Hot Takes
By Hotspawn
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Episodes: 131
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Analysis, debate and the occasional howler- Hot Takes is the home of esports conversation.
Join the Hotspawn team as they tackle the biggest stories across CS2, VALORANT, League of Legends and more.
From breaking news to patches to stories from the biggest tournaments in the esports calendar, tune in every week and keep up to date on the latest Tier 1 news.
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VALYN TO FNATIC?! / VIT Jawgemo? / M8 Boaster / G2 Hyunmin / KRU Wins GCC 2026 - Hot Takes ep. 131
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Nov 03, 2026 |
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KC CAN BEAT T1? / Gen.G Will Smash LYON! / BLG Eliminates HLE / TES vs IG - Hot Takes ep. 130
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Nov 01, 2026 |
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LEC IN TROUBLE? / G2 Going Out? / TL Eliminates AL! / MKOI Surprise / LCK On Top - Hot Takes ep. 129
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Oct 27, 2026 |
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LOUD WINS VALORANT CHAMPIONS 2026! / VCT 2027 Partner Teams Confirmed - Hot Takes ep. 128
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Oct 20, 2026 |
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RIGGED SWISS DRAW?! / KC Through Worlds 2026 Play-Ins / New KDA Song Sucks? - Hot Takes ep. 127
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Oct 19, 2026 |
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CHAMPS FINAL 4! / G2 Last Dance / LOUD Fearless / 100T Unshakeable / VIT Insane - Hot Takes ep. 126
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Oct 12, 2026 |
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WORLDS 2026 POWER RANKINGS! / G2 to Semis?! / Gen.G Finally Winning? - Hot Takes ep. 125
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Oct 11, 2026 |
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WORLDS VISA ISSUES? / TL Wins LCS! / Demacia Cup / Riot Killing VODs? - Hot Takes ep. 123
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Oct 07, 2026 |
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ESL Pro League and Thunderpick World Championship! - Hot Takes Counter-Strike Edition
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Oct 07, 2026 |
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CHINA ELIMINATED! / Americas Best Region? / VALORANT Champions Shanghai Playoffs - Hot Takes ep. 122
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Oct 05, 2026 |
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WORLDS ANTHEM!? / DYING ELRs BETTER THAN LCK CL? / Demacia Cup / LCS Finals - Hot Takes ep. 121
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Sep 29, 2026 |
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CHAMPS SHANGHAI PREVIEW! / 100T Favourites? / G2's Last Dance / Alfajer To M8?! - Hot Takes ep. 120
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Sep 23, 2026 |
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G2 WINS LEC! / MKOI SMASH KC!? / Hans Sama vs Caliste / LEC Versus Scrapped - Hot Takes ep. 119
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Sep 22, 2026 |
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TPWC Teams Announced / FISSURE Playground / StarLadder StarSeries - Hot Takes Counter-Strike Edition
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Sep 17, 2026 |
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T1 TURMOIL? / NAVI & MKOI To Nice! / Gen.G Win LCK / AL Win LPL / Bin Inted BLG? - Hot Takes ep. 117
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Sep 15, 2026 |
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KEY 2027 CHANGES! / BOASTER FREE AGENT?! / Stage 2 Winners / Who Missed Champs? - Hot Takes ep. 116
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Sep 09, 2026 |
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G2 BALD BUFF! / KC Stumble? / MSI Valencia / LCK Final Three / TheShy Is Back! - Hot Takes ep. 115
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Sep 08, 2026 |
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Team Spirit Wins BLAST Open Porto / FISSURE Playground #3 - Hot Takes Counter-Strike Edition
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Sep 08, 2026 |
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BLAST Open Porto Playoffs - Hot Takes Counter Strike Edition
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Sep 04, 2026 |
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LEC WORLDS TEAMS? / Vitality Third Seed? / Who Does FNC Keep? / MKOI Worries - Hot Takes ep. 112
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Sep 01, 2026 |
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Spirit won EWC / BLAST Open Porto - Hot Takes Counter-Strike Edition
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Aug 26, 2026 |
