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If The Shoebill Fits013: You Remind Us So Much Of HerIn this episode of the premiere FFXIV Lore Podcast, Chadd and Sean pick apart the three faces of WoL, and the nature of reincarnation in storytelling. Other topics include Castlevania, Old Yeller, and Azem's terrible D&D game. Also, our first correction, so that's cool. We have a discord! https://discord.gg/x6paJyTx Want to get a mention on the show correcting us? Email us at shoebillcast@gmail.com
2022-03-281h 06If The Shoebill Fits012: G-g-g-ghostsIn this episode of the HORRIFYING FFXIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean look at the unquiet dead of FFXIV, and the heady concepts they bring to the occult table. Topics include Hauntology and a handful of things that aren't Hauntology, but we promise, FFXIV has about as many ghosts as a Fatal Frame game. Wait a second, Fatal Frame: XIV? Quick, we've got to get a spiritualist in here to see if any Specters have shown up in GPose! We have a discord! https://discord.gg/x6paJyTx Want to tell us Avere wasn't a Gladiator? shoebillcast@gm...
2022-03-211h 16If The Shoebill Fits011: Garlemilitary Pt. IIIn this episode of the premiere FFXIV Lore podcast, Chadd and Sean take a look at the specifics of how the Garlean military relates to itself, ideas of imperial power, and the increased use of weapons of mass destruction by an increasingly desperate Garlemald. Don't worry, if you haven't heard the previous one, this will still make sense, assuming you're a huge FFXIV dork. We have a discord! https://discord.gg/dtmydTFV We have an email address! If there's something you'd like us to talk about, shoot us an email at shoebillcast@gmail.com
2022-03-1459 minIf The Shoebill Fits010 Garlemilitary Pt. IIn this episode, Chadd and Sean flex their terrible Latin throat muscles to convey enough Roman historical and archeological information to inform you, dear listener, on what Romanness is doing in the context of Final Fantasy XIV. Other topics include Imperialism, Postcolonialism, and the simulated nature of of popular depictions of Ah! Rome! We have a discord! https://discord.gg/dtmydTFV We have an email address! It's the prefect place to tell us we can't pronounce Aquilifier! shoebillcast@gmail.com
2022-03-081h 05If The Shoebill Fits009: I Promise, It's Not A Sage SpellIn this episode, Chadd and Sean break down 'Diegesis,' a squirrelly and academic concept in media that plays a huge role in Final Fantasy XIV's narrative. Other topics include inside baseball on MMO writing, why Hades loses to a Plant, and how often to feed your writing staff. We have a discord! Join https://discord.gg/KX7KnnyR We have an email address! Send complaints to shoebillcast@gmail.com
2022-03-011h 12If 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.com
2022-02-221h 20If The Shoebill Fits007: Pointy Ears, Hats, and CitiesIn this episode, Sean and Chadd look at the most Catholic city in the history of fantasy: Ishgard. Topics include Paladins, Lutheranism, and Tarot Cards. This episode also gets kinda specific about a certain other MMO and what it does badly, so if you'd like some shittalk with your Jesus, we got that too. Want to explain to us why we're wrong about infidels, heretics, and the excommunicated? Email us at shoebillcast@gmail.com
2022-02-141h 08If The Shoebill Fits006: Final Fantasy XIV Minus XIn this episode, Chadd charges his way through all of the flawed masterpiece, Final Fantasy IV, replete with hovercrafts, airships, and lunar expeditions, with occasional interruptions by Sean. Who could have guessed that Endwalker was fifty percent Harvey by volume? Namingway: Hey There, Would You Like To Change Your Name? If Not, You Can Contact Us At shoebillcast@gmail.com
2022-02-071h 30If The Shoebill Fits005: Merlwyb BloefhiswynIn this episode, Sean and Chadd express their appreciation for not only the writers of FFXIV, but also the irreplicable admiral, and her powerful grasp on both economics and human organization. We also discus how Alphinaud is The Police, and how Garuda is really oversold compared to Leviathan, who may or may not be our favorite primal that doesn't hit us with swords.Confused? Email us at shoebillcast@gmail.com
2022-02-011h 05If The Shoebill Fits004: All's Well That EndwalkerIn this, the 4th episode of the premiere FF XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean talk about Endwalker as a complete experience from top to bottom, from Emet-Selch to Hythlodaeus. Wait--Nevermind. It is two hours long though, so be warned!Complaints and Accusations? Direct them to shoebillcast@gmail.com
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If The Shoebill Fits003: War of the MagiIn this episode, we cover the War of the Magi, the 6th Umbral Calamity, and the narrative stakes of the three great city-states who unleashed the great flood. Have an idea for an episode? Want to call us terrible names? Email us at shoebillcast@gmail.com
2022-01-181h 02
If The Shoebill Fits002: Literary EndwalkerIn this, the second episode of If the Shoebill Fits, we talk about the literary influences of Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker, including Three Body Problem, The Ripley Scroll, and Blood Meridian. Contact us at shoebillcast@gmail.com
2022-01-1054 min
If The Shoebill Fits001: LahabreaIn this, the pilot episode of the premiere Final Fantasy 14 Lore Podcast, Sean and Chadd talk about everyone's least favorite unleasher of Ultima: Lahabrea.Contact us at shoebillcast@gmail.com
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