Latest Esports tournaments Podcast Episodes
Erin Ashley Simon on the barrier to esports and being true to yourself on social media
Esports Meta | A Nerd Street Podcast - December 22, 2021 15:24 - 33 minutesIn the first live-recorded podcast at Nerd Street's The Block, XSET's Erin Ashley Simon discusses the difficulties aspiring professionals face when entering the esports scene, and having the courage to be true to yourself and speak your mind on social media. Follow Erin: https://twitte...
Zekken on what went down at LCQ, and his life as a student and professional VALORANT player
Esports Meta | A Nerd Street Podcast - November 21, 2021 00:08 - 23 minutesZekken gives the recap of what happened on day one of the VCT Last Change Qualifiers, and what it is like to be a student while also maintaining a career as a professional VALORANT player. Follow Jess: https://twitter.com/JessScharnagle Follow zekken: https://twitter.com/zekkenVAL
How Naori Mizuki got her start in casting, predictions on Valorant Champions and more
Esports Meta | A Nerd Street Podcast - November 12, 2021 20:00 - 34 minutesNaori Mizuki, aka Samantha Timms spoke to me about how she got her start in her casting career. Then we talk about our predictions for Valorant Champions, and how VCT Game Changers is going. Follow Naori: https://twitter.com/NaoriMizuki Follow Jess: https://twitter.com/JessScharnagle ...
Complexity's Jason Lake on the Importance of Mental and Physical Health in Esports
Esports Meta | A Nerd Street Podcast - September 17, 2021 16:00 - 40 minutesJason Lake founded Complexity back in 2003. For the last two decades he has been the leader of one of North America's longest running and most prestigious esports orgs. After being acquired by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones in 2017, Complexity has become an industry leader in physical...
True Neutral's Founder on Winning RLCS X South America, Relocating to NA
Esports Meta | A Nerd Street Podcast - September 03, 2021 16:00 - 34 minutesTrue Neutral is an esports organization based in Argentina best known for their Rocket League team. After winning RLCS X South America, True Neutral is moving up north to compete against NA teams for this upcoming season. We talk about that decision, winning NSG's Summer Champs, and the...
Psalm on Winning $1.8M at Fortnite World Cup, Retiring to Play VALORANT
Esports Meta | A Nerd Street Podcast - August 27, 2021 17:03 - 32 minutesPsalm's career has had plenty of ups and downs. From leaving a Dota 2 team only to watch them win The International the year later, to going pro in Heroes of the Storm just to have the league shutdown, to winning one of the single largest prize pools in esports history at the Fortnite W...
DarkZero's KOLER on VALORANT's Challengers Playoffs and Competing in NSG's Summer Champs
Esports Meta | A Nerd Street Podcast - August 13, 2021 22:10 - 38 minutesYannick "KOLER" Blanchette plays for DarkZero Esports' VALORANT team. Since the org picked up the roster competing under the name Kooky Koalas, the squad has put together a few impressive results. In just Stage 3, DarkZero has beaten FaZe while losing 2-1 to both XSET and TSM. On this s...
Esports Journalist Adam Fitch on Esports Business, FTX's Spending Spree and Breaking into the Industry
Esports Meta | A Nerd Street Podcast - August 06, 2021 17:45 - 58 minutesThe Esports Meta goes in-depth on the business of esports. How orgs make money, why many operate at a loss and where the industry is heading going forward. Adam Fitch talks about how he broke into the world of esports reporting, the benefits and the hazards of joining an industry that's...
XSET's BcJ on Upsetting Sentinels, Challengers Playoffs and His Move from Apex to VALORANT
Esports Meta | A Nerd Street Podcast - July 23, 2021 19:37 - 33 minutesXSET's new roster, featuring a new in-game leader, has quickly made waves. Alongside Envy, 100 Thieves and Sentinels, XSET is the only team to qualify for all of NA's biggest VCT events in Masters 1, Challengers Finals 2 and Challengers Playoffs 3. But the first two times, they got boun...
