Live Mic: Best of TPL Conversations features curated discussions and interviews with some of today’s best-known and yet-to-be-known writers, thinkers and artists, recorded on stage at one of Toronto Public Library’s 100 branches. Another season of Live Mic is currently in production and will be released in 2023.
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Sawa ka na ba sa mga mema at hirit na pa-cute lang? Kung ganoon, dito ka na sa mainit at makabuluhang pagtalakay ng mahahalagang isyu sa bansa kasama ang lodi nating si Ted Failon! Pakikinggan at hihimayin niyang mabuti ang pananaw ng magkabilang panig para mas malinawan ang taumbayan. Kaya guys, kinig na! Manong Ted is in the house!
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Zions Finest is a Star Wars: Shatterpoint podcast focusing on the competitive aspects of Atomic Mass Games' Star Wars skirmish game. The podcast focuses on macro and micro strategy, meta analysis, list-building, and other topics relevant to improving your gameplay. We have a ton of fun playing and discussing the game and know that you will enjoy participating in our community. Please join us on the Slack! We have a ton of fun discussing Shatterpoint and other topics and would love to have yo ...
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‘Kabuktutan sa party-list’ (Aired October 8, 2024)
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Ang diwa ng party-list system sa Saligang Batas ay para magkaroon ng representante sa Kongreso ang mga miyembro ng lipunan na tinaguriang marginalized, o mga sektor na hindi binibigyang halaga, at underrepresented, o mga sektor na kulang ang representasyon. Ngunit sa nagdaang party-list elections, lalong lumilinaw ang katotohanan na nasasalaula na …
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JK's title, not mine. How I wish I could take credit for it. Do you want to run Ewoks? And by Ewoks, we mean the best two Ewoks, which are Leia FF and Logray? Well, look no further, because Dean has been absolutely crushing into all non-Iden Empire lists with this incredible concatenation. In this episode, Dean breaks down his list, why it works, h…
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Episode 63 - Excellent Shatterpoint, Eh?
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Welcome to Episode 63! In this episode, Kenny and Sam are joined (again) by Sean Peconi and Kyle Russell to talk about the Canadian GT, as well as the two other GTs that happened this weekend. There is a major discussion as to the diversity of units at these events and generally, as well as tournament formats and everyone's thoughts. It's a great d…
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‘Kumunoy ng pangako’ (Aired September 24, 2024)
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Ipinangako ng mga taong gobyerno na nag-apruba sa Executive Order No. 62 noong Hunyo na ang kautusan na ito ay magpapababa sa presyo ng bigas at magpapatatag sa supply nito. Kaya sa harap ng maingay na protesta ng iba't-ibang grupo sa sektor ng agrikultura, itinuloy ang pagpapatupad sa EO 62, na nagmamandatong ibaba ang taripa o buwis sa pag-aangka…
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Episode 62 - Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye (in Hamilton, CA)
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You're welcome! Some wholesome goodness for Sam's awesome win at the CSWGO Grand Tournament in Ontario, Canada. The Canadians put on an awesome tournament and Sam took a trip across the border to go 6-0 and bring the tournament home. This episode is (almost) all about Spectre, and specifically why Hera is so strong in that list. Sam has the reps an…
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'Dishonor the tradition' (Aired September 17, 2024)
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Sa naganap na mga hearing kamakailan lamang sa 2025 budget ng DOTr at DPWH, tila nagulat at naguluhan ang ilang miyembro ng dalawang kapulungan ng Kongreso na nawalan ng pondo ang malalaki at pangunahing proyekto ng dalawang ahensya na ito—mga reaksyon na mahirap tanggapin dahil sila rin naman ang gumawa at nag-apruba sa pambansang budget noong nak…
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Episode 61 - Box Reviews, the ZiFi Way
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First off, rest in peace James Earl Jones. That good man with the greatest voice has gone home. We added as appropriate of a tribute as we could on short notice. That is why the format for the episode is slightly beatified, as we included some of the iconic moments of Darth Vader from the original trilogy in tribute to the master. Second off, JK ha…
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'SILA-SILA RIN, EH!’ (Aired September 3, 2024)
