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The Scrapyard | Overwatch League podcast

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A weekly debate and discussion podcast about the Overwatch esports scene. The crew covers the hot topics, big news and weekly competition from a unique and diverse perspective with knowledge of competitive Overwatch and the greater sports ecosystem.
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#58 "The Yearly Profit Fan Show" | Overwatch League Podcast

The Scrapyard | Overwatch League podcastMar 14, 2021

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#58 "The Yearly Profit Fan Show" | Overwatch League Podcast

#58 "The Yearly Profit Fan Show" | Overwatch League Podcast

Back at it again with the team previews! This episode we chat about the Seoul Dynasty, Washington Justice, and Guangzhou Charge! How did they do in the offseason? What record do we think they'll have? Hopefully, we got the answers for ya'll!

 Follow on Twitter @ScrapyardMedia and check out the Scrapyard Media Youtube channel! 

Mar 14, 202144:27
#57 "EU Rebuild and Boston Hope" | Overwatch League Podcast

#57 "EU Rebuild and Boston Hope" | Overwatch League Podcast

It's team preview SZN! We kick off our preseason team previews with three of the Overwatch League's most intriguing teams coming out of the Steel Series Invitational. The Paris Eteranl, London Spitfire, and Boston Uprising performed admirably at the preseason tournament and changed a lot of fans' preseason rankings after seeing them play. The Scrapyard crew is here to break the teams down and give their thoughts!

If you want to stay up to date on The Scrapyard podcasts and streams follow us on Twitter @ScrapyardMedia

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Mar 04, 202147:26
#56 Overwatch 2 HYPE! | Overwatch League Podcast

#56 Overwatch 2 HYPE! | Overwatch League Podcast

We're back! For real this time! With the season starting up in a matter of weeks we're back on a consistent weekly schedule to talk all things Overwatch League. Today's episode we go over the announced Overwatch League schedule and our thoughts on it. Then we touch on the Dot Esports report detailing the Los Angeles Valiant's issues over the past few weeks. 

We close the episode with a full discussion about Overwatch 2! A lot of information about the game came out during Blizzcon Online and we give our thoughts.

As always, thank you for listening to The Scrapyard. If you're interested follow us on Twitter @ScrapyardMedia. Subscribe to the Scrapyard Media youtube channel as well!

Links to topics discussed!

https://dotesports.com/overwatch/news/how-the-overwatch-league-pushed-for-the-la-valiant-to-move-to-china-and-what-comes-next

https://overwatchleague.com/en-us/news/new-2021-season-info-schedule-tournaments-prizing-and-more

https://www.ign.com/articles/overwatch-2-55-new-details-blizzcon-2021-pvp-pve-campaign-changes

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Feb 28, 202101:08:55
#55 "Overwatch (The Game) in 2020" | Overwatch League Podcast

#55 "Overwatch (The Game) in 2020" | Overwatch League Podcast

We're back! In this episode, we talk about one of our favorite games Overwatch, and how we've enjoyed it in 2020. We go over Overwatch 2 and if it can bring much-needed improvements to the game, challenges, and skins, and the lack of lore in the game. It's a great discussion on Overwatch and what we think could help it last for another 5 years.

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Jan 04, 202155:33
Scrapyard Esports: Ep. 1

Scrapyard Esports: Ep. 1

Host Xavier Johnson goes over a huge week in esports. First he covers the San Francisco Shock securing back to back Overwatch League titles. Are they one of the best esports teams of all time? Then we have a chat about North America’s poor performance at Worlds. Last, we have a quick chat about the Magic: The Gathering 2020 Grand Finals.

Oct 15, 202039:56
#54 "SHOCK GO BACK TO BACK" | Overwatch League Podcast

#54 "SHOCK GO BACK TO BACK" | Overwatch League Podcast

THE SAN FRANSISCO SHOCK ARE BACK TO BACK OVERWATCH LEAGUE CHAMPIONS! YES WE'RE EXCITED! Your friendly neighborhood Bay Area Overwatch League podcast comes together to chat about the incredible Grand Finals match between the San Francisco Shock and Seoul Dynasty which saw the Shock win the championship 4-2. We go over the great match and our initial thoughts hours after the season-closing match. 

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Oct 11, 202043:39
#53 "Decay And The Others" | Overwatch League Podcast

#53 "Decay And The Others" | Overwatch League Podcast

We're back! Finally a new episode of The Scrapyard! This week we chat about the insane first week of playoff overwatch featuring Decay and the Washington Justice surprising EVERYONE! Also we chat about the Fusions chances against the Shock and Dragons, and how some of the eliminated teams can come back stronger next season.

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Sep 08, 202000:02
Scrap Chats: INSANE first day of playoffs! Justice/Shock thriller, BQB forgets ult, Atlanta map 5!

Scrap Chats: INSANE first day of playoffs! Justice/Shock thriller, BQB forgets ult, Atlanta map 5!

