In this, the premiere Final Fantasy XIV: Dawn Trail lore podcast, Sean and Chadd (with reptilian editor Jeremy) ask the big questions of small game facts, going way, way beyond the wiki and game lore with their combined academic and industry background. We're not afraid to make our stupid Calls public, and admit when we're wrong, so that when we get it right, you know we meant it. Have an idea for an episode? Send it to shoebillcast@gmail.com FINAL FANTASY and FINAL FANTASY XIV are registere ...
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV: Dawn Trail lore podcast, Chadd and Sean look at nationhood, international politics, and the political disaster that is Alexandria. Other topics include Syriana, the F15, and the one Ur Political Position. https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod Click here for MAP DAY! Too many maps, this weekend!…
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV: Dawn Trail lore podcast, Chadd and Sean brave the Arcadion's Light-Heavyweight tier. Other topics include us theorycrafting like, five additional raid tiers on top of this one from pure wrestling principle, as well as a variety of other wrestling-related subjects. https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod I've…
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV: Dawn Trail lore podcast, Chadd and Sean go through Act 6, the Finale of Dawn Trail. Other topics include us having a two-minute hate on reddit and twitter, the lack of Ships of Theseus, and Heinrich Ja Ja. https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod I actually did finish crafting some gear after we recorded, tru…
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV: Dawn Trail lore podcast, Chadd and Sean go through Act 5 of the new expansion, from the death of Namikka to the Everkeep trial. Other topics include the nature of cyberpunk, Dawn Trail's exceptional voice acting, and 3/4 time signatures. https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod The Link! Where I Am Literally …
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV: Dawn Trail lore podcast, Chadd and Sean go through either Act 4, or the Intermezzo and first half of Act 4, depending on whether or not Link went back in time. Other topics include [Redacted], King Lear, and the surprising Nationalism of Dawn Trail. https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod Link! Fisher and Mi…
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV: Dawn Trail lore podcast, Chadd and Sean go through Act III, from the end of the Feat of Ice to the Coronation of the Dawnservant! https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod is the link, but I might not answer DM's if I'm on the Boat. The Boat is sacred.By Chadd and Sean (With Jeremy)
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV: Dawn Trail lore podcast, Chadd and Sean go through Act II of the expansion, from the Feat of Pots to the Feat of Ice. Other topics include adialectical storytelling, protagonisthood, and the worst commentator on the internet. https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod Is the link where I am literally currently …
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV: Dawn Trail lore podcast, Chadd and Sean blast through the background and first act of the new expansion! Other topics include Syriana, Sean's Drinking Game, and DPS dying to trash AOE's. https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod Join us, child of Tural, and we shall lead you into the City of Gold…
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Special Guest MJ breaks down how Final Fantasy's dances work and do not work in historicity, culture, and media. Other topics include Bob Fosse, Writing about Dance, and Gaius van Baelsar invading other podcasts. https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod This link tells the truth, and would say th…
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean cross the mists into the lands of Elden Ring, just as Yoshi-P instructed. Other topics include CLASSICAL ENGLISH LIT, FEATURING TRASH-GOBLIN MERLIN. https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod We've got the healers, we've got the tanks!…
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In this episode of the Premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean look at how FFXIV presents mythic history, and what it means for Dawn Trail. Other topics include the gameshows, Applebee's, and the Star Wars Expanded Universe. https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod is the link you need for Superior Queue Times! Click it!…
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In this episode of the Premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean look at Lent Beavers, but also a ton of dawntrail information, Godzilla, and Mountain Dew. https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod link! To ask for horrible comics and/or argue with Sean about Godzilla!By Chadd and Sean (With Jeremy)
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104: Dragoons Actually Got Off Their Horses To Fight
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean look at the history of warfare, weaponry, and, above all else, Horses and Steeds. Other topics include the origin of Knighthood, a bunch of vulgar Marxism, and the fuzziest sashimi in God's creation. https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod Click the link!…
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103: They Tried to Match the Machinist With the Big Ceruleum on their Hip
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean talk about Fallout, Terra Nullius, and the conceit of adventure without society. Other topics include nuclear bombs, TV Adaptations, and the pre-agrarian condition of the Pokemon World. https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod Is the Link…
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantast XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean look at the crossover event with Final Fantasy XVI, as well as potential engine upgrades from the future! Other topics include the invention of Rivers, the inescapable power of Vietnam, and the pervasive supply chain issues of the 2020's. SEND YOUR FLICKERING WARRIOR OF …
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WE'RE BACK! In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chad and Sean look at Family in Eorzea, and beyond. Other topics include the many diseases we have conquered, found family, and Ameryic being less sad than he perhaps should have been. We still have a discord! It's here! https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod…