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Isa sa mga diwa at adhikain ng ating demokrasya ay ang prinsipyo ng checks and balances. Sa tatlong sangay ng gobyerno, poder ng Kongreso na aralin, suriin, at pangalagaan ang paggasta sa pera ng bayan.Kung totoo ngang gumagana ang prinsipyo ng checks and balances sa Pilipinas, bakit mabilis na inaaprubahan ng mga mambabatas ang budget ng iba't-iba…
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Episode 60 - A Typical Father-Son Duo In Star Wars
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Why, you ask? Because this outing also ends in an episode of patricide?!?!?! Why don't you listen and find out! In this episode, Kenny is joined by Ryan Munsell and his son Donovan to discuss their stellar performance at the Evergreen Open. They made it to the cut running Spectre/Batch (Ryan) and Dooku Mando/Empire (Donovan). Ryan has some excellen…
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** UPDATE - If you downloaded this Sunday night or Monday morning redownload it. We were missing 30 seconds of Sam’s audio but that has been fixed. ** I drafted a long description for this episode twice. Spotify ate it. Twice. This episode is Sammy Kaye and Kenny discussing the meta like try-hards. Enjoy it. The Shattered Mirrors event is happening…
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Paglago ng ekonomiya, pagbaba ng antas ng kahirapan—iyan ang malugod na inanunsyo ng ating gobyerno kamakailan lamang. Ngunit kung susuriin ang 2023 Poverty Statistics na inilathala ng Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), lumalabas na ang mga rehiyon na may mas mataas na inflation rate at mas mababa pa sa P450 ang daily minimum wage, ay siya ring…
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Episode 58 - Managing Bedlam (or, Running Local Events) with Dan and Abi
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Welcome to Episode 58! In this episode, Kenny is joined by Dan (RedWolf) and Abi (ElabranGal) to get their insights and input on running events. They break down pre-event, event, and post-event things to think about and manage. For players looking to organize local events, this is a great resource. Make sure to check out the shoutouts for all the G…
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Ang dalawang kapulungan ng Kongreso ay nagkakaroon ng budget hearing kung saan dapat hinihimay nang lubos ang bawat departamento, at ang mga programa ng mga departamentong ito na paglalaanan ng pera ng bayan. Ang Kamara at Senado ang nag-aapruba sa paglalaan ng bilyon-bilyong piso para sa flood management, flood control at flood mitigation projects…
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Episode 57 - Better To Be Lucky Than Good
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In this episode, Kenny and Scott discuss their first and second place finishes at the Salt Lake Open. They discuss the meta of the tournament, their swiss matchups (it was a straight swiss event with five rounds), and their thoughts on the power levels and points of observation from the tournament. Kenny was able to win with Kanan/Sabine/Chopper, P…
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This is the Salt Lake Open prep episode! The SLO post-op will be releasing tomorrow. In this episode, Kenny and Matt talk through their preparations for the SLO, with Sam serving as Adam Smith's impartial spectator to opine on improvements and things for them to think about. This episode was recorded the Thursday before SLO, which has since transpi…
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"Basura sa gobyerno" (Aired July 30, 2024)
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Mula 2016 hanggang 2023 aabot na sa 854 bilyong piso ang kabuuang halaga na inilaan ng bayan para sa flood control at flood management program ng gobyerno. Magkaiba pa ang budget ng DPWH at MMDA at mistulang bumabaha ang pera ng bayan na inilalaan para sa problema ng pagbaha. Pero sa halip na mabawasan ay bakit lalong tumitindi pa ang pagbabaha sa …
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Episode 55 - A Philagreed Approach to the Meta
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Phil Hastings took second at the Lone Star Open. He lost to Aman from Hello There in the final after going 4-0 in swiss and winning his Top 4 matchup. His premier list is, by far, the most creative approach to the current meta (to also do well) and I love that he did as well as he did at a very competitive event. You will love this episode. GOOD LU…
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"Servant of the People?" (Aired July 25, 2024)
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Noong Lunes, July 22, napanood ng mga Pilipino ang marangya at engrandeng SONA ng Pangulong Marcos Jr. Isang araw lamang pagkatapos nito mga imahe na ng reyalidad sa paghihirap ng mga Pilipinong sinalanta ng Bagyong Carina at habagat ang lumantad sa atin. Sa SONA, full force ang paggamit sa resources ng gobyerno. Sa malawakang pagbabaha kahapon sa …
