Sam Withers is an Australian content creator that entered the crypto world in 2016. He is an avid gamer and bullish on the future of blockchain gaming. A large part focus of his focus is on the Illuvium ecosystem. Sam joins Zyori to reconnect after two years since their last conversation to talk about the latest in Crypto Unicorns, Axie Infinity, a…

M. Shadows (aka Shadows.eth) is the lead singer for the popular metal band Avenged Sevenfold (A7X) and founder of the Deathbats Club, powered by a 10k NFT Collection on Ethereum. Shadows first got into Ethereum in 2016 and was quickly excited by the potential of smart contracts. He was early in trading CryptoPunks and is now on the forefront of usi…

Henry the Grape is one of the Council members for CyberKongz, a popular NFT project on Ethereum and Polygon. Henry joins Zyori on this podcast to talk about the history of Kongz, what makes the Kongz community different, and the current state influencers in web3. TIMESTAMPS: 6:35 The history of CyberKongz 17:25 Everyone thinks their community is th…

Dan Benson is an American actor who is best known for his role as Zeke in the Disney Channel TV series called Wizards of Waverly Place and as the voice of Ethan from Rick and Morty. Today Dan makes a full time living from his OnlyFans account, which he manages himself. Despite being a straight man, most of his online audience is gay men. He is also…

The amazing OhhShiny joins Zyori to chat about getting into NFTs, starting The OhhShiny Show, the parallels of poker to real life, NFT regrets, and much more in this return of the Zyori Plus One Podcast! TIMESTAMPS: 00:54 Going from online connections to physical connections 3:47 NFTs and personal relevance 8:33 The OhhShiny Show 15:18 History in g…

Trent and Zyori come together for the first time since TI to catch up on their latest adventures in Axie, Dota 2, Iceland, and babies!By ZyoriTV

T-Panda is an esports commentator from Finland recently finished his thesis on toxicity with specific focus on how it relates to gaming. He joins Zyori for an interesting conversation about mental health, adults being toxic, alcoholism, and cryptocurrency! TIMESTAMPS: 04:44 Being A Gamer Guy 23:00 Talking About Toxicity 50:20 Adults Being The Toxic…

Trent & Zyori sit down for a catch up after 5 weeks away, covering missed news about Blizzard, Amazon’s MMO, and real life qualms before diving into Patch 7.30 and Trent’s BINGO card. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 6:05 Empathizing with Valve as a Game Dev 10:55 Blizzard is now a husk of it’s former self 18:20 Amazon’s new MMO game 23:15 Zyori & Trent anec…

Trent and Zyori reconvene after a month to discuss the latest, including: The International 10 moving to Romania, TI10 regional qualifiers, Team Secret x Axie, WePlay Animajor, and Bo Burnham’s Inside. TIMESTAMPS: 0:45 TI10 to Romania in October 10:45 Team Secret tweets about Axie Infinity 20:20 TI10 Qualifiers 28:45 MrAvo+ the GOAT 33:50 Trent the…

Aleksander Larson, known as Psycheout86, is the COO and co-founder of Axie Infinity and it’s parent company Sky Mavis. He has a long history as a competitive gamer and follower of esports, with only 8,000 hours logged in Dota 2. At Axie Infinity, he’s played a key role in developing the foundation of the Axie universe! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 3:20 P…

Trent and Zyori finally connect to podcast about the second season of DPC, the wildcard format, Alliance / OG 6th man coaching scandal, predictions for the Kiev Major, and rewatch old videos from the first Summit.By ZyoriTV

Sebastian Park is an esports investor and builder that has experience managing Dota teams, working as VP of Esports for the Housten Rockets, and now a venture partner at Bitkraft. He recently took part in launching the Esports Certification Institute (ECI), an education program for folks looking to enter the esports industry. The launch was not rec…

Mateus Cysne, founder of SG Esports in Brazil, and CHiNa, SG team manager, join the podcast to talk about the history of SG, their struggles as a team in Dota, working with EllaLink, and the pain associated with team bundles being totally ignored.By ZyoriTV

Bowie and Zyori interview the position 4 player from Thunder Predator, Joel Mori “MoOz” Ozambela, who recently had a stand out performance at the Singapore Major. He talks about playing on low ping, some tricks to Earth spirit, success despite not having a coach, the difference between playing in NA vs SA. TIMESTAMPS: 0:57​ How was the major? Were …

