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Be a Fan Podcast!Be A Fan Podcast S3 E13_Basiil Quest🎙️ Be a Fan Podcast: Celebrate the Magic of North America LoL Esports!Welcome to Be a Fan Podcast, your ultimate guide to falling head over heels for the League of Legends Championship of The Americas (LTA) and everything North America LoL Esports! 🌟 whether you're a seasoned fan, a curious newcomer, or simply someone who loves talking strategy, rivalries, and unforgettable plays, this is the show for you.In this episode we take some time to learn about the quest of a certain catlover and her journey from a gamer to becoming part of the FlyQuest Family M...
2025-02-1332 min
Be a Fan Podcast!Be a Fan Podcast S3E12 - A New Villian is BornWe’re on a mission to build a passionate community that celebrates the heart, grit, and brilliance of the greatest League of Legends region in the world. Tune in as we break down epic moments, spotlight rising stars, and share the million reasons why we’re proud to say, “I’m a fan.” We recap Week 2 of the LTA North to talk about how the drama of Stream Scrim unfolded and talking about the new LTA villian, Thy name is Dignitas.🗣️ Want to join the fun? We’re always looking for voices from the community! Whether you’re a...
2025-02-0630 min
Be a Fan Podcast!Be a Fan Podcast S3 E11 - The man of Manny talents🎙️ Be a Fan Podcast: Celebrate the Magic of North America LoL Esports!Welcome to Be a Fan Podcast, your ultimate guide to falling head over heels for the League of Legends Championship of The Americas (LTA) and everything North America LoL Esports! 🌟 whether you're a seasoned fan, a curious newcomer, or simply someone who loves talking strategy, rivalries, and unforgettable plays, this is the show for you.We’re on a mission to build a passionate community that celebrates the heart, grit, and brilliance of the greatest League of Legends region in the world. Tune in as we b...
2025-01-231h 10
Be a Fan Podcast!Be A Fan Podcast Offseason Special LTA 100Thieves🎙️ Be a Fan Podcast: Celebrate the Magic of North America LoL Esports!Welcome to Be a Fan Podcast, your ultimate guide to falling head over heels for the League of Legends Championship of The Americas (LTA) and everything North America LoL Esports! 🌟 whether you're a seasoned fan, a curious newcomer, or simply someone who loves talking strategy, rivalries, and unforgettable plays, this is the show for you.This week, we’re turning the spotlight on 100 Thieves, a team often flying under the radar in the LTA North League of Legends scene. With questions swirling about their futu...
2025-01-1237 min
Be a Fan Podcast!Be A Fan Podcast Offseason Special LTA FlyQuest🎙️ Be a Fan Podcast: Celebrate the Magic of North America LoL Esports!Welcome to Be a Fan Podcast, your ultimate guide to falling head over heels for the League of Legends Championship of The Americas (LTA) and everything North America LoL Esports! 🌟 whether you're a seasoned fan, a curious newcomer, or simply someone who loves talking strategy, rivalries, and unforgettable plays, this is the show for you.Join us for an exciting episode as we dive into the incredible success story of FlyQuest, the reigning North American League of Legends champions! Special guest Noxwarr stops by to br...
2025-01-1240 min
Be a Fan Podcast!Be A Fan Podcast Offseason Special LTA Dignitas 🎙️ Be a Fan Podcast: Celebrate the Magic of North America LoL Esports!Welcome to Be a Fan Podcast, your ultimate guide to falling head over heels for the League of Legends Championship of The Americas (LTA) and everything North America LoL Esports! 🌟 whether you're a seasoned fan, a curious newcomer, or simply someone who loves talking strategy, rivalries, and unforgettable plays, this is the show for you.In this episode, we shine a spotlight on Dignitas, the perennial underdog team in the LTA North League of Legends scene. Known for their resilience and determination, Dignitas has shak...
2025-01-1247 min
Be a Fan Podcast!Be A Fan Podcast Offseason special One Trick to 1v9 with Step1v9🎙️ Be a Fan Podcast: Celebrate the Magic of North America LoL Esports!Welcome to Be a Fan Podcast, your ultimate guide to falling head over heels for the League of Legends Championship of The Americas (LTA) and everything North America LoL Esports! 🌟 whether you're a seasoned fan, a curious newcomer, or simply someone who loves talking strategy, rivalries, and unforgettable plays, this is the show for you.It is no secret that fans of league esports have themselves played the game of League. Take a listen as the world's top 5 One Trick Tryndamere, Step1v9, walk us...
2024-12-2633 min
Be a Fan Podcast!Be A Fan Podcast Offseason special Talk your S*it with Luscious Boy🎙️ Be a Fan Podcast: Celebrate the Magic of North America LoL Esports!Welcome to Be a Fan Podcast, your ultimate guide to falling head over heels for the League of Legends Championship of The Americas (LTA) and everything North America LoL Esports! 🌟 whether you're a seasoned fan, a curious newcomer, or simply someone who loves talking strategy, rivalries, and unforgettable plays, this is the show for you.Bringing in special guest Jay "Luscious Boy" and his journey to league of legends fandom. Take a walk through memory lane, as Prime and Jay talk about the early be...
2024-12-2643 min
Be a Fan Podcast!Be A Fan Podcast Offseason Special - Building Community with JigglyDuff🎙️ Be a Fan Podcast: Celebrate the Magic of North America LoL Esports!Welcome to Be a Fan Podcast, your ultimate guide to falling head over heels for the League of Legends Championship of The Americas (LTA) and everything North America LoL Esports! 🌟 whether you're a seasoned fan, a curious newcomer, or simply someone who loves talking strategy, rivalries, and unforgettable plays, this is the show for you.In this special episode, we invite former host and champion of great League community Sean "JigglyDuff" Duffy to talk about why we love LOLesports and our region. We take you...
2024-12-261h 06
Be a Fan Podcast!Be a Fan Podcast Offseason special LTA Shopify Rebellion🎙️ Be a Fan Podcast: Celebrate the Magic of North America LoL Esports!Welcome to Be a Fan Podcast, your ultimate guide to falling head over heels for the League of Legends Championship of The Americas (LTA) and everything North America LoL Esports! 🌟 whether you're a seasoned fan, a curious newcomer, or simply someone who loves talking strategy, rivalries, and unforgettable plays, this is the show for you.In this special episode, we have Shopify Rebellion League superfan Cloud Sidky (@cloudsidky on twitter) join us to bring us new and exciting news about the new roster. Tune in...
2024-12-1940 min
Be a Fan Podcast!Be a Fan Podcast Offseason Special LTA Team Liquid🎙️ Be a Fan Podcast: Celebrate the Magic of North America LoL Esports!Welcome to Be a Fan Podcast, your ultimate guide to falling head over heels for the League of Legends Championship of The Americas (LTA) and everything North America LoL Esports! 🌟 whether you're a seasoned fan, a curious newcomer, or simply someone who loves talking strategy, rivalries, and unforgettable plays, this is the show for you.In this special episode, we have special guest Aliveee (@Alive_ee_ on twitter) joining us all the way from China! to share with us the international fans of LTA. Ali...
