Becoming the voice of Kurzgesagt - Unify Podcast #2

[@Intellectual_Wojak]

Hearing Steve clear his voice, and say "umm" is such relief. Good to know he is a human.

[@lundenserrin5873]

he is a bird

[@白キロ]

@@lundenserrin5873 birb

[@dutchbricktutorials3338]

Yes

[@netherkeeper7171]

He is bird

[@lodipetko809]

He's not a human he's a birb :D

[@karepmuu]

One of the rare voice that should be made as virtual assistant's voice

[@ej6921]

His voice is 1,000 times better than siri or alexa.

[@eliahmarx]

Roman Mars is also to consider if we're going this route

[@walidfakhfakh3660]

@@ej6921 78612

[@saharde5033]

True

[@shaangoli3938]

MrWhoseTheBoss: *You dare oppose me mortal*

[@madamenox2765]

His voice is one of the main reasons I keep watching and rewatching and re-rewatching Kurzgesagt videos

[@minibaiju9272]

Me too

[@beansinacan500]

+1 to this

[@RTF8RH]

IKR ITS JUST SO GRIPPING

[@korey_taytay]

Same.

[@hasteur3290]

Make that 429

[@just_some_dude019]

wow, it sounds weird to hear his voice without a script

[@RTF8RH]

IKR I LITERALLY JUST COMMENTED ABOUT THIS

[@dragonfruit3054]

I actually thought he was an artificial voice when I hear him talking with a script.

[@therealngian]

It's surreal yeah

[@itsphoenixingtime]

@@therealngian The fact that it can be so easily told it feels so weird, but cool!

[@williambarraclough8712]

@@RTF8RH same

[@kellyngo150]

Okay I didn't expect for him to literally speak exactly the same as the videos he narrates. That's pretty awesome.

[@dkskcjfjswwwwwws413]

Stanley parable narrator has a challenger

[@Pimentopotato]

Me 2

[@Randomela]

My address to the mainstream English-speaking voice talents worldwide: Move out of the way! The real king's here, and his name is Steve Taylor!

[@astrophynix179]

my thoughts exactly-

[@isaiahayers1550]

I thought his voice sounded quite strikingly different while speaking contemporaneously in this video, vs his scripted narration. Hardly even recognizable to me.

[@WackyTheWise]

The mans voice can cure stress

[@nonimus6269]

Ironic that it usually causes it

[@darrylsarchive]

@@nonimus6269 no i-

[@darkelysium2187]

The calming voice talking about existential dread.

[@lucasffigueiredo]

You are wise indeed my dear penguin

[@crazy_pyromaniac]

@@lucasffigueiredo *pengui

[@donniecatalano]

A perfectly balanced voice, unlike those Hollywood excessively low ones used in movie trailers

[@luf4rall]

They're all trying to emulate Don LaFontaine who passed away in 2008

[@EvilSearchEngine]

@@luf4rall "INA WORLD where videos are made that engage people in science, HE was the voice that brought those people in, but his past is about to catch up with him......"

[@wren_.]

@@EvilSearchEngine *COMING THIS SUMMER*

[@Laserstormelpies]

I don't even watch trailers that start like this. :D

[@HouseJawn]

Along with dramatic orchestral music 🎻🎻🎻 😮🎥

[@ashutoshtewari274]

I cannot even imagine Kurzgesagt without his voice!

[@EvilSearchEngine]

What if they had chosen Gilbert Gottfried instead? They'd probably have about 500 subscribers.

[@Lucas-cz5rw]

​@@EvilSearchEngineput some respect on my boy's name

[@EvilSearchEngine]

@@Lucas-cz5rw What if they had chosen Mr. Gottfried instead? They'd probably have about 500 subscribers.

[@bonbonbonbons]

​@@EvilSearchEngineWhat if they have chosen Gilbert Gottfried instead? They'd probably have about 500 subscribers.

[@lukaslorenc9540]

Steve has such a beautiful voice.

[@RTF8RH]

THIS SUMS IT UP SO WELL HE JUST DOES LOL

[@lorencato285]

it is so weird to hear Steve Taylor not being so fluid like he is when reading a script But his voice is like hearing God

[@DoubleAAce]

Weird comparison to god.