Trent and Zyori talk about the second season of DPC that starts on April 12th. They cover the live updates of roster shuffles and preview the teams of each region. TIMESTAMP: 3:10​ Theeban qualifies for NA Div 2 6:00​ Roster Changes 13:17​ OG League of Legends play troll 16:17​ EU/CIS Roster Changes 20:50​ SA/NA Roster Changes 30:45​ Slot/wildcard …

Brax has been a full-time Dota 2 competitor since 2012, with experiences playing both in China and North America. Although soft-spoken at times, Brax and Zyori dive deep into recent issues in the Dota scene, like: player conduct, regional bias, match-fixing, and covid. Warning: not for the faint of heart. TIMESTAMPS: 0:50​ What’s it like playing wi…

Zyori and Bowie talk about Thunder Predator’s stand-out performance so far at the Singapore Major, who are currently 8-0 in the group stage.By ZyoriTV

Trent and Zyori talk about recent issues in NA/SA then focus in on the Singapore Major coming up in 10 days. They go through each phase of the major and talk about potential outcomes in great detail, before lamenting about team bundles that still haven’t been released. TIMESTAMPS: 1:20​ Racism recent events 10:45​ EPIC Season 3 18:55​ Vikin.gg the …

Panda from team No Ping comes on to talk about his recent suspension from the BTS Americans event for using racist slurs in a public matchmaking game, just 4 days after another player was suspended for the exact same thing. Translations by Avo+. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00​ Zyori Intro 2:13​ Bowie Intro 4:35​ Zyori responds to 2019 racism post 8:30​ In Panda’…

MrAvoPlus is a well-rounded Dota 2 commentator that creates content both in English and Spanish. During the first season of DPC he covered multiple regions, in multiple languages and has a unique perspective on the game. In this long form interview, the boys breakdown the latest drama with Aretes and talk about the cultural difference between SA an…

Sunbhie is currently the coach for Team Fnatic, that has recently qualified for the Singapore Major. He has a long history as one of the early players competing in Korea and then became a full time coach in 2016. He helped lead Team Secret to seven top-3 finishes during his tenure and has no shortage of perspective on the competitive Dota 2 landsca…

Leostyle is the 25-year old mid player for team Thunder Predator that recently qualified for the Singapore Major. He comes on the show to talk about the DPC Season, training conditions at Thunder Predator, and recovering from carpal tunnel. TIMESTAMPS: 1:23​ How does it feel to be going to Singapore Major? 2:52​ Any special requirements regarding c…

North American DPC host, Dakota Cox, joins the show to exchange notes about coverage in the Americas! The three gents talk about the most contested heroes, cross-regional match-up hype, and the POKEMON MOBA! TIMESTAMPS: 2:28​ Trent’s Take on NA vs SA 12:52​ Wild Card Concept 18:24​ Cross Region Dota at Singapore Major 25:49​ Most Contested Heroes 3…

Lelis from team Quincy Crew just qualified for the Singapore Major as second place in North America. A brasil player that’s been crossing regions, Lelis shares his perspective on the current league, living with EternalEnvy, and playing as a sponsor-less team. TIMESTAMPS: 0:36​ MVP Mercedes trade-in 3:23​ Does Lelis care about Dragon’s Blood 7:10​ S…

Gwen Montgomery is a full-time twitch streamer that was able to launch her broadcasting career by going viral on twitter earlier this year. Candid in her approach as a transgender woman, Gwen’s “From pro gamer to e-girl” tweet caught the attention of major influencers and jumpstarted her fanbase. In this episode, she talks about how to handle going…

This interview is focused on the latest drama surrounding 0-900’s disqualification for the SA DPC Lower Division. Jericho is the primary player accused in the situation and speaks about what happened. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00​ Intro 1:54​ What happened, from Jericho’s perspective 5:14​ Insider information: why risk it as a player? 9:03​ How rampant is matc…

Energy is in the air as Trent & Zyori revel about the recent Dota 2 Anime crossover with Netflix. They talk about the hardcore nature of Dota’s fanbase, improving at games during lockdown, transparency in player salaries, and New Year’s Resolutions. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00​ Dragon Knight Anime 8:07​ What the Show means for Dota World Building 11:35​ Dota’…