2024-12-1952 min
Be a Fan Podcast!Be a Fan Podcast Offseason Special LTA Cloud 9Welcome to Be a Fan Podcast, your ultimate guide to falling head over heels for the League of Legends Championship of The Americas (LTA) and everything North America LoL Esports! 🌟 whether you're a seasoned fan, a curious newcomer, or simply someone who loves talking strategy, rivalries, and unforgettable plays, this is the show for you.In this episode, we invite Friend of the pod and superfan Daewn, hailing all the way from the EU to showcase his knowledge of the new 2025 C9 RosterWe’re on a mission to build a passionate community that celebrates the h...
2024-12-1952 min
Be a Fan Podcast!Be A Fan S2 Ep. 10 - The definitive interview with NumiiiBe a Fan Podcast is your one stop shop of how to fall in love with League Championship Series, LCS. From celebrating the Player of the Week to calling out toxic “fans”. This show is here to tell you one million reasons why we can be a fan of the greatest League of Legends region of the entire world!We invited a very special guest and an amazing ambassador of the NA LOL, none other than marketing manager community of FlyQuest, Angie (@Numiii). Tune in to listen to this fan's amazing journey that started with the love of t...
2024-09-2948 min
Be a Fan Podcast!Be A Fan S02 Ep. 09 - Fly My Winions Fly!Be a Fan Podcast is your one stop shop of how to fall in love with League Championship Series. In this episode we reviewed the wildness that is playoffs and discussed what this means for the remainder of the LCS championship. The end of the LCS as we know it did go out with a BANG....of sorts. Never before seen kind of ending that led to the first title for the Save the Earth org! We want to give our sincerest take on what we experienced in that final moment of the LCS 2024 Summer Finals. Rumors are also...
2024-09-1556 min
Be a Fan Podcast!Be a Fan S2 Ep. 08 - Cloudy9 with No Chance of Worlds?Be a Fan Podcast is your one stop shop of how to fall in love with League Championship Series. In this episode we reviewed the wildness that is playoffs and discussed what this means for the remainder of the LCS championship. What happened to C9? What is our confidence level in this iteration of TL? How did our predictions of All-Pros and other awards go? Is General Sniper going to get another shot at LCS in 2025? Tune in and find out our thoughts. Want to appear on the show? Send in your submission whether you are currently...
2024-08-3044 min
Be a Fan Podcast!Be a Fan S2 Ep 7 - LCS Awards time!Be a Fan Podcast is your one stop shop of how to fall in love with League Championship Series, LCS. From celebrating the Player of the Week to calling out toxic “fans”. This show is here to tell you one million reasons why we can be a fan of the greatest League of Legends region of the entire world! With the end of the regular split (potentially forever), it is time to do what we love: VOTING FOR ALL-PROs and MVPs. We threw in a few categories that we thought it will be fun. Who put out the...
2024-08-151h 01
Be a Fan Podcast!Be a Fan S2 Ep 6 - Last Call Series?Be a Fan Podcast is your one stop shop of how to fall in love with League Championship Series, LCS. From celebrating the Player of the Week to calling out toxic “fans”. This show is here to tell you one million reasons why we can be a fan of the greatest League of Legends region of the entire world! In this episode Prim3 is walking us along side Week 6 of the LCS, and looking ahead to perhaps the last ever LCS weeks we'll have. We speculate on playoffs and fan sentiment on each of these teams. Prim3's t...
2024-08-0844 min
Be a Fan Podcast!Be a Fan S3 EP 5 - You can be an LCS Hero ft. David SzajnukBe a Fan Podcast is your one stop shop of how to fall in love with League Championship Series, LCS. From celebrating the Player of the Week to calling out toxic “fans”. This show is here to tell you one million reasons why we can be a fan of the greatest League of Legends region of the entire world! This is a special episode you don't want to miss. Building of fandom doesn't start with teams or winning or with Riot. Listen in as David Szajnuk walk us through how his passion for League of Legends esports carried him from...
2024-07-181h 01
Be a Fan Podcast!Ep.4 - Fan of the Rhedde White and BlueWe are in the major LCS break. So why not take time to check in on fans and their opinions of the LCS. In this episode new friend of the pod, Rhedde, joins us and take on the journey of his LCS fandom. We discuss how the original DIG captured his heart, but also betrayed him later on. Find out how he find his way back to the LCS after a period of self-exile. This is another great episode of how to BE A FAN!
2024-07-041h 16
Be a Fan Podcast!Be a Fan S2 Ep. 3 - ReZven of the DIGHello fans and friends! We are back with another amazing episode DIGging into the happenings of week 2. We cover the results of both LCS and NACL week 2 and discussed the young talents and their performances. As a fan of this week, we had a blast talking about the different content that teams and LCS are releasing regularly. Prim3LOL provides you his Weekly Team Content Power rankings. You can find the full power rankings here: https://x.com/BeAFanPodcast/status/1805298128565977479LCS profile will now include interviews with players! https://lcsprofiles.com/Connect with us on...
2024-06-261h 03
Be a Fan Podcast!Ep.01 - Death of the LCS? Be a Fan is a League of Legends Daily Fantasy Sports show covering the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) Region and how to be a fan of players and teams. BREAKING NEWS AS WE HEAD INTO SUMMER! The whole LOLesports world is changing as we know it. What does it mean for LCS? How are the hosts reacting to this big change!? Will Joey Chestnut ever defend his title ever again? All here in this episode. https://t.co/1SGU6RKE5T All comments and reviews welcome. Connect with me on twitter: @prim3lol & @BeAFanPodcast
2024-06-131h 19
Be a Fan Podcast!EP 16: Daewn of the living Cloud9Be a Fan is a League of Legends Daily Fantasy Sports show covering the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) Region and how to be a fan of players and teams. In this episode, we have special guest @BL_DAEWN hailing from Deutschland to tell us all about his favorite NA team. Tune in for the magical ride of this meme org that went as far as semi-finals at Worlds to having one of the most wildest Spring 2024. Daewn will tell you all you need to know about why C9 is a brand of the LCS that will capture...
