We Like Dota: Recent Episodes
We Like Dota
We Like Dota is a podcast about the casual Dota 2 scene, with segments such as the Hero and Item of the Week, E-Sports coverage, and Noobs Ask Noobs questions.
Part-time permasneeze groupies and even-less-than-part-time podcasters Sam “ThePlaidPirate” and Charlene discuss nostalgic Theme Thursdays, reflect on Dota as a pastime, talk some cross-role flak’n, take vague guesses at what Danish food could be like, and play a classic game of guess the hero during Noobs ask Noobs.
Jim is joined Sam ThePlaidPirate again to discuss absolutely dragging their kids, the premiere of WLDL 2024 and its full format this year, and Jim’s team “Natural Born Phyllis Dillers,” all in a sweet new ride. Check out the discord or wldleague.us to follow along.
Jim is joined by Sam thePlaidPirate to discuss the ebb and flow and life and Dota, being rusty and relearning the game We Like, Carry Greg (a new role established by Valve), talk a little bit about WLDL (registration end date extended until 1/14 at wldleague.us), and put on their coaching hats to answer hard-hitting question from Noobs.
JIm is joined by Charlene and Matt to describe their respective way of enjoying the international in person in seattle and via a superbowl-style multi day remote watchparty. They then reflect upon the state of the game and where it may be heading.
Jim is joined by Charlene to discuss Dota in podcast format for the first time in a while. Trying to bring sense to senseless emojis and patch changes, they discuss the strong supports of patch 7.34 as well as the recent showmatch against podcast hosts of yore.
Elihu is joined by his 14-year-old son SavageCake to discuss the thrills and frights of adolescent biking, growing up with modern Dota, forays into the WLDL (Ian’s first was when he was 9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZQZobeWSR4&t=880s), the joys of Rubick steals, and use their family noob lineage to answer important questions from our discord.
Sam (strilling) is joined by WLDL captain Math (SweetPooMagoo) of Pupps Pals, who patiently listens to Mummer-related complaints, in addition to having unstructured conversations about weeks 1 and 2 of WLDL, in-game names, drafting across divisions, Lina, and their hopes for the next patch.
Jim is joined by Sam (strilling) to discuss/announce the new WLDL format, their new teams, Razor Bloodstone, Underlord Aghs, DPC shuffles, the plight of NA, superpowerful teams in Europe, and complain about team names.
Jim is joined by WLDL caster/God Juvu to talk shop about what was happening on the ground in Singapore. They then discuss some of the finals matches, the new hero announced at TI, and take questions from our audience.
Jim is joined by Charlene and Sam (strilling) to discuss the pure bliss of watching competitive Dota, a great Theme Thursday series, Marci, Earthshaker, The International 11 at length (had one day of play remaining from 1st weekend at time of recording), Sam’s foresight re: Yatoro curse, and sully every hero’s name.
Jim and Arian enter the podcast into it’s unhinged area. They incohrently ramble about TI, some gameplay and NaN questions but it’s really about losing any semblance of structure in podcasting.
Jim is joined by Sam the Plaid Pirate and everyone’s favorite Greg to discuss their recent games together, Axe, Ursa, turboys, “relieving stress” through Dota, a thorough dissection of the Battle Pass and stickers, and answers to your questions.
Jim is joined by Arian to discuss the recent patch, the battlepass and TI. Embarissingly, jim was caught lacking during this epsiode and digitally contracted covid-19 even though he works in public health.
Sam (strilling) is joined by Sam (The Plaid Pirate) to discuss Sam-o-dynamics of course, but most importantly to talk briefly about our favorite changes of the brand new patch 7.32! Also discussed: The Arlington Major, ESL One Malaysia, busy lives, and mediocre pubs.
Jim is joined by the GOAT of Dota 2 podcating (sry ursinity), to discuss their dota feelings, non-dota holidays, the arlington major and elevation.
Jim is joined by charlene to talk hoodwink, supporting in general, the DPC and arlington major. They then revive a segment many have thought dead…
Jim is joined bny Arian to discuss Jims dota-bender, Arian being a universal dota 2 genius extraordinaire, Alliances impressive DPC-run, undervalued heroes and marci.