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In this, the ONE HUNDERETH EPISODE of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV Lore Podcast, Chadd and Sean look at the Reaper Class quests, and their implications for the Viper in Dawntrail. Other topics include G'Bush Tia, Ceruleum for Food schemes, and the Cosa Nostra. If you're reading this, we're incredibly grateful that you've taken the time to listen …
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Sean and Chadd look at dice, critical hits, and sources of randomness. Other topics include Alphinaud and Alisae slander, d20 Modern, and Baldur's Gate 3. https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod If you want to #teachthecontroversy about d20's, here is the place to do it!…
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean look at the worldbuilding intrinsic to Limsa Lominsa. Other topics include deepwater ports, the IRS's attention to medical practices, and the profound weakness of the human eye. https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod Get your insurance payments on your airships current!…
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In this HARDCORE episode of the MEGA Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Sean and Chadd look at Disco Elysium, one of everyone's favorite games. Other topics include propaganda, Trots, and the worst FFXIV player we ever raided with. https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod Hey, tell us: How Hardcore *was* this episode?…
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chad and Sean look at a close analogue for a massive, multi-year saga restarting with a new beat: Mass Effect. Other topics include Fascist Ratatouille, Shepard's Solipsistic Nightmare, and Steve/Goku Dialectics. https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod Hey, kid, want to join a discord?…
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No, they weren't, but it's not the worst question ever asked! In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chad and Sean look at the Sorrow of Werlyt, an already controversial storyline, and some of its implications for Dawntrail. Other topics include Disco Elysium, Number Stations, and Englandbrain (the deadliest of all afflicti…
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Sean and Chadd look at the Dawntrail announcements, and the now-concluded Heavensturn event. Other topics include -Ignorance, Sean Simulating Sean, and the practical inconveniences of a Lingua Franca. Link for to play the game! https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod Link for that other thing we…
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean look at espionage, spycraft, and early-modern adventures in intelligence gathering as it relates to Eorzea. Other topics include a spicy red phone, missing harbors, and the the Castro-LBJ connection. https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod Link! With people in it!…
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean look at the varied levels of content in MMO's, as well as the concept of verisimilitude. Other topics include the Dungeons and Dragons film, papal underestimation of the Khan, and the ongoing project of uplifting Mussel writers. Oh right, that link! https://linktr.ee/sho…
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean look at the recently-dropped story and the greater arc of Hylthodeaus. Other topics include L'Gore Tia and W'Bush Nunh, a made-for-TV David movie, and the correct pluralization of my second favorite cephalopod. Link! Activate! https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod…
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean look at the Great Wyrm Vritra, his mythological backing and the curious way gender operates among immortals. Other topics include Star Wars, Loki being Horsepregnant, and Midgardsommnr being the worst single dad in the setting. https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod has the commu…
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089: I Was Trying To Record a Podcast, but I Accidentally Sold The Wreck of the Agrius and now Emet-Selch is My Boss!
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV Lore Podcast, Chadd and Sean look at a fluffier topic: Isekai Eorzea. Other topics include Garlean Red October, Todd Howard, and the probability of getting Jimmy Hoffa'd in Ul'Dah. https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod Want some island sanctuary tips/notes on scams? We're more than happy to provide.…
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean take a deep dive into how FFXIV uses cities in particular ways to tell stories. Other topics include Respawn/Creative Assembly, progression servers, and the secret origin of a pretty average type of cake. Want some people to run variant dungeons with? https://linktr.ee/s…
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087: What's Scarier Than Ghosts? Demons
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In this HORRIFYING episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean launch into a historical, literary, and social exploration of the concept of Voidsent, aka demons. Other topics include Aladdin, the divine right of kings, and Audre Lorde. Want to find a 'ard bitten crew to run the criterion savage with? https://linktr.ee/sho…
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086: Divinity, Gnosis, and Raidwides
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In this episode of the premier Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chad an Sean look at the nature of the gods of fantasy, with a lens towards looking at what the twelve are, other than boss fights. Other topics include dead cult leaders, the cultural transmission of religion, and God Needs Prayer Badly. https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod is in haunted mode…
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085: Myths of the Realm - Oschon Marries Everyone
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chad and Sean look at their favorite part of 6.5: the finale of the Myths of the Realm alliance raid series. Other topics include delving DEEP into Greek and Roman myth, and the surprising political tendencies of Rhalgr. https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod Join here! The first one to approac…