Quick Saturday Night/Sunday Morning episode of The Scrapyard where Tayler and Xavier breakdown an INSANE first real day of the playoffs with THREE map fives in NA! We have a quick chat about the insane day that way. See you tomorrow for another post-game Scrap Chat!


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Sep 06, 202030:30
#52 "Capture Point June Jamboree" | Overwatch League podcast

#52 "Capture Point June Jamboree" | Overwatch League podcast

A short episode this week where The Scrapyard crew plays Capture Point to predict the Week 2 June games! Shanghai and Shock are back this week! Do we think they'll get upset? Listen to find out!


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Jun 19, 202030:50
#51 "Black Lives Matter." | Overwatch League Podcast

#51 "Black Lives Matter." | Overwatch League Podcast

Black Lives Matter. It's as simple as that. We begin this episode by discussing the recent uprising in response to the murder of George Floyd. However, this issue didn't start with Floyd. Unfortunately, for as long as there have been police they have abused their power, particularly against Black people, to uphold systemic oppression. There is a national awakening to the true nature of police that Black people have been aware of for decades

https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

We spend the first part of the episode discussing out thoughts on the current uprising and voice our support for the protesters. We want justice. In this description we will have a link for ways you can support the cause. We encourage you to do so if you haven't already. As a podcast started by a young black man Xavier and his two family members Tayler and Nathan it was important for us to discuss this topic before anything.

In the latter half of the episode we take some time to do some self-care and talk about what we LOVE about the game of Overwatch. We go over our favorite skins, heroes, emotes, maps and tons more! Hopefully the discussion will be as calming for you as it was for us. We encourage you to tell us your favorites in the comments as well.

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Thank you for entering The Scrapyard. Black Lives Matter. We love you.

Jun 05, 202001:44:15
#50 "May Melee Was Dope" | Overwatch League Podcast

#50 "May Melee Was Dope" | Overwatch League Podcast

The May Melee came and went, our boys Shock won the NA division, we had one of the craziest finals ever in the APAC region and Vancouver looked...competent!!

It was a great tournament and we're here to talk about it. That's about it that's the whole episode and it's a fun one!

Black Lives Matter. 

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May 30, 202044:36
#49 "LeeJaeGONE" | Overwatch League Podcast

#49 "LeeJaeGONE" | Overwatch League Podcast

Sinatraa is gone! We recorded this the day before Sinatraa made his retirement announcement but, let's be real everyone knew he was going to Valorant so we still have a quality conversation on Sinatraa leaving and what it means. Then we chat about the May Madness tournament system and why it's a welcome change. Then we recap the week that was focusing on the Asian Region games, specifically about Shanghai Dragons being AWESOME!

It's good to be back to bring you episodes now that our schedules have settled during the pandemic. Hope you're doing well.

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Apr 29, 202051:03
#48 "Hindsight is 2020: Runaway vs. Kongdoo Panthera" / Overwatch League Podcast

#48 "Hindsight is 2020: Runaway vs. Kongdoo Panthera" / Overwatch League Podcast

This week's episode of The Scrapyard we enter our new series Hindsight Is 2020 with a retrospective on the legendary Runaway vs. Kongdoo Panthera grand finals match from Overwatch Korea Contenders Season 2. This game is basically a battle of two teams that would become the Vancouver Titans and season 2 Shanghai Dragons. An emotional spiritual conclusion to the Apex era is an 8 map classic that has some interesting parallels to what happened in Overwatch League Season 2. It was a great game to look back on!

Also, we go over the Echo show-matches between SF Shock/Seoul Dynasty and LAV/LAG

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Mar 28, 202001:26:28
#47 "Way Too Early Awards" | Overwatch League Podcast

#47 "Way Too Early Awards" | Overwatch League Podcast

So, we recorded this episode before the Overwatch League cancelled all March and April homestands but DON'T FEAR the episode is still packed with goodies for fans! After a discussion on preliminary news coming out last week then we have our Way Too Early Awards where we give out season awards for MVP, Rookie of the Year, Role Stars and several more! 

See ya'll next week when the Overwatch League resumes online only!

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Mar 13, 202001:09:55
#46 "Capital Offense" | Overwatch League Podcast
Feb 27, 202001:17:33
#45 | "Houston vs Everybody" | Overwatch League Podcast

#45 | "Houston vs Everybody" | Overwatch League Podcast

Houston Outlaws get boomed, Sado dunk on his haters and a couple Surefour Test winners show up bigtime! It was an exciting week and The Scrapyard is here to break it all down! Where does the Fusion REALLY rank? Is Houston that bad? Who's better, Justice or Mayhem? Listen to find out!

In addition we go over how much the Overwatch League is missing Pacific team's presence with the recent Chinese homestand cancellations and talk (again) about how the Overwatch League can boost their media presence and gain fans.
Feb 19, 202001:06:12
#44 | Finally Season Three Is Upon Us | Overwatch League Podcast

#44 | Finally Season Three Is Upon Us | Overwatch League Podcast

It's about damn time! The Overwatch League returned last week for season three with big homestands in Dallas and New York and BOY there's a lot to talk about. From impressive rookies to surprising underdogs to Dallas being Dallas, week one was filled with noteworthy moments.