[@lorencato285]

@@DoubleAAce No. Steve Taylor is God

[@DoubleAAce]

@@lorencato285 who dat

[@1ntegerLimit]

⁠@@DoubleAAceif ur asking who Steve is, Kurtzgezagt va. If ur asking who god is, then there’s a billion different people who would answer that in very different ways

[@DoubleAAce]

@@1ntegerLimitI meant steve taylor. Weird that I commented this 2 years ago

[@carol8434]

he could say ‘I just took a shit’ and it would sound like the most epic thing ever

[@MaskRobloxOfficial]

OH GOD NO I CAN HEAR IT NOW!!! *i…just took a shit*

[@itsalistaire]

Its terrifying and hilarious to imagine

[@ParkersPlayground]

I’m glad we finally have a sample of the casual voice of Steve Taylor (of kurzgesagt), though, I’m sad that we didn’t get to see his face. But at least we have a general idea of what he looks like, and based on the avatar illustration I see I’m clued in to a nice looking strawberry blonde guy, probably in his late 30’s early 40’s, and has a very masculine shaped head and pretty mild 5 o’clock shadow, all just my speculation of course, he could just be a little red bird for all we know.

[@sadnessofwildgoats]

how dare you suggest otherwise.

[@ParkersPlayground]

Star I’m confused 🤷‍♂️, elaboration?

[@sadnessofwildgoats]

@@ParkersPlayground you suggested that he was anything but a bird, which is wrong. simply suggesting that he is a real man is crazy.

[@ParkersPlayground]

Star clearly you didn’t read everything my comment said

[@sadnessofwildgoats]

@@ParkersPlayground He is a bird. he is not a man. it is "rude" to say otherwise because he is dEfInEtLy a bird, not a human. its just a joke

[@blueeye2281]

Maybe because he's a bird, that's why he didn't reveal his face.

[@SomethingToThinkAbout2002]

I can imagine him being a bird

[@blueeye2281]

@@koriuk5032 thank you. You have just shown me a piece of treasure.

[@blankblank5409]

He is a bird

[@blueeye2281]

@@imacg5 yeah he's the gentleman on the right

[@BehelitZero]

B I R B

[@gauthampracharya9592]

DUDE, his voice literally sounded like it was recorded

[@Liusila]

Well... it was!

[@flam381]

yeah, it sounds like a text to speech robot

[@iso1664]

Well lucky you, it was recorded.

[@crazy_pyromaniac]

@@iso1664 and put on kurzgesagt!

[@Molemanski]

It's almost as if his entire career is built on him recording his voice. Perhaps he has a good microphone? /s

[@triton2397]

He sounds like an educational Internet Historian. Idk he’s the kind of person who’s face you would never recognize but who’s voice you would know in the middle of a crowd a million strong.

[@mediacoregroupph]

He may also voice the early seasons of how its made, and how do they do it.

[@MrMuel1205]

I dunno, he and Internet Historian have pretty different accents. That said, they do share a certain mellow delivery style.

[@Zenith07]

Im actually surprised no one has hired him to do VA for other shows/characters, he has a very good voice and very very iconic.

[@Вячеславус-з7в]

Stanley Parable videogame did , he is a narrator

[@SonicShadow]

@@Вячеславус-з7в That’s not true? The Narrator in Stanley Parable is Kevin Brighting

[@TheDesiDragon]

He probably declines cause they'd publicly have to credit him and put his name/face out there maybe, but idk I'm just guessing

[@fierceflowergaming6728]

In space with Markiplier. He's the ship.

[@CTGReviews]

there’s this cooking thing that had a guy that sounded exactly like him reading out a recipe on how to make roasted potatoes or something

[@Cosmik7]

protect this man at all costs, he's now officially our most important voice actor

[@thefluffycuteteddybearchan3339]

He has a relaxing, trustworthy, intelligent voice and caring like in the self help videos they sometimes do. His voice reminds me of a airline pilot.

[@mahmoodaalam235]

Holy hell, this guy's voice is ASMR without even trying.