Jim is joined by Arian to discuss their differing climates, their Marvel opinions, Viper, Pudge, the trashing of Storm Spirit, Dota Plus and immortal updates, 7.31d, BKB changes, clock core, and their favorite cities.
Jim is joined by Arian to discuss his viral load, some minor points about the major, Mid Mars, QoP dominance, Jim’s smurf-dar, their 7.31d patch predictions, and Nigma.Sumail.
Jim is joined by Charlene and Arian, only to subject them to the use of a heinous slur right at the start of the episode. They then talk about Charlene’s dota bender during which she slayed day9 and tortedelini, arian tryharding to carry jims weight, Greg smurfing in the HGC, the upcoming major, as well as a thorough line-by-line review of the patch.
Jim is joined by charlene and arian to discuss gardening, jim being a noob (can’t even win with tiny LMAO), support sniper, the stockholm major situation and reheating coffee???
Jim is joined by Arian and (eventually) Strilling to discuss a recent charity showmatch, divine rapiers galore, the best shards and games that we care to talk about, DPC standings with a couple games left in the tour, and Arian gets grilled for his beliefs about Chen.
Jim is joined by Arian and Sam to discuss their upcoming charity match vs team digital, mid AM, the DPC, the WLDL Competetive Div. Finals, the spring cleaning update and Primal beast
Coach Jim is joined by Sam T. to discuss fouling out and stand-ins, Shadow Demon, why some carries are popular right now, team troubles, the permabans on Team Orca and Team Apex, DQ’s in NA Qualifiers, how various politicians and political offices might be represented in Dota, and voicelines of course.
Jim is joined by charlene to discuss his youth sports coaching career, charlene’s lenghty (and well deserved) victory against Arians team in the WLDL, The Gamers Galaxy Invitational and revenant broooooch.
Arian is joined by Sam to discuss the finer points of the new patch (creeps), incredible throws and not-throws, Chen, several impacts on Dota from the war in Ukraine, how to buff Pugna, and plenty of taunting.
Arian is joined by resident patch analyst bealuct to give an overview of the 7.31 gameplay update.
Jim is joined by Sam Trilling to discuss their past and nearing vacations, Valentine’s Day and the Super Bowl (god why), tons of dota ups and downs, WLDL, nullifier, their predictions for the second round of regional finals, their fears for the looming patch, the super secret OP morph combo, and karaoke practice.
Arian is joined by Charlene to discuss sexist YouTube comments, Charlene’s WLDL matches, Arian’s drow arcana fashion, the regional finals (Arian’s predictions will be 100% right),. clockwerk, and mmmmmmnemonics aka donkey bridges.
Jim is joined by Arian to dicuss their WLDL fortunes, battlefury bristlebacks, some incoherent rambling about Dota dragons blood (SPOLERS), Wraith King and Edge vs center pieces in various foods.
Arian is joined by Sam to discuss their winning streaks, drums of endurance, the regional finals, TSM picking up team undying, Dragons Blood S2, the ESL acquisition, and Arians performance as a wldl captain.
Jim is joined by Arian to discuss Dota 2 the videogame, the major cancellation (and possibly un-cancellation?), leverage between valve and the community, plumbing, and SWEET DELICIOUS TREATS.
The Plaid Pirate is joined by BabyBokChoi to discuss cosmetic cat surgery, ear tubes, new dads, a series vs the infamous Pistol Pete, Chaos Knight 3, the looming threat of Colonel Squid, hero of the week Tidehunter, kids cartoons and more.
Jim is joined by Sam and Arian to discuss crime dinners and murder mysteries (very different), wearing dresses, blue qop, theme thursdays, Sam in chad carry mode and the CC vote.
A2K is joined by BabyBokChoi to wrap up this year of Dota and carol merrily about WLDL and cosmetics.
Jim is joined by Sam Trilling (strilling) to discuss several beatdowns from Colonel Squid and his elites, forgotten WLDL casts, their mutual woes, winning games on carry, tanky Sniper, Alchemist in all non-traditional positions, carry SF, Eastern European Dota, the Valkyrie Cup, and “the Ultimate Sacrifice.”
Arian is joined by a secretive, elusive dota 2 podcasting veteran to talk about that secretive, elusive dota 2 podcast veterans candid return to playing the game.