We play a round of "It's Only One Week But..." and "Hope or Nope" then do a light preview of the upcoming homestand in Philadelphia!

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Feb 13, 202001:16:60
#43 | Live Draft MEGA Episode ft. Totemlydrunk Interview! | Overwatch League Podcast
Feb 05, 202001:33:57
#42 "Texas Teams Not Chillin" | Overwatch League podcast
Jan 22, 202001:04:48
#41 "Chinese Teams Chillin" | Overwatch League podcast
Jan 15, 202040:24
#40 "Full Monte" | Overwatch League Podcast
Jan 09, 202049:54
#39 "East Coast Tour" | Overwatch League podcast
Jan 02, 202001:02:05
#38 "Rookies Got a Lot of Work to Do" | Overwatch League podcast
Dec 29, 201958:08
#37 "Turn Around Tournaments" | Overwatch League Podcast
Dec 18, 201901:13:55
#36 "Nostalgia-Yard Games of the Decade" | Overwatch League Podcast
Dec 16, 201947:03
#35 "Retirements & Contenders" | Overwatch League podcast
Dec 11, 201956:24
#34 "The Last (Ryu)Jehong" | Overwatch League Podcast
Dec 04, 201901:25:49
#33 "Scrapyards Back Alright" | Overwatch League Podcast
Oct 31, 201901:08:39
#32 "Shock Victory Celebration" | Overwatch League Podcast
Oct 02, 201945:60
#31 "Grand Finals!" | Overwatch League podcast
Sep 26, 201950:50
#30 "Perfectly Balanced" | Overwatch League podcast
Sep 17, 201901:09:29
#29 "Playoff Magic" | Overwatch League podcast
Sep 10, 201901:14:48
#28 "The Valiant's Disappointment" | Overwatch League podcast
Aug 27, 201959:04
#27 "Rivalry Weekend Primer" | Overwatch League podcast
Aug 21, 201901:05:09
#26 "Trade, Bench, Play" | Overwatch League podcast
Aug 15, 201944:01
#25 "Washington Did What?!" | Overwatch League Podcast
Aug 08, 201938:41
#24 "It's Been One Week But..." | Overwatch League podcast
Jul 31, 201958:58
#23 "Two-too-to?" | Overwatch League podcast
Jul 25, 201901:19:20
#22 "Shanghai: Far From Home" | Overwatch League podcast
Jul 19, 201901:21:07
#21 Road to Playoffs | Overwatch League podcast

#21 Road to Playoffs | Overwatch League podcast

This week's episode we talk about what we enjoyed about the Atlanta Homestand. Then we look ahead to the stage 3 playoffs and who will capture the Stage 3 crown.Instagram and Twitter @scrapyardmedia
Jul 09, 201934:49
#20 "Locked In" | Overwatch League podcast
Jul 05, 201901:00:36
#19 "Stage 3 Week 4 predictions" | Overwatch League podcast
Jun 27, 201921:36
#18 "Valiant Effort" | Overwatch League podcast
Jun 27, 201946:35
#17 "Capture the Point!" | Overwatch League podcast

#17 "Capture the Point!" | Overwatch League podcast

Welcome to The Scrapyard! This week's episode we play Capture Point to give our predictions for Stage 3 Week 3 of the Overwatch League Instagram and Twitter @scrapyardmedia
Jun 20, 201919:28
#16 "Respect Your Time" | Overwatch League podcast
Jun 18, 201946:31
#15 "Stage 3 Week 2" | Overwatch League podcast

#15 "Stage 3 Week 2" | Overwatch League podcast

In this episode of The Scrapyard we play Capture Point to give our predictions for Stage 3 Week 2 of the Overwatch League. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @scrapyardmediaThank you for entering The Scrapyard.
Jun 13, 201922:30
#14 "And We Back" | Overwatch League Podcast

#14 "And We Back" | Overwatch League Podcast

We're back from the All-Star break! In this episode we break down the Stage 3 Week 1 slate of games in the Overwatch League!Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @scrapyardmedia Thank you for entering The Scrapyard
Jun 13, 201945:29
#13 "Retrospectives / Esports discussion" | Overwatch League podcast

#13 "Retrospectives / Esports discussion" | Overwatch League podcast

In this week's episode of The Scrapyard we take advantage of the downtime to have a retrospective on some of the teams in the Overwatch League and how they performed in season 1 compared to their current state. We also touch on the Pacific Showdown and have a discussion on other esports we enjoy. Follow Scrapyard Media on all socials @scrapyardmedia Thank you for entering The Scrapyard
May 29, 201901:00:05
#12 "Scrappy Awards" | Overwatch League podcast
May 23, 201945:11
#11 "Hey Now, You're an All-Star" | Overwatch League podcast
May 20, 201934:09