Essence of Azeroth - The World of Warcraft Video Game Lore Podcast

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Crusades, Onslaughts, and Dawns

2023-09-0930:17

We're back! Will breaks his WoW burnout after some World of Warcraft Classic Hardcore by talking about the Scarlet Crusade and its history. Consider joining our Patreon over at ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/essenceofazeroth⁠⁠. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/support

Antiheroes, Illidari, and Black Temples

2023-05-0252:11

The April Hiatus is over! Join Will as he dives into the tail end of Burning Crusade, going over the siege on the Black Temple and how Blizzard ruined a perfectly good Illidan Stormrage. Consider joining our Patreon over at ⁠www.patreon.com/essenceofazeroth⁠. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/support

Draenor, Ogres, and Orcs

2023-03-2133:23

Will talks about what led to the shattering of Draenor, the history of its races, and how the Gronn, Ogron, Ogres, and Orcs are all related. Also: Gordoth returns to KPR with mixed results. Consider joining our Patreon over at www.patreon.com/essenceofazeroth. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/support

Karazhan, Medivh, and Annoying Co-Hosts

2023-02-2854:05

Will ventures into the haunted Castle of Karazhan to answer questions about his favorite raid in WoW history, along with a new KPR segment and an other-worldly co-host who NEEDS TO READ THE ROOM A LITTLE, SARGERAS. Ugh. Consider joining our Patreon over at www.patreon.com/essenceofazeroth. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/support

The Tempest Keep and Serpentshrine Raids

2023-02-1142:05

Illidan's two closest allies during The Burning Crusade eventually became his downfall. What happened to Kael'thas Sunstrider and Lady Vashj? Join Essence of Azeroth for yet another World of Warcraft lore podcast in our season dedicated completely to The Burning Crusade, as we head to Tempest Keep and Serpentshrine Cavern and inspect two of the most infamous raids in WoW history. Consider joining our Patreon over at www.patreon.com/essenceofazeroth. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/support

Crusades, Legions, and Sargeras

2023-01-2430:48

The Season 4 Premiere! The Burning Crusade in many ways was more of a direct sequel to the Warcraft FTS games than vanilla World of Warcraft was. So, if we're going to do an entire season on just Burning Crusade then we need to start somewhere. Join Will this week as he delves into the backstory of Sargeras, the formation of the Burning Legion, and talks about the Illidan novel from Legion that made some serious updates to the Illidan Stormrage story. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/support

Molten Cores, Hammers, and Majordomos

2022-12-3140:50

The Season 3 finale! Join Will for a look at the Game of Thrones-like history of the Dwarves, how Firelord Ragnaros came to Azeroth... Uh, the first time, and how a hardcore raiding guild almost got permabanned from the game for an earth-shattering bug in the salad days of Vanilla WoW raiding. Also: KPR returns! Loro Licklock is thrilled that we're paying him once again. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/support

Goblins, Anti-Semitism, and Hard Questions

2022-12-1142:53

Are the goblins of World of Warcraft anti-semitic? Join Will this week as he goes into the history and lore of the Goblin race while also providing the framework for attempting to answer an uncomfortable question about a thing he loves. JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/essenceofazeroth FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/gaming/AzerothPodcast TWITTER: https://twitter.com/AzerothPodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/support

A Dragonflight Lore Primer

2022-11-2125:48

This week Will finishes preparing all of you for the new World of Warcraft: Dragonflight expansion with a rundown of some recent lore findings that involve the Grimtotem, Neltharion, and more. JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/essenceofazeroth FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/gaming/AzerothPodcast TWITTER: https://twitter.com/AzerothPodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/support

Druids, Worgen, and The Dream

2022-11-0835:03

Join Will this week as he ventures into the history of the Druid class, the origins of the Worgen, and the green dragons that used to guard the Emerald Dream. JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/essenceofazeroth FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/gaming/AzerothPodcast TWITTER: https://twitter.com/AzerothPodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/support

The Ruins, Temple, and Old God of Ahn'Qiraj

2022-10-2444:36

The desert of Silithus hides many secrets, including two raids, one of the hardest accomplishments in video games, and a one-eyed God out to eat the world. Join Will this week as he tackles the Ruins of and Temple of Ahn'Qiraj raids, as well as the Scarab Lord title. JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/essenceofazeroth FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/gaming/AzerothPodcast TWITTER: https://twitter.com/AzerothPodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/support

Dragons, Galakrond, And Dragonflights

2022-10-1125:41

There's a lot of prep work to do before players visit the Dragon Isles in World of Warcraft's new expansion Dragonflight, so here's a primer on Proto Dragons, Galakrond, and the Watcher known as Tyr. JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/essenceofazeroth FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/gaming/AzerothPodcast TWITTER: https://twitter.com/AzerothPodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/support

Wrath Classic, The Wrathgate, and the Wrathful

2022-09-2630:46

The Wrathgate is one of the most important events of lore in World of Warcraft, so why isn't it even in the game anymore? JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/essenceofazeroth FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/gaming/AzerothPodcast TWITTER: https://twitter.com/AzerothPodcast LQuXa2zw3jsUiM7FRaOy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/support

The A, B, C's of Azeroth

2022-09-1533:16

Join your favorite kids' show host Billy this week as he talks about where the server names come from with the A, B, C's of Azeroth! JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/essenceofazeroth FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/gaming/AzerothPodcast TWITTER: https://twitter.com/AzerothPodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/support

The Light, The Dark, and The Good Place

2022-08-3128:16

This week we talk theology in Azeroth, why The Light is capitalized, and lore retcons. JOIN US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/essenceofazeroth FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/gaming/AzerothPodcast TWITTER: https://twitter.com/AzerothPodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/support

The Boss Fights of Naxxramas

2022-08-1738:30

Part two of our Naxxramas journey, in which we go over every ring and boss inside the floating fortress. FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/gaming/AzerothPodcast TWITTER: https://twitter.com/AzerothPodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/support

Naxxramas, Spider-Folk, and Getting In The Door

2022-08-0221:22

A raid as notorious as Naxxramas requires two episodes, so join Will this week as he talks about the lore behind one of the hardest raids in WoW and how the floating fort came to be. FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/gaming/AzerothPodcast TWITTER: https://twitter.com/AzerothPodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/support

Murlocs, Lovecraft, and Mrgle.

2022-07-2119:39

A new episode! A Real one! Join Will this week as he delves into the background of everyone's favorite *cough* fish race, the Murlocs. FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/gaming/AzerothPodcast TWITTER: https://twitter.com/AzerothPodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/support

My Life Got Stomped By A Fel Reaver

2021-06-1717:15

In which Will returns with the mia-est of culpas, gives an update on EoA, and even provides some... Gasp! Lore? On this podcast? No way. Daddy made you some content. FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/gaming/AzerothPodcast TWITTER: https://twitter.com/AzerothPodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/support

An Essence of Azeroth Update

2021-03-1306:05

Where did Will go? Did the Shadowlands get him? Here's a quick update on what to expect from the podcast in 2021. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/essenceofazeroth/support

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Jeremy Ashford

Essence of Azeroth - The World of Warcraft Video Game Lore Podcast