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Xal'atath is acting like a child, and so are Diablo's angels
October 7, 2026 · 1 hr 3 minXal'atath is the subject of the first bit of another Lore Watch Podcast. Frequent listener Daikaiju had the astute observation that Xal'atath seemed upset that the Watcher didn't pay attention to her baiting, which she's always done to…
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World-ending threats in Azeroth and making great villains
September 30, 2026 · 57 minDo you remember back in vanilla WoW, when we were tasked with things like bringing a guard his lunch, or trying to find some guy's wife who was taking a while to get back, and now we're spitting in the face of god and saving the soul of…
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The never-ending faction war in World of Warcraft: Forever
September 23, 2026 · 1 hr 4 minWorld of Warcraft: Forever is the hottest title in Blizzard's catalogue, so of course we're diving in to some of the lore of Forever in this first post-BlizzCon episode. We start with a question on the war between the Alliance and the…
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A lore primer for The Green Lantern
September 16, 2026 · 1 hr 1 minWith the new Lanterns show, Joe and Matt wanted to discuss the lore of The Green Lantern, though without spoiling the plot of the new show. They start off discussing the comic in its place in comics history and its parallels to the Flash…
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How the Arathi might appear in The Last Titan (if they're in The Last Titan)
September 9, 2026 · 1 hr 1 minLore Watch this week is all about what might be next for World of Warcraft which is quite apropos since we're waiting on BlizzCon. First is the predictions for what we might see in The Last Titan and beyond. The Arathi and Avaloren is one…
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Xal'atath's true goals, and more light reading
September 2, 2026 · 1 hr 0 minThis week's Lore Watch kicks off with a question based on a datamined spoiler which will be revealed as we come to toward the end of patch 12.1, as we finally uncover the goal Xal'atath has been working toward since before she was besties…
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Necessity is the mother of Gnomish invention
August 26, 2026 · 1 hr 3 minAnduin Wrynn's kingship — and distinct lack thereof — is the first topic this week on the Lore Watch Podcast. He's been off either having adventures or healing from those adventures for nearly his entire reign, so what could happen for…
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Anima, Mana, and the forces of Azeroth
August 19, 2026 · 59 minThe very forces that underpin the World of Warcraft universe itself are the topic of this week's Lore Watch Podcast. We're all familiar with mana, from the earliest days of playing the first Mage that got absolutely destroyed by troggs…