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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV: Dawn Trail lore podcast, Chadd and Sean look at adoption trauma as it's presented in Final Fantasy, and how media in general fails us compared to a goofy game about horsebirds and ifrit. Other topics include, oh look, it's Syriana again! But also some musical theater and the Black Wolf of the 14th Legion. https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod Jo...

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV: Dawn Trail lore podcast, Sean and Chadd dive DEEP in subtext in videogame narrative. Also, the perfection of Erenville. Other topics include submarine games and UI-indexing games, the narrative valence of silence, and gender in the Shetona vs. Viera/Viis.  https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod Join Now! Harvest the Mighty Map Bounty! Or just have someone...

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV: Dawn Trail lore podcast, Chadd and Sean look at the Southern Isles, the home of Arcanima and the temporary home of one of the most important shards of Azem. Other topics include Estinien's debate with Gaius, a terrible reddit post, and the Great Serpent of Ronka.  https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod has what you require: Maps, an absolute ton of ma...

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV: Dawn Trail lore podcast, Chadd and Sean look at nationhood, international politics, and the political disaster that is Alexandria. Other topics include Syriana, the F15, and the one Ur Political Position.  https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod Click here for MAP DAY! Too many maps, this weekend!

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV: Dawn Trail lore podcast, Chadd and Sean brave the Arcadion's Light-Heavyweight tier. Other topics include us theorycrafting like, five additional raid tiers on top of this one from pure wrestling principle, as well as a variety of other wrestling-related subjects.  https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod I've got three maps mined with your name on...

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV: Dawn Trail lore podcast, Chadd and Sean go through Act 6, the Finale of Dawn Trail. Other topics include us having a two-minute hate on reddit and twitter, the lack of Ships of Theseus, and Heinrich Ja Ja.  https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod I actually did finish crafting some gear after we recorded, trust.

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV: Dawn Trail lore podcast, Chadd and Sean go through Act 5 of the new expansion, from the death of Namikka to the Everkeep trial. Other topics include the nature of cyberpunk, Dawn Trail's exceptional voice acting, and 3/4 time signatures.  https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod The Link! Where I Am Literally Harvesting Peppermint!

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV: Dawn Trail lore podcast, Chadd and Sean go through either Act 4, or the Intermezzo and first half of Act 4, depending on whether or not Link went back in time. Other topics include [Redacted], King Lear, and the surprising Nationalism of Dawn Trail. https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod Link! Fisher and Miner at 100! 

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV: Dawn Trail lore podcast, Chadd and Sean go through Act III, from the end of the Feat of Ice to the Coronation of the Dawnservant!  https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod is the link, but I might not answer DM's if I'm on the Boat. The Boat is sacred. 

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV: Dawn Trail lore podcast, Chadd and Sean go through Act II of the expansion, from the Feat of Pots to the Feat of Ice. Other topics include adialectical storytelling, protagonisthood, and the worst commentator on the internet.  https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod Is the link where I am literally currently levelling miner and alchemist. 

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV: Dawn Trail lore podcast, Chadd and Sean blast through the background and first act of the new expansion! Other topics include Syriana, Sean's Drinking Game, and DPS dying to trash AOE's.  https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod Join us, child of Tural, and we shall lead you into the City of Gold

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Special Guest MJ breaks down how Final Fantasy's dances work and do not work in historicity, culture, and media. Other topics include Bob Fosse, Writing about Dance, and Gaius van Baelsar invading other podcasts.  https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod This link tells the truth, and would say the other link would suggest itself as the ans...

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean cross the mists into the lands of Elden Ring, just as Yoshi-P instructed. Other topics include CLASSICAL ENGLISH LIT, FEATURING TRASH-GOBLIN MERLIN. https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod We've got the healers, we've got the tanks!

In this episode of the Premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean look at how FFXIV presents mythic history, and what it means for Dawn Trail. Other topics include the gameshows, Applebee's, and the Star Wars Expanded Universe.  https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod is the link you need for Superior Queue Times! Click it! 

In this episode of the Premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean look at Lent Beavers, but also a ton of dawntrail information, Godzilla, and Mountain Dew.  https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod link! To ask for horrible comics and/or argue with Sean about Godzilla! 

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean look at the history of warfare, weaponry, and, above all else, Horses and Steeds. Other topics include the origin of Knighthood, a bunch of vulgar Marxism, and the fuzziest sashimi in God's creation.   https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod Click the link! 

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean talk about Fallout, Terra Nullius, and the conceit of adventure without society. Other topics include nuclear bombs, TV Adaptations, and the pre-agrarian condition of the Pokemon World.  https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod Is the Link

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantast XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean look at the crossover event with Final Fantasy XVI, as well as potential engine upgrades from the future! Other  topics include the invention of Rivers, the inescapable power of Vietnam, and the pervasive supply chain issues of the 2020's.  SEND YOUR FLICKERING WARRIOR OF LIGHTS HERE: https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod

WE'RE BACK! In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chad and Sean look at Family in Eorzea, and beyond. Other topics include the many diseases we have conquered, found family, and Ameryic being less sad than he perhaps should have been.  We still have a discord! It's here! https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod

In this, the ONE HUNDERETH EPISODE of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV Lore Podcast, Chadd and Sean look at the Reaper Class quests, and their implications for the Viper in Dawntrail. Other topics include G'Bush Tia, Ceruleum for Food schemes, and the Cosa Nostra. If you're reading this, we're incredibly grateful that you've taken the time to listen to us for these last two years...

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Sean and Chadd look at dice, critical hits, and sources of randomness. Other topics include Alphinaud and Alisae slander, d20 Modern, and Baldur's Gate 3.  https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod If you want to #teachthecontroversy about d20's, here is the place to do it!

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean look at the worldbuilding intrinsic to Limsa Lominsa. Other topics include deepwater ports, the IRS's attention to medical practices, and the profound weakness of the human eye.  https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod Get your insurance payments on your airships current! 

In this HARDCORE episode of the MEGA Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Sean and Chadd look at Disco Elysium, one of everyone's favorite games. Other topics include propaganda, Trots, and the worst FFXIV player we ever raided with.   https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod Hey, tell us: How Hardcore *was* this episode? 

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chad and Sean look at a close analogue for a massive, multi-year saga restarting with a new beat: Mass Effect. Other topics include Fascist Ratatouille,  Shepard's Solipsistic Nightmare, and Steve/Goku Dialectics.  https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod Hey, kid, want to join a discord?

No, they weren't, but it's not the worst question ever asked! In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chad and Sean look at the Sorrow of Werlyt, an already controversial storyline, and some of its implications for Dawntrail. Other topics include Disco Elysium, Number Stations, and Englandbrain (the deadliest of all afflictions).   https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod ha...