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- 31. PS5 Preorder Controversy, Twitch Mid-Roll Ad Breaks, & How We Got Early Access To Spelunky 2
On today’s episode of Check The Wire, Ryan and Dan both talk about how they were able to get early access to Spelunky 2, PS5 preorder controversy, and about the automatic mid-roll ads Twitch has added. Thank you for dialing in, I hope you enjoy.
https://www.twitter.com/NorthernlionLP
https://www.twitch.tv/northernlion
https://www.youtube.com/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
1 hr 15 min - 30. BTS of Twitch Chat’s Choice Awards/Tarkov Tournament & Takeaways From Trying Watch Parties
On today’s episode of Check The Wire, Ryan and Dan both talk about behind the scenes of cohosting big events on Twitch, a record breaking stream, what worked/didn’t work after trying Twitch Watch Parties. Thank you for dialing in, I hope you enjoy.
https://www.twitter.com/NorthernlionLP
https://www.twitch.tv/northernlion
https://www.youtube.com/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
1 hr 20 min - 29. Preparing To Present At Twitch Chat’s Choice Awards & Pestily’s Tarkov Tournament
On today’s episode of Check The Wire, Ryan talks about the behind the scenes of Chat’s Choice Awards, getting back into posting clips on social media, how they look a look deeper into Twitch/YouTube stats, and more. Thank you for dialing in, I hope you enjoy.
https://www.twitter.com/NorthernlionLP
https://www.twitch.tv/northernlion
https://www.youtube.com/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
1 hr 12 min - 28. What To Do When Your Numbers Dip
On today’s episode of Check The Wire, Dan and Ryan talk about how they respond to Twitch sub numbers going up and down and why that could happen, they also talk about what they think when someone puts their clips in a montage without asking. Thank you for dialing in, I hope you enjoy.
https://www.twitter.com/NorthernlionLP https://www.twitch.tv/northernlion https://www.youtube.com/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
1 hr 18 min - 27. How We Choose Sponsorship Deals & How One Company Did It Wrong
On today’s episode of Check The Wire, Dan and Ryan talk about their thought process that goes into taking sponsorship deals on stream and beyond. They also talk about the wrong way a company used Twitch to promote their product. The two also share their opinions on how a smaller streamer can gain viewers. Thank you for dialing in, I hope you enjoy.
https://www.twitter.com/NorthernlionLP
https://www.twitch.tv/northernlion
https://www.youtube.com/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
1 hr 21 min - 26. How We Respond To Online Criticism & Recording A Full Series Before Releasing Episode #1
On today’s episode of Check The Wire, Dan and Ryan talk about how they respond to positive and negative criticism online. NL also talks about why he’s record an entire series of a game before releasing the first episode. They both discuss their method to going through their email and how they look for deals. Thank you for dialing in, I hope you enjoy.
https://www.twitter.com/NorthernlionLP
https://www.twitch.tv/northernlion
https://www.youtube.com/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
1 hr 10 min - 25. Should You Play Big Games On Day 1? | YouTube Therapy Session
On today’s episode of Check The Wire, Dan talks about how YouTube isn’t performing as strong as it was and Ryan gives him a couple pieces of advice, they both talk about wether they think you should stream a big game the day its released, and Dan talks about separating but embracing the Big Brother community from the gaming community. Thank you for dialing in, I hope you enjoy.
https://www.twitter.com/NorthernlionLP
https://www.twitch.tv/northernlion
https://www.youtube.com/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
1 hr 2 min - Mathas Tells The Story Of How Dan & Northernlion Met
On today’s mini episode of Check The Wire, Mathas answers one of the most commonly asked question on the show, how did Dan and Ryan meet? Thank you for dialing in, I hope you enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/mathasgames
https://www.twitter.com/NorthernlionLP
https://www.twitch.tv/northernlion
https://www.youtube.com/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
4 min - 24. Does Streaming For A Long Time Effect You Mentally? | Q&A
On today’s episode of Check The Wire, Ryan and Dan answer as many questions from twitter/twitch as they can. They talk about the long term effects streaming has on your mental health, how has quarantine effected their work flow, the difference in streaming for a ‘larger’ audience compared to a ‘smaller’ one, and the difference between people who watch VODs and live viewers. NL asks Dan if being on tv before streaming effected the way he treats community and they both discuss the effect a big win or a big loss has on views. Thank you for dialing in, I hope you enjoy.
https://www.twitter.com/NorthernlionLP
https://www.twitch.tv/northernlion
https://www.youtube.com/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
1 hr 13 min - 23. Creation vs Distribution | Would You Turn Off Comments On A Video?
On today’s episode of Check The Wire, Ryan talks about the process of doing voiceover work for ‘Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?!’ Both go into why they had to change the way they uploads videos to YouTube. They then discuss the way they approach doing co-op streams and about which they value higher, creation or distribution. Thank you for dialing in, I hope you enjoy.
https://www.twitter.com/microtrailers
https://www.twitter.com/NorthernlionLP
https://www.twitch.tv/northernlion
https://www.youtube.com/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
1 hr 14 min
About Check The Wire
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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.