Voice Acting, Playing Games, Coffee, and Nerding Out with Ben Starr

This week on the Boss Rush Podcast, recorded on-site at PAX West 2025In this special episode of the Boss Rush Podcast, recorded live at PAX West 2025, Patrick Klein⁠⁠⁠ and his Video Game Book Club cohost Taylor⁠ sit down with actor ⁠Ben Starr⁠—best known as the voice of Clive Rosfield in Final Fantasy XVI, Verso in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and a member of ⁠Natural Six.They dive into his craft, from the differences between voice acting and performance capture to how he approaches building characters. Ben also shares his thoughts on coffee, his love for Final Fantasy VIII, what it’s like to play games he’s featured in, and his experiences with Natural Six.And this isn’t the last time you’ll hear from him—Ben Starr will be returning for a future episode of the Boss Rush Podcast. Follow our Guest: Ben Starr, Actor and Member of Natural SixFollow our Hosts:Patrick Klein⁠⁠, Games Manager at ⁠⁠Boss Rush Network⁠⁠Just Taylor, Genshin Impact Streamer and Cohost of Boss Rush Video Game Book ClubJoin the Boss Rush Community: Join the ⁠⁠⁠Boss Rush Network Community Discord⁠⁠⁠Follow Boss Rush Network: Follow Boss Rush Network on ⁠⁠⁠⁠X/Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠Support Boss Rush Network:Support Boss Rush on ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and buy merch on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Store.⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠Boss Rush on YouTube⁠⁠⁠ and visit our ⁠⁠⁠website at BossRush.net⁠⁠⁠ for more great content.Thank you for your Support!Thank you for watching or listening to The Boss Rush Podcast. If you’re watching this ⁠⁠episode on YouTube⁠⁠, hit the Subscribe button, Like the video, and hit the notification bell so you don’t miss an episode! If you’re listening on ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠, consider leaving us a rating and a review as it helps with discoverability and growth. ⁠⁠Support Boss Rush on Patreon⁠⁠ for exclusive content, early access and audio versions of shows, become a Patreon Producer, and more. Visit our website for all of our content including ⁠⁠reviews⁠⁠, ⁠⁠news⁠⁠, ⁠⁠daily Boss Rush Banter⁠⁠ discussion topics, ⁠⁠listicles⁠⁠, ⁠⁠features⁠⁠, and more. However you support us, it means so much to us. Thank you for your continued support of the Boss Rush Podcast and the ⁠⁠Boss Rush Network⁠⁠.