[@nonnnth]

I want to know: have anyone ever come to him and say “you sound like Kurzgesagt narrator”?

[@Milk_Bag67]

No because nobody can pronounce kurzgesagt

[@cl4655]

@@Milk_Bag67 Germans: Are we a joke to you?

[@cop9743]

@@Milk_Bag67 just say in a nut shell

[@aurboda]

@@Milk_Bag67 kuartzgayzaagt

[@iteal6484]

@@aurboda hahah, gay, hahah

[@zpkspiano]

Awesome! I've always been curious of hearing the iconic voice talking casually. Looking forward to more interviews x)

[@Mavg-m4h]

**EVEN HIS LAUGH IS FANCY** 8:15 Please don't die until you became a Microsoft voice virtual assistant. But in all seriousness your voice is amazing. Steve Taylor - Kurzgesagt.

[@johannsanchocuevas7854]

The laugh of a british Thats why. Great voice I give it a 1000/10

[@jrexx2841]

@@johannsanchocuevas7854 He's German

[@johannsanchocuevas7854]

@@jrexx2841 no Hes british The german is the creator of Kurzgesagt

[@jrexx2841]

@@johannsanchocuevas7854 Ok sorry, I thought he was the creator too

[@johannsanchocuevas7854]

@@jrexx2841 dont worry

[@SheriffJoe420]

I could listen to Steve Taylor talk about anything for hours

[@ashton9699]

The audiobook of their new book Immune is read by Steve, and over 10 hours long :)

[@snowy8926]

I would literally start a business just to have Steve do the voice-over for it.

[@Randomela]

hire me so i could do the mixing so i could hear that voice all the time

[@snowy8926]

@@Randomela Ahahahahahaha

[@hgalactic5185]

it feels surreal to hear his voice in the form of conversation

[@rachellezelaya9785]

Thanks so much for this great video. Steve has the best voice on KZbin 😃

[@El_Homo]

Together with the dude from Ahoy

[@noticmonikur7773]

I feel like it’s better that we don’t know what he looks like, he just needs to be the voice

[@henryibeleme6626]

Would you love to live such a life, where you're nothing but your talent? That's horrible!

[@rokairu0-216]

@@henryibeleme6626 i think they meant that they prefered not seeing his face because how he narrates in the videos makes it feel like he is a mysterious, omnipotent narrator detached from what is in the video Edit: and the reveal of his face could "ruin" that idea, i personally don't mind if he showed his face

[@justaloadofash]

@Notic_Monikur I like your Picrew pfp.

[@justaloadofash]

@EXPLOSION 988 dude what the heck?

[@idkanymore2710]

@EXPLOSION 988 what the actual fuck-

[@polarfreez]

His voice is the main reason I still watching Kurzgesagt in english instead in my native language

[@RTF8RH]

Omg. It’s so weird to think that Steve doesn’t run the channel. It just feels like he does. But we are actually seeing him talk in the personality of someone else and someone else’s research. It’s strange to think about. But can we all agree that Steve’s voice REALLY suits kurzgesagt.

[@ygotsvlog3762]

Yes well the people running it are most likely just animating

[@ygotsvlog3762]

Yes

[@niallsomething3469]

@@ygotsvlog3762 and researching

[@ygotsvlog3762]

@@niallsomething3469 yea

[@soyjakchud]

@@ygotsvlog3762 and writing

[@NesthaFranz16]

His voice HIS VOICE IS PERFECT-

[@Thewindthatfollows]

Let's all admit it. We all felt an indescribable feeling when we heard him.

[@karelpgbr]

This is incredibly odd, it’s so cool to hear The Voice of Kurzgesagt off-script. Love it

[@aaliiyyaaahh]

HIS VOICE IS SO ATTRACTIVEEE

[@aaliiyyaaahh]

UNILINGO YOU WERENT SUPPOSED TO SEE THIS COMMENT…

[@satosuguoverlord69]

HAHAHH THEY LIKED UR COMMENT LLLLL

[@ijriccan]

*_You've been ousted._*

[@maitreyeenabar1754]

His voice is literally the best

[@Randomela]

True

[@xanthos9641]

Honestly... this is the first time that a voice that I'm usually satisfied with on script doesn't disappoint me off script.

