Gabe Newell on the Nerdist podcast talking. Also Wil Wheaton.

For some reason it isn't up on their site, but it is on their rss feed. I haven't listened to them yet so if they somehow turn you into a murderous psycho, my bad.

The Games (with Wil Wheaton):

http://nerdist.libsyn.com/gabe-newell-valve-the-games

The Company

http://nerdist.libsyn.com/gabe-newell-valve-the-company

Edit: Is anyone else having trouble downloading the second one?

Everybody knows video games make you a murderous psycho, not podcasts.

Also, thanks for the links. Newell and Wheaton are two guys who I could listen talk about anything, forever.

Sweet! Thanks for the heads up, I've been waiting for this episode ever since Hardwick talked about it on Twitter a while back. Also, it's up on iTunes already for anyone who uses that for their podcasts.

Wow. Finally something on that podcast that isn't just another yammering stand-up comedian (hello, 1980s!). I might actually listen to that podcast for once, now!

@Branthog said:

Wow. Finally something on that podcast that isn't just another yammering stand-up comedian (hello, 1980s!). I might actually listen to that podcast for once, now!

Tom Hanks one was brilliant, same with the Breaking Bad actors and Jimmy Kimmel are ones that stood out to me, but I found that podcast late and they already had like 200 guest so I just skimmed through the ones that looked good. Oh and Hank Azaria.

I am literally crying, I'm laughing so hard.

You can make leather out of foreskins.

- Gabe Newell

I used to listen to that podcast, but it became a too much self congratulatory I just couldn't listen to it anymore.

This sounds interesting but it would require that I listen to The Nerdist so no thanks.

I tried listening to that podcast once and hated it. On the other hand, I sure do like Wil Wheaton.

Thanks a lot for the heads up. CM Punk was on this podcast a few months ago. I might have to subscribe to this guy. He has good stuff!!!

@Mr_Skeleton said:

I used to listen to that podcast, but it became a too much self congratulatory I just couldn't listen to it anymore.

@bartok said:

This sounds interesting but it would require that I listen to The Nerdist so no thanks.

I've started listening to Nerdist a little bit over the past few weeks, and it seems like whether it's any good or not depends entirely on who the guest is. Half the time, Hardwick lets them get a sentence in, then runs with it off on some tangent about his thoughts on life and showbiz for 20 minutes and it's just like 'dude stfu nobody cares', but if the guest gets a chance to talk and has something interesting to say, it can be kinda cool, just because the podcast is long enough to give them a chance to say something other than the dumb promotional shit they have to do for TV interviews and stuff.

I curious what someone would do on a podcast besides talk.

@Bourbon_Warrior said:

@Branthog said:

Wow. Finally something on that podcast that isn't just another yammering stand-up comedian (hello, 1980s!). I might actually listen to that podcast for once, now!

Tom Hanks one was brilliant, same with the Breaking Bad actors and Jimmy Kimmel are ones that stood out to me, but I found that podcast late and they already had like 200 guest so I just skimmed through the ones that looked good. Oh and Hank Azaria.

Most of the ones I've wound up checking are always just some comedian being interviewed and, with few exceptions, I pretty much detest comedians. That's why I don't listen to half of the most popular podcasts out there -- they're just comedians or people interviewing comedians. Actually, I think I might have heard the one with Brian Cranston, now that you mention it. That was pretty good. But I haven't found enough good episodes worth keeping subscribed to it.

Of course, that's just me. Other people may be really into comedians and hearing them interviewed. I'm not saying it's a shit-show. It just is really really really outside my wheel-house based on when I've tried it. :)

@Branthog said:

@Bourbon_Warrior said:

@Branthog said:

Wow. Finally something on that podcast that isn't just another yammering stand-up comedian (hello, 1980s!). I might actually listen to that podcast for once, now!

Tom Hanks one was brilliant, same with the Breaking Bad actors and Jimmy Kimmel are ones that stood out to me, but I found that podcast late and they already had like 200 guest so I just skimmed through the ones that looked good. Oh and Hank Azaria.

Most of the ones I've wound up checking are always just some comedian being interviewed and, with few exceptions, I pretty much detest comedians. That's why I don't listen to half of the most popular podcasts out there -- they're just comedians or people interviewing comedians. Actually, I think I might have heard the one with Brian Cranston, now that you mention it. That was pretty good. But I haven't found enough good episodes worth keeping subscribed to it.

Of course, that's just me. Other people may be really into comedians and hearing them interviewed. I'm not saying it's a shit-show. It just is really really really outside my wheel-house based on when I've tried it. :)

Yeah it's a podcast you listen to for the guests rather than the hosts.

I can already tell how terrible that podcast is from hearing its name.

@scalpel said:

I can already tell how terrible that podcast is from hearing its name.

I cringed when the Chip Tunes theme played. But overall it was a really good listen. GABEN is an amazing guy.

@Miketakon said:

@scalpel said:

I can already tell how terrible that podcast is from hearing its name.

I cringed when the Chip Tunes theme played. But overall it was a really good listen. GABEN is an amazing guy.

Cynicism! Yay!!

Just listened to the first one ("about games" or so they said), with wesley crusher as a guest. The pandering and ass kissing is kind of annoying, but Gaben is a great enough guy to make it interesting. It's always good to hear that Valve wants to make the game dev and marketing as open and collaborative as possible, and everything he said just but confirms that they're really pushing some kind of hardware platform for games with some innovative tech behind it.

@Capasso said:

Just listened to the first one ("about games" or so they said), with wesley crusher as a guest. The pandering and ass kissing is kind of annoying, but Gaben is a great enough guy to make it interesting. It's always good to hear that Valve wants to make the game dev and marketing as open and collaborative as possible, and everything he said just but confirms that they're really pushing some kind of hardware platform for games with some innovative tech behind it.

To be fair, they are basically fanboys visiting Valve on the pretense of being fanboys who are just recording them being fanboys in front of their idol. I am entirely fine with it. I didn't expect hard-hitting news, here. It's not like they're a game website interviewing the guy or something.

This is actually a really good 2+ hours of Gaben. Wish we got to see him like this more often. I'm a fanboy (a critical one, but one none the less) and I really like just hearing him shooting the shit without the sort of "OH MY GOD, THIS ASSHOLE IS GOING TO BRING UP HALFLIFE 3" tension going on. I would like to rub Gaben's belly.

Ok I don't want to listen to all of this crap. Tell me if they mention Half Life 3 at all or any new games and what Gabes response was.

I hate Hardwick so much...is it worth it to put up with him again to hear what Gabe has to say here?

Thanks a lot for the heads up. CM Punk was on this podcast a few months ago. I might have to subscribe to this guy. He has good stuff!!!

@Rattle618 said:

I hate Hardwick so much...is it worth it to put up with him again to hear what Gabe has to say here?

Well, I guess it depends how much you like Gaben. I don't know much about Hardwick except he's some dude who was on G4 or something, but I've listened to most of the two inteviews now and it's pretty interesting. It's not like a list of hard-nosed questions, but they talk some about the employee manual and dealing with players and the internet and at some point Gaben challenges Reddit and 4Chan to fight over him by taking down a lithuanian bank first. Also, there's Wil Wheaton and some girl on the podcast, too, so it's not just Hardwick asking questions the whole time at all.

I Don't care what that guy has to say unless he's talking about Half Life 3.

@Ravenlight said:

I am literally crying, I'm laughing so hard.

You can make leather out of foreskins.

- Gabe Newell

Oh fuck, I have to listen to this.

@paulwade1984 said:

I Don't care what that guy has to say unless he's talking about Half Life 3.

"One. Two. SQUIRREL!" -- Gaben