Snake & Banter
Snake & Banter is a CS:GO talk show, hosted by Duncan "Thorin" Shields and Alex "Mauisnake" Ellenberg, themed around each individual selecting a good, bad and ugly topic to discuss.
Sat, April 26, 2025
Why Falcons Will Be Top 3 In The World / G2's CEO Exposed Everything... (ft Dempz)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by HLTV writer Dempz to chat about the potential for the NiKo x m0NESY Falcons to be top 3 globally, the disastrous HLTV Confirmed interview with G2's CEO, why Hooxi's move to Astralis is good for everyone (except maybe kassad), and more! Get the ultimate immersive gaming experience with Turtle Beach today! For a limited time only, head to https://TurtleBeach.com and use Code CSGO for 10% off your entire order.
Sun, April 06, 2025
G2s Future Without m0NESY Is Bad / Is siuhy Joining Team Liquid A Mistake? (ft JW)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by JW, currently on EYEBALLERS, to chat about siuhy on Team Liquid, the pros and cons of the VRS system, the lack of big personalities in the Counter-Strike scene, the state of G2 as we approach the Austin Major, and more! This episode is sponsored by Into the AM! Save 10% on high-quality apparel by using our link: https://intotheam.com/LFN. Also, visit the Last Free Nation Discord to give feedback on our latest t-shirt design collaboration! Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @shop.mando and get $5 off off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo code CS2 at https://www.shopmando.com!
Sun, March 23, 2025
Catching Up With kennyS / The Problem With Star Players (kennyS)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by the legendary kennyS to discuss the thriving French CS scene, B1ad3's great work with NAVI, why the cadiaN on Astralis experiment needs to end, problems with BLAST seeding, the ugly state of NA Counter-Strike, and more. Exclusive $20-off Carver Mat at https://www.AuraFrames.com. Use code SANDB at checkout to save! (US only)
Sun, March 16, 2025
The Cheating Disaster In CS2 / NAVI Disappoints Again... (ft Rejin)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Rejin, currently the Coach for Tricked Esport, to discuss poor communication by NAVI, recent cheating and match-fixing scandals in CS2 esports, why Eternal Fire made the best offseason signing, the return of small LAN events, and more. Thank you to INTOTHEAM for sponsoring this week's episode! Use our link to receive 10% discount on anything you purchase on the website: https://www.intotheam.com/lfn
S1 E89 · Sun, March 16, 2025
The Cheating Disaster In CS2 / NAVI Disappoints Again... (ft Rejin)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Rejin, currently the Coach for Tricked Esport, to discuss poor communication by NAVI, recent cheating and match-fixing scandals in CS2 esports, why Eternal Fire made the best offseason signing, the return of small LAN events, and more. Thank you to INTOTHEAM for sponsoring this week's episode! Use our link to receive 10% discount on anything you purchase on the website: https://www.intotheam.com/lfn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, March 10, 2025
NAVI ARE FALLING APART / The Fragile State of Top CS Teams (ft ynoT)
In this episode of Snake and Banter, our hosts discuss the evolving landscape of competitive Counter-Strike, featuring insights into ESL Pro League's live seeding, FlyQuest's struggles, and NAVI's troubling trajectory. Special guest ynoT joins to share his perspectives on the rapidly changing tier 1.5 scene and the implications of Fragadelphia's VRS points attracting European teams. Tune in for a detailed analysis of the current competitive state and what the future holds for these top teams. Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @shop.mando and get $5 off off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo code CS2 at https://www.shopmando.com!
Mon, March 10, 2025
How CS Tournaments Got Even Better / Falcons Are Fun To Watch (ft Scrawny)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Conner "Scrawny" Girvan to discuss the progress made by PGL, BLAST, and ESL, dona joining the talent lineup at EPL, the fun factor of Falcons, Eternal Fire not showing up on big matches, the new way FaZe is using EliGE, and more! Take advantage of Ridge’s one-a-year anniversary sale and get UP TO 40% OFF right now by going to https://www.Ridge.com/SNAKE Get the ultimate immersive gaming experience with Turtle Beach today! For a limited time only, head to https://TurtleBeach.com and use Code CSGO for 10% off your entire order.
