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The Summoning Hour

The Summoning Hour

By Joe "Rakaul" Belousek

Your host, Joe "Rakaul" Belousek, dives head first into esports; professional and collegiate.

Colleges are joining the esports hype train and they all have a different take. If professional esports are the Wild West, collegiate esports is unexplored frontier. I investigate the founding, the administrative involvement, student culture and the plans for growing esports on campus.

With the occasional deviation for professional esports, esports businesses and game developer interviews, we'll cover large swathes of gaming culture. Join me as I learn, game, grow and become more involved!
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Episode 047 - Catching Up with Alfred State University Esports

The Summoning HourApr 16, 2019

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The Summoning Hour - Garvey the Director of Student and Education Programs at Twitch
Dec 14, 202056:60
The Summoning Hour - AFK Live Stream

The Summoning Hour - AFK Live Stream

The Summoning Hour - AFK Live Stream

Catching up on all the things and doing some out loud talking!

Aug 10, 202049:10
Summoning Hour - Revisiting Mark McCready Connections to Queen Maragaret Esports and British Esports Assocation!

Summoning Hour - Revisiting Mark McCready Connections to Queen Maragaret Esports and British Esports Assocation!

This week, I catch up with Mark McCready, President from Queen Maragaret University Esports, and Scottish representative within British Esports Association. It has been about a year since Mark and I first spoke on the podcast. So today, is a little recap as well as a whole bunch of original yumminess - inclusiviness, collegiate esports' role in professional esports....for the next 5-10 years!


Mark's info:

Monarchs Esports Society (formerly Queen Margaret's University Esports):

British Esports Association:

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Jul 20, 202058:08
The Summoning Hour - NYIT CyBears' Duran Talks Shop!
Jul 06, 202001:13:00
The Summoning Hour - Back with Christian Gross of AVGL

The Summoning Hour - Back with Christian Gross of AVGL

The Summoning Hour - Back with Christian Gross

Christian and I reconnect with new developments and how AVGL is striking at the heart of assisting colleges make more content and connect with their communities! 

Christian Gross' contact info:

Check out AVGL at:

AVGL's parent company, Boom.TV can be found here: 

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Jun 29, 202001:08:34
The Summoning Hour - My CEX 2020 Talk!

The Summoning Hour - My CEX 2020 Talk!

Hey Everybody!

This last February I had the chance to talk about founding this podcast and who I've been interacting with and why I chose this space to be in. I have a lot of thanks to give out on this one:

  • My Dad
  • Paul Chaloner
  • Jason DeShong
  • Jacques Crochet
  • Marco
  • Scott Zackman
  • University of Oklahoma Esports
  • Kevin Mitchell and the rest of CEX for inviting me and coordinating everything to let me have this opportunity

Emerson Students who made this event happen, that I got to interact with:

  • Katie Rhee
  • Rick Menasce
  • Davis Gagnon
  • Neal Sweeney
  • Olin Hayes

Info about CEX:

And of course to everyone I've spoken to over the last couple of years! I appreciate it very much and I hope you all keep going!

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Jun 22, 202027:29
Black Lives Matter
Jun 15, 202001:16:47
The Summoning Hour - Kaitlin Teniente of St. Mary's Esports

The Summoning Hour - Kaitlin Teniente of St. Mary's Esports

Join in, you're just at the beginning! That's right St. Mary's Esports is just starting but they're starting with the full support of the administration and a dedicated resource in Kaitlin Teniente as Head Coach. Developing and growing a community on campus is difficult enough, but doing so during COVID-19 quarantine orders only makes it more so. Listen in on how this club is still pushing forward. 

Kaitlin Teniente & St. Mary's Esports

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May 18, 202051:05
The Summoning Hour - Ashley Denktas of UCLA Esports

The Summoning Hour - Ashley Denktas of UCLA Esports

After running their first online event, Ashley Denktas has accomplished a lot at UCLA Esports. The club has thrived up until this point; the point of handing off the club to the next wave of leadership. This is something they’ve been preparing for and it shows.

Grab some popcorn, sit down and enjoy the show!

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May 11, 202053:12
The Summoning Hour - Kaylan Duncan, Esports Director for Norwich University

The Summoning Hour - Kaylan Duncan, Esports Director for Norwich University

In this episode I re-connect with Kaylan Duncan, the esports program director for Norwich University Esports. Kaylan and I met at the ESI New York event in 2019. There's the saying, 'game recognizes game' and that's how it goes. Kaylan and I are very much on the same page and have a blast in this episode talking about Norwich and their varsity program.

Grab some popcorn, sit down and enjoy the show!


