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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Jul 5, 2022 • 3h 39min
Is the new Cloud9 DESTINED for Worlds? / T1's streak ENDS (feat. Zven) S5E18
Join MonteCristo and Thorin with guest Jesper "Zven" Svenningsen, support player for Cloud9, as they discuss the latest iteration of the C9 roster, Zven's approach to role-swapping to support, Evil Geniuses as the best team in the LCS, the end of T1's historic 24 match win-streak in LCK, the factors that make Gen.G a top team in the world, and more.
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Jun 28, 2022 • 3h 48min
What did EXCEL LEARN from T1 and RNG in Korean boot camp?
Join MonteCristo and Thorin with guest Nelson Sng, coach of Excel, as they discuss Excel's Korean bootcamp and first place standing in LEC, G2's performance at MSI and the Summer Split so far, the causes of the remake between Excel and Vitality, the top things that LEC and other Western teams can learn from LPL, the degree to which MAD Lions has improved, the current state of the LCS, and more.
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Jun 21, 2022 • 3h 30min
Team Liquid's great expectations / Rogue's rocky start (feat. Guilhoto)
Join MonteCristo and Thorin with guest Andre Guilhoto, head coach of Team Liquid, as they discuss the new Monte & Wolf LCK show, the durability patch's effect on the meta, Team Liquid's Korean bootcamp, the expectations for NA teams on the international stage, Monte's enjoyment of children's card games, and more.
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Jun 1, 2022 • 2h 26min
RNG crowned MSI champs / T1's flaws / TSM investigate themselves
Join MonteCristo and Thorin as they discuss the Playoffs of MSI, the latest on the TSM investigation, updates on the Peter Zhang scandal, the grand final between RNG and T1, Xiaohu's legacy as a player, and more.
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May 25, 2022 • 3h 15min
G2's boom and bust / Will T1's baron throws ruin their MSI? (feat. Aux)
Join MonteCristo and Thorin with guest Dan "Aux" Harrison, LPL color caster, as they discuss the Rumble Stage of MSI, RNG and T1's finish in the top 2, G2's world-beating form straight into their loss streak, playoffs predictions, and more.
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May 17, 2022 • 3h 28min
MSI Ping Calamity / Is it fair to have RNG replay? (feat. artificial ping)
Join MonteCristo and Thorin with guest artificial ping, as they discuss the real problems with network latency at MSI, Riot's ruling to replay RNG's matches, possible positive changes to the MSI format, the dominance of T1/RNG/G2 in the Group Stage, predictions for the next tournament phase, and more.
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Apr 26, 2022 • 3h 34min
Evil Geniuses and RNG win titles / NA talent on the rise (feat. Dagda)
Robert "Dagda" Price, LPL color caster and analyst, joins the show to discuss the LPL and LCS finals, the rise of NA players jojopyun and Danny, the chances of G2 and T1 and MSI, and more.
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Apr 19, 2022 • 3h 6min
C9 crash in playoffs / 100T look to repeat / V5 LPL champs (feat. Raz)
Barento "Raz" Mohammed, LCS analyst, joins the show to preview the final weekend of the LCS playoffs, discuss C9's playoff collapse, discuss the final three teams in the LPL playoffs, and more.
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Apr 12, 2022 • 3h 21min
G2 sweeps Rogue in LEC final / 12-0 lower bracket run (feat. Dylan Falco)
Dylan Falco, head coach of G2, joins the show to discuss G2's victory over Rogue in the LEC finals, how this iteration of G2's roster was formed, the strength of the field at MSI, and more.
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Apr 5, 2022 • 3h 39min
T1 wins LCK undefeated / Rogue still LEC favorites / C9 boom (feat. Mac)
James "Mac" MacCormack, head coach of MAD Lions, joins the show to discuss the second round of the LEC playoffs, the LCK grand finals, coaching best practices in esports, and more.
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