S1 E88 · Sat, March 08, 2025
NAVI ARE FALLING APART / The Fragile State of Top CS Teams (ft ynoT)
We discuss the evolving landscape of competitive Counter-Strike, featuring insights into ESL Pro League's live seeding, FlyQuest's struggles, and NAVI's troubling trajectory. Special guest ynoT joins to share his perspectives on the rapidly changing tier 1.5 scene and the implications of Fragadelphia's VRS points attracting European teams. Tune in for a detailed analysis of the current competitive state and what the future holds for these top teams. Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @shop.mando and get $5 off off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo code CS2 at https://www.shopmando.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 E87 · Fri, February 28, 2025
How CS Tournaments Got Even Better / Falcons Are Fun To Watch (ft Scrawny)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Conner "Scrawny" Girvan to discuss the progress made by PGL, BLAST, and ESL, dona joining the talent lineup at EPL, the fun factor of Falcons, Eternal Fire not showing up on big matches, the new way FaZe is using EliGE, and more! Take advantage of Ridge’s one-a-year anniversary sale and get UP TO 40% OFF right now by going to https://www.Ridge.com/SNAKE Get the ultimate immersive gaming experience with Turtle Beach today! For a limited time only, head to https://TurtleBeach.com and use Code CSGO for 10% off your entire order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, February 20, 2025
Brazil Can't Make 1 Good Team / Tier 2 Scene Is An Absolute Disaster... (ft moses)
moses joins to discuss the Brazilian CS scene, VRS rule violations, frozen's strong performances, the faltering of Complexity, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, February 17, 2025
Why Aggressive Players Are Overrated / The Pro Circuit Is Inconsistent (ft NER0cs)
HLTV Senior Writer NER0cs joins to discuss Spinx on MOUZ, which CS players are being overrated, why The MongolZ have a bright future, 3DMAX, and more! Get the ultimate immersive gaming experience with Turtle Beach today! For a limited time only, head to https://TurtleBeach.com and use Code CSGO for 10% off your entire order. Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @shop.mando and get $5 off off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo code CS2 at https://www.shopmando.com! Exclusive $20-off Carver Mat at https://www.AuraFrames.com. Use code SANDB at checkout to save! (US only) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, February 06, 2025
zews Reveals What Happened In Team Liquid / IEM Katowice 2025 Playoffs (ft zews)
zews shares his thoughts on Twistzz and Team Liquid, FaZe missing the IEM Katowice Playoffs, why narratives around G2 are so bad, the growth of electroNic, the rebuild of GamerLegion, and more! Go to https://www.buyraycon.com/snake TODAY to get 20% off your Raycon order! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, January 28, 2025
Why chopper is CRUCIAL to Team Spirit / The IMPOSSIBLE CS calendar (ft magixx)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Boris "magixx" Vorobyev to discuss why chopper is so important to Team Spirit, the ridiculous Counter-Strike event calendar, magixx's amazing performance at the Major Finals, the rise of paiN Gaming, confusion about the Heroic roster, and more! Get the ultimate immersive gaming experience with Turtle Beach today! For a limited time only, head to https://TurtleBeach.com and use Code CSGO for 10% off your entire order. Thank you to INTOTHEAM for sponsoring this week's episode! Take part in their Anniversary Sale from January 22-February 9 with up to 50% OFF sitewide. Use our link to receive an additional 10% discount on anything you purchase on the website: https://www.intotheam.com/lfn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sun, January 26, 2025
Did Vitality Make The Wrong Move? / How New Rosters Are Settling (ft GoMeZ)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Chris "GoMeZ" Orfanellis to discuss the current state of Vitality, NiP and BetBoom's strong performances, the less-than-ideal status of how VRS invites are being done, the return of online Counter-Strike, and more. Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @shop.mando and get $5 off off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo code CS2 at https://www.shopmando.com! Get the ultimate immersive gaming experience with Turtle Beach today! For a limited time only, head to https://TurtleBeach.com and use Code CSGO for 10% off your entire order. This Valentine’s Day, good things come in big packages at MeUndies. Score huge sitewide savings at https://www.meundies.com/snake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sun, January 19, 2025