You can reach Kaylan at:

Find out more about Norwich University Esports:

Collegiate Esports Leaders Discord:

  • https://discord.gg/k8vcm55

The musical guest is once again, Jantzen and his song, "Let's Go". You can find him at: 

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Apr 20, 202001:06:55
The Summoning Hour - Covid-19 & What Clubs Are Doing

The Summoning Hour - Covid-19 & What Clubs Are Doing

The musical guest is once again, Delta IV. You can find them at: https://deltaiv.bandcamp.com

A straight forward question and collaboration time: what are clubs doing in the face of covid-19? 

I'm joined by:

Nicholas "Nick" Espinosa from Leeward Community College

  • @NickFromHawaii on Twitter

Matthew King, Esports Coordinator for University of North Dakota

  • Contact-  E: matthew.king.1@UND.edu  
  • O: 701.777.5934  
  • Discord: Alpha Azul#3627

Mitch - Ferris State Team Leader for Overwatch Gold squad

Kaylan Duncan - Esports Coordinator for Norwich University Esports

Enjoy!

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Apr 13, 202058:02
The Summoning Hour - Olin Hayes - Esports and Sports Caster

The Summoning Hour - Olin Hayes - Esports and Sports Caster

I'm extremely excited to bring this last episode of the series of podcasts from my trip to the College Esports Expo. I'm hoping the podcasts have provided some value as well as some normalcy. Reach out to your local schools or your alma mater to find out what they have going on with esports, because they're still going!

The musical guest is once again, Delta IV. You can find them at: https://deltaiv.bandcamp.com

This episode is with Olin Hayes, sports caster, esports caster and Smash aficionado. We go over his history getting to Emerson, how he's continually expanded his skillset, the region's esports presence at the collegiate level and where he is going. 

Enjoy!

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Apr 06, 202054:12
Man, Myth and Legend, the Brains behind College Esports Expo - Kevin Mitchell

Man, Myth and Legend, the Brains behind College Esports Expo - Kevin Mitchell

Man, Myth and Legend, the Brains behind College Esports Expo - Kevin Mitchell

This is a doozy of a podcast with so many lessons and moments worth preserving and knowing. There's so much to unpack here and whether or not you do anything in esports, just think about the way this story has unfolded and how you can always be making something completely unimaginable happen.

Join the conversation with Emerson Esports as they were the primary volunteers for College Esports Expo:

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Mar 30, 202001:08:56
The Summoning Hour - Students of College Esports Expo

The Summoning Hour - Students of College Esports Expo

Just look at what has transpired since CEX 2020 at the end of February! It feels like this episode was so long ago!

My friends, this is one to listen to. This shows how much effort these students are rallying around their esports clubs with. Emerson's tradition in the highest quality journalism practices and facilities drew me in. I felt so inspired about what this program can bring to collegiate esports. Listen to this and use it to push yourselves and really come up with the identity behind your school. 

This is by far one of the best insights I've gotten of how other students on campus, gamers or not, esports fans or not, can get involved and how some truly great opportunities and education happened because of them.

Join the conversation with Emerson Esports:

Neal Sweeney (Former President of Emerson_Esports)

Katie Rhee (Sports Broadcaster, Emerson College Journalism Student)

Davis Gagnon (Content Crew Member at College Esports Expo & Emerson College Student)

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Mar 23, 202045:42
The Summoning Hour - AFK Segment - Education High Ground and COVID-19's Impact

The Summoning Hour - AFK Segment - Education High Ground and COVID-19's Impact

The Summoning Hour - AFK Segment - Education High Ground and COVID-19's Impact

  • Hello everyone! My computer is still undergoing some maintenance so I'm putting together this episode. With Riot coming out with new guidelines that impact collegiate and high school esports it caused quite the spurned group outrage on twitter and on multiple discords. I can understand some folks feeling like they're getting screwed and/or they have some sort of moral right to use these tools for students as they're not commercializing someone else's product and that it ultimately helps a company that already rakes in cash. But, there's also a civil way to go about it. I think some folks are high on their own supply at the moment and need to really look at the big picture and realize they have to make a different move if they want to change the conversation in more drastic ways.
  • I have to side with Riot on this one.
  • COVID-19 is screwing everyone. Collegiate esports and student life notwithstanding.  But what do we do at this point? What can we do? We do our best and we get creative with things. I think that's the right approach. Now more than ever, everyone has to put their best foot forward and decide what they really want to make it out of this whole situation. Are you going to put everything on pause for an unforeseeable amount of time or are you going to come out ahead? There is opportunity within this bizarre state of affairs.
  • Who is going to find it first?

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Mar 16, 202040:21
The Summoning Hour - Revisiting Northeastern University with Rick and Tyler

The Summoning Hour - Revisiting Northeastern University with Rick and Tyler

Wow! It seems like forever since an episode has come out!

