

Summoning Insight
Last Free Nation
Summoning Insight is the longest-running, most viewed League of Legends esports podcast in the world. Each week, hosts Jakob "YamatoCannon" Mebdi and Duncan "Thorin" Shields break down the most exciting matches from LEC, LCS, LCK, and LPL as well as interviewing professional players, coaches, casters, and journalists from around the world.
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Oct 12, 2022 • 3h 18min
Rogue ROCKS Groups / Do we DARE hope for the 0-18 NA dream? (feat. SeeEl)
Join MonteCristo and Thorin with guest Christopher "SeeEl" Lee, assistant coach of Rogue, as they discuss the first round-robin of Worlds 2022 groups, Rogue's dominant 3-0 start, the likelihood of the fabled 0-18 for NA LCS teams, the launch of the new brand Last Free Nation, Carlos' punishment by Riot, which teams remain favorites for Worlds, and more.
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Oct 6, 2022 • 2h 30min
NA DEFEATS EU for the 1st time EVER at Worlds / Favorite teams in the meta
Join MonteCristo and Thorin as they discuss the Worlds 2022 Play-Ins stage, RNG and DRX's current form and potential in groups, the elimination of MAD Lions at the hands of Evil Geniuses, predictions for the Group Stage of the Worlds Main Event, who are the favorites for the title, how DAMWON Kia and T1 may be bolstered by the emerging meta, and more.
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Sep 13, 2022 • 3h 15min
Rogue FINALLY emerge victorious / C9 triumphs with Berserker
Join MonteCristo and Thorin with guest Cake, top pastry of Rogue, as they discuss the LEC and LCS finals, the Worlds group draw, Danny's substitution on EG, Rogue finally overcoming their status as the razor cake, Cloud9 inexplicably powering up for the playoffs, and more.
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Sep 6, 2022 • 4h 11min
Fnatic ROLLS toward finals / Liquid's super team COLLAPSE (feat. Carter)
Join MonteCristo and Thorin with guest Alexander "Carter" Cartwright, head coach of Misfits, as they discuss the formation of the current Misfits roster, the LEC playoffs and G2 and Fnatic as presumptive finalists, Team Liquid's failure to make Worlds, the LPL finals between Top Esports and JDG, DRX and DAMWON KIA making it through the Korean gauntlet, the sale of Misfits, and more.
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Aug 30, 2022 • 3h 49min
The biggest FRAUD in LPL playoffs / C9 makes Worlds?!
Join MonteCristo and Thorin with guest Jensen Goh, former LCS coach and current coach of Maryville University, as they discuss the most fraudulent team in the LPL playoffs, the intense series between JDG and Top Esports, the LCK finals between Gen.G and T1, Cloud9's massive upset against EG, G2 rising above the rest of the LEC, XL's disappointing performance against Fnatic, and more.
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Aug 23, 2022 • 4h 5min
C9 and T1 win SLUGFESTS / Is it time for LCS teams to SELL? (feat. Parth)
Join MonteCristo and Thorin with guest Parth Naidu, former GM and coach of TSM, as they discuss the first round of LCS playoffs, the surprising drafts in the DAMWON KIA vs T1 series, the slugfest of CLG vs C9, the grassroots issues with the NA scene, the future challenges that the LCS faces with declining viewership, and more.
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Aug 16, 2022 • 4h 12min
G2 storms into playoffs / Chovy and Ruler deserve a title
Join MonteCristo and Thorin with guest Maurice "Amazing" Stückenschneider, jungler for Mouz, as they discuss upcoming LEC/LCS/LCK playoffs, whether G2 is the favorite to win in Europe once more, 100Thieves vs Evil Geniuses for best team in North America, why this is Gen.G's time to finally win an LCK title, and more..
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Aug 9, 2022 • 3h 32min
LEC standings in absolute CHAOS / Riot keeps the AWFUL Worlds format
Join MonteCristo and Thorin as they discuss the shocking amount of upsets in the LEC, Vitality's sudden snap into form, the dragon and herald's changes affecting the meta, Gen.G's current status as a potential Worlds winner, who could be contenders in the LCS playoffs, and more.
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Jul 26, 2022 • 3h 38min
CLG aims for WORLDS / LCK's SKETCHY new contract rules S5E20
Join MonteCristo and Thorin with guest Niship "Dhokla" Doshi, top laner for CLG, as they discuss Dhokla rejoining the LCS for the Summer Split, CLG's ambitions to qualify for Worlds this year, ranking the top laners in LCS, why EG continues to be the best NA team, what has gone wrong for Team Liquid, the new LCK player contract rules and restrictions, and more.
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Jul 19, 2022 • 4h 8min
Nisqy brings MAJOR help to MAD Lions / Regi on probation
Join MonteCristo and Thorin with guest Norman "Kaiser" Kaiser, support player for MAD Lions, as they discuss the Summer split shifts to the MAD Lions roster, what Nisqy brings to the team, why G2 and Fnatic seem to be faltering, what aspects make Rogue and Excel strong in this meta, the results of the TSM investigation and Reginald's probation, if the LCS is dying, and more.
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