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'Papalakpak ka rin ba?' (Aired July 18, 2024)
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Para saan ba ang State of the Nation Address (SONA)? Reunion ba raw ito ng mga dinastiya na ang turing sa gobyerno ay family business? Ito ba ay fashion show ng mga milyonaryo at bilyonaryong mambabatas? Magkano ba ang totoong gastos ng bayan sa ikatlong SONA ni Pangulong Marcos Jr. sa July 22, 2024? Ano ba ang totoong “State of the Nation”? Ayon s…
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Episode 54 - Caleb Dume Can Do That
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Kanan Jarrus is one of the best primaries in terms of his kit in a hot minute, and he's worth building Rebel teams around. In this episode, Sam and Kenny talk about Kanan, his strengths (many) his weaknesses (few), and different playstyles and listbuilding ideas to use as you're diving into Rebels. The ZiFi Invi. Fall 2024 is scheduled for October …
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'Bakit Bayan Na Naman...?' (Aired July 11, 2024)
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Mula 2021 hanggang sa kasalukuyan, umabot na ng 89.9 billion pesos ang subsidiya ng gobyerno na hindi pa nagagamit ng Philippine Health Insurance Corporation o Philhealth. Dahil dito binabawi ng Department of Finance ang naturang subsidiya, na galing naman sa koleksyon ng gobyerno sa sin taxes. Gagamitin daw ng gobyerno ang 89.9 billion pesos para …
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Episode 53 - The Tablebound Open, the Empire, and You
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I'm not sure where you fit in here ... unless you are Sean Peconi or Kyle Russell! Sean and Kyle took first and second place at the Tablebound Open, the largest Canadian event to date (capped at twenty-four players with twenty-two in Swiss). They give an overview of the tournament, talk about Kyle's amazing website Tablebound--which is an incredibl…
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'Sino ang Pahamak?' (Aired June 20, 2024)
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Mula nang ilunsad ng Department of Transportation ang PUV modernization program noong 2017, nakailang ulit nang nagbanta ang DOTr at LTFRB na huhulihin ang mga driver-operator ng mga pampublikong sasakyan na hindi susunod sa modernisasyon. April 30, 2024 ang ikawalong itinakdang deadline ng pamahalaan para sa PUV modernization at nagbanta muli ang …
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Episode 52 - The Best Year of Shatterpoint
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Episode 52! One year! What a wild ride it's been. We love Shatterpoint with the fire of ten thousand suns and cannot wait to see how AMG steers the game for the next year (or seven). In this episode, JK and Kenny talk about their favorite units, what has most surprised them, and why they love Shatterpoint so much. Enjoy it as you are walking in the…
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'POGO: Benepisyo o Perwisyo?' (Aired June 13, 2024)
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Pera ang sinasabing dahilan ng mga nagtatanggol sa Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators o POGO. Perang kinikita ng PAGCOR at ng pamahalaan mula sa POGO. Sa harap ito ng lumalakas na panawagan na tuluyan nang ipagbawal ang lahat ng POGO sa Pilipinas dahil sa tumitinding kriminalidad na kinasasangkutan ng mga POGO workers na karamihan ay mga dayuhang…
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Episode 51, P.3 - Thus Ends the Sequel Trilogy
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... maybe that's not the comparison to make. Anyways! Here's the concluding discussion of our tier-making conversation. We have a bit more fighting on this one, mostly because there are some pretty serious thoughts with figures being too high ... or too low. Enjoy it! Next week will be the one-year of Shatterpoint, which shall be glorious. Join the…
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Episode 51, P. 2 - One Day You'll Be Better Than Jango
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But not today! Join us for part two of our tier-making session. This time we discuss Secondaries. There's some movement, and a bit of fighting (again, an acceptable amount). Here's the link for DION'S FINEST! A showdown tournament happening in Minnesota (at FFG's (old?) headquarters)! Here's the link for the UKGE Grand Tournament. It was a great ev…
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'No Ease of Doing Business' (Aired June 4, 2024)
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Nagsimula ang konstruksyon ng dalawampu't dalawang kilometrong Metro Rail Transit Line 7 o MRT-7 noong 2016 at ipinangalandakan ng Kalihim noon ng Department of Transportation na makapagsisimula ang operasyon ng tren sa huling bahagi ng 2019, subalit hindi ito nagkatotoo. Sa katunayan, 2008 pa nagsimula ang plano ng MRT-7 subalit lubusan nang naant…