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FNATIC TO WORLDS?! / MKOI Doomed? / LEC Playoffs Chances / Caps Skins & Ceremony - Hot Takes ep. 110
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Aug 25, 2026 |
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ENC POSTPONED! / Fnatic Are Back?! / Vladi Comeback / Gen.G First / BLG Slipping - Hot Takes ep. 109
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Aug 19, 2026 |
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Can Vitality And MOUZ recover in time for EWC playoffs? - Hot Takes Counter Strike Edition
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Aug 18, 2026 |
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CAPS INDUCTED INTO HALL OF LEGENDS! / Who's Next? / Correct Timing For Caps? - Hot Takes ep. 107
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Aug 16, 2026 |
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MKOI MISSING MADRID?! / Oner Subbed! /Fnatic 0-9? / Perkz Insights / BLG Flandre - Hot Takes ep. 106
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Aug 11, 2026 |
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FNATIC DOWNFALL?! / FURIA Drama! / Pacific Bug Embarrassment / Play-Ins Updates - Hot Takes ep. 105
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Aug 10, 2026 |
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BLAST Bounty Upsets / Hotspawn Is Hosting a CS2 LAN! / - Hot Takes ep. 104
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Aug 06, 2026 |
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DK WORLD'S BEST? / MKOI Peaked? / KC On Fire! / FNC Hopeless / LCS 2-Team League - Hot Takes ep. 103
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Aug 04, 2026 |
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BLAST Bounty Upsets / Hotspawn Is Hosting a CS2 LAN! / - Hot Takes ep. 102
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Jul 28, 2026 |
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BLAST Bounty Returns / Hotspawn's First Ever Event! / TPWC EU Series 2 Teams / - Hot Takes ep. 101
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Jul 22, 2026 |
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AURORA GO INTERNATIONAL?! / CS2 Rostermania Special / TPWC South America S2! / - Hot Takes ep. 100
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Jul 16, 2026 |
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PERKZ HEAD COACH?! / Dylan Falco Benched / HLE Wins MSI / BLG Golden Road Failed - Hot Takes ep. 99
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Jul 13, 2026 |
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G2 ELIMINATED T1! / Top 4 Secured / G2 vs LYON / HLE vs BLG - Hot Takes ep. 98
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Jul 08, 2026 |
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KC DISASTER! / T1 Insane / TL Solid / BLG vs T1! / G2 Hopes / MSI Play-Ins Recap - Hot Takes ep. 96
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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Post Major Roster Shuffle / TPWC South America Series 1 - Hot Takes Counter Strike
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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NiKo got his Major / -Overpass +Cache - Hot Takes Counter-Strike Edition
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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MSI POWER RANKINGS! / BLG, HLE or T1 Favourites? / Caps Top 5 Mid? / Lane Rankings - Hot Takes ep.93
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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Live at IEM Cologne Major! / Media day / Playoffs brackets - Hot Takes Counter-Strike Edition
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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MASTERS LONDON FINALS! / PRX vs EDG / LEV On Fire / VIT Superteam / WTF G2? - Hot Takes ep. 91
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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BLG WIN LPL! / T1 & HLE to MSI! / Gen.G Disaster / TES Curse / LYON Wins LCS - Hot Takes ep. 89
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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IEM Cologne Major Stage 2 / Jab Jabich coaching W - Hot Takes Counter Strike Edition
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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G2 WIN SPRING! / Insane SkewMond / MKOI Crumble vs KC! / Fnatic Bench Empyros - Hot Takes ep. 88
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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IEM Cologne Major Stage 1 / TPWC EU Series 1 - Hot Takes Counter Strike Edition
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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MASTERS LONDON PREVIEW! / G2 or PRX? / Best Players / Over & Underachievers? - Hot Takes ep. 86