2024-06-0456 min
Be a Fan Podcast!Ep15: LCS orgs DIGging their own graves (ft. RandomBrute)Be a Fan is a League of Legends Daily Fantasy Sports show covering the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) Region and how to be a fan of players and teams. This episode we welcome RandomBrute to delve into fandom, MSI, Hall of Legends discussion. We belabored the awful decision making by DIG org and the need for major overhaul of LCS. Find out more about playing organized League of Legends with ttv/randombruteAll comments and reviews welcome. Connect with us on twitter: @TheLaughingMage, @edgyhoon, @prim3lol & @BeAFanPodcast
2024-05-271h 08
Be a Fan Podcast!Ep. 14: Not Acceptable Region! Be a Fan is a League of Legends Daily Fantasy Sports show covering the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) Region and how to be a fan of players and teams. This episode is not for the faint of heart, as we do an autopsy on one of our NA representative at MSI. We also dove into how the remaining representative is doing and our predictions for MSI finals matchup. Will it be an LCK v. LPL? LCK v. LCK? or LPL v. LPL? Tune in, you may find a surprising answer from 2 of our hosts who they think...
2024-05-091h 01
Be a Fan Podcast!Fearless OffseasonBe a Fan is a League of Legends Daily Fantasy Sports show covering the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) Region and how to be a fan of players and teams. All comments and reviews welcome. In this episode we break down the wild offseason, the drama of the off-season, and MSI preview. Big point of the show is the rumored Fearless Draft for the LCS? Do we like it? Do we hate it? Stay tuned as Prim3 and Mage discuss their thoughts.Connect with us on twitter: @BeAFanPodcastNow on TikTok:
2024-04-2559 min
Be a Fan Podcast!Yaptain America Inspired NABe a Fan is a League of Legends Daily Fantasy Sports show covering the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) Region and how to be a fan of players and teams. This episode we breakdown the finals weekend, as Mage analyzes how his team demolished the competition and secured their 1st place seed at MSI. Don't miss the exciting episode of breaking down Team Liquid's 2024 championship and our thoughts on fan sentiment's reaction to Inspired's interview. Were they crybabies? Were they fair criticism? Tune in and find out!All comments and reviews welcome. Connect with...
2024-04-111h 24
Be a Fan Podcast!I'm a Top Dom - PoTWs Fudge & BwipoBe a Fan is a League of Legends Daily Fantasy Sports show covering the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) Region and how to be a fan of players and teams. We are back after a week of hiatus, Prim3, Andrea, & Mage here to talk about how we fan'd hard during semi-finals week for LCS and NACL. We talk about the surprising results of the Spring and also what kinds of pit of hell certain team discords can be. We celebrate both Fudge & Bwipo and learning about who they are off the rift. Visit LCSprofile.com to...
2024-03-2855 min
Be a Fan Podcast!Get Snipered with SwitchboxBe a Fan is a League of Legends Daily Fantasy Sports show covering the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) Region and how to be a fan of players and teams. This episode we invite Switchbox (@Sw1tchbox) to show case his fandom of the Hoodie org, aka 100Thieves. We also show cased our love for the Player of the Week, young phenom Sniper of the 100T top laner.
2024-03-1340 min
Be a Fan Podcast!Player of the Week Joseph Joon PyunBe a Fan is a League of Legends Daily Fantasy Sports show covering the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) Region and how to be a fan of players and teams. This episode we cover the weekend before the Superweek, Upgraded contents, Jojopyun POTW, and talking to Willow to let us know why we need to be a DIGNITAS fan! All comments and reviews welcome. Connect with me on twitter: @prim3lol & @BeAFanPodcast spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/67aJvjnPTxcNPybKpluavH?si=CA47o8w3Sr-NKgTkqrHh6A&nd=1&dlsi=c3cbc310df7e434b
2024-03-071h 22
Be a Fan Podcast!We can Be Immortals! with lolSharpieBe a Fan is a League of Legends Daily Fantasy Sports show covering the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) Region and how to be a fan of players and teams. This episode Prim3 and Andrea welcomes @lolsharpie to show us how to be an IMT fan. We discussed the history of the franchise, favorite past iterations, and current players! You can find his work on https://t.co/1SGU6RKE5T All comments and reviews welcome.Youtube - https://youtu.be/oNRaHIERJFQSharpie's story of Mask: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8ywvcS0...
2024-02-2946 min
Be a Fan Podcast!Arm The Shopify Rebels with Cloud SidkyPrim3 and Edgyhoon are back! During this LCS break we are deep diving into one of the newest team in the LCS, Shopify Rebellion. We have the pleasure of hosting guest and certified SR fan @cloudsidky to the show to talk about why you should be a fan of the Rebels. We discuss all the starting players and even Tomio! (Andrea's beloved). Tune in and find out how you can become part of the new exciting era of the LCS. How you can #ArmTheRebels.Cloud's social: https://www.youtube.com/@cloudsidky (Youtube); https://www.tiktok.com/@cloudsidky...
2024-02-2649 min
Be a Fan Podcast!Wide Bwipdaddy and the Quid: A Team Liquid SpecialWe are growing in the Be A Fan Family! We welcome new co-host Laughing Mage. In this episode find out more about Mage's favorite #LCS Team Liquid. Tune in to find out WHY YOU SHOULD BE a Fan of the horse. We also celebrate Player of the Week Quid in this episode, and special guest @sockO-O to help us know a little bit about this player. Our discussion also takes us to the inaugural segment of Crybabies or Criticism! The call out of LCS fans. The topics of discussion: Were Bwipo's comments too harsh? and We want more games...
2024-02-221h 10
Be a Fan Podcast!Too Busio being Fly Fam!Prim3 and Andrea returns this week with special guest @Noxwarr to bring you all the reasons to be a FlyQuest fan. We delve into the backstory of this organization and how they have grown throughout the years. Tune in to find out what their plans are for the future in the LCS. We also celebrate PotW Busio as our guest and host gushes about another support winning this prestigious recognition. Is it a trend to shift from mid to support? Find out more.
2024-02-0839 min
Be a Fan Podcast!Who is he? Huhi, that's who! Welcome back to a new episode of BAF! This week we celebrate player of the week support player for NRG, Huhi! We cover how he earned the award and share a bit more about his history in the LOLesports space as well as who he is off the rift. Join me, Prim3LOL in congratulating this next NA great! #LCSWe also dove into the excitement of the NACL and unofficially nominate Winnie for PotW! This show is thanks in part to the support of @CloutFantasy and LCSProfile.com. Check out their website
2024-02-0125 min
Be a Fan Podcast!Player of the Week Best NA Jungler? It is time to celebrate our first Player of the Week (PotW). Your host Prim3 and Andrea is proud to dive into the man behind the C9 success on the rift. Blaber is a multi-split MVP. Join us to know what he did to accomplish this feat in week 1 of LCS, including how he converted non-believers into Blaliebers!. We also dive into some interesting facts about Robert himself, including his memorable moments, his hidden talent, and....his height? Our listener's pose us the question...what more does he need to do before he is considered the BEST NA player...