Arian is joined by the WLD Dream Team (Greg, Charlene, Sam, Matt) to discuss their historic victory against Arkosh Gaming, as well as some NaN questions.
Jim is joined by Charlene and Arian to discuss Jim’s foray into storm spirit, the eblade incident (correct version), the a2k vs. babybokchoi showdown of a lifetime, sucky pubs, R O S T E R S H U F F L E S, and buying 6 boots on one hero.
Arian is joined by sam to discuss their recent WLDL series, some roster shuffles, uno reverse smurfing, anime (not that one), biting and resulting diseases, superstitions and drinks.
Jim is joined by Arian “A2K” to discuss recent wins in the WeLikeDota League as well as on QoP, succeeding in unconventional ways, Jim’s experience on a new team, some post-TI roster shuffles for Liquid and Quincy Crew, hero of the week Marci, and some silly Noobs ask Noobs questions.
Jim is joined by Charlene and Arian to discuss halloween, their weeks in dota, marci, the recent patch, the recent treasure, what could happen to make their favourite heros OP and candy.
Arian (A2K) is joined by Charlene (BabyBokChoi) and Sam (strilling) to mourn the loss of a good friend, a late night of Theme Thursdays, OHKO’s, competing junglers, immense disappointment both in games and in the community, a WLDL live roster reveal (league info: registration closes Oct. 31, no MMR cap, new divisions by MMR), and the potential of new hero Marci.
Jim is joined by a huge guest panel to discuss TI10, the games at their TI-meetup, and the WeLikeDotaLeague 2021, CCC-Edition. The guest panel features the host of americas #1 dota podcast, nick of bottle crow and host of americas #3 dota podcast, sam of fourth spirit. As well as Sam, Greg and Bob.
Jim is joined by Sam ThePlaidPirate to talk life updates, Gregiverse 2 transcending the HGC league, and of course the TI group stages, especially the dominance of China in PSG.LGD and more as well as North America’s (not so) great hopes and Fantasy Dota.
Arian is joined by Sam to discuss the appropriate amount of falcon blades, Sam’s winstreak and Arians mage slayer addiction. They then discuss the upcoming TI10, including audience cancellation, covid cases and questionable player conditions. They close the show out with everything you ever wanted to know about compendium predictions, and two NaN questions.
Sam AKA strilling is joined by A2K who totally didn’t put him up to hosting, resulting in chaos. They manage to avoid talking about the German elections, but do put a price on their lives, and discuss the viability of Pugna, Tinker, and Zeus, Sam’s visit to a LAN café, why in-game tipping should be abolished (no really), some of their TI predictions, the futility of fantasy Dota, and the how showdowns between lore rivals would ACTUALLY go.
Jim is joined by Arian to discuss the YORHGC, reaching 4k into losing 120 MMR, Arians dota day in magdeburg, TI 10 Tickets and Talent, Fantasy Dota’s glorious return and which fishy hero would taste best in a sushi roll (it’s not slark).
Jim is joined by Strilling and Arian to discuss Arians ranked winstreak, right click qop, the HGC League, impressive flaming-micro, no TI-Ticket info for now and, of course, S U P E R C L I N K Z.
Arian is joined by Sam Trilling to discuss his new theory about hero experience and weird builds (which he is guilty of himself), storm spirit, storm spirit, more storm spirit, Pango Pos 5, the tragic death of Aldrin Pangan, ´xiao8’s crystalline intelligence and all your patch and non-patch related questions! (pay us 9999€ and we will tell you what Arians censored joke was)
Jim is joined by Arian to give their initial thoughts about the general and item changes of patch 7.30(b)., They then discuss ten heros who have recieved changes and how the patch impacted their playstyle. All patch related NaN questions will be answered in next week’s episode so keep asking away!.
Jim is joined by Arian to get some of his hottest takes yet of his chest. They dicuss beating smurfs, how to (not) counter bristleback, Abaddon Locket+Aghs, Carry Pudge, the importance of drafts (warning: very hot take) and the best time to que for matches to avoid toxic gamers.
Jim is joined by Charlene and Matt to discuss the battle level bundle, the highly anticipated upcoming patch and what they think may be changed, Sven the rogue knight and most importantly: middle aged white guy banter.