The m0NESY Fallacy / Most Surprising Roster Moves & Expectations (ft Allan Hender)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Allan Hender to discuss why the success of m0NESY may actually be hurting G2, why the BLAST Bounty Format works, ropz joining Vitality, a recent post by Heccu on X, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sun, December 22, 2024
Is donk considered a "Rookie"? / Why Team Liquid is on a Downtrend (ft dusT)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Dustin "dusT" Mouret to discuss donk's amazing year, strong performances at the Shanghai Major, Vitality, NAVI, and Falcons coming up short, the debate around what players can be considered "rookies", and more! Exclusive $35-off Carver Mat at https://www.AuraFrames.com. Use code SANDB at checkout to save! Get the ultimate immersive gaming experience with Turtle Beach today! For a limited time only, head to https://TurtleBeach.com and use Code CSGO for 10% off your entire order. EXPRESSVPN now sponsors Snake and Banter! Get THREE free months of service with our link: https://www.expressvpn.com/snakebanter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, December 10, 2024
The MongolZ Make The Major Playoffs! / What Happened to NAVI?... (ft Bleh)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Sudhen "Bleh" Wahengbam to discuss The MongolZ qualifying for the Shanghai Major Playoffs, the state of Fnatic, South America's strong recent showings, NAVI missing out on the Major Playoffs, narratives around donk and Team Spirit, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, December 05, 2024
Teams Are Wasting Player Talent... / Which Teams Are Crumbling? (ft Hawka)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Alex "Hawka" Hawkins to discuss the latest from the PW Counter-Strike Major, Tech Girl's strengths as a host, poor showings from Complexity and FlyQuest, the futures of Cloud9 and BIG, the consistency of "favorites" in CS2, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, November 26, 2024
Valve Messed Up the Rules... / Counter-Strike Has Changed Forever (ft RossR)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Ross "RossR" Rooney, currently the strategy and analysis lead at Fnatic, to discuss controversies around Valve and the rules for the Counter-Strike Major, blameF's strong performances, Astralis and Team Falcons missing another Major, GamerLegion's impressive team, the falloff of Danish CS, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, November 19, 2024
DRILLAS Abusing Major Loophole is Good?! / Why is f0rest retiring?
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Anders Blume to discuss DRILLAS and ohnePixel finding a loophole in the Major qualifier, f0rest's retirement, EliGE returning to greatness, tournament organizers favoring co-streamers over official broadcasts, MIBR on the rise, and more! Thank you to our sponsors for supporting today's episode. Thank you to INTOTHEAM for sponsoring this week's episode! Use our link to receive 10% discount on anything you purchase on the website: https://www.intotheam.com/lfn MeUndies sponsored this episode of Snake and Banter. Get 20% off your first order, plus free shipping, at https://www.meundies.com/snake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, November 08, 2024
TROUBLE at Team Liquid / The decline of esports journalism (ft Mnmzzz)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by journalist Jeff "Mnmzzz" Moore to discuss Team Liquid and NAVI's decline, the bright future for Counter-Strike in Asia, Vertigo potentially leaving the competitive map pool, a disappointing recent interview with the CEO of G2, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, October 31, 2024
s1mple returns to dominate / Tier 2 CS is going to be UGLY (ft Ne0kai)
Ne0ka joins to discuss MOUZ, kassad's redemption, getting rid of the RMR system, ENCE, the status of teams post-Major, s1mple returning to Falcons, the state of T2 CS, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, October 10, 2024