2024-01-2540 min
Be a Fan Podcast!LCS and NACL kickoff week!It is finally here, the start of the 2024 LCS season. With hype videos and jersey dropping all over the place, we have the pleasure of inviting first time guest and forever friend of the pod, Matt Samuelson (@Cubbyxx) to the show to help us get familiar with how to be a fan of the NACL. We broke down some of the rosters and teams of the NACL. Join us and become a FAN of not just the LCS, but the NACL as well!
2024-01-1847 min
Be a Fan Podcast!Episode 1: Still Here a FanBe a Fan Podcast is your one stop shop of how to fall in love with League Championship Series, LCS. From celebrating the Player of the Week to calling out toxic “fans”. This show is here to tell you one million reasons why we can be a fan of the greatest League of Legends region of the entire world!Our first show is to update the latest changes of the LCS. We will do a quick dive into what has happened since 2023 with the region. We discuss rookies and rave about how to be a fan! Th...
2024-01-1156 min
The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 102 - The Chill CastEpisode 102 - The Chill Cast
Recorded on April 29th, 2021
We stream most episodes of the show over on The Esports Department Twitch Channel
The Gold Card Podcast finally has it's own Twitter handle! @GoldCardPodcast
We're in the few weeks before the long road for the rest of the season. With the crew fresh off of a few weeks rest they break down some EU Masters, noteworthy news, and hit on a few listener questions all in no particular order.
We'll b...
2021-04-301h 35The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 101 -Playoffs and Technical DifficultiesEpisode 101 - Playoffs and Technical Difficulties
Recorded on April 7th, 2021
We stream most episodes of the show over on The Esports Department Twitch Channel
The Gold Card Podcast finally has it's own Twitter handle! @GoldCardPodcast
We made it to Episode 100! Thanks you all of you that have listened throughout the years and here's to many more!
In a show plagued by technical difficulties, John, Josh, and Vince get some playoff opinions on the table for the final 3 and 4 in the fo...
2021-04-081h 04The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 100 - Story Time with John.... oh and playoffs too I guessEpisode 100 - Story Time with John.... oh and playoffs too I guess
Recorded on March 30th, 2021
We stream most episodes of the show over on The Esports Department Twitch Channel
The Gold Card Podcast finally has it's own Twitter handle! @GoldCardPodcast
We made it to Episode 100! Thanks you all of you that have listened throughout the years and here's to many more!
The show opens with some story time with John, a listener review, and then the gang dives head f...
2021-03-311h 36The Gold Card PodcastI got 99 episodes...Episode 99 - I got 99 episodes...
Recorded on March 24th, 2021
We stream most episodes of the show over on The Esports Department Twitch Channel
The Gold Card Podcast finally has it's own Twitter handle! @GoldCardPodcast
The final week of the regular season, playoff scenarios, and actual playoff matches all covered one by one by the full GCP crew!
Intro
Playoff Pictures
Friday Slate
Saturday Slate
Sund...
2021-03-251h 43The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 98 - The Garvey ExperimentEpisode 98 - The Garvey Experiment
Recorded on March 17th, 2021
We stream most episodes of the show over on The Esports Department Twitch Channel
The Gold Card Podcast finally has it's own Twitter handle! @GoldCardPodcast
The full crew discusses the LDL situation and some other news topics followed by a breakdown of the playoff pictures in all four leagues before diving into the weekend card.
Intro
News Topics: LDL and other small ones
Playoff...
2021-03-181h 45The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 97 - Think of Crownshot like a banana...Episode 97 - Think of Crownshot like a banana...
Recorded on March 10th, 2021
We stream most episodes of the show over on The Esports Department Twitch Channel
The Gold Card Podcast finally has it's own Twitter handle! @GoldCardPodcast
The clip the title references can be found here.
The usual crew discuss a few news topics and then dive into an extensive slate with full slates in every major league (and three game slates on Saturday/Sunday in the LPL). Lot of mat...
2021-03-112h 29The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 96 - Volcanoes, MSI, and Playoff PicturesEpisode 96 - Volcanoes, MSI, and Playoff Pictures
Recorded on March 3rd, 2021
We stream most episodes of the show over on The Esports Department Twitch Channel
The Gold Card Podcast finally has it's own Twitter handle! @GoldCardPodcast
The usual crew discuss a few news topics and then dive into an extensive slate with full slates in every major league (and three game slates on Saturday/Sunday in the LPL). Lot of matches, lot of discussion, and as always, a few digressions and interactions with the T...
2021-03-042h 20The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 95 - Knock KnockEpisode 95 - Knock Knock
Recorded on February 24th, 2021
We stream most episodes of the show over on The Esports Department Twitch Channel
The Gold Card Podcast finally has it's own Twitter handle! @GoldCardPodcast
The usual crew discuss a few news topics and then dive into an extensive slate with full slates in every major league (and three game slates on Saturday/Sunday in the LPL). Lot of matches, lot of discussion, and as always, a few digressions and interactions with the Twitch Chat.
2021-02-252h 09The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 94 - When Doves CryEpisode 94 - When Doves Cry
Recorded on February 17th, 2021
With Josh's power out from the weather the crew bring in Allen better known as "xGhostrider90", one of the the hosts of The Esports Deaprtment's Infinity Edge Podcast! LCK Roster changes take up the first portion along with some other news followed by the usual weekend slate and a few digressions as always including why we're seeing so many upsets so far.
You can find Allen @xGhostrider90 on Twitter
The Gold Card Podcast finally has i...
2021-02-182h 00The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 93 - The Josh Roberts Reasonable Takes Memorial PodcastEpisode 93 - The Josh Roberts Reasonable Takes Memorial Podcast
Recorded on February 10th, 2021
Josh is HYPED on some big news about one of his favorite players!
With the LCK and LPL on break for Chinese New Year, the GCP gives their mid-season takeaways for certain teams and players, as well as a look forward and some discussion about the full leagues in the LPL and LCK. After that they breakdown the weekend cards in the LEC and LCS.
The Gold Card Podcast finally has...
2021-02-112h 08The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 92 - Fantasy players hate this one simple trick!Episode 92 - Fantasy players hate this one simple trick!
Recorded on February 3rd, 2021
Episode title compliments of Avalanche2025 from TESD Discord
John, Josh, and Vince open the show with a discussion about the pros and cons of unlocking the regional restrictions. This topic could honestly be a whole podcast by itself but a number of angles are touched on for people to think about. After that it's into the slate starting with the LCS Opening weekend and thoughts from the first Lock-In Tournament. And finally... Super Bowl Pred...
2021-02-042h 26The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 91 - Overreaction SznEpisode 91 - Overreaction Szn
Recorded on January 27th, 2021
The full crew have a very normal regular season show for the first time in awhile. Breath of fresh air! Is Vince buying LNG? Josh wonders "Why would anybody bets against Chovy?" Is John out on Nongshim? Has Chris been hurt too many times by RNG? This and more!