This is a great catch-up episode with Rick, my original introduction to NEU, as well as the newly appointed Esports Coordinator, Tyler. 

We go over everything that has happened with the school and Tyler's history within esports coming from Wichita State University and how Northeastern plays a pivotal role in the Boston area for collegiate esports.

There's a lot of context, information and cool stories to uncover in this episode. This is the first on-campus recording I've done and I have to say, I'm hungry for more!

I hope you are too, as this is episode one of many to come in from around my time at the College Esports Expo! 

Join the conversation with Northeastern at:

  • https://twitter.com/neuesports
  • https://www.facebook.com/NEUEsports/
  • http://www.neuesports.com/
  • https://www.twitch.tv/neuesports
  • https://my.tespa.org/chapters/northeastern-university

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Mar 09, 202059:45
The Summoning Hour - AFK Segment - Player Conduct, Trash Talk and Esports

The Summoning Hour - AFK Segment - Player Conduct, Trash Talk and Esports

"I do hope, as an 18 rated game filled with violence, gore, blood, bombs, guns and bullets that counter strike players arent going to start using their in game characters to crouch up and down on dead opponents in the virtual world, that would be a step too far.  /s" - Paul "Redeye" Chaloner

"All the violence portrayed in the games is fine though to ignore? Teabagging is rapey? The lack of logic and reasoning is astounding." - Scott "SirScoots" Smith

I dive into the latest trash fire running around esports on Twitter and relate it back to how I would like to see sportsmanship, game teaching  and competitive modes developed and taught in game development and/or league development external to the game.

Much like game development, players will always find someway to try and get an advantage. In competitive games it is the mental game since voices and text are usually restricted or extremely limited. So we have to think beyond the context of a single game, a single platform and a single solution. 

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Feb 17, 202025:15
The Summoning Hour - AFK Segment - 02 - PlayVS and Epic Games Strike a Deal
Feb 06, 202026:32
The Summoning Hour - AFK Segment - 03 - PlayVS and Epic Games Strike a Deal Part 2
Feb 03, 202024:31
Episode 076 - Back Where it All Started: Mississippi State University Esports

Episode 076 - Back Where it All Started: Mississippi State University Esports

Episode 76 - Episode 076 - Back Where it All Started: Mississippi State University Esports
MSU's Info:

Twitter:
twitter.com/esports_msu
Facebook: www.facebook.com/esportsmsu/
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/msu-esports/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/esports_msu/
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/esports_msu/

Guests' Info:

Jason DeShong (@DeShongJason) - President
Josh Chumney (@MEDCuEZ) - Vice President of Internal Affairs
Jacob Collins (@Cob_OW) - VP of External Affairs

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Jan 24, 202001:01:52
The Summoning Hour - AFK Segment - 01
Jan 22, 202013:34
Episode "077" - Introducing Summoning Hour AFK, Open for Business, EGF Power 5 Invitational

Episode "077" - Introducing Summoning Hour AFK, Open for Business, EGF Power 5 Invitational

Episode "077" - Introducing Summoning Hour AFK, Open for Business, EGF Power 5 Invitational
Announcements:

Summoning Hour AFK - more of my social media thoughts, lunch time musings and news reactions to what is going on each week. There will likely be more updates when I am not around my computer at home. My hope is to increase awareness to more events and provide more value to everyone listening and those to come.



I am open for traveling to your events! I am prioritizing collegiate esports events or where your teams may be participating. Please let me know how I can help cover your events!



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The Electronic Gaming Federation's Power 5 Invitational - Congrats to EsportsLSU (https://twitter.com/EsportsLSU) for taking first place and to Washington State University Esports (https://twitter.com/WSUEsports), Florida State University Esports (https://twitter.com/EsportsatFSU) and University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign (https://twitter.com/Illini_esports)


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Jan 20, 202009:11
Episode 75 - Wesley Peck, University of San Diego's Esports Pilot Lead

Episode 75 - Wesley Peck, University of San Diego's Esports Pilot Lead

Episode 75 - Wesley Peck, University of San Diego's Esports Pilot Lead

USD's Info & Torero Esports

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Dec 09, 201948:05
December 4, 2019

December 4, 2019

Dec 04, 201900:60
Episode 074 - Shaun Byrne , Esports Prof & Director for St. Clair College
Nov 25, 201901:01:56
Episode 073 - Ohio Northern University

Episode 073 - Ohio Northern University

Episode 073 - Ohio Northern University


Zach Rondeau

Troy Chiefari

Ohio Northern University Esports


Jantzen's info:

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Nov 19, 201901:02:42
Episode 072 - Collegiate Esports and NCAA Paying Players - What Does It Mean

Episode 072 - Collegiate Esports and NCAA Paying Players - What