[@Abdul-w1f]

this is the first time i've heard him breath

[@TheSecondKidNamedFinger]

He sounds like science, his voice is so amazing, couldn't imagine kurzgeasagt without him

[@liquidcashews]

his voice is the most calming thing i’ve ever heard in an education channel

[@bluepartyhat93]

I love Steve Taylor’s voice. He is one-third of the reason I watch Kurzgesagt videos. The other two-thirds are the animation and the educational information. It’s surprising to know that such a crucial element of the entire Kurzgesagt channel isn’t even part of the core team! I hope he never stops lending his voice to the channel.

[@biblicallyaccurateangel2476]

this guy is like the narrator from the stanley parable. you cant imagine the stanley parable without that voice of kevan brighting, and you cant imagine kurzgesagt without the voice of steve taylor

[@satosuguoverlord69]

OJH MY GOSH ANOTHER ONE. hihiihihihihihi tsp and kurzgesagt fan I love my British narrators so much rhgghhg

[@notoriousdoner5328]

​@@satosuguoverlord69he's German no?

[@satosuguoverlord69]

@@notoriousdoner5328 yea but he has British accent

[@Randomela]

Fun fact: the microphone steve taylor uses for recording is a neumann tlm 103 mic. But if you already seen the how to kurzgesagt video then you should already know this.

[@eula1194]

i feel like im still learning while talking to him normally lol

[@jeremyphillips7827]

Great interview. I couldn't imagine anyone but Mr. Taylor being the English-language voice of Kurzgesagt, but I do also enjoy the Spanish- and German-language versions of the videos. The cartoon representation of him was a cute touch, and in that style of drawing, it's the spitting image of him. :-)

[@jennw6809]

Yes, I had to google the German and Spanish versions of the channel to hear the narrators there. They all have the same lovely vibe!

[@red_ashcroft]

One of the most relaxing voices, I love watching Kurzgesagt before going to sleep.

[@joeljose182]

I can feel how hard it is for him to speak in a normal tone.

[@Randomela]

Why is it hard?

[@pluto4040]

I don’t think tone is the right word but I know what you mean

[@yuhansungscoffee]

Ugh his voice is so attractive. I used to play WoW and there was this one guy on discord with an AMAZING voice and manner of speech.

[@jeffr_ac]

His voice makes us comfortable and feel like we’re understanding a super complex topic

[@MedicFromTF2_REAL]

His heavenly voice combined with their amazing animations and videos, it's such a classic

[@TheOfficialDio]

Its so weird hearing him not on script, he just sounds so amazing

[@TrazynPrime]

His voice makes my brain tingle hes a beautiful narrator!

[@MTTT1234]

It is so fascinating to watch this video. Since I only know the voice of the narrator from all those Kurzgesagt videos, listening to him here now feels like you are having an interview with a full sentient AI, rather than a real person.

[@_marshP]

His voice is so neutral and perfectly smooth that I'm having trouble parsing what he says when I'm not focusing on it

[@MultiTipsie]

Steve truly has a one-in-a-million voice! I follow Kurzgesagt from early on and his voice is just right to bring the message perfectly. Also, I never have difficulties to understand him or stay focused (I have ADHD and am very easily distracted). The right man for the right job! 👌🙏🙂

[@n.h.e.3293]

So weird to hear his voice without the most beautiful animation and actual good scientific content behind him, Kurzgesagt

[@jamilleyomtown]

The narrator's voice is soothing that's why i like watching the channel.

[@shaunmckenzie5509]

This guy has a perfect voice and accent

[@ParkersPlayground]

I literally first saw this video about 5 hours after it was uploaded

[@unilingo]

Parkers Playground Entertainment that’s awesome, thank you for watching 🤓

[@ParkersPlayground]

Unilingo and finding this was the result of a periodic search that I’ve been doing every month for the last 6 months

[@hanifecaglayan6615]

i could listen him all day long. his voice is so calming.

[@mat2693]

His voice is so nice when he isn't talking about the end of the word.