The Gold Card Podcast finally has it's own Twitter handle! @GoldCardPodcast
Intro
LCK Weekend Slate
LPL Weekend Slate
2021-01-282h 07The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 90 - Non-Fungible TokensEpisode 90 - Non-Fungible Tokens
Recorded on January 20th, 2021
After a fun listener question to open, John, Josh, and Vince discuss a few small news topics and then break down our first full "normal" slate with all four "major" leagues running. They also give their first impressions on what we've seen so far in the LPL, LCK, and the LCS Lock-In Tournament.
The Gold Card Podcast finally has it's own Twitter handle! @GoldCardPodcast
Intro
Listener Question: Best Jungler of all t...
2021-01-212h 22The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 89 - LCS Pre-Season Preview and LCS Lock-InEpisode 89 - LCS Pre-Season Preview and LCS Lock-In
Recorded on January 13th, 2021
The great Allen Heffelfinger (@LCSPicks) contributor at LineMovement.com and TheEsportsDepartment.com joins the full Gold Card Crew as we breakdown every team in the LCS, discuss the Lock-In tournament, make picks for the Lock-In opening days, and then follow it up with picks for this weekends LPL and LCK slates
The Gold Card Podcast finally has it's own Twitter handle! @GoldCardPodcast
Intro
00:00:00 - LCS Team-by-Team Outlo...
2021-01-143h 00The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 88 - LCK Pre-Season Preview and LPL Opening Week LinesEpisode 88 - LCK Pre-Season Preview and LPL Opening Week Lines
Recorded on January 6th, 2021
We're back with a second episode for you this week this time with the LCK Pre-Season Preview AND opening weekend in the LPL. Professional LOL IS BACK IN ACTION YO!
The Gold Card Podcast finally has it's own Twitter handle! @GoldCardPodcast
Intro
LCK Power Rankings
Build your own futures market!
LPL Spring Week 1 Handicapping
2021-01-072h 18The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 87 - LEC Pre-Season PreviewEpisode 87 - LEC Pre-Season Preview
Recorded on December 30th, 2020
The GCP crew dives deep on each team in the LEC, their changes, our outlooks for them, and eventually get to our tier lists and any futures positions we fancy.
The Gold Card Podcast finally has it's own Twitter handle! @GoldCardPodcast
Intro
LEC Power Rankings
Futures Picks
Futures Odds:
G2 -200 (66.667%)
Fnatic +400 (20%)
Rogue +700 (12.5%)
MAD Lions +900 (10%)
Schalke +2600 (3.704%)
Excel +4100 (2.38%)
SK Gaming +5100 (1.923%)
Vitality...
2021-01-072h 00The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 86 - LPL Spring 2021 Pre-Season PreviewEpisode 86 - LPL Spring 2021 Pre-Season Preview
Recorded on December 29th, 2020
Chris is going to have a bit of a rocky schedule the next couple months so we were unfortunately without him for this show but John, Josh, and Vince break down their full LPL tier lists and power rankings. This was a very in depth breakdown of our thoughts on how we think the LPL will play out, ranges of outcomes for each team, situational discussions around starting players, and last but not least our futures selections of choice for the up...
2020-12-302h 23The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 85 - "IG running it back?" - The LPL Offseason ShowEpisode 85 - "IG running it back?" - The LPL Offseason Show
Recorded on December 22nd, 2020
I also shout out my friend Dave Harvey (Primatives and Harvey and the Hendersons) who created our intro music and has been hosting awesome live music on Twitch every single weekend! You can find that channel at www.twitch.tv/HarveysHouse
Our third hot stove season show focuses entirely on the LPL and it's seventeen rosters full of moves. The full crew breaks down the moves we liked, disliked, are still questioning, and...
2020-12-232h 18The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 84 - "It's half off, how could you not?"Episode 84 - "It's half off, how could you not?"
Recorded on December 16th, 2020
Our second hot stove season show ran really long after a few digressions on side topics but we dove deep on the LCK's roster moves. We'll be doing the LPL next week which works out well because the day after we recorded there were a ton of moves dropped.
We'll be bringing you content all offseason but we NEED TOPIC IDEAS! What do you all want to hear us talk about? There will be ple...
2020-12-172h 02The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 83 -Xmithie with an accentEpisode 83 - Xmithie with an accent
Recorded on: November 24th, 2020
Our first hot stove season podcast was a marathon but we cover free agency so far in all four major leagues and give our thoughts as well as discuss some bigger picture topics regarding roster construction and the business side of esports.
We'll be bringing you content all offseason but we NEED TOPIC IDEAS! What do you all want to hear us talk about? There will be plenty of news and hot stove season talk but we're int...
2020-11-252h 31The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 82 -2020 Sunset ShowEpisode 82 - 2020 Sunset Show
Recorded on: November 10th, 2020
With the competitive year for 2020 over the crew discuss the world finals and 2020 in it's entirety in a bigger picture podcast. Thoughts about the game, the teams, the players, and more as well as the 2020 Who's Who Awards!
We'll be bringing you content all offseason but we NEED TOPIC IDEAS! What do you all want to hear us talk about? There will be plenty of news and hot stove season talk but we're interested in what you the listeners wan...
2020-11-131h 50The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 81 - Worlds 2020 Grand FinalsEpisode 81 - Worlds 2020 Grand Finals
Recorded on: October 25th, 2020
We tried a different, more laid back vibe on this pod. Due to some scheduling conflicts we had to record this on a Sunday afternoon and as many of you know we're all football nuts so this was more like a hanging out with the fellas style show.
John, Josh, Chris, and Vince recap the semifinals and breakdown the finals matchup coming up on Saturday morning as well as discuss some news topics, eggball takes, and plans for the...
2020-10-281h 14The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 80 - Worlds 2020 SemifinalsEpisode 80 - Worlds 2020 Semifinals
Recorded on: October 21st, 2020
The gang gets a little rowdy on this show while recapping quarterfinals, answering an intriguing listener question, and previewing and breaking down this weekend's semifinals showdowns.
My time stamps got lost on this one but we start talking about the matches around the 57 minute mark for those that prefer to skip to that.
John will be streaming his journey to duo with a relatively new player Wilson in an attempt to get to gold before the end of the se...
2020-10-221h 39The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 79 - Worlds Quarterfinals BreakdownEpisode 79 - Worlds Quarterfinals Breakdown
Recorded on: October 13th, 2020
It's quarterfinals time! The gang recaps the group stage performances and breaks down the four quarterfinals matches starting Thursday.
Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes or wherever you consume the show! It helps out visibility and gets the name out there!
The Gold Card Podcast finally has it's own Twitter handle! @GoldCardPodcast
Intro
0:01:35 - News: Yamato and Sandbox
0:06:41 - News...