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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KC or MKOI to MSI? / WTF VIT! / Team WE Miracle Run / LCK Playoffs / LEC No Fans? - Hot Takes ep. 85
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Why can't Falcons win a final? / IEM Cologne Major / CS Asia Championship - Hot Takes Counter Strike
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May 27, 2026 |
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LEC MVP DEBATE! / G2 Form / KC at Worlds? / VIT & MKOI Chances / LPL Playoffs - Hot Takes ep. 84
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May 27, 2026 |
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CALISTE RE-SIGNS! / LEC Playoffs Preview / Korea Asia Games Drama / EWC to Paris? - Hot Takes ep. 82
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May 20, 2026 |
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PGL Astana / IEM Atlanta - Hot Takes Counter-Strike Edition Ep. 81
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May 14, 2026 |
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IBAI vs KAMETO! / MKOI vs KC / Chronobreak Drama / Roadtrip Review / cvMax Abuse? - Hot Takes ep. 80
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May 11, 2026 |
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LEC ROADTRIP POINTLESS? / FNC Issues / G2 vs MKOI / T1 Missing MSI? / LCS Sponsor - Hot Takes ep. 79
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May 05, 2026 |
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Vitality win AGAIN / Love letter to Cache / TPWC NA Qualifiers - Hot Takes Counter-Strike Edition
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May 05, 2026 |
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STAGE 1 WINNERS? / PRX cruising / FNC on top / KRÜ vs MIBR / VIT, NRG & G2 Issues - Hot Takes ep. 77
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May 04, 2026 |
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CACHE RELEASED! / Senzu to BC.game / BLAST Rivals Fort Worth - Hot Takes Podcast
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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CRAZY KC FANS! / Keria Re-Signs for T1 / Korea Quits ENC / Weird Shifters Project - Hot Takes ep. 75
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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CO-STREAM DRAMA! / FlyQuest Video / Content Creation / LCP Deep Dive - Hot Takes ep. 74 (ft. Vivian)
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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WE'RE BACK! / The year in CS so far / Can anyone beat Vitality? / karrigan to Falcons?!
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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LEC CHAT PROBLEM / FNC Chaos! / MKOI Worries? / SHFT Rebuild? / Co-Stream Rules - Hot Takes ep. 73
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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T1 PROFITABLE?! / Fnatic Are Back! / G2 Worrying? / Shocking SHFT / VIT Real Deal - Hot Takes ep. 72
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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HUGE VCT 2027 CHANGES! / More LANs / Qualifiers For All Events / New Partner Teams - Hot Takes ep 71
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Fnatic Hopeless? / MKOI Melzhet Comments / VIT to Worlds? / NAVI Top! / KC Solid - Hot Takes ep. 70
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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BLG WINS FS! / G2 Beat Gen.G?! / Incredible SkewMond / Bin Top GOAT? / LEC Spring - Hot Takes ep. 69
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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NS WINS MASTERS! / Bad Meta? / BBL Haters / Crazy Chile Crowd / TenZ to SEN?! - Hot Takes ep. 68
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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FIRST STAND POWER RANKINGS / G2 Playoffs? / LOUD To Beat LYON?! / Witchraft Drama - Hot Takes ep. 67
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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G2 WIN LEC VERSUS! / No LEC Crowd?! / Gen.G Stomp LCK / LYON Win LCS / LR Scrims - Hot Takes ep. 66
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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LOL NATIONAL TEAMS! / G2 Winning LEC / KC Dropoff / ERLs at EWC?! / T1 Eliminated - Hot Takes ep. 65
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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SEN CEO SAID WHAT?! / KAPLAN LEAVES! / Masters Santiago / Crap Kickoff Trophies - Hot Takes ep. 64
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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FNATIC HAVE NO STAFF!? / Horrible Chronobreak! / Goodbye LR / Caps in HoL - Hot Takes ep. 63
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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LR ELIMINATED! / KC Wintrading? / LEC Online / Shifters Drama / SK Not That Bad! - Hot Takes ep. 62