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Episode 51, P. 1 - One Year of Being Worse than Magnas
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We made a huge mistake. We foolishly thought we could do a tiering of the entire set of released material for Shatterpoint, and to do it in a reasonable time. People wouldn't shut up, so we had to break it up. We are going to be releasing Part One now, which is our visiting and revisiting of support tier rankings, and we will be releasing Parts Two…
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Welcome to Episode FIFTY! In this episode, Kenny and Scott discuss the Top 8 cuts from the five largest premier events in the last six months: Polish Nationals, CanCon, Adepticon, Galactic Conquest, and the ZiFi Invi. (Longshanks links included). These are all the standard premier listbuilding tournaments with sixteen or more players in that time p…
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'Padalos-dalos na naman' (Aired May 23, 2024)
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Hindi pa man bumababa sa bente pesos ang presyo ng kada kilo ng bigas kagaya ng ipinangako ng noo'y tumatakbong Pangulong Marcos Jr., may ipinapangako na naman ngayon ang ilang taong gobyerno na kayang pababain hanggang trenta pesos per kilo ang bigas kung maipapasa ang amyenda sa Rice Tariffication Law (RTL). RTL na ginawang solusyon ng nakaraang …
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Episode 49 - The ZiFi Invi Summari(zed)
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Sorry I tried to make that work. And sorry it's so long. What is wild is that we only got through about half of what we wanted to discuss. We will talk more about the logistics of the tournament in the future. In this episode, Kenny, Matt, and Scott talk about the lists and the meta of the ZiFi Invi. They talk through their lists, why they built th…
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Bonus Ep. 3 - Mama Dooku, Part Twoku (with Aman Khusro)
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DON'T SAY WE NEVER GAVE YOU NOTHIN. In this episode, Kenny is joined by his brother Aman who drops some serious knowledge with respect to the Mama Dooku list, with a particular focus at breaking down the fundamentals and talking about piloting the list in a thickening meta. Aman, as always, has excellent insights and you will love his commentary he…
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Episode 48 - Hello There ... Republic
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It's Episode 48. It's the week before the ZiFi Invi., and that means that it's time for sweaty tryhard episodes talking about meta archetypes and where they fit for competitive tournaments. In this episode, Matt is joined by none other than Jesse Eakin from Hello There to talk about their mutual masochism: their love of the Republic. Jesse is bona …
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Tapos na ang global warming, at dumating na ang panahon ng global boiling. Naitala na pinakamainit na panahon sa kasaysayan ng mundo ang mga taong 2014-2023, at walang duda na ang kasalukuyang taon ay maisasama bilang isa sa pinakamainit na taon. Tatlong beses na bumilis ang pag-init ng mundo mula 1982, na ngayo'y nagdudulot ng malawakang pinsala s…
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Bonus Ep. 2 - Turns Out, It's a Good Batch
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Hello and welcome to a mid-week bonus episode of Zions Finest! In this episode, Kenny is joined by Dan (RedWolf) to talk about the Batch, listbuilding, play patterns, and matchups. Dan has been running the Batch a ton recently (and went 4-0 at a well-attended local tournament) and has some great insights. We will have two episodes releasing next we…
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Welcome to Episode 47! In this episode, Scott, Matt, and Kenny talk about preparing for the ZiFi Invi, with some thoughts on the meta, they're lists that they're prepping with to prepare for the sweaty try-hards (who are, spoiler, themselves), and how they think matchups play out. They close with a discussion of tournament etiquette, with a specifi…
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I apologize! Curtis and I recorded an episode discussing the Batch (which it turns out is the Good Batch), but there was something weird with his audio file and it was too late to rerecord. So accept this short apology and interregnum while we wait for the next episode and the RELEASE OF THE MANDO!!! We love you! Join the Slack!…
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'Dynasties are Forever?' (Aired April 25, 2024)
