If The Shoebill Fits
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 registered trademarks of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. © SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved.
Episodes
120 episodes
119: Widespread Adoption
In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV: Dawn Trail lore podcast, Chadd and Sean look at adoption trauma as it's presented in Final Fantasy, and how media in general fails us compared to a goofy game about horsebirds and ifrit. Other ...
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Episode 119
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1:04:08
118: ErenVigilance
In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV: Dawn Trail lore podcast, Sean and Chadd dive DEEP in subtext in videogame narrative. Also, the perfection of Erenville. Other topics include submarine games and UI-indexing games, the narrative...
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Episode 118
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1:11:26
117: Isle of Carbuncles
In this episode of the premiere Final Fantasy XIV: Dawn Trail lore podcast, Chadd and Sean look at the Southern Isles, the home of Arcanima and the temporary home of one of the most important shards of Azem. Other topics include Estinien's deba...
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Episode 117
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1:02:38
116: The Wuk LeNation
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 Politica...
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Episode 116
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1:12:15
115: Wuk Lamania
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 wrestli...
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Episode 115
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1:05:02
114: End of the Dawn
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 Hei...
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Episode 114
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1:41:12
113: Electrothelioma
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 except...
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Episode 113
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1:27:44
112: Estinien's Sharshatter Mosey
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], ...
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Episode 112
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1:37:33
111: The Coronation
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...
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Episode 111
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1:25:24
110: Drill, Shoebill, Drill
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 wo...
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Episode 110
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1:23:37
109: Shoebill Crosses the Salt
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. <...
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Episode 108
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1:54:34
108: Dance Dance Dance Dance
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 ...
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Episode 108
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1:03:14
107: Elden Ring
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://linkt...
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Episode 107
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1:09:57
106: Amauronty Hall Problem
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.&nbs...
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Episode 106
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1:00:27
105: Lent Beavers
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 an...
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Episode 105
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1:07:23
104: Dragoons Actually Got Off Their Horses To Fight
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 f...
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Episode 104
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1:05:58
103: They Tried to Match the Machinist With the Big Ceruleum on their Hip
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 o...
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Episode 103
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1:07:14
102: Dominant of Lighting Engines
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 ine...
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Episode 102
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1:05:03
101: Ohana Means Several Things
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 s...
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Episode 101
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1:06:59
100: Don't Fear The Reaper
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, an...
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Episode 100
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1:03:24
099: Conflict Resolution
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.e...
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Episode 99
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1:03:01
098: Dockbuilding
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 th...
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Episode 98
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1:06:08
097: Disco Etheirys
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. ...
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Episode 97
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1:06:16
096: Mass Effect: Dawndromeda
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...
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Episode 96
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1:03:24
095: Dawntrail Writers Cancelled?
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 Dawnt...
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Episode 95
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1:08:12