Why G2 is FINISHED / Team Liquid NEEDS to change (ft Chet)
Chet "Chet" Singh joins to discuss FURIA's strong performances at IEM Rio, the Heroic lineup finally working well, disappointments from Complexity and G2, w0nderful's choking problem, Vitality's decision to have a stand-in at BLAST World Final, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sat, October 05, 2024
Is s1mple to Falcons a mistake? / G2 is actually winning with Snax?! (ft STYKO)
Martin "STYKO" Styk joins to discuss the latest Valve update to Counter-Strike 2, the hosts joining Richard Lewis at Elisa Masters Espoo, SanPayus and s1mple, narratives around Snax, ultimate's fall-off, and more! Thank you to Turtle Beach for sponsoring this episode! Get the ultimate immersive gaming experience with Turtle Beach today! For a limited time only, head to https://TurtleBeach.com and use Code CSGO for 10% off your entire order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, September 18, 2024
Why cadiaN joining Astralis is a good idea / Kicking dupreeh for NiKo? (ft ashhh)
Ashley "ashhh" Battye, currently the Head Coach for GamerLegion, joins to discuss cadiaN joining Astralis, whether HooXi would have been a better addition, the benefits of the CS academy teams, the messiness of Tier 2 CS, the collapse of ENCE, and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, September 09, 2024
What does donk do wrong? Who gets kicked from Faze? (ft Skriv)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Harvey "Skriv" Rodgers to discuss donk narratives, FaZe's recent play, Eternal Fire, NiP, the upcoming CS event calendar, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sat, August 31, 2024
NiKo joining Team Falcons / The "donk Curse" is affecting Team Spirit (ft fl0m)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Erik "fl0m" Flom to discuss the RMR qualifiers, Vitality, the "donk Curse," NiKo joining Falcons, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, August 21, 2024
Valve banned Snap Tap / CS2 only cares about 1 region (ft EliGE)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski, currently of Complexity Gaming, to discuss Valve's decision to ban Snap Tap, Vitality and MOUZ's performances at IEM Cologne, the slow death of NA CS, the disaster of VP, why the map pool needs to change, FaZe's potential comeback, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, August 13, 2024
The Astralis honeymoon is over / MOUZ are the best at finding new talent (ft Jumpy)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Jimmy "Jumpy" Berndtsson, the Coach for Sangal Esports, to discuss IEM Cologne, MOUZ's knack for finding new CS talent, skullz's redemption arc on FURIA, what Complexity needs in order to improve, recency bias, the end of the Astralis honeymoon period, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, August 06, 2024
Why karrigan should retire / malbs exceeding all expectations (ft austincs)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by austincs to discuss malbs and b1t's strong showings, reasons why karrigan should hang up the cape, visa issues involving degster, Complexity's incoherent gameplay, the CS:GO vs CS2 debate, r1nkle, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, July 26, 2024
Why Jimpphat is the next Superstar / How IEM Cologne got even better (ft KingT)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by KingT to discuss Jimpphat's status as a superstar, a welcome update to IEM Cologne, w0nderful's inconsistency, NiKo's performance and results at EWC, the lackluster state of NA CS, and more! Thank you to Mando for sponsoring this episode! Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with Mando and get $5 off off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo code CS2 at https://www.shopmando.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, July 17, 2024
Why Snax might make sense... / The future of Brazilian CS (ft Hawka)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Alex "Hawka" Hawkins to discuss changes coming to BIG, HEN1 and the Brazilian scene's positive trajectory, a hot take on G2's roster move, too many players trying to copy dev1ce and become IGL tourists, the finalized smooya roster of Into The Breach, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, July 11, 2024
