Ep. 75 — Doug Cockle & Peter Kenny on The Witcher Games & Audiobooks

Breakfast in Beauclair

This episode of ‘Breakfast in Beauclair’ is sponsored by Lengthy Tangent and our debut audio fiction series, ‘Peculiar Radio.’ Support the ‘Peculiar Radio’ crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo now through May 2023 and listen to the podcast when it premieres this year.

Doug Cockle from CD Projekt Red’s ‘The Witcher’ video games and Peter Kenny from ‘The Witcher’ audiobooks join Alyssa for a conversation on their careers, voice acting, and The Witcher, and the actor’s endless search for emotional truth. Very important bits include: a masterclass worth of materials for voice actors, sending your best people on the hardest jobs, trading stories about our favorite author, what Geralt says to Doug around the house, and Dandilion, Dandelion, and Dandelion.

• [00:00] Cold Open
• [01:33] Introduction
• [04:12] How did you get into the Witcher?
• [12:33] Preparing Scripts & Materials
• [19:09] Caring For Your Voice
• [23:55] Vocal Combat v. On-Screen Combat
• [28:22] Recording for User Choice in Games
• [38:19] Episode Sponsor: Lengthy Tangent & Peculiar Radio
• [40:32] Regional Accents for Audiobooks
• [47:38] Dandilion, Dandelion, Dandelion
• [51:17] The Making of the Lodge of Sorceresses
• [55:55] Handling Emotional Content
• [1:01:32] Geralt of Rivia & Parenthood
• [1:08:24] Singing in Audiobooks
• [1:11:43] Skills Development
• [1:14:42] The Witcher Community
• [1:21:59] Book Recommendations
• [1:26:40] Takeaways from The Witcher
• [1:31:19] Video Preview: Witcher Improv with Doug Cockle & Peter Kenny
• [1:31:52] Outro & Credits

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