2020-10-141h 35The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 78 - Hittin'It and Quittin' It with Big UnderdogsEpisode 78 - Hittin' It and Quittin' It with Big Underdogs
Recorded on: October 6th, 2020
Josh, John, Vince, and eventually Chris recap the first round robin of the main event group stage, answer a few listener questions, and dive right into the second round robin starting on Thursday with some insight into how we're approaching things from a betting and DFS perspective.
Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes or wherever you consume the show! It helps out visibility and gets the name out there!
...
2020-10-072h 00The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 77 - Drew Brees and the Worlds Main EventEpisode 77 - Drew Brees and the Worlds Main Event
Recorded on: September 30th, 2020
The usual crew, John, Josh, Vince, and Chris spend some time recapping the Play-In stage, their thoughts on the wildcard regions in general, and players that stuck out to them. From there they dive into the main event group stage, their big picture approach to it, and the matchups themselves. Pick of the week and... a little bonus content at the end ;-)
Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes or wherever you...
2020-10-011h 37The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 76 - The 2020 Worlds Mega Show!
Episode 76 - The 2020 Worlds Mega Show!
Recorded on: September 18th-22nd, 2020
We wanted to do something special for Worlds so we put together a who's who of the LOL DFS, betting, and analyst community to collect our thoughts as we head into everyone's favorite time of the year!
This took a lot of work and I'd like to thank everyone for contributing their time and thoughts!
The Gold Card Podcast finally has it's own Twitter handle! @GoldCardPodcast
Guests...
2020-09-234h 24The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 75 - Meet the Play-Ins!Episode 75 - Meet the Play-Ins!
Recorded on: September 16th, 2020
John, Josh, and Vince hangout in a more relaxed show discussing the play-in stage in it's entirety, introducing everyone to each of the wildcard region teams, and breaking down our thoughts on how it will play out. John also updates everyoen on EU Masters and we briefly discuss the finalized Worlds patch (10.19).
Next week will be a special show celebrating Worlds with a who's who of guests. It should be awesome and we hope you'll join us. Don't forg...
2020-09-171h 43The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 74 - The calm before the stormEpisode 74 - The calm before the storm
Recorded on: September 9th, 2020
The GCP welcomes on special guest Allen Heffelfinger (@LCSPicks) to recap the Summer playoffs in the LCK, LEC, and LCS, answer listener questions, and start looking ahead to the World Championships taking place in a couple of weeks.
This show was a lot less structured and more free-flowing than our normal shows since there weren't any matches this week but hopefully the looser feel works for people. If not let us know in a review!
It wa...
2020-09-102h 11The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 73 - The COO vs The CEOEpisode 73 - The COO vs The CEO
Recorded on: September 2nd, 2020
The Gold Card crew discusses playoffs in all four of the major regions as well as a brief opening about some thoughts on EU Masters which kicked off this week.
Intro
0:01:45 - News / Listener Questions
0:53:20 - LCK Summer Grand Finals and LCK Regional Gauntlet
1:08:27 - LEC Playoffs
1:14:44 - LCS Playoffs
1:28:30 - Pick of the Week
2020-09-031h 36The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 72 - The more things change the more they stay the sameEpisode 72 - The more things change the more they stay the same
Recorded on: August 25th, 2020
The Gold Card crew discusses playoffs in all four of the major regions as well as a brief opening about some thoughts on EU Masters which kicked off this week.
Intro
0:01:45 - EU Masters Opening Thoughts
0:12:00 - LCK Playoffs
0:27:25 - LPL Summer Finals
0:35:27 - LPL Regional Gauntlet
0:52:53 - LCS Playoffs
2020-08-261h 40The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 71 - Playoffs and Week 10 LCK with special guest @LeagueofItemsEpisode 71 - Playoffs and Week 10 LCK with special guest @LeagueofItems
Recorded on: August 18th, 2020
The Gold Card Podcast is brought to you by The Esports Department! Get the analysis, projections, and tools used by the pros for League of Legends, DotA2, and CounterStrike: Global Offensive betting and DFS.
The Gold Card Podcast welcomes on special guest Mike @LeagueofItems ! Mike is a coach, analyst, player, and DFS player.
We open with a brief discussion of the MarkZ drama and Scout/Meiko testing free agency. From there the g...
2020-08-192h 34The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 70 - Summer Playoffs Round One vs The LCK Chalk MonsterEpisode 70 - Summer Playoffs Round One vs The LCK Chalk Monster
Recorded on: August 11th, 2020
The Gold Card Podcast is brought to you by The Esports Department! Get the analysis, projections, and tools used by the pros for League of Legends, DotA2, and CounterStrike: Global Offensive betting and DFS.
With the final week of the regular season for 2020 in the LCS, LEC, and LPL this weekend, the full Gold Card crew discusses playoff implications, the weekend slate, some news items, and a few big picture philosophical concepts abou...
2020-08-121h 01The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 69 - JackeyLove's FOMOEpisode 69 - JackeyLove's FOMO
Recorded on: August 5th, 2020
The Gold Card Podcast is brought to you by The Esports Department! Get the analysis, projections, and tools used by the pros for League of Legends, DotA2, and CounterStrike: Global Offensive betting and DFS.
With the final week of the regular season for 2020 in the LCS, LEC, and LPL this weekend, the full Gold Card crew discusses playoff implications, the weekend slate, some news items, and a few big picture philosophical concepts about the state of the game and how...
2020-08-062h 19The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 68 - Team Solo TopEpisode 68 - Team Solo Top
Recorded on: July 29th, 2020
The Gold Card Podcast is brought to you by The Esports Department! Get the analysis, projections, and tools used by the pros for League of Legends, DotA2, and CounterStrike: Global Offensive betting and DFS.
The GCP crew discuss the playoff picture for each major region in detail, the weekly news points, and then dives into the weekend slate!
Intro
0:01:30 - News items
0:10:55 - LCK Slate + Playoff Picture
2020-07-302h 20The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 67 - The Power of FriendshipEpisode 67 - The Power of Friendship
Recorded on: July 22nd, 2020
The Gold Card Podcast is brought to you by The Esports Department! Get the analysis, projections, and tools used by the pros for League of Legends, DotA2, and CounterStrike: Global Offensive betting and DFS.
The GCP crew discuss the playoff picture for each major region in detail, a few small news topics, and the weekend slate!
Intro
0:01:40 - News items
0:09:05 - Playoff Pictures (Long discussion)
2020-07-232h 28The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 66 - Jactroll, Destiny, and Tahm Kench walk into a bar...
Episode 66 - Jactroll, Destiny, and Tahm Kench walk into a bar...
Recorded on: July 15th, 2020
The Gold Card Podcast is brought to you by The Esports Department! Get the analysis, projections, and tools used by the pros for League of Legends and CounterStrike: Global Offensive betting and DFS.