"These roster changes don't make sense..." / New players in T1 CS (ft Tech Girl)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Sam "Tech Girl" Wright to discuss jks joining Team Liquid, snax joining G2, up-and-coming talent being put in the spotlight, HLTV's current content, Cloud9's roster moves, KSCERATO and yuurih staying at FURIA, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, July 03, 2024
HooXi Finally Gets Benched / f0rest's comeback? (ft NartOutHere)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by content creator "NartOutHere" to discuss HooXi's benching on G2, TeSeS staying at Heroic, rumors of HeavyGod joining Cloud9, f0rest's lack of recent competitive play, jL's statements during recent interviews, the ugly situation regarding ICY, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, June 27, 2024
T2 CS is good now? / Cheap player buyouts (ft mantuu)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Mateusz "mantuu" Wilczewski to discuss the quality of tier 2 circuit of Counter-strike, Complexity succeeding in playing moneyball, NAVI's lack of a star player, the downfall of zews and cadiaN's reputations following their departures from Team Liquid, controversial tech from zont1x and donk, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, June 21, 2024
Why Stewie2K is unprofessional / cadiaN is cursed! (ft Richard Lewis)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Richard Lewis to discuss the fallout from Stewie2K's recent interview on Maui's stream, the truth behind cadiaN's departure from Team Liquid, why malbs joining G2 may not be the only move the team makes, Team Spirit's star duo of sh1ro and donk, problems with Valve's ranking system, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, June 10, 2024
Why NAVI needs s1mple / Have The MongolZ broken the meta? (ft Heccu)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by interviewer & host Anastasija "Heccu" Tolmačeva to discuss strong play by The MongolZ, r1nkle breathing life back into NiP, smooya becoming the centerpiece for Into The Breach, the lack of star power on NAVI, the disappointments of the current Team Liquid roster, the funny Twitter drama between launders and dona, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sat, May 25, 2024
dev1ce SHINES as IGL / Why Donk is already a top 5 player (ft DAVEY)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by analyst & caster David "DAVEY" Stafford to discuss dev1ce and his success as IGL and AWPer for Astralis, cadiaN potentially being benched by Team Liquid, donk's skill level, Virtus.pro underperforming, ZywOo fans being obnoxious, the fall ofthe NAVI hype train, and more/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, May 17, 2024
Team Falcons' Biggest Issue / Is Nexa the problem in G2? (ft pita)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by coach Faruk "pita" Pita to discuss MOUZ and their victory at ESL Pro League, HEROIC picking up degster, problems surrounding Team Falcons, a flaw in HLTV ranking and how it affects donk, blameF settling for Fnatic, nexa and G2, Complexity at ESL Pro League, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, May 07, 2024
The downward spiral of HEROIC and ENCE / Is blameF rotting away? (ft Paladin)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by analyst Paladin to discuss ESL Pro League, excellent stats from XANTARES, downward trends from both HEROIC and ENCE, Apeks disbanding, Vitality's lackluster results in 2024, blameF wasting away on the Astralis bench , and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sat, April 27, 2024
The UGLY TRUTH about FURIA / m0NESY is Playing Like Prime s1mple! (ft ArmchairIGL)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by analyst ArmchairIGL to discuss ESL Pro League, G2 contuining to falter with their current HooXi-led roster, m0NESY playing like prime s1mple and kennyS, The MogolZ continuing to perform well, roster moves by Cloud9, unfortunate revelations at Furia following arT's departure, community takes on the CS2 map pool, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wed, April 17, 2024
Are VP a SUPERTEAM with electroNic? / Jimpphat Raises the Floor! ( ft RobuJohnson)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by caster, analyst, and writer RobuJohnson to discuss Jimpphat's strong performances in supportive roles, electroNic joining VP & whether this has created a new superteam, the lack of Player Profile video pieces, the drop-off in hype around Team Spirit, G2 wasting opportunities with m0NESY, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, April 05, 2024
