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New Meta: DotA 2 Podcast

199 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 20 ratings

New Meta is a podcast about all things DotA 2. We aim to create fun, insightful and helpful content for anyone with an interest in the game. The three hosts are long-time internet friends and high-skill DotA fanatics, with a wealth of knowledge and experience to share. Whether you want strategic insights to help you climb the ladder, or simply chill to some DotA chat, then this is the podcast is for you!

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Episodes

#195 - The reports of our death have been greatly exaggerated

December 21, 2022 20:37 - 1 hour - 22.9 MB

Back with a bang and here to discuss Dota in the past 6 weeks, Marco, Adam and Stan reconvein for a discussion about TI, our recent pub games and what's hot and what's not in the Dota 2 world! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all the listeners! https://discord.gg/wJPtxkGz

#194 - The International 11 Part 1 review!

October 28, 2022 17:02 - 50 minutes - 18.6 MB

Epic TI intro justifies my epic silly voice! Episode does what is says on the tin, review of TI so far and a look ahead at finals weekend.

TI11 Group Stage Review

October 19, 2022 20:51 - 1 hour - 29.6 MB

The epic TI music is back for the review of the group stage. Plenty of spoilers here as Marco breaks down EG's great preformances, as well as chats on the defining heroes so far and a look forward to the start of the main event

#192 - TI 11 Group Stage Preview

October 15, 2022 10:48 - 1 hour - 28.5 MB

https://discord.gg/rgV6KwD Duo pod this week as Marco and Stan go team by team to preview the group stage at TI 11 and asess the various teams' chances.

#191 - Predictions, losing the unlosable and Marco's Mic

October 06, 2022 23:29 - 1 hour - 29.5 MB

The Dota speaks for itself. The predictions speak for themselves. Marco's mic speaks for himself.  https://discord.gg/rgV6KwD

#190 - Truesight, Marci and Craig

September 30, 2022 17:19 - 58 minutes - 21.2 MB

Wash you're face

#189 - Disagreeing with everyone: Personas TI and Derge

September 23, 2022 18:40 - 1 hour - 24 MB

Hello friends, we're back with another episode this week. Discussing the new PA persona, TI qualifyers and how the tornament is shaping up and also our games and the heroes we really hate, almost all in Adam's case!  

#188 - Patch, Pass and Fun

September 09, 2022 16:36 - 1 hour - 27.3 MB

We are back this week to discuss the big Dota changes of the past few weeks, namely patch 7.23 and the Battle Pass. We chat about our games before reflecting on some of the bigger adjustments of 7.23, then dive into some battle pass chat!

#187 - Games Majors and comebacks

August 11, 2022 22:39 - 1 hour - 22 MB

We're back finally! The summer is proving extremely difficult to maintain a regular shedule, with holidays and business proving tough to overcome. But overcome we have this week, as Marco Adam and Stan sit to discuss their games over the last month, the Arlington Major and indeed the good old days.

#186 - Should we learn from Pro games or Wigan Athletic?

July 05, 2022 22:57 - 1 hour - 25.7 MB

Can we truly improve from watching pro games, or are they playing a totally different game? This is today's topic as we dive into the challenges us feeble pubbers face that render meaningful takeaways broken at best. Marco also talks about how he models his unranked gaming to Wigan Athletic

#185 - Pudge n stuff: What's impressing in 7.21d

June 18, 2022 19:03 - 48 minutes - 18 MB

We gather around the metaphorical campfire to discuss another week in Dota, with Marco venturing out of the campsite to play some scary ranked Dota 2. We convene do discuss Pudge carry, Jug, Chen, Visage and more.

#184 - Patch Review and Cameras

June 10, 2022 22:49 - 1 hour - 26 MB

Does what is says on the tin. Games, update and Patch 

#183 - Stockholm Major Review

May 25, 2022 20:23 - 58 minutes - 21.6 MB

Marco and Stan return from their trip to watch the Dota major action over in Sweden. Adam joins to discuss the games, stories, meta and more from the first LAN in a long time!

