{"podcast":{"title":"Idle Thumbs","slug":"idle-thumbs-1634120","podcast_index_feed_id":1634120,"rss_url":"https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:146327911/sounds.rss","website_url":"http://store.idlethumbs.net","image_url":"https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-000158452541-jfetlt-original.png","author":"Idle Thumbs","episode_count":500,"summary":"Idle Thumbs is an independent podcast network who…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T08:20:23.716708+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/idle-thumbs-1634120"},"episode":{"title":"Designer Notes 95: Seth Sivak","slug":"designer-notes-95-seth-sivak","published_at":"2026-06-06T16:04:31+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/idle-thumbs-1634120/designer-notes-95-seth-sivak","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/idle-thumbs-1634120","url":"https://soundcloud.com/idlethumbs/designer-notes-95-seth-sivak","audio_url":"https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2334521018-idlethumbs-designer-notes-95-seth-sivak.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Soren interviews Seth Sivak, best known as the co-founder and CEO of Proletariat, makers of World Zombination and Spellbreak. They discuss how he invited hover doobers, the many times Proletariat almost went out of business, and whether free-to-play still makes sense. This episode was recorded on September 13, 2025, and was engineered by Michael Hermes. Games discussed: Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, Unreal Tournament, Where in the World is Carmen San Diego?, Half-Life, Gears of War, Wii Sports, Guitar Hero, Cafe World, Frontierville, Mafia Wars, Adventure World, Dragon Age Legends, FarmVille, CityVille, World Zombination, Clash of Clans, Streamline, Pokemon Go, DayZ, PUBG: Battlegrounds, Speakbreak, DOTA 2, Civilization IV, Apex Legends, World of Warcraft","meta_description":"In this episode, Soren interviews Seth Sivak, best known as the co-founder and CEO of Proletariat, makers of World Zombination and Spellbreak. They discus…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":10767,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/idle-thumbs-1634120/episodes/designer-notes-95-seth-sivak/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/idle-thumbs-1634120/designer-notes-95-seth-sivak.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}