NAVI's Major win was a FLUKE / ZywOo's disappointing Major Playoffs (ft Hugo)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Major Finals caster Hugo to discuss the end of CS2 partner leagues, a reset of Aleksib's career, a scorching hot take about Inferno and Vertigo, NAVI's victory over FaZe, ZywOo's underwhelming legacy in Major Playoffs, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sat, March 23, 2024
G2's MASSIVE MISTAKES / Does BOROS deserve all the blame? (ft voo)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by voo to discuss thoughts on the PGL Copenhagen Major, success of Brazilian CS2 teams, Valve's game balancing decisions, G2 flaws, arT's poor play for Furia, disagreements on a launders video about Astralis being a superteam, BOROS taking immense blame on Falcons, ZywOo's health, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, March 14, 2024
YOU OVERREACTED to s1mple & Falcons' loss / Major talent DUBS & SNUBS (ft launders)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Mohan "launders" Govindasamy to discuss the talent lineup at the PGL Copenhagen Major, NiP players, Cloud9's continued struggles, reactions to s1mple and Falcons losing their Bo3 at BLAST, a surprising stat for Complexity, recent roster moves at NRG, and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, March 05, 2024
Team Liquid MISS THE MARK / dev1ce as IGL?! / Female agent Twitter SNAFU (ft dona)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by content creator dona to discuss hype around donk's upcoming appearance at The Major, EspiranTo's return to CS, Jason Lake buying back Complexity, the current weakness of North American CS, the poor directions of both Astralis and NiP, the Astralis women's open letter to Valve, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, February 27, 2024
RMR's are more important than THE MAJOR?!? / Astralis lacks leadership (ft Rejin)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Allan "Rejin" Petersen, the Head Coach for TSM, to discuss excitement around new teams in CS2, gla1ve's recent success, a glaring issue in CS2 demos, the sad state of the RMR system, dev1ce missing the first CS2 Major, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, February 16, 2024
Team Spirit's UNSUNG HEROES / karrigan's ambition / The Balkan mentality (ft Tedd)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by caster & broadcast analyst Teodor "Tedd" Borisov to discuss gla1ve and kuben's strong partnership at ENCE, positive changes at BIG, reactions to Team Spirit's win over FaZe at the IEM Katowice Grand Finals, problems faced by NiP and Cloud9, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sun, January 28, 2024
CHEATERS in Online Qualifiers / FL1T will be a top 20 player! (ft. Dempz)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Arron "Dempz" Dempsey, a writer at HLTV, to discuss the epic race to be the #1 team heading into the Copenhagen Major, the strengths of FL1T and Virtus.pro, Lrimbo and tabseN wasting away on BIG, the potential of Team Falcons, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, January 22, 2024
MAJOR PROBLEMS at RMR Qualifiers / In defense of kassad (ft. Thomas)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Thomas "Thomas" Utting, the IGL of Into The Breach, to discuss ZywOo and HeavyGod's strong performances, Astralis's return to becoming a top team, issues with the RMR Qualifiers, public criticisms of kassad's BLEED bootcamp, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sat, January 06, 2024
THE RETURN of daps and NRG / TOO MUCH HYPE for donk? (ft. daps)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Damian "daps" Steele, the IGL of NRG, to discuss hampus's move to BLEED, changes at BLAST, problems with HLTV player rankings and awards, Team Liquid's results after losing some key players, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, December 01, 2023
Give gla1ve a chance! / apEX and ZywOo are BACK! (ft. Nohte)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Danish "Nohte" Allana, the Senior Staff Writer at HLTV, to discuss positive changes coming to FaZe, VItality's return to strength, Cloud9's roster potentially being capped out, problems with Valve's ranking system, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, November 10, 2023