Arian is joined by Sam Trilling, and while he is gaslit and dealt karma, they also discuss various sources of mana burn, questionable sponsorships, Hero of the Week Weaver, and how Dota heroes would fare in the OIympics.
Elihu is joined by Arian to scare away most listeners with the intro. Afterwards they discuss the Slacks cast of theme thursdays, the new collectors cache, a new patch???, Vengeful Spirit and a bunch of pokemon-related questions for some reason.
A2K is joined by strilling to discuss ability draft, lag compensation, Viking.gg’s roster release, Hero of the Week Gyrocopter, and somewhat confusing food names in America.
Jim is joined by the infamous Greg and Pittsburgh Sam to discuss enchantress, the WLD pub showdown of 2021, stats gyrocopter, the multitude of ways to lose games, and answer lots of questions from listeners like you during Noobs Ask Noobs.
Jim is joined by Elihu and strilling to discuss playing with Purge, losing cavern crawl games, the grudge matches between Black N Yellow and bumble bEE’s, mid Doom, Hero of the Week Dark Willow, the inefficacy of Bane, and our takes on the greatest British Prime Minister.
Arian hosts Sam, Charlene and Half of a Jim for a stitched-together episode. They cover Arian being a deadweight, TI’s venue move and possible replacements, the battlepass and nemestice event, TI quals, enfeeble, and Arian v. Ape.
A2K is joined by strilling to discuss the cage match of the century, the ethics of such a spectacle, Shadow Demon, the winners of the WePlay Animajor, ESL Summer as a blip on the radar, and determine who the worst hero of 7.29d.
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Jim is joined by charlene to forget which episode he is recording, his rampage on axe, Jims great milestone, charlenes clutch gaming, the Animajor (no finals), dazzle, and Dota parenting.
Arian is joined by Sam Trilling and Charlene to discuss the best early divine rapier carriers, Anti-Mage, the Bluebell Wood Charity Showmatch against Team Digital, the WePlay Animajor wild card and group stages, and the most creative regions of Dota.
Arian is joined by Jim to discuss their upcoming charity match, a video that Jim told Arian to watch that Arian barely watched, safelane snapfire, EU pro pubs, their predictions for the animajor, leshrac and their favourite bbq foods.
Sam Trilling is joined by Jim and Charlene to discuss Oracle, copious amounts of Dota drama, our tech issues, and how much WeLikeDota has changed our lives.
Jim is joined by charlene and arian to discuss their weeks in dota, the new team support bundles, no battlepass, all the dpc regions, simply TOOBASED voicelines, the alliance coaching drama, techies vs sniper and ethical stomping.
A2K is joined by Strilling and Elihu to discuss snakes, Dota sins, the dregs of NA’s upper division and Hero of the Week Ancient Apparition.
Jim is joined by Charlene and Strilling to discuss Lifestealer and Lycan aghs, Aui2000,patch 7.29c, Lil_Nick and our super secret talents.
A2K is joined by Sam Trilling to talk about the stimmy, Lina for far too long, how hot Nikobaby is, EternalEnvy and Hero of the Week Shadow Demon.
Arian is joined by Sam (OG) to discuss their intact legs, being back ones bullshit, the slark curse, some more thoughts on patch 7.29(b/c), the EU DPC, DAWNBREAKER and how to rework techies (don’t).
Jim is joined by Sam Trilling and Greg to discuss patch 7.29, hedonism in gaming, being coached, house renovations, and sick new shards.
Arian is joined by Sam (Trilling), to discuss Arians unintentional griefing in DACH-Inhouses, their victorious battlecup, the WLD/Desoladies inhouses, the singapore major and its impact on the regional power perception, soon-to-be roster shuffles, Enchantress, seduction and ?
Arian is joined by Sam and Charlene to discuss all the new shiny things, such as the anime, the new player update, the major wildcard stage and covid-fallout as well as the shiny new WLDxDesoladies inhouses. After that they cover dark seer and some NaN questions.
Arian is joined by new cast member sam (yet another one), to discuss kotl mid, the cuomo theme, dota valkyries, the anime launch and visage.
Jim is joined by Sam and new member of the podcast, Elihu, to discuss getting IRL friends into Dota, looking forward to cross-regional Dota, animal castration and Shadow Shaman.