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chad and Sean summarize and analyze the main story quest of 6.5 Growing Light. Other topics include BERSERK, Clothing in Steven Universe and the Thirteenth, and a lot of gushing praise for the last alliance raid, which we didn't cover in this episode. https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod Is t…
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean look at the Eorzean financial systems, and where the game's economy is going from here. Other topics include Sam Bankman-Fried, Even More Catholic Ishgardians, and the difference between rulership and governance. Interested in joining an FFXIV tabletop game? https://link…
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082: Top Twelve Most Evil FFXIV Characters (Part II)
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, we give away two months of game time! We also go over the five (technically 6, but who's counting?) most heinous figures in the cosmos, with a number 1 and number 5 that are guaranteed to astonish! Other topics include the endless blood war unleashed by Captain Kirk, Sean and Chadd's a…
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081: Top Twelve Most Evil FFXIV Characters (Part I)
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean bubblesort evil and evaluate the unevaluable by clearing twelve through six of the most evil Final Fantasy XIV villains. Other topics include some surprise entries from other games, Having Guilt For Killing Your Wife is Good, and the narrative imbalances between differen…
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean look at the continuing short fiction from The Rising, and an unlikely crossover that's driving both of them insane. Other topics include the historicity of Gladiator, the real price of Gacha games, and the internal storytelling of Stormblood. https://linktr.ee/shoebillpo…
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079: Some Good Moons Rising, For A Change
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean close-read the Rising event, as well as the two short stories posted as of the date of release. Other topics include the narrative elegance of Thanos, the future possibilities of the Pirate class, and Klaus Kinski. Oh right, the other episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/…
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078: Full Ceruleum Jacket - Warfare and Eorzea (Part 2)
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Sean and Chadd wrap up their discussion of war crimes in Eorzea, with specific examples from nations you probably didn't expect. Other topics include Mr. Beast's recognition of Palestine, the eternal nightmare that is Spain, and the eccentricities of Roman months. https://linktr.ee/sho…
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077: Full Ceruleum Jacket - Warfare and Eorzea (Part 1)
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean look at warfare, warcrimes, and the military of Eorzea and Garlemald. Other topics include the Fantasy Cavalry Charge, Dark Ages Doesn't Real, and the spectacular incompetence of the French catholic church as an intelligence organization. If you're looking for some suppo…
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chad (the Chad wojak) and Sean (the Soy wojak) do a deep dive on Fourchenault Leveilleur, and the various curses that plague the Leveilleur clan. Other topics include Podcaster Masculinity, the Kennedys, cycles of economic collapse, and the Sharlayan Nation. I cannot stress how little …
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075: The Solipsistic Nightmare of Fan Fests
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Sean and Chadd break down the Dawntrail trailer, fan fest as a whole, but mostly the Endwalker Annotated discussion panel. Other topics include a MASSIVE quantity of shop talk about making games, especially in an MMO setting. Oh boy, I bet you're looking for a link? https://linktr.ee/s…
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean look back at Shadowbringers with the benefit of the 6.X patch cycle and another complete playthrough. Other topics include Movies About America, the true Academia, and the capacity of stories to still surprise us. https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod is the link where you can p…
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chadd, Sean, and returning superstar guest Riko look at the Legends of Zelda, and their implications for Eorzea and the gaming narrative space at large. Other topics include Broken MacDonalds Nintendo 64's, which Link is a Paladin, and the fallibility of timelines, Zelda and Otherwise.…
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072: Monochromatic Writing and the Warrior of Light
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV Lore Podcast, Chadd and Sean (with headcrab sound produced from Jeremey's strange chameleonic throat) go over media parallel to FFXIV and their use of a varied emotional palette. Other topics include My House.WAD, Bioware is ON NOTICE, and Hauntology. https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod is the link with a…
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chad and Sean look at Mobile Suit Gundam and its lingering effects on Final Fantasy XIV. Other topics include Star Wars, Braveheart, and the economics of robots that turn into trucks. https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod Is the link wherein you can ask for the PERFECT Gundam Watch Order…
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070: Welcome to Greatest Nightsvale
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In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV lore podcast, Chadd and Sean look at the loporrit class quests, as well as their intense allusions to Welcome to Nightvale. Other topics include Dragonslaying, the ongoing monstrosity that is Blizzard, and Chadd's inability to talk about apolitical topics. Content Warning: the Blizzard section inclu…
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069: She Brought Pandemonium (Part 2)
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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!…
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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, ht…
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067: Throne So Dark, We Have To Wear Shades
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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 w…
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