Kansas City Pioneers Co-Founder, CGO on VALORANT Upsets, CDL Expansion and More
Esports Meta | A Nerd Street Podcast - July 16, 2021 18:12 - 41 minutesLJ Browne, the 19-year-old co-founder and Chief Gaming Officer of the Kansas City Pioneers, joins the show. We talk about the orgs impressive upsets over Immortals and Version1 in VALORANT's Stage 3 Challengers1, signing previous champions like Kronovi and Censor, and the orgs goal of p...
Sentinels Star TenZ Talks VALORANT Masters, KAY/O, Partying with Mango
Esports Meta | A Nerd Street Podcast - July 09, 2021 16:59 - 37 minutesTenZ is arguably VALORANT's best player following an MVP performance at VALORANT's Stage 2 Masters but he's also one of the game's biggest content creators. This show covers the recent changes in VALORANT, the growing content scene around the game and TenZ's wild few months which took h...
Is Arena Mode the Future of Apex Legends Esports? w/ XSET's Clane and Keni
Esports Meta | A Nerd Street Podcast - June 28, 2021 19:03 - 34 minutesIn May, Respawn Entertainment announced Arena Mode, a 3v3 version of Apex Legends similar in style to the top FPS esports. On this show, XSET's Clane and Keni join to talk about Apex Legends Global Series, the creation of Arena Mode and why the battle royale version will likely stay the...
The Value of VALORANT's Co-Streaming w/ Average Jonas
Esports Meta | A Nerd Street Podcast - June 14, 2021 22:43 - 37 minutesAverage Jonas' career has been anything but average. An accomplished opera singer, Jonas began creating parody songs based on video games. Hits like "You Don't Know Your Silver 4" and "Eco Maybe." He's also a damn good esports player and not just for content creators, he helped 100 Thie...
Ten Years of Twitch w/ Founding Employee Ben Goldhaber
Esports Meta | A Nerd Street Podcast - June 07, 2021 23:25 - 40 minutesThe summer of 2011 proved to be formational for modern esports. Twitch is founded by Justin.TV in June, the first League of Legends Worlds happens in Sweden a few weeks later. The first edition of Dota 2's The International and Call of Duty XP Weekend become the first two esports events...
Supporting Super Smash Bros. Melee with Golden Guardians' Head of Esports Hunter Leigh
Esports Meta | A Nerd Street Podcast - June 03, 2021 21:39 - 29 minutesAfter two decades, the sun seemed to be setting on Super Smash Bros. Melee. But as one door closed, another opened, this time in the form of Golden Guardians, the esports division of the Golden State Warriors. The Golden Guardians are best known for the org's LCS team but also have inve...
EMUHLEET on Riot vs Valve, Nursing, and Breaking Barriers for Female Players
Esports Meta | A Nerd Street Podcast - May 24, 2021 22:12 - 26 minutes5-Time World Champion Emmalee "EMUHLEET" Garrido joins the show to talk about breaking barriers for the next generation of female esports players, why Riot's hands-on approach to VALORANT has been refreshing compared to Valve and the similarities between nursing and being an IGL. Loos...
Tom 'TomBizz' Bissmire | Loosely Scripted EP02 - Nerd Street Gamers
Esports Meta | A Nerd Street Podcast - September 02, 2020 13:47 - 1 hourJoin us for this episode of Loosely Scripted with our special guest, CS:GO caster Tom 'TomBizz' Bissmire. Loosely Scripted is a weekly podcast with no scripts, no filters and most importantly, no rules. Each week we will bring in a member of the esports community to discuss their life ...
Conner 'Scrawny' Girvan | Loosely Scripted EP01 - Nerd Street Gamers
Esports Meta | A Nerd Street Podcast - August 31, 2020 15:22 - 1 hourJoin us for this episode of Loosely Scripted with our special guest, CS:GO caster Conner 'Scrawny' Girvan. Loosely Scripted is a weekly podcast with no scripts, no filters and most importantly, no rules. Each week we will bring in a member of the esports community to discuss their lif...
Conner 'Scrawny' Girvan | Loosely Scripted EP01
Esports Meta | A Nerd Street Podcast - August 31, 2020 15:22 - 1 hourJoin us for this episode of Loosely Scripted with our special guest, CS:GO caster Conner 'Scrawny' Girvan. Loosely Scripted is a weekly podcast with no scripts, no filters and most importantly, no rules. Each week we will bring in a member of the esports community to discuss their life before d...
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