[@wrailee]

Fascinating, his voice narration in Kurzgesagt makes the video so hypnotizing.

[@daniazara7076]

It kinda feels weird hearing the narrator of Kurzgezart without a script Plus I love his voice so much, his voice makes us wants to hear more about science :D

[@poluefemus]

i wouldn’t mind constantly hearing his voice everywhere unlike the trite tiktok voice

[@penguin-IDK]

i feel like thatd corrupt it maybe

[@LunarStarShip1]

His voice is like always narrating someone, I feel like he could be up there with a morgan freeman or david attenborough

[@Cinemace81]

He’s the type of the guy to say “This the story of a man name Stanley”

[@satosuguoverlord69]

hes the type of guy to say "did you get the broom closet ending, the broom closet ending was my favourite"

[@Cinemace81]

@@satosuguoverlord69 he’s the type of guy to say “no. Don’t go to the meeting room. Over there, yes. The cargo lift. Go there.”

[@satosuguoverlord69]

@@Cinemace81 hes the type of guy to say "That table is the most serious table I could find. I looked at many, many tables. Hundreds of tables!"

[@joaquimkeloglanian4801]

He lowkey sounds like a chill Gordon Ramsay

[@mony8935]

Right I was thinking that the whole time 😂

[@Randomela]

*exhales* *in kurzgesagt voice* just tell me, where is the lamb sauce?

[@DrAsian_Jesus]

Tru

[@Neel-xb1ok]

Omfg yes

[@jkg4847]

I cant unhear O_O

[@Reddblue]

Hearing him thinking of something and stalling while speaking is strangely satisfying to hear

[@jeviljuice1633]

This is the best voice to ever exist.

[@ZaiexVASMR]

Casually scrolling through KZbin and saw your podcast and oh my gosh. Did not disappoint. Thia feels weird yet interesting. The voice behind Kurzgesagt i love that platform. Thank you for doing this❤

[@ayushkumarjha9921]

Two KZbinr voice I like the most by ranking 1) Kurzgesagt guy 2) Real life lore guy

[@izba5747]

My autistic son loves his voice so much, it soothes him. And he's the one who doesn't enjoy narration much.

[@beedrone4212]

So this is what he sounds like outside narrating kurzgesagt. I like that

[@RonryAsAlways]

An inspiration to many! Not only do you help me learn and sleep, I also have become a hobbyist voice-over actor after being inspired by kurzgesagt

[@senpaiduck7177]

I wonder how many realities is jealous that we got this man as our kurzgesagt voice

[@lottielotte]

Hearing Steve laugh 🥺

[@Andreas-bw5zx]

Bruh I am straight but his voice is damn great like hot level

[@xxeriinxx1683]

I could listen to this guy all day

[@vladnightmare]

God his voice is so satisfying, I have no idea why. Might just be one of the reasons I like Kurzgesagt

[@Nooticus]

THE best voice ever. He seems extremely intelligent too, calling out the over-exaggeration on youtube.

[@andreiasw1]

I think Steve's voice is instrumental to Kurzgesagt. Equal part of the delivery as the animators and documentation work. Respect to Steve and Kurzgesagt all the same.

[@dennisbarzanoff9025]

The way he controls his breath and breaths in and out separately from his speech

[@Inactivemayuse]

I’ve always wanted him to laugh

[@Randomela]

And now he did. Hooray!

[@Moonlight-x5z]

A amazing man. Love his narration in in a nut shell

[@_armoricat_]

2:28 I tought it would say Skillshare lol

[@unilingo]

MR Wolf Mapper lol

[@squidsword0]

i actually laughed out a little too loudly at this one lmfao

[@thehammurabichode7994]

