Fourth Spirit - A Dota 2 Podcast

Cyphus and Roland get sidetracked by consumer reviews with Grandpa Roland before finally delving into Dota 2, their progress in March to 3K Madness (and its decline to 2K Madness for Cyphus), and Cyphus' struggles with communication; winning and his fellow players in Dota 2.  All this and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.

Cyphus and Blackheart team up for an interview with Matt Doaks from Become the Gamer.  They talk the ins and outs of the new drafting tool, plans for the future, and the difficulty of learning Dota 2 and how drafting assistants can help!  All this and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.

Cyphus sits down with Brian Calland for another one-on-one DotP interview.  They talk Brian's work at Wronchi Animation, the last season of Dota 2 Reporter, his plans for the future, content creation, what games they've been playing and so much more!  Check out the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast!

Proud and Ursi are tackling Phantom Lancer and Lion as a dual lane in Dota 2 this week on Theorycraft Thursdays.  Join them to theorize about proper builds, the synergy between the two heroes, and then find out how the lane combo does when they test it out in a true, blue game of Dota 2.

Woodshrew flies solo with an update about the Shanghai Majors and events shortly thereafter.  Catch up on the latest Pro Dota 2 news on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast!

Blue and Wazoo tackle a new topic on Tryhard Tuesdays this week: dying in Dota 2.  They talk about the right time to sacrifice your hero and objectives and what constitutes the right kind of trade.  All this and more on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.

Cyphus and Roland talk their latest experiences playing Dota 2.  They discuss Roland's Spectre (we know, we're sorry), the value of cheap items (urn, drums, Aquila), the DotP Inhouses, and more in the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast.

Ursinity is joined by guest host Grouty for another round of Theorycraft Thursdays in Dota 2.  This week, they're tackling Io/Legion Commander.  Find out how they plan to build, the hero synergies they've identified and how the game went on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.

Take a mid-week break from Dota 2 and enjoy this interview with Moshow!  Moshow is well known on Instagram and elsewhere on the web for his cat-centric hip hop stylings.  Evanwood and Roland dig into Moshow's past, his philosophy on sharing content creation and, of course, his cats.  All this and more in the latest episode of the DotP podcast!

Blue and Wazoo talk about the Shanghai Majors in Dota 2, Valve's development, and community relations in this week's edition of the Dota 2 podcast.

Maut makes a triumphant return to Defense of the Patience to join Cyphus and Roland for a chat about Moonduck, what he's been up to, casting coaching, and the 2GD controversy at the Shanghai Major.  All this and more on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.

Tsunami joins the Theorycraft Thursday crew for a tri-lane theorycraft this week with Ursi and Proud.  They talk about Tsunami's work on hero guides and videos, surprise him with the tri-lane combo and then take it into the game after talking builds.  Find out how the trio fared in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast!

Cyphus is joined for a special Wednesday show featuring Malystryx from JoinDota and Malic3 from DailyDot and Team Nanaue.  They talk all things Dota, Malystryx's adventures with his crazy-but-good-intentioned brother, the MMR system, a round of Dota Family Values and predictions for the Shanghai Major!  All this and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.

Blue and Wazoo are joined by DasTurbo this week on Tryhard Tuesdays.  They talk all things Dota 2 from playing the game and the current meta to Turbo's work in e-sports and with Team Empire.  Check out the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!

Blacheart joins Roland and Cyphus for a talk about how she stomped Roland 1v1 mid to earn her DotP OG status, playing Spectre, a race to 3k MMR, Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, Chik-Fil-A and much, much more.  Check out the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.

Proud and Ursinity are tackling a new lane combo in Dota 2 this week: Slark and Skywrath Mage.  Find out how the latest Theorycraft Thursday combo holds up in game in the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast. http://www.dotabuff.com/matches/2159632860  

Cyphus is joined by Austin "Capitalist" Walsh for another installment of DotP One on One's.  They talk Cap's biggest regret, what it takes to be a pro player, pursuing your dreams and branding yourself.  All this and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.

Blue and Wazoo talk about the trials and tribulations of the mid-lane and what to do to win that lane.  Wazoo compares the lane to safe lane and talks about his recent move from running safe lane carries into mid lane carries.  All this and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.

Cyphus and Roland are joined by Joey "Leafeator" Thimian, Dota 2 Reddit moderator, for a talk about running Reddit, its value in the community, influence over the game and more!  Check out the latest episode of the Dota 2 Podcast!

DotP brings you a special Saturday release with Matt Demers from BetterDota.com.  Roland and Blue sat down with Matt to talk being a better Dota 2 player, founding Better Dota, Matt's history and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.

EZ Mrcz and The Grand Wazoo sit down with Chris Bourassa, Creative Director for Darkest Dungeon to talk how the game got developed, the art behind it, and their favorite aspects of the game.  All this and more in the latest episode of the gaming podcast!

Ursinity and Proud bring you another Theorycraft Thursday episode this week tackling a new safe lane combo: Chaos Knight and Crystal Maiden.  Find out how the duo did in this latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.

DotP brings you a special edition of the Wednesday show this week.  First, we kick it off with an update on all things happening in the pro Dota 2 scene with Woodshrew.  After that, Cyphus joins the Wednesday crew for a one-on-one interview with Wednesday show host, Jack "Korean BBQ" Chen talking about being in Shanghai for the Shanghai Major, growing up stateside, careers in journalism and much m...

Blue and Wazoo head another round of Tryhard Tuesdays revisiting the concept of taking a break from Dota 2 and coming back with a fresh outlook.  They talk the pros and cons of taking a break and how they've handled it on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.

EZ, Cyphus and Roland chat about enthusiasm for watching Dota 2 versus StarCraft 2, learning the game with Roland's wife, Hillary Clinton's legislative proposals in 2005 for regulating the video game industry, Chik-Fil-A, doing the second half gay and much more in the latest episode of the video game podcast.