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If The Shoebill Fits073: If the Loftwing FitsIn this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chadd, Sean, and returning superstar guest Riko look at the Legends of Zelda, and their implications for Eorzea and the gaming narrative space at large. Other topics include Broken MacDonalds Nintendo 64's, which Link is a Paladin, and the fallibility of timelines, Zelda and Otherwise. It's dangerous to go alone, take this! https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod2023-07-131h 03If The Shoebill Fits050: Putting the Final in FantsyWe made it to 50! In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, we answer the biggest question so far: What the is a Final Fantasy game anyway? Other topics include a discussion of the single worst Final Fantasy product ever made, Sean getting murdered by Riko, and the potential implications for the nature of FF described by FFXVI. https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod is the link to the discord with all those horrifying FF (Mystery) links, join at your own peril.2022-12-121h 03If The Shoebill Fits044: La Ultima FamiliaIn this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker lore podcast, Chad, Sean, and Three-Time Returning Podcast Champion, Riko, discuss the Omicron Tribe Quests, Ultima Thule, and the nature of Family in FFXIV. Other topics include deadbeat dragons, Games for Four-Year-Olds, and the fascism of hope. Need some help levelling gatherers to see these quests yourself? https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod has everything you need.2022-10-311h 09If The Shoebill Fits014: Strangers in 6.1Riko's back, with all the ups and downs, highs and lows, f-words and bullshits from Nomura's second best work (the first being the Kingdom Hearts 1 Trailer aired during Toonami), Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin. Sean and Chadd (featuring Riko from Devil May Cry!) also cover the ashes of 6.0, Zenos shipping, and conclude a heap of calls about Pandemonium, Myths of the Realm, and the future of Final Fantasy XIV, including advice on gearing if you've never gone through a X.05 patch cycle before. Want to point out that the relationship between primals and Dynamis has been illuminated i...2022-04-051h 14If The Shoebill Fits008: Unleashing UltimateIn this episode, Sean and Chadd invite Riko (Triple Legend) to explain to them the narrative and mechanical conventions of FF XIV's hardest content: Ultimate Raids. Topics include cool enrages, mechanical abstractions, and the experience of attacking content way after the production date, as well as secrets you'll only hear from people who've actually cleared (not Sean and Chadd).Interested in the podcast? We have a discord! https://discord.gg/3jq8DmquInterested in telling us why we were wrong to ban you from the discord? Contact us at shoebillcast@gmail.com2022-02-221h 20