*͎̭̘T͔̥̰h̭̜̥e̠͚ ͍̰͍̤̗͚ob̞̺̪̻͍͇ser̲̼̮̰͇̣v̙̖̲ͅa͚̞b͉̜͎̬̦̹l͓̞͎̲̼̪e̪̠̬ ̙̱̖͉͕̰̻u͔̙͕̠ͅn̼̺̳͍̫̱̦i̼͕̭͎̤̘͚v̞͚e̱̲̻̭̲̬ͅr̙͕̜̰̰s̯͎͍͔͎̜e ̥̟̟̞̼̙i̠̲̞͉̞̗̦s̟ ͓̣b̫r͚͖̪̙̱̟o̙̘̻͍̩͖ug̟̖h̥̳̜̞͓t t͈͚o̰̗̮* *͈̖ỵo̳̜̞u̗ͅ ̭̣ͅͅb̞̺͈̯͉͎y̖ ͕̠̙̻̤S͓k̻̱̟̫̟ị͎l̞͓l͔̯͔̝͕̹ͅs̮̟̼̠̣h̙̞a̠͚̗͉̞̖̭r̹͍̭e̩͈̘̞̻͍ͅ*

[@LancerFan4109]

@@thehammurabichode7994 Hey are you that person from Kurzgesagt's climate change video?

[@ishworshrestha3559]

Kj

[@thelightaddict80k]

Steve, you voice is what got me interested in learning channels on you tube i would love to hear you on new channels from time to time

[@mitrales]

Steve Taylor's voice has so much more emotion out of the scripts, its actually weird to listen.

[@Randomela]

Agreed

[@Otis151]

Great interview. And don’t you dare change a thing, Steve! Keep up the great work!

[@ilsoonjang6111]

When you realize that the person who created kurzgestagt isn’t the one voicing him: I have been lied to

[@tusharjamwal]

Man! He speaks so well, English and German both. What an inspiration.

It is kind of strange. When watching Kurzgesagt, you always imagine the Kurzgesagt. Like it is just one person that is entertaining and educating us. The mastermind behind everything. But the voice, the script, the animations, the storyboard, the reasearch.... everything is done by dozens of people. Kurzgesagt kind of feels like a hive mind :D Like one entity but there are actually a lot of people.

[@DSG-farts-connoisseur]

what are you talking about, who has ever had an impression kurzgesagt was just one person?

@@DSG-farts-connoisseur You are not understanding the comment correctly.

[@creative3130]

I don't think I would watch the channel so much if it wasn't for his voice, despite the beautiful animations. If I die and hear Steve Taylor's voice, I know it's going to be okay.

[@merxellus1456]

For those wondering.. Kurgesagt literally means "in a nutshell"

[@bersabehbilelegn7774]

fall in love with his voice

[@jeff-gl1yx]

How strange was it talking to him? Did it ever feel like watching a video, not feeling like you had to respond and just listen?

[@jeff-gl1yx]

@Ogermite 318 comments, and this dudes ego got so big he didn't even bother reading them.

[@camilocalderon3707]

@@jeff-gl1yx I left the team a long time ago! Sorry about that : ) For sure, it was strange but it is truly a soothing voice. Steve's a great guy and it was an honor to have him there

[@aurboda]

He may have been video calling

[@soyjakchud]

@@jeff-gl1yx Dude, some people don’t have time. Give him a break.

[@shinyfireet1]

Hearing Steve Narrate is music to everyone. He is very soothing

[@mitchfrei1900]

Thank you so much for this podcast - Steven Taylor's voice is butter itself. ...SHOW YOUR FACE! :))

[@MilkIsTheOne]

He's a bird disguised as a human

[@hedera1332]

I love the times when the calmness of his voice juxtaposes some of the borderline existentially scary/horrifying stuff that can happen in Kurzgesagt videos. Like when they're talking able things that can wipe out the planet or horrible diseases that you can get. It's funny lmao, especially when they bring that light sarcasm/deadpan/dark humour into the mix. One of my favourite examples of this: "It's like burning down the forest to kill the wolves inside it - a really bad idea in the brain 🙃"

[@bimokoro3841]

His voice is like the combination of asmr and very comforting to me idk why :v

[@satosuguoverlord69]

hearing him breathing.... IM GOIJG TO HAVE A HEART ATATCK OMG

[@jxckalito]

Steve Taylor is the only man who could rival Morgan Freeman as God, especially after The Egg by Andy Weir video. I could totally see him as a disembodied voice whose form is beyond our understanding.

[@Nikkomyyt]

I also watched their videos before I go to sleep because of his calming voice. 😂