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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LR TO PLAYOFFS!? / G2 Worries / Awful LCK Format! / LEC Viewership / Weird Fnatic - Hot Takes ep. 61
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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SIGN DEMON1! / SEN Shambles / BBL to Masters / PRX Panic? / FURIA Is Insane - Hot Takes ep. 60
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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LR CAN WIN! / G2 Shaky? / KC the Best Team / TH Troubles / LCK Cup in Hong Kong! - Hot Takes ep. 59
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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CAN LR WIN? / No Great LEC Teams!? / T1 Won't Make Worlds Top 4 / NS Scout Form - Hot Takes ep. 58
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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VCT 2026 PREDICTIONS! / No Global for SEN? / VIT Roster Will Work / KRU to Champs - Hot Takes ep. 57
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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LEC POWER RANKINGS! / LR Bottom Two?! / €0 Prize Pool / First Selection - Hot Takes ep. 56
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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LCK, LPL & LCS POWER RANKINGS! / $100m Fnatic Sale? / Karsa Retires - Hot Takes ep. 55
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Hotspawn's Biggest L's & W's in 2025 - Year in Review with Soph, Dan, Lee & Dovi - Hot Takes EP. 54
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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T1 WINS KESPA CUP! / Shifters Is OK? / Broadcast Deals / CFO Shad0w / LPL Rosters - Hot Takes ep. 53
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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$100m VCT REVENUE! / Terrible Awards? / VALORANT EMEA Clash / ZETA mini / VARREL - Hot Takes ep. 52
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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LEC ROSTER REVIEWS! / Team Shi*ters Rebrand / Bwipo can't play in LFL / LR Future - Hot Takes ep. 51
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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TL WINS GCC! / PRX PatMen Kicked?! / G2 Amy Fiasco / GEN Lakia IGL? / BOOM x VCT? - Hot Takes ep. 50
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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KESPA CUP ON DISNEY PLUS? / Coach Comms / LoL Season 16 / Upset DonJake Interview - Hot Takes ep. 49
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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LEAGUE AWARDS VOTING! / Was FlyQuest Toxic? / FNC's Bad Off Season - Hot Takes ep. 48
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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BLAST Rivals and Starladder Budapest Major! - Hot Takes Ep. 47
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Nov 23, 2025 |
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GUMAYUSI LEAVES T1! / G2 Inspired? / Upset vs Razork / BLG Viper / LEC & LCS Rumours - Hot Takes 46
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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GC CHAMPS PREVIEW! / Riot Kicked Talon From VCT! / G2 Benched JonahP / Off Season - Hot Takes ep. 45
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Krusty Krab? No, This is Patrick at BLAST Slam / Dota x Monster Hunter - Hot Takes Ep. 44
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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T1 WINS WORLDS! / Coach Timoutes in LoL? / KC Kyeahoo / FNC Vladi / VIT Humanoid - Hot Takes ep. 43
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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FAKER INTERVIEW! / KC Busio?! / KT Should Dream / Worlds 2025 Final / LEC Versus - Hot Takes ep. 42
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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OFF SEASON IS WILD! / MIBR zekken / VIT Chronicle / NRG keiko / Ascension Winners - Hot Takes ep. 41
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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That's a Wrap on Thunderpick World Championship 2025! - Hot Takes Ep. 40
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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LR to LFL?! / Fnatic Boomed / Worlds 2025 Updates / KCB at EMEA Masters - Hot Takes Ep. 39
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Thunderpick World Championship Round Table ft Launders! - Hot Takes Ep. 38
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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PATCH 11.08 IS MENTAL! / ODIN NERF? / Rostermania / Veto / Gentle Mates in VCT - Hot Takes Ep. 37
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Thunderpick World Championship Match Ups Announced! - Can Mongolz defend their title?