Jim is joined by Sam to discuss theme thursdays, cartoons, the new player experience, Furion and New England States.
Arian is joined by Charlene to discuss his haircut plans, their shared spree of weird games, the WLDL Finals, the Dota plus Spring update, OG not making the major and Elder Titan.
A2K is joined by charlene to discuss the upcoming dota 2 netflix show, the EU (and NA) DPC, patch 7.28c, mirana, and when giving up (in dota) is sometimes ok.
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Sam and Jim discuss their weeks in Dota, and the continuing lack of a patch for the game. The boys cover an historic Hero of the Week, and learn that Sam is far too good-hearted for modern American reality TV.
It’s hats before everything, friends, as Jim & Charlene talk cosmetics on the first episode of WeLikeDota Dressing Room: Warmful Ancient. They also talk about their divergent weeks in Dota and take questions from the viewers. Smooth jazz by thebasspapa, available at Pixabay. #ASMR #FromTheWorldOnTheRim #DoteCouture
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Jim is joined by Charlene and Arian to discuss smelling the ancient medal but not quite getting there, the DPC leagues in EU and NA, WLDL, Rikimaru and unfunny comedians (Jim Carrey).
Arian is joined by Charlene to discuss, ranking up, (accidental) recalibration, DPC leagues, Patch 7.28b, Outworld Dekajshdfn. and NaN questions.
Sam is joined by Jim and Arian to discuss WLDL, Riki, Open Qualifiers for the DPC Leagues and Dragon Knight. (Reupload because transition music was muted)
Sam is joined by Charlene and Arian to discuss nice teammates, perfect gpm games, playing dota while high, the 2021 DPC announcement and Chen!
JIm is joined by Arian to discuss canadian inhouses, WLDL scrims, terrible ability draft games, ghoulish frenzys, patch 7.28a, the upcoming dpc and Hoodwink.
Arian is joined by Jim and Charlene to discuss long pubs, squeaky comebacks, patch 7.28, the new player experience GIANT RINGS and NaN questions. Tune in next week for Woodhink HotW.
Jim is joined by Sam to discuss the titular saint’s day, WLDL, VP’s Epic League Triumph, Tiny Watch, the new patch that definetely came out right after the Epic League finals just as Jim predicted and Timbersaw.
Jim is joined by Sam and Arian to discuss the Dota Plus update, Epic League, WLDL and Mars.
Jim is joined by Charlene and Arian to discuss, Pokémon Nuzlocke, World of Warcraft, Vikin.gg owning noobs. The upcoming patch and some questions.
Jim is joined by Arian for a short episode about chess, noob smurfs, Jim winning his first WLDL game, Vikin.gg, Ice3x and Secret winning The Esports Awards.
A2K Is joined by special guest Ursinity, host of the Fourth Spirit Dota 2 Podcast, do discuss their recent WLDL matches, getting carried, EG’s roster changes, Vikin.gg owning everyone, Sumails new stack, Tinker, and Genshin Impact.
Jim is joined by Arian to discuss his election victory, Mid Snapfire, WLDL, Diretide, EG’s new Offlaner (its Jim), Dota Summit 13, Spectre, and Hogwarts.
Arian is joined by Charlene and Matt to talk the troubles and tribulations of online university, Diretide, Sets, ESL One Germany, WeLikeDota League and lots of NaN questions!
Jim is joined by Arian to discuss Mango-Orange Juice, WLDL Preparations, ESL One Germany, Faceless Void, and criminal Milling.
Jim is joined by Arian to discuss thrown Battlecups, Theme Thursdays, Dota Plus updates, the new guild system, spooky updates, new heros, and the WeLikeDota League 2020.
Arian is joined by special guest Bealuct to discuss House Boats, Mega Creep Comebacks, the Arcana Vote Winner, Valve Support Events in NA and SA, Dota Plus Updates, Guilds, WAP, MMR Resets, Lina, and power outage-induced frog mortality,
Sam is joined by Charlene and Jim to discuss theme thursdays, a big announcement, the WLD guild, winter wyvern and phD’s. Later, arian joins for some NaN questions.
Jim is joined by Charlene and Sam to discuss slow stacking, Lexy, Team Secrets next victim, Huskar, the Battle Pass, Oracle, and bomb defusal.