The GCP crew discuss the return of the LEC and our thoughts heading into the second half. They also cover the LCK, LPL, and LCS slates for the weekend as well as a few other topics along the w...
2020-07-162h 12The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 65 - The Tree not the forest
Episode 65 - The Tree not the forest
Recorded on: July 8th, 2020
The Gold Card Podcast is brought to you by The Esports Department! Get the analysis, projections, and tools used by the pros for League of Legends and CounterStrike: Global Offensive betting and DFS.
The full squad is back in action to discuss the LCK, LPL, and LCS while the LEC is on break. Other topics include TheShy, Fnatic, stats that don't correlate to winning that people think do, and the best champion in League of L...
2020-07-092h 13The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 64 - Le Dunk de la Mort
Episode 64 - Le Dunk de la Mort
Recorded on: July 1st, 2020
The Gold Card Podcast is brought to you by The Esports Department! Get the analysis, projections, and tools used by the pros for League of Legends and CounterStrike: Global Offensive betting and DFS.
A three man crew goes over the full weekend slate, our top 5 teams in the world (currently) rankings, some news, and some big picture conversations about overreactions as it pertains to Europe.
Intro
0:01:45 - News
2020-07-022h 17The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 63 - There is no Hope
Episode 63 - There is no Hope
Recorded on: June 24th, 2020
The Gold Card Podcast is brought to you by The Esports Department! Get the analysis, projections, and tools used by the pros for League of Legends and CounterStrike: Global Offensive betting and DFS.
Intro
0:01:45 - LCS Weekend Slate
0:41:10 - LEC Weekend Slate
1:17:20 - LPL Weekend Slate
1:36:24 - LCK Weekend Slate
1:52:20- Pick of the...
2020-06-251h 57The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 62 - Bringing ignite to a smite fight
Episode 62 - Bringing ignite to a smite fight
Recorded on: June 15th, 2020
The Gold Card Podcast is brought to you by The Esports Department! Get the analysis, projections, and tools used by the pros for League of Legends and CounterStrike: Global Offensive betting and DFS.
The Gold Card crew always brings the correct summoner spells to the show unlike ... well, we talk about it.
The LCK starts up on Wednesday so we wanted to get an episode out earlier in the week t...
2020-06-162h 15The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 61 - Executive Vice President and LEC/LCS Previews
Episode 61 - LEC/LCS Previews and the Executive Vice President
Recorded on: June 10th, 2020
The gang goes over our big picture takes on the LEC and LCS before diving into the weekend slate which includes a full extra day of LEC on Sunday! A lot of games to get to and the LCK hasn't even started yet!
Intro
0:02:10 - News: Immortals roster announcement
0:04:40 - LEC Big Picture Thoughts
0:12:30 - LCS Big Picture T...
2020-06-112h 12The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 59 - Upper Management Material
Episode 59 - Upper Management Material
Recorded on: May 28th, 2020
John, Josh, and Vince are all going to be putting out content for our new project over at The Esports Department.com which will be launching this coming week! We're very excited about it and have put a ton of work into preparing our own project!
Josh, Chris, John, and Vince break down our teams for the hypothetical "World Cup" of League of Legends posed in a listener question last week! See John's Twitter for voting on the brac...
2020-05-291h 22The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 58 - The Gold Card Podcast "World Cup" and Mid Season Cup
Episode 58 - The Gold Card Podcast "World Cup" and Mid Season Cup
Recorded on: May 20th, 2020
John, Josh, and Vince are all going to be writing for our new project over at The Esports Department.com which will be launching this coming week! We're very excited about it and have put a ton of work into preparing our own project!
Josh, Chris, John, and Vince break down our teams for the hypothetical "World Cup" of League of Legends posed in a listener question last week! See John's Twit...
2020-05-211h 51The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 57 - The Puki Style Cast
Episode 57 - The Puki Style Cast
Recorded on: May 13th, 2020
Just a heads up, some of the audio file got corrupted so there's a really weird segment where I had to splice in a few things around the hour mark for about a minute. Apologies but it should mostly make sense!
The triumphant return of Kalvin just in time for... well, not a lot going on. John, Vince, Josh, and Kalvin discuss some pieces of news and then dive into more listener questions!
2020-05-141h 50The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 56 - The CEO of League of Legends
Episode 556 - The CEO of League of Legends
Recorded on: May 6th, 2020
Chris, John, Josh, and Vince recap the LPL finals, discuss a few news pieces, answer a listener question, and then we give our All-Gold Card teams for each league!
Don't forget to rate, subscribe, and leave a review. Vince will read every single review left on iTunes on the cast! If it's good, or at least entertaining, we have some prizes lined up!
Intro
Listener Questi...
2020-05-072h 12The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 55 - A wizard is never late
Episode 55 - A wizard is never late
Recorded on: April 29th, 2020
Vince, John, Chris, and eventually Josh recap LCK finals, LPL playoffs so far, the LCK promotion tournament, and even some EU Masters. After that, they discuss the LPL finals taking place on Saturday morning, a few pieces of news, and then answer a TON of listener questions (thank you!)
We'd like to think the following for their questions (sorry if I missed you!):
@lcspicks @fuhonky @realMrMallard @puredoyle1 @RyanRancatore @mr_malmanger @SuckItToby @TheElderLee @Mark...
2020-05-012h 24The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 54 - DGAF Synergy
Episode 54 - DGAF Synergy
Recorded on: April 22nd, 2020
Vince, John, and Josh (@RobertsNumber49) talk spend the majority of this mail-bag style show answering listener questions, talking about the Doublelift to TSM news, and then discuss playoff scenarios and matchups in the LPL as well as the LCK Finals.
We'd like to think the following for their questions:
@onceharby @JP_IronWolf @ BostonEagle5 @LCSPicks @cashupcash @FantasyRStats @JLC11_ @mikepet01681441 @TDaddy_R6
Don't forget to rate, subscribe, and leave a review. Vince will read ever...
2020-04-232h 08The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 53 - The FPX Dream Crusher Tour
Episode 53 - The FPX Dream Crusher Tour
Recorded on: April 15th, 2020
On the 21st day A.W. (after WeiYan) the original crew reassembles to talk about the final week of the regular season for the LPL as well as playofffs in LCK, LEC, and LCS.
Don't forget to rate, subscribe, and leave a review. Vince will read every single review left on iTunes on the cast! If it's good, or at least entertaining, we have some prizes lined up!
Intro
...
2020-04-161h 48The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 52 - TSM DWG DOM V5 WeiYan
Episode 52 - TSM DWG DOM V5 WeiYan
Recorded on: April 8th, 2020
Joshua Roberts (@RobertsNumber49) from Daily Fantasy Insider and The Action Network makes his triumphant return after... just a week to join John, Vince, and Chris for some in depth conversation and recapping of the Western playoffs and the end of the regular season in the Eastern leagues. A handful of fun digressions about playoff formats, whether playing remotely is impacting certain teams and players, and a guest appearance by WeiYan.