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Oct 11, 2025 |
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WORLDS 2025 POWER RANKINGS - Hot Takes Ep. 35
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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ASPAS NEEDS HELP! / VCT's Best Comeback Ever / VALORANT Champions Final Four - Hot Takes Ep. 34
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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LEC SUMMER FINALS / Spanish Snacks Taste Test / KC Implosion / MKOI Crowd Buff - Hot Takes ep. 33
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Sep 28, 2025 |
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The King Remains Uncrowned After TI14 Grand Finals - Hot Takes Ep. 32
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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CHAMPS STARTED CRAZY / Paris Stage Sucks? / Leo Retires / 100T Rebuilding - Hot Takes Ep. 31
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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BWIPO SUSPENDED / KOI Terminated / LEC Format Issues / Gen.G the Best Ever? - Hot Takes Ep. 30
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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BLAST Open London Finals Were Insane + Thunderpick World Championship Closed Qualifiers
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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STAGE 2 WINNERS / Champs Group Draw / LAN Finals / Champs Bundle / RIP Guild - Hot Takes Ep. 27
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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NISQY SCRIMMING? / Dignitas Chaos / LCK & LPL Updates / Esports Nations Cup - Hot Takes Ep. 26
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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SAYF IS BACK?! / PatMen Visa / VCT BR League / Gen.G Boomed / Relegations - Hot Takes Ep. 25
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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VLADI vs KC FANS / Crazy Gumayusi Situation / LPL Madness / Hall of Legends - Hot Takes Ep. 24
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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LAKIA RE-JOINS GEN.G / Wolves Collapse / Alfa Says FNC are the World's Best Team - Hot Takes Ep. 23
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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LR QUITTING EM? / MKOI To Miss Playoffs? / VCT Match Fixing / 4 Years of Faker - Hot Takes Ep. 22
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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IEM Cologne Group Stage & TPWC NA Series 2 - Hot Takes Episode 21
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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NICK x FAKER / GEN Wins MSI / HERETICS BREAK THE CURSE! / EWC LoL + VAL Breakdown - Hot Takes Ep. 19
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Talking Dota 2 at the Esports World Cup (Riyadh Masters) /w Patrick - Hot Takes EP. 20
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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What’s Going on With G2 at MSI? / FNC POBY?!? / MSI Pick'Ems - Hot Takes Ep. 18
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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BLAST.tv Austin Major Finals - Rostermania - Thunderpick World Championship Qualifiers - Hot Takes
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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MSI POWER RANKINGS - Hot Takes Ep. 16
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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LOL GAME CHANGERS REVEALED / LTA's Crazy Final / No LCK Winner?! - Hot Takes Ep. 15
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Hot Takes Ep. 14 - Who will win the BLAST.tv Austin Major?
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Hot Takes Episode 13 - Dan is Sorry
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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MKOI Wins LEC / Perkz Impact Equal to Caps? / LCK-LPL Updates - Hot Takes Ep. 12
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Los Ratones' Next Steps / Fnatic Dumped from LEC / TL Doomed at Masters Toronto - Hot Takes Ep. 11
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Hot Takes - BLAST.tv Austin Major Pick 'ems, Day 1 Match Ups and How Vitality Will Prove Dan Wrong
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Hot Takes Episode 10: LEC All-Pro scandal, VALORANT match-fixing, LPL/LCK updates
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May 28, 2025 |
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Hot Takes Episode 9: IEM Dallas finals, Valve buying Cache, BLAST.tv Austin Major pick 'ems
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May 26, 2025 |
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Hot Takes Episode 8 - PGL Astana, IEM Dallas and Hotspawn Presents Thunderpick World Championship
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May 19, 2025 |
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Hot Takes Ep. #7 - LEC Awards Discussion | EXCLUSIVE Riot comment on VCT EMEA schedule
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May 15, 2025 |
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Hot Takes Episode 6 - The weakest #1 Seeds in VALORANT | Florescent Retires from Tier 1
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May 02, 2025 |
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Hot Takes Episode 5 - There are only 2 Top LEC Teams | League of Legends Hall of Fame
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Hot Takes Episode 4 - Astralis miss their 5th Major | EDG vs S1Mon situation
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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Hot Takes Episode 3 - ESL One Raleigh Special | Can Nigma get it together for finals?
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Hot Takes Episode 2 - PGL Bucharest | MongolZ, EF just can't win & Team Liquid get siuhy on loan
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Hot Takes Episode 1 - Pilot
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Mar 28, 2025 |