#182 - Consume Caffiene Responsibly

May 14, 2022 13:38 - 1 hour - 24.4 MB

This week we discuss Monster energy habits, why cores are terrible supports, what we are looking forward to at the major and much more! Join the discord: https://discord.gg/rgV6KwD

#182 - Consume Caffiene Responsibly

May 14, 2022 13:38 - 36 minutes - 13.3 MB

This week we discuss Monster energy habits, why cores are terrible supports, what we are looking forward to at the major and much more! Join the discord: https://discord.gg/rgV6KwD

#181 - Shard Tier List P3: The promised land

May 05, 2022 23:17 - 1 hour - 30.5 MB

We finally conclude our shard tier list this week with a hard and fast tour of the remaing heroes yet to have their time in the sun. Marco also recalls the most toxic game of all time.  Join the discord to see the finished tier list! https://discord.gg/rgV6KwD

#180 - Shard Tier List P2: Horn Tossed back from Break

April 29, 2022 21:29 - 1 hour - 28.1 MB

We are back and ready to go after an unplanned 2 week hiatus due to holidays. We convene for a long overdue 'how are games', before adding another bunch of heroes' shards to our growning teir system! 

#179 - Aghs Shard Tier List Part 1: Takko Stability Tier

April 04, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 22.6 MB

Welcome to episode one of our shard tier list. We go from Abadon to Ember Spirit this week, placing the shards across five humously labeled tiers.  https://discord.gg/kpjGceCb

#178 - Lanes Gains Brains for Banes?

April 01, 2022 19:54 - 57 minutes - 21.2 MB

How to approach the midgame as a support? Should I take the free lane creeps dying under tower? Should I always be with my position 4 and 3? Should I stack? We discuss this and more!

#177 - Position 5: Eat Rasberry Yogurt Instead of Pulling

March 27, 2022 22:33 - 1 hour - 26.7 MB

We return from a week off to give advice on playing the lane as a position 5 player. How to approach the lane, how to make your carry happy and the dangers and benefits of pulling the lane. Marco also eats yogurt. https://discord.gg/VnMsuQ8

#176 - Illness Pod: Cinema, Tiny and Tipping

March 12, 2022 00:06 - 59 minutes - 21.6 MB

Adam is the only healthy podcast member this week as Marco Covid contraction story reminds us all of the dangers of Batman. We also discuss Tiny and the evolving tipping metagame

#175 - A week into 7.31: The best advice you will ever hear!

March 05, 2022 16:27 - 1 hour - 27.7 MB

One week into the new patch and the Primal Beast, we discuss how the hero is shaping up, along with Techies and the other major movers. We also give some revolutionary and game changing advice on how to win more games!

#174 - Patch 7.31 Review ! Primal Beast

February 25, 2022 13:53 - 1 hour - 29 MB

Patch is here! Primal Beast is Here. New Neutrals are here. Balance is not here. We discuss all the changes one day into 7.31

#173 - Monitor Lore and Patch Wishlist

February 18, 2022 13:50 - 1 hour - 24.4 MB

We gather again this week to discuss our hopes and dreams for the new patch now days away. We also tell Dota stories from the week including Marco's imfamous monitor backstory. Join the discord: https://discord.gg/rgV6KwD

#172 - Hooks Win Games: The Theory of Pudge

February 11, 2022 21:30 - 1 hour - 22.9 MB

This week we gather to discuss the iconic Dota 2 hero. The rotting butcher himself Mr Pudge. We discuss how Pudge play styles and items change in different positions and how the hero can have impact

#171 - Darkness Storm Glimmer Hope

February 04, 2022 13:14 - 1 hour - 29.8 MB

Like a poem! Storm Spirit discussions, Glimmer PSAs and much more! 

#170 - We Designed New Heroes! Which is Best?

January 28, 2022 13:15 - 1 hour - 33 MB

This week we did some homework and each designed a new hero! Listen to find out what wacky inventions have been created and how OP these new characters are! Check the discord for the full hero write ups! https://discord.gg/rgV6KwD

#169 - Anime, Cache, OD and Kaden

January 21, 2022 17:55 - 1 hour - 26.5 MB

Another season of anime is upon us, Adam gives his spoiler free review. We muse upon Kaden and other hero concepts, as well as discuss the Collecters Cahce, our games and some heroes too!