There were a few audio...
2020-04-091h 56The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 51 - Fake news, Western playoffs, and a special guest!
Episode 51 - Fake news, Western playoffs, and a special guest!
Recorded on: April 1st, 2020
Settle in for a long one as Vince, John, and special guest Joshua Roberts (@RobertsNumber49) from Daily Fantasy Insider talk in great detail about the Western playoff matches as well as the LPL/LCK regular season heading into the final stretch.
Don't forget to rate, subscribe, and leave a review. Vince will read every single review left on iTunes on the cast! If it's good, or at least entertaining, we have some...
2020-04-022h 18The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 50 - The Jactroll Adventures
Episode 50 - The Jactroll Adventures
Recorded on: March 24-25th, 2020
Vince, John, Kalvin, and eventually Chris discuss the last week of the regular season in the West as well as the LCK and LPL slates.
Don't forget to rate, subscribe, and leave a review. Vince will read every single review left on iTunes on the cast! If it's good, or at least entertaining, we have some prizes lined up!
Intro
0:00:50 - News Topics and Does Spring Split...
2020-03-261h 45The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 49 - Bedlam on the Rift
Episode 49 - Bedlam on the Rift
Recorded on: March 18th, 2020
If you're new to the show, WELCOME!
John and Vince, and eventually Chris and Kalvin discuss the explosion of new players into the space of LOL DFS and LOL eSports given the lack of traditional sports at the moment and how exciting a time it is given the circumstances.
The crew discusses a few small news points and then answers enough listener questions that it probably could have been it's own podcast...
2020-03-191h 48The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 48 - Vitality Prim3
Episode 48 - Vitality Prim3
Recorded on: March 11th, 2020
John, Chris, Vince, and eventually Kalvin, who joins us from the office, discuss the full weekend slate in the LPL, LEC, and LCS. With playoffs on the horizon who will be our picks to make it through?
We didn't have lines for the LCS so we made our own on the show!
Don't forget to rate, subscribe, and leave a review. Vince will read every single review left on iTunes on the ca...
2020-03-121h 54The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 47 - Philosophy Class
Episode 47 - Philosophy Class
Recorded on: March 5th, 2020
We had a few longer form discussions on this episode so it ran a bit long even but we wanted to flesh out some concepts so that the groundwork is laid moving forward.
The full crew talks about a few big news topics, Vince divulges his findings from exploring line histories in the four major regions, how everyone should approach the start of the LPL on Monday, and then a review of the LEC and LCS slates for...
2020-03-062h 24The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 46 - The Misfits Focus Group
Episode 46 - The Misfits Focus Group
Recorded on: February 26th, 2020
We didn't get any listener reviews guys STEP IT UP!
The full crew talks everything from metagame considerations, to big picture approaches, to initial takes from Vince's line history data, and then discuss the full weekend slate as usual. Some sentimental but true striking life advice close out the cast.
Don't forget to rate, subscribe, and leave a review. Vince will read every single review left on iTunes on the cas...
2020-02-272h 04The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 45 - The G2 Troll Cycle
Episode 45 - The G2 Troll Cycle
Recorded on: February 19th, 2020
The full Gold Card crew break down the first "full" weekend (still no LPL) of global pro League of Legends action, read some listener reviews as promised, and discuss the upcoming weekends slate for betting and DFS. Talking points included the LPL vs coronavirus, whether or not Spring Split "matters" anymore in the West, why Soraka top doesn't get punished, what the hell is happening with Schalke, whether we buy CLG, and many more!
Don...
2020-02-202h 08The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 44 - Season 2 Diamond Ohio Man!
Episode 44 - Season 2 Diamond Ohio Man!
Recorded on: February 11th, 2020
Thanks to all of you we cracked the Top 125 in the Sports/Fantasy category in iTunes! Keep reviewing, downloading, and get your friends to subscribe!
Apologies in advance for some of the audio issues in this episode. Vince was having some issues with his mic muting so a few sections had to be cut up and might feel a bit scrabbled but I tried to edit it in a way to keep it sensible. Hopefully peopl...
2020-02-131h 53The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 43 - Egregious
Episode 43 - Egregious
Recorded on: February 5th, 2020
Chris, Vince, and John recap the end of the very first Plug Challenge as well as week two in The West and the opening day of the LCK before diving head first into our first (almost) full weekend of the calendar year which includes week three of the LCS and LEC and days three, four, and five of the LCK. Side topics and digressions include different approaches to rebuilding, being partially agnostic to results in best of one regions, who we think is...
2020-02-061h 41The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 42 - LCK Pre-Season Tier List Spring 2020
Episode 42 - LCK Pre-Season Tier List Spring 2020
Recorded on: February 3rd, 2020
Chris, Vince, and eventually Kalvin break down all ten rosters and lay out their tier lists as we prepare for the LCK Spring season starting on February 5th.
Intro
0:01:55 - Tiers Defined
0:04:05 - LCK Pre-Season Tier List
We all somewhat agree that there is a clear top 7 and bottom 3 teams in the LCK this split and for the most part think that...
2020-02-041h 22The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 41 - The (not so) Wild World of Week One
Episode 41 - The (not so) Wild World of Week One
Recorded on: January 29th, 2020
Intro
0:01:15 - LPL delayed due to coronavirus, LCK will play but with no live audience
0:03:31 - Update on The Plug DFS Challenge: Chris vs John
0:05:45 - Week One Takeaways from the LEC and LCS
0:28:42 - LEC Week 2 Slate
0:54:33 - LCS Week 2 Slate
1:21:43 - Pick of the week!
2020-01-301h 34The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 40 - LEC/LCS Opening Weekend
Episode 40 - LEC and LCS Opening Weekend
Recorded on: January 21st, 2020
We've been delivering content all offseason in anticipation of the season finally starting up! The LPL started last week but is on break for the Chinese New Year but we have opening weekend in the West to keep us pumped up!
The guys briefly talk about their offseason and what they did in their time off, how they feel about the LCS format changes, and then dive into the slate!
It's go...
2020-01-231h 39The Gold Card PodcastEpisode 39 - LEC Pre-Season Tier List Spring 2020
Episode 39 - LEC Pre-Season Tier List Spring 2020
Recorded on: January 19th, 2020
We hope everybody had an excellent holiday season but it's time to get back to work as we gear up for the 2020 competitively League of Legends season! We'll be doing our pre-season tier lists and power rankings for the four major regions (LPL, LCK, LCS, LEC) over the next couple of weeks to get them to you all before those respective seasons begin.
A big part of capping or playing daily fantasy for any sport...
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