343 Sparkast

343 Sparkast is the official podcast of 343 Industries. Hosted by the Halo Waypoint content producer David Ellis, it offers an official look on the latest news, interviews, and inside stories relating to the Halo franchise.

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In the first installment of 343 Sparkast, released on October 22, 2010, David Ellis and Frank O'Connor are joined by author Greg Bear to talk about Halo: Cryptum, the first book in The Forerunner Saga.

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In the second episode released on November 23, 2010, David Ellis and Jeremy Patenaude talk with the Bungie employees Eric Osborne and Derek Carroll about the Noble Map Pack, and are later joined by Burnie Burns from Rooster Teeth.

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In the third episode of Sparkast, recorded during GDC 2011 and released March 8, 2011, Ellis is joined by Frank O'Connor and guests from 343 Industries and Certain Affinity to discuss the Defiant Map Pack.

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In the fourth installment released on June 7, 2011, David Ellis, Frank O'Connor, and the Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary producer Dennis Ries discuss the new Halo games announced at E3 2011.

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In the fifth episode, David Ellis and Frank O'Connor first discuss the novel Halo: Glasslands with author Karen Traviss. In the second part, they are joined by 343 Industries Executive Producer Dan Ayoub and Certain Affinity's Max Hoberman to discuss Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary and the upcoming Halo Fest at PAX Prime 2011.

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David Ellis and Frank O'Connor are joined by former Bungie designer Jaime Griesemer, and they discuss Griesemer's background at Bungie, as well as the origins and development of Halo: Combat Evolved.

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