originally a Brood War player, Tasteless went to Korea to pursue a potential career that no one took seriously, and helped create the foundation of English commentating for StarCraft 2. Tasteless remains one of the best hype commentators of the e-sports world, and with his casting archon buddy Artosis, remains one of the most recognizable brands as well. We talk about his beginnings and how he had to push to even have English commentators at events, his approach to casting currently, and what he thinks the future might entail for his career.

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Sideshow is most well-known for his role as analyst for the OWL, having been a part of the TF2 scene for years before his big break. Brought on board for its inaugural year as a desk analyst as a more "newbie" name, he quickly proved himself one of the most intelligent and well-spoken analyst in the e-sports scene. We talk about his rise up through TF2 to OWL, how important it is to be flexible and eager, and what it takes to make it in the biggest e-sports when it seems everyone else is trying the same thing.

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BowieTheHero is a Smash/fighting game/variety commentator and host, working in e-sports community tournaments as well as for Nintendo. He's also a speedrunner commentator, Twitch streamer, and avid fan of stage acting. We discuss his history as a stage acting educator and how its helped shape his commentary, as well as discuss the current state of casting in fighting communities. He also talks about his methods in working with/through his stutter, a problem that many would, incorrectly, consider impossible to overcome when working in a field that focuses on voice.

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Rosa is a hair and make-up artist (HMU) that has always been a fan of video games, but came into e-sports around 2012 to help the budding industry present itself in the best way possible. She's worked in SC2, Overwatch, CS:GO, and much more under the brand "EsportsMakeup". In this special episode, we talk about the behind-the-scenes of the e-sports broadcast, as well as comment on how the best commentators present themselves and how you can up your personal brand by finding your fashion footing.

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UberShouts is most well-known for his play-by-play for the Overwatch League, where he works alongside MrX as the league's most recognizable duo. His story starts long before the OWL however, and in this episode we join in on his journey from competitive FPS player to audio-only e-sports coverage on the radio, to working with ESL with World of Tanks, to trying to make room in the saturated League of Legends and CS:GO scenes, to finally landing the job at the OWL that would skyrocket Uber to the front of the e-sports broadcasting world.

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Steven offered to come on and speak to his traditional broadcasting background. He's a host/MC for the Tampa Bay Lightning.

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In this podcast we talk about Zepph's start in casting SC2 back in 2010, balancing casting and working a full-time job, and discuss some of the vocal exercises that can help you control your voice.

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** The audio may be desynced at certain parts but such is life when you use the internet to record.

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CatZ has been in the StarCraft scene since the Brood War days, and has recently become a staple on the commentary team. In this episode we talk about his time in the foreigner Brood War scene, the beginnings of StarCraft 2, and some of the 'political' sides of SC e-sports.

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** The audio may be desynced at certain parts but such is life when you use the internet to record.

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Gillyweed started off her e-sports career like many others, providing content for StarCraft 2. With Heroes of the Storm, she became one of the leading commentators of the e-sports world. She eventually added Rocket League to her resume as a host, and worked with Psyonix in a very unique e-sports role that we get into on the podcast.

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Kaelaris might've started in StarCraft 2, but he's gone on to be one of the staple hosts of the general e-sports world. We talk about his start in SC2, his transition to hosting, his feelings of 'protecting' the host role, why being a host is seen as an easy job yet not many volunteer, and an embarrassing moment from the past.

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