NiKo's U-turn: GOOD OR BAD? / The UGLY downfall of EG (ft. MNMZZZ)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Jeffrey "Mnmzzz" Moore, the Senior Editor at Dust2, to discuss NiKo spurning Falcons in favor of staying at G2, jks getting benched, Team Liquid's strong upcoming roster, the decline of the Danish CS scene, the current wave of online tournaments, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, September 26, 2023
Was kicking nafany a MISTAKE?!? / Complexity and VP are back! (ft. NER0)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by HLTV features writer Harry "NER0" Richards to discuss NER0's latest article on CS:GO riflers, the new-look NAVI's strong start, issues plaguing the scene that Valve aren't fixing in CS2, Jerry's lackluster team reveal, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, September 07, 2023
TSM's BIG FLAW / dev1ce's MEGA efficiency / Brazil's underperformance (ft. Allan)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by caster & analyst Allan Hender to discuss Vitality's confidence in making a roster move after winning the BLAST Major, matchmaking improvements in CS2, the states of GamerLegion and Team Liquid, the anticlimactic reveal of Jerry's new team, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, August 28, 2023
Rise of ENCE / Valve's UGLY change in CS2 / A long wait for Katowice (ft. dycha)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Paweł "dycha" Dycha, current rifler for ENCE, to discuss the rise of Snappi and ENCE, the benefits of the upcoming CS:GO Asia Championships, the lackluster feel of EPL Playoff matches, the state of Polish CS, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, August 11, 2023
Fans are IN DENIAL on ZywOo! / b0RUP is weighing down Astralis
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Cai "CYPHER" Watson to discuss the improvement of SunPayus, NiKo and G2's strong performance at IEM Cologne, FaZe's recent quality of play, the high cost that NAVI had to play for jL and iM, the culture of denial around ZywOo in high-pressure situations, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, July 24, 2023
Removing nafany was a mistake!?! / Reactions to new NiP and NAVI
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Janko "YNk" Paunović to discuss the news that Majors will now take place at the end of seasons, why we shouldn't count FaZe out yet, whether kicking nafany from Cloud9 was the right move, blameF and hampus as IGL's for their teams, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, June 30, 2023
Mauisnake was RIGHT about Cloud9! / REACTIONS to TSM rumors (ft. KingT)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by KingT to discuss the recent roster moves by Cloud9 (including swapping out Nafany), the inability for pro players to gracefully accept criticism, OG's downward trend, Vitality's signing of flameZ, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, June 20, 2023
iM's BIGGEST COMPLAINT about CS2 / Heroic's major hurdle (ft. iM)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Ivan "iM" Mihai to discuss how GamerLegion made their improbable run at the BLAST Paris Major, the upcoming shuffle of Eastern European players, the possible effects of Aleksib being kicked from NiP, the lack of confidence and prestige surrounding Heroic, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sun, May 28, 2023
What's lacking at Liquid? / s1mple's final CS:GO Major / rise of iM (ft. Moses)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Jason "moses" O'Toole to discuss the CS:GO Major format, the unfortunate end to s1mple's CS:GO Major career, the state of Team Liquid, Vitality's course to their Major victory, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, May 05, 2023
Who will win the ULTIMATE CS:GO Major? (ft. launders)
Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Mohan "launders" Govindasamy to discuss many of the narratives going into the final CS:GO Major. Topics include whether this is Heroic's tournament to win, which teams are expected to fail, potential underdogs to watch, dream Finals matchups, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, March 28, 2023
Twistzz vs EliGE: WHO'S THE NA GOAT?