#168 - Cancelled Major, Brood and Communication

January 15, 2022 00:35 - 1 hour - 30.3 MB

It does what it says on the tin this week. We discuss the news and backlash following Valve's announcement that the upcoming major is cancelled. We also discuss Broodmother and what good (and bad) team communication sounds like

#167 - Aghs Lab Special: Pod Saved

January 08, 2022 14:57 - 56 minutes - 19.6 MB

We are back! Stan has reached Divine once again, returning the pod to legitimacy. Marco and Adam have been spamming Aghs lab and share their secrets, observations and theorycrafting!  

#166 - Battle Pass, Re-calibration and the Return of Labyrinth

December 18, 2021 01:10 - 1 hour - 23.2 MB

Battle Pass is finally here! Drow has an arcana, Mirana has a persona and Marco and Adam have a Labyrinth to beat! Stan tells tales from his re-calibration battle as we review all the fun in the BP!

#165 - Theory Corner, SF Carry and Travels

December 10, 2021 18:51 - 1 hour - 23.9 MB

Marco relishes the unprecedented greenery on his profile and basks in the glory of a 15 win streak. We discuss our games, Boots of Travel, the return of Stat Corner, Shadow Fiend carry with no points in Raze, Theory Corner and more! Join the discord:  https://discord.gg/rgV6KwD

#164 - Sleep your way to a Shoutout!

December 03, 2021 18:10 - 1 hour - 24.4 MB

This week we give some shoutouts to the legendary Spotify wrapped fans, as well discussing our green gaming this week, Lina, position 5, distractions to be aware of in Dota, whether a new patch will come and much more! 

#163 - Dealing with Techies and Immovable Space Cows

November 27, 2021 00:05 - 1 hour - 24.6 MB

This week we gather to discuss the concerningly high number of Techies being played recently in pub Dota and how to deal with the hero. We also discuss the rising hipster offlane Spirit Breaker charging into our games. 

#162 - 7.00+ Hero Design Tier List p.2 +plus Roster Shuffles

November 20, 2021 13:57 - 1 hour - 27.3 MB

Part 2 of our tier list of the hero design/concept of all post 7.00 heroes. This week we consider Snapfire, Void Spirit, Hoodwink, Dawnbreaker and Marci. We also discuss how our games have been going with Marco and Stan playing some ranked this week and Adam giving his RD2L update. Roster shuffles are also up for debate, everyone loves a juicy rumour.

#161 - Post 7.00 Hero Tier List - Concept and Design p.1

November 11, 2021 18:17 - 1 hour - 23.8 MB

In today's episode we return the New Meta patented confusing tier list! Confusing because none of us can agree how to name each tier. In any case we gather this week to rank every new hero released since 7.00 in terms of hero concept and design. This is part one, covering MK to Mars. Next week we move on to covering Snap to Marci!

#160 - Marci, 7.30e and Hero Design

November 06, 2021 00:27 - 1 hour - 24.8 MB

Marci is here! We discuss the new hero, what we like, what we don't, how the hero will be played and whether it's any good after the nerfs. We also discuss the changes in 7.30e and what makes good hero design. Join the Discord channel at https://discord.gg/rgV6KwD

#159 - Pub Dota is real Dota!

October 28, 2021 23:12 - 59 minutes - 20.7 MB

Can TI strats survive on the Dota streets? That's what we discuss this week, looking into which heroes translate well from pro Dota to pub Dota. We also look at the unpicked heroes at TI and discuss why they're so bad.

#158 - TI10 in Review! Spirit flies and Replays die!

October 21, 2021 14:10 - 1 hour - 34.7 MB

TI10 over and done with, we look back at all the action, drama and content from Dota's yearly festival, discussing the games, teams, heroes, production talent and more! Topics include Team Spirit, LGD, heroes, disappointing production value, roster shuffles, EG, London TI Hub and much more!  

