If The Shoebill Fits

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean look at Pandemonium as a whole, and the literary implications of the conclusion. Other topics include Three Body Problem (you knew it was coming), Titanic, and a workable theory for the next expansion/set of patches.   https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod Linktree, Go!

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Sean and Chadd take apart what actually happened in the final four fights of Pandemonium, and their substantial lore implications. Other topics include endangered ursine martial artists, Diablo 3 (not 4!), and a few calls we nailed, right on the head.  If you're  looking for the link, https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod might be it! 

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Sean and Chadd look at the Main Story Quest of Patch 6.4, and its lore implications. Other topics include Hermesloathing, Golbez-Lyse, and Vtra's final informational declarations of which Brood he is a member of.  https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod is the secret link of doom: My patcher is working again!

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean look at 6.4, 6.55, and the looming specter of 7.0, with a focus on Lahabrea, Tataru, and the function of the patch cycle. Other topics include Frog and their Festivals, Frostmourne(s), and player retention vs. player acquisition concepts.  If you're looking for a link to the burger king, https://linktr.ee/shoebillp...

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean look at pacing and the different narrative architectures available to writers through the lens of TV and Gaming. Other topics include X Files, Sopranos, and Alphinaud's many death flags.  https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod is the link in which the notifications shall appear.

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean look at the Egopolis, the person-city, in video games and reality, and how it constructs Amaurot, as well as a few other institutions you may be surprised about. Other topics include the trajectory of storytelling in videogames, Popeye the Sailor Man, and a lot of really good Xbox 360 games.  https://linktr.ee/shoebillp...

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean look at the bad part of games: firings, bugs, and evil itself. Other topics include the Miltonian Simile, the Portrait of Dorian Grey, and the principles of audience expectation versus legality.  https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod is the link you are perhaps seeking?

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean look at the forgotten Final Fantasy: FFV. Other topics include Rambo 1, 2, and 3; the publication order of Final Fantasy, and the true nature of the omniversal Greg.  Want to talk Bartz not drawing first blood? https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod is where you need to go.

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Sean and Chadd look at the live letter, spaghetti code, and the disability implications of bad design. Other topics include Total War, 2023, and goodbad dragoons.  https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod is the link you're looking for!

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Sean has audio problems! No, really, but Sean and Chadd also discuss Taxation, Odin, and the start of his Lominsan adventure. Other topics include Rommelino, ancient Rome, and the crushing pressure of the libertarian ideology. Want to join the cause? https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod is the link you're looking for.

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Sean and Chadd look at level one through ten of the Ul'Dahn MSQ (yes, the three cities have different MSQ's). Other topics include Chadd's alt, the structure of society, Ul'Dahn ethnic cleansing, and, of course, All Brass Blades Are Bastards.  Want to join the Hyur and Bunny as they slowly build up their Caards? ht...

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Sean and Chadd make a character, and discuss how character creation informs and is informed by lore. Other topics include the worst kind of species backstory, the most hideous periodical ever found on general shelves, and being paid in spell knowledge for gravedigging.  Want to join the bunny adventure?  https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod...

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Sean and Chadd look at dual concepts that are the basis for the player experience in games: Qualia and Ideology. Other subjects include our upcoming series, the worst of all possible gamers, and Sean waxing melancholic for like ten minutes.  TELL US YOUR IDEOLOGY OF CONSUMPTION, DO IT, THIS IS A CALL TO ACTION DIRECTED AT YOU. https:/...

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean look at the per-expansion themes of the game, and how they differ across other media. Other topics include Whether or Not Chadd is a Weeb, The Elder Scroll Says You Need to Die, and the most impactful scene in Disney's The Fox and the Hound.  Here's our linktree: https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod  and here's...

In this week's episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Sean and Chadd look at sports and games of Eorzea, their real-world counterparts, and the ontology of Sport. Other topics include The Oldest and Most Profound Culture, Bass Perfidy, and the machine ghost of Roger Ebert.  Want to join our fishing team? We're making jerseys: https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod Want to know ab...

No new episode this week, so we're reuploading our most heavily-referenced one, the grand thesis on how Final Fantasy XIV lore treats Catholicism, the Church, and the accoutrement of organized religion with better organization and thematics than any comparable game. Other topics include Tarot Cards and Worm Abhorrence, obviously.  Since we uploaded this, we made a discord! Find it and everywh...

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker lore podcast, Chadd and Sean talk about narrative excellence as it relates to good and evil in Eorzea. Other topics include Alexander the Pretty Bad Actually, when dead characters are bad writing, and our sister podcast .   Want to be first in line for a Shoebill FC? https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod is where you belong.

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker lore podcast, Chadd and Sean look at the second Alliance Raid of the expansion, and the narrative implications for the history of Eorzea and the game. Other topics include Preachingway, the ubiquity of references to the Deck of Sixty, and the surprisingly anarchist tendencies of the Almighty.  Want to run this raid with Sean when he fina...

The premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast is back! We're talking about 6.3, where the story hit, where it didn't, and the patch's lore implications through the lenses of earlier FF games. Other topics include the Hell known as the AV, Hegelian Dialectics, and the return of the liminal space that exists beyond the Applebee's Dumpsters.  Want to join Chadd's many reclears...

This week, life came at the Premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast fast, and by Life, we mean Sean's ceiling. This remastered reupload of Episode 002: Literary Endwalker, cleans up the audio and utilizes a significantly less lossy format, for maximum listening enjoyment, and hopefully a better sharing experience. Happy holidays, here is the Ripley Scroll, and here is the linktree where we ar...

We 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 t...

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV Lore Podcast, Chadd and Sean look at Paratext, Fascism, and Close Reading. Other topics include the dangers of Moon Nazi's, Pop Team Epic, and how Warcraft and the San Diego Chargers have a lot in common.  https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod  Has the discord you want, if you want to make your case!

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker lore podcast, Sean and Chadd descend into the depths of the Inspectorial Rift to the heights of the moon: It's Manderville time {and then he Mandered all over them}. Other topics include the secret name of Laconic Loporrit, the strange anime confluence of referrentiality, and best-looking relic weapon of the patch.   https://linktr....

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker lore podcast, Chadd describes the phenomenology of being a spectator to FFXIV, rather than a subject. Other topics include the manner in which Alphinaud is like Sam Bankman-Fried, bannisters being In right now, and the inexorable power of the theory that the canonical warrior of light began their journey in Ul'Dah.  Looking for some...

In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Sean and Chadd hack into how Final Fantasy designs space and incentives to move players around, and the contrasting incentives that pull players together and apart. Other topics include the Grand Tour, atypical gameplay behaviors, and the Dark Mystery, Majesty, and Mastery of Fools' Falls.  https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod Is the li...