Sam, Arian and Jim join up to discuss treasure three, Arians new hotkey bindings, the return of a long absent community member and the hand-me-down economy developing both inside and outside of Dota 2.
Jim is joined by Charlene to discuss Jim’s recent successes in Dota and where all the shiny stuff might be. They are then visited by loremaster Sam and his familiar, who explains Windrangers Story. They then get asked a profound question by a second Sam.
Jim is joined by Charlene and Arian to discuss the Windranger Arcana, the recently finished OMEGA League, Valve’s negligence of the pro scene, baseball and Team Secret.
Arian is joined by Sam to discuss sketchy dudes on parkbenches, the OMEGA League, technical difficulties that are embarrassing for valve as well as the most faithful character in Dota 2.
Jim is joined by Sam to discuss fatherhood, the new pudge persona, cache 2, OMEGA League Group Stage, WePlay! Production, and horsemen.
The following is a recording of the live epsiode that took place on august 9th. After a short Dota Feelings segment, the WLD crew plays Dota Jeopardy and answers a boatload of questions.
Jim is joined by Arian to discuss their predictions on the elusive Collectors Cache 2, Turtle-Shell training, OGA Dota Pit and the master of the seven hells himself!
Jim is joined by Arian, who has two less teeth to talk treasure 2, OG’s rosterswap, NA dota’s sad state of affairs and Jakiro!
Arian is joined by Sam and Charlene to discuss Sam’s epiphany-filled Turbo games, Aghanims Labyrinth, Patch 7.26b/c and more!
Jim and Charlene discuss the new AM persona and the surrounding controversy, Charlene’s recent triumph on the WLD guild leaderboard and hero-related hornyness.
Charlene and Arian are joined by recent father Sam to discuss children, QoP degeneracy, Dota 2 second hand fashion, patch 7.27 and the collectors cache.
This week Charlene is joined by Jim to talk about Jim’s marathon week in Dota, professional talent’s ongoing reckoning with their actions and speculation about the new patch.
Charlene is joined by Arian to talk about Dota 2 patch structuring, the recent #metoo happenings in the Dota scene, and Rattletrap himself.
As the WLD cast welcomes its newest member, Charlene, is joined by Jim and Arian to recap the game of guilds, the QOP arcana and lucky A2K!
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Sam and Arian dicuss the pittsburgh flyover, newbee being banned for matchfixing, and razor. Afterwards Arian is joined by Jim and Charlene to answer a slew of Noobs ask Noobs-questions.
Jim, Sam and Arian break down the WePlay! Pushka League (including TinyWatch), venture deep into the narrow maze, and reflect on their dota-friendships
Arian is joined by Charlene and Matt to break down the postponement of The International, their recent PPDL faceoff, as well as the new patch.
The full cast sits down to talk Animal Crossing, the WePlay! Pushka League, the end of PPD’s Career, and discuss reasons for Dota retirements.
Charlene, Jim and Arian cover the far reaching implications of the recent patch, unsolicited donations as well as the myriad of ongoing online leagues.
Don’t loose your mind grinding pubs! Instead join Sam and Jim for this special episode of WLD to discuss mental health and how to take care of it.
Charlene and Sam join each other to discuss the PPDL, loosing ranked games, Bloodseeker, and life under Quarantine.
We have a full house yet again! Join Charlene, Sam, Jim and Arian to discuss their weeks in Dota, Razzil Darkbrew the Alchemist, and the upcoming Peter PanDemic Dota League (Register for the league at https://www.wldleague.us/ )
The whole cast talks about the Coronavirus, Meepo and WLD’s new upcoming league: The The Peter Pandemic Dota League
Arian Sam and Jim talk about COVID-19, their Turbo adventures and last pro tournament for a while
Charlene, Sam and Arian try out a new segment, talk about trains, standardized testing, and maybe also some DotA 2
Sam, Jim and Arian Talk about the new DotA 2 Competetive circuit, the Patch, and Arian’s new favourite Hero
Charlene, Sam, Twoflakes, and Jim talk about Jim's coaching prowess, Charlene and Matt's wonderful Hawaii celebration, WePlay Madmoon's aesthetics, and bashy boy Slardar.