#157 - TI10 Preview Show!

October 05, 2021 23:08 - 1 hour - 38.1 MB

TI is finally here! That means we are here with a preview show too! Adam makes bold NA Dota predictions, old man Marco complains about voice lines and Stan pretends to be neutral. We discuss all the teams chances as well as the talent and view experience. We also delve into the compendium and cover our predictions there too!

#156 - Heroes to watch out for: Meta Nostalgia

September 30, 2021 22:34 - 1 hour - 25.2 MB

This week we gather excited for the start of the International just days away! We discuss why Sniper is so good in pubs, whether Dusa is a good hero, what Chen even does anymore and much more! RD2L update, stat corner, hopes for TI's metagame and much more! https://discord.gg/rgV6KwD

#155 - Keenly Conveying: Cards, Fragments and Tickets

September 23, 2021 22:45 - 1 hour - 23.9 MB

This week we hope we will secure TI tickets; and discuss Tinker's crazy win rates and what makes the hero so strong, AM's Aghanim's Scepter build, the compendium player cards and Stan's badge Dilemma  https://discord.gg/rgV6KwD

#154 - Adam gets drafted, TI tickets, Dark Seer and 7.30c

September 17, 2021 23:38 - 1 hour - 25.4 MB

In episode 154 we discuss TI ticket announcements, Adam's RD2L run, Dark Seer, offlane, Pudge, winrates across mmr brackets and much more!

#153 - Trends and fun things in 7.30: Only 2 weeks late!

September 09, 2021 16:41 - 1 hour - 23.8 MB

This weeks episode is actually last weeks episode! If the trends seem a little out of date, then that's because they probably are! Many apologies for the lack of episodes the last couple weeks, I didn't have any internet. Back to normal now though! https://discord.gg/rgV6KwD

#152 - 7.30 Patch Review: Tinker, Sailor, Tumbler, Psi

August 19, 2021 23:39 - 1 hour - 32.8 MB

It's Dota 2 patch time again! that means another long patch review episode! We digest and discuss the biggest changes including Tinker, neutral items, Helm, Edge, Mage Slayer, Clinkz, Chen, Lich, Dawn, Pudge, OD and much more!  https://discord.gg/rgV6KwD

#151 - Just Duo Mid! AM Offlane, Damage Reduction and Disassembling

August 09, 2021 11:55 - 1 hour - 22.5 MB

This week we come armed with a stat corner, AM offlane and a disassembled Dragon Lance! Adam's winning, Stan won a Tinker game, Marco won a Nemistice in 7 minutes, patch is confirmed! It's all looking good in the Dotaverse!

#150 - This isn't a Milestone: Dead Heroes and What They Need + Our Worst Stats

July 30, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 25.1 MB

We finally reached our self-hyped fake milestone of 150 episodes. To celebrate we flame each others worst heroes! We also discuss which heroes we would like to see back in the meta and what the hero would need to be playable.

#149 - The Pudge Paradox: Cent, Spamming and Mid Game

July 24, 2021 22:04 - 1 hour - 27.6 MB

This week we talk about Centaur, hero spamming, mid game mistakes, hot weather, Adam's surprise Stat Corner, The Pudge Paradox, smurfing, failing and much more! https://discord.gg/rgV6KwD

#148 - Climb vs Cavern: the Quest for Fun

July 15, 2021 10:02 - 1 hour - 24.6 MB

This week's episode sees a discussion on the Euros, TI qualifyers, our recent games, the most fun way to play Dota, Timbersaw, Dawnbreaker and more. https://discord.gg/rgV6KwD

#147 - Just Relo into the Goal!: Wyvern and Dawnbreaker

July 08, 2021 21:46 - 1 hour - 28.9 MB

We skip talking about our games this week and instead ponder which hero would make the best footballer. Wyvern is up for discussion, what makes the hero so successful in pubs. We also revisit Dawnbreaker 3 months on from release and Marco shares his Nemistice secrets! https://discord.gg/rgV6KwD