Thorin and Mauisnake discuss the accolades, history, and skills of Twistzz and EliGE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, February 14, 2023
G2 DOMINATES at Katowice! / Are Heroic at their ceiling? (ft. Aleksib)
Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen joins Thorin and Mauisnake to discuss G2's amazing performance at IEM Katowice + its impact on NiKo's legacy, FaZe's seemingly low floor as a team, the downward trend of Finnish CS, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, January 30, 2023
Where are the dominant teams?!? / Turmoil at Na'Vi! (ft. KingT)
KingT joins Thorin and Mauisnake to discuss the state of Team Liquid, the lack of dominant, world-beater teams, possible problems at Na"vi, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, December 20, 2022
G2 find their form! / Is the map pool flawed? (ft. blameF)
Benjamin "blameF" Bremer joins Thorin and Mauisnake to discuss G2 winning the BLAST World Finals, the effects of the recent game update from Valve, the disappointing end of the year for some of the top teams, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, December 08, 2022
k0nfig and dev1ce return! (ft. Tech Girl)
Sam "Tech Girl" Wright joins Thorin and Mauisnake to discuss multiple angles surrounding k0nfig standing in for Heroic, Jaxon shutting down, dev1ce returning to competitive play, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, November 21, 2022
JAME'S TIME to win a Major! (ft. JRT)
John "JRT" Tsoupanarias joins Thorin and Mauisnake to discuss Jame and Outsiders' triumph at the IEM Rio Major, Cloud9 and Na'Vi not performing to expectations, the ups and downs with the live crowd, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, October 27, 2022
The YEKINDAR move: GOOD, BAD, or BOTH?!? (ft. Maniac)
Mathieu "Maniac" Quiquerez joins Thorin and Mauisnake to discuss YEKINDAR's move from Virtus.pro to Team Liquid, the lack of innovation in broadcast analysis, the strength of title-contenders coming into the Rio Major, the unfortunate futility of investigating match fixing, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, October 14, 2022
The Immense Impact of G2's RMR Upset / tabseN's Legacy (ft. Heccu)
Anastasija "Heccu" Tolmačeva joins Thorin and Mauisnake to discuss the benefits of the WePlay Academy League, successes of Team Liquid and NiP, what G2 missing the Major means for the scene, the struggles of tabseN and BIG, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sat, September 10, 2022
HooXi is better than cArn?!?!? (ft. pita)
Faruk "pita" Pita joins Thorin and Mauisnake to discuss HooXi's move to G2, Aleksib joining NiP, the lack of updates around dev1ce, the narratives around Jame and Virtus.pro, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, September 02, 2022
Does Spinx make VITALITY a TOP TEAM? / Astralis and Heroic STRUGGLE (feat. Freya)
Freya "Freya" Spiers joins the hosts to discuss HenryG's return to casting, Vitality's quick improvement with the addition of Spinx, the current struggles of Danish rosters, the potential for ESL viewer fatigue, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thu, July 21, 2022
FaZe & NAVI deliver! / Who's to blame for BAD roster moves? (feat. kassad)
Aleksandar "kassad" Trifunović joins the hosts to discuss the exciting rivalry between FaZe and Navi, the amount of influnece that players have over team roster decisions, Spinx's possible departure from ENCE, the reasons why Bo5 Finals aren't necessarily a good thing, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tue, July 12, 2022
Making the Major is TOO EASY?!? / Inconsistency from top teams (feat. HooXi)
Rasmus "HooXi" Nielsen joins the hosts to discuss the strength of teams who stay together, YEKINDAR's impact on Team Liquid, the lack of a clear hierarchy outside of the top 2 teams, Mouz making the IEM Cologne playoffs, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, June 13, 2022
NiP dev1ce Update Soon? / What is the "Black Hole" of Analysis? (feat. Miraa)
Luís "Miraa" Mira joins the hosts to discuss Heroic and ENCE's recent successes, the new "black hole" of critical CS:GO analysis, the most recent ESIC developments, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, May 27, 2022
What's next for Liquid? / karrigan levels up! / ESIC update woes (feat. Bleh)
Sudhen "Bleh" Wahengbam joins the hosts to discuss reactions to the conclusion of the Antwerp Major , Outsiders' recent lackluster performance, ESIC's handling of coaching bans, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fri, April 29, 2022
MAJOR Reactions / karrigan Shines / No Expectations for Astralis? (feat. Hawka)
Alex "Hawka" Hawkins joins the hosts to discuss reactions to the Antwerp Major, the lack of LAN events, the mediocre expectations for the current Astralis roster, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mon, April 11, 2022
Furia Rising / Evil Geniuses Struggle / Heroic at Their Ceiling? (feat. launders)
Mohan "launders" Govindasamy joins the hosts to discuss Furia, k0nfig's strength on Ancient, ALEX's turbulent career, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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