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Minamandato ng ating 1987 Constitution ang pagbibigay ng pantay na oportunidad sa lahat ng Pilipino para maging lingkod bayan sa pamamagitan ng pagbabawal ng political dynasties. Pero kailangan ng batas na tutukoy dito. Ang kaso, higit tatlong dekada na mula nang ipatupad ang konstitusyon, bigo pa rin ang Kongreso na magpasa ng batas na nagbabawal …
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In this episode, Kenny and Sam talk about the Mama Dooku list. Why is it so strong? What is it trying to do? This is (probably) part one of this discussion, because we did not really talk about meaningful tech against the list (we're working on that), but you will enjoy the discussion. JOIN THE SLACK!…
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Ang April 30 deadline para sa consolidation ng mga prangkisa ng lahat ng public utility vehicles sa bansa ay wala na raw extension pa. Inabot na nga ng walong extension ang deadline subalit wala pa ang Route Rationalization Plan na siyang pinakaimportanteng bahagi ng PUV Modernization Program. Ito ang sisiguro na magiging maayos ang pamamasada ng m…
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Episode 44 - Minimizing the Maximizing (or Maximizing the Minimizing)
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Whew boy, sorry for that super long title but it was not possible to shorten it. In this episode, Kenny, Scott, and JK talk about different approaches to list-building, with Kenny taking a particular emphasis on how he thinks about list-building around a single unit (Luke, and now Mando). Join the Slack!…
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SCHOOL IS IN SESSION NERDS! In this episode, Matt and Sam give another great discussion about thinking about damage vs. repositioning vs. a blend of the two in list-building and play style. They talk about understanding your win condition, your opponent's win condition, and how that should affect your strategic decisions in the game. This one is a …
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'Tip of the Iceberg' (Aired April 4, 2024)
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Nobyembre 2023 nang kumalat online ang mga litrato at video ng isang pula at isang asul na Bugatti Chiron na ibinibida sa mga kalye ng Metro Manila. Nagkakahalaga ng halos 170 million pesos ang bawat isang Bugatti at ang buwis na dapat bayaran para rito ay halos katumbas ng halaga ng bawat isang Bugatti. Kung hindi pa naging viral sa social media a…
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Welcome to Episode 42! The Adepticon Episode (or the first of the Adepticon episodes!)! In this episode, Kenny and Scott are joined by the brothers from Chatterpoint, an excellent Star Wars: Shatterpoint podcast, to discuss the results from Adepticon and give a snapshot of the meta, what did well, what made the cut, creative lists, and general matc…
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Adepticon was bereft of our bubbly personalities, but that didn't stop us from having fun at the second best Shatterpoint tournament hosted this last weekend. In this episode, Kenny and Curtis talk about the tournament and the lists they ran, with a particular focus on analyzing the matchups, play patterns, and key points of the games (don't worry,…
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What do you do when all the cool kids are going to Adepticon and you can't go? You make believe that you too are cool and discuss what Star Wars: Shatterpoint (TM) plastic toys you would bring of course! In this episode, Kenny, Sam, and Scott discuss the premier lists that they would have brought to Adepticon and give meta and other analysis and pr…
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IT HAPPENED! Sam was able to record an episode with Vince and we suffered no technical mishaps!!! Vince drops a serious knowledge bomb regarding thinking about "dead draws" and how to build and play around optimizing for the cards in your deck and assessing whether or not units should be brought in the first place. It is excellent. JOIN THE SLACK! …
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'Toys for the Rich Boys' (Aired March 7, 2024)
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Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, at McLaren. Mga tinaguriang supercars! At meron pang hypercars kagaya ng Bugatti na ang halaga ng bawat isang kotse ay halos 170million pesos! Ibinibida sa ating mga kalsada ang mga kotseng ganito. Ang tanong: nagbayad ba ng tamang buwis ang mga may-ari nito? Dahil sa ginagawang imbestigasyon ngayon sa 2 Bugatti Chiro…
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Hello and welcome to Episode 38 of Zion's Finest! In this episode, Kenny, JK, and Scott discuss recent games with Luke and Vader-2 and talk about the spoilers for Moff Gideon and the strengths of his card. (Spoiler, we think he's gonna be real good.) Rate and review the podcast! Join the Slack! We love you all!…
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