This episode of SADPP focuses on the business side of South American Dota, featuring a lengthy, in-depth interview with Beastcoast CEO, Grant Zinn. Beastcoast is currently the only North American team organization operating successfully in the South American Dota space, and now their investments in player infrastructure and behind-the-scenes conten…

Jackie Mao is a long time Dota 2 player that has played in multiple regions and even owned his own team organization. EternalEnVy holds the record for the most professional games played that last more than 60 minutes- a chaotic mastermind that lives his life mostly in the moment. In this episode, EnVy gets introspect and speaks in detail about many…

The mid player from lower division squad Team Incubus, mini, joins the show to talk about his team’s results, the failures of third party tournaments in SA, 444 passing away, and analysis of the week 3 standings in South America. Follow our guest: http://twitter.com/minidotaa TIMESTAMPS: 1:14​ Loss vs SG, Problems with Closing 2:51​ Aiming for The …

Trent and Zyori talk about the latest in DPC with a special focus on North & South America. They tackle Arkosh Gaming, prize distribution, Dota GOAT, coaches in China, and the dark horse in SEA. TIMESTAMPS: 4:00 The League Structure 7:26 The Arkosh Mystery 10:03 Bottom Dollar for The Bottom Tier 17:40 The Quality of Matches for DPC 24:00 Drama in t…

The carry player for SG Esports, the only Brasilian team in the SA DPC Upper Division, joins Zyori and Bowie to share his thoughts about the league so far. Costabile opens up about their recent loss against Thunder Predator and talks about the current inner-workings of SG. TIMESTAMPS: 0:38 Loss vs Thunder Predator 3:09 How long has your team been t…

Robson “TeaGuvnor” Merritt is a Dota 2 analyst and coach that recently worked Omega League and Epic League in the fall of 2020. He joins Zyori for a candid discussion about his commentary career so far, the challenges of being full-time, and how it feel to be left out of this first season of DPC. 3:12 Dota Newcomer Struggles 7:08 Dota is Largely Ha…

Zyori and Bowie highlight the major story lines of week 1 in SA DPC, followed by an interview with PiPi and Arms from Team Infinity. They reveal the unfortunate set of circumstances surrounding their qualifier run that landed them in the lower division. TIMESTAMPS: 2:39 Upper Division Week 1 9:20 Lower Division Week 1 13:57 Interview w/ PiPi & Arms…

Zyori and Bowie meet for the first weekly episode of the South American Dota Pro Podcast (SADPP for short)! They focus in on the first two lower division teams, Incubus and Hokori, who open the league tomorrow, followed by power rankings for both leagues. TIMESTAMPS: 5:11 Incubus 17:16 Hokori 29:58 Upper Bracket Power Ranking 36:45 Lower Bracket Po…

Trent & Zyori come together for another edition of live liquipedia reading to highlight the upcoming DPC season and discuss the recent dramas surrounding the qualifiers. TIMESTAMPS: 1:14 New Patch Fun 8:14 Upcoming DPC Discussion 10:17 NA DPC Upper Division 16:55 NA DPC Lower Division 18:48 Arkosh in The DPC 25:18 SA Coverage with Zyori and Bowie 2…

Bowie is a South American Dota 2 analyst that makes educational content for new Dota players and will be covering this upcoming season of SA DPC. TIMESTAMPS: 10:08 Dota Pit Talent Announcement 12:55 DPC Season for 2021 16:52 What the DPC might mean for TO’s and Teams 30:50 New DPC in relation to Tier 1 and 2/3 36:40 TI in 2021 40:55 Talent invites …

Trent and Zyori dive into the longest podcast to date, as they dissect the new patch 7.28. They discuss the general gameplay changes at the bottom of the notes, the new hero Hoodwink, all of the new hero changes, and, lastly, the new items. http://www.dota2.com/mistwoodsBy ZyoriTV

Effy is an independent professional wrestler and full-time streamer on Twitch. He talks to Zyori about parallels between Wrestling and Esports, Arkosh Gaming, wrestling on Twitch, physical sustainability, LGBTQ in wrestling, and DEATHMATCHES. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 0:49 Effy Awards Hijacking 2:18 Dota Exposure 3:23 Arkosh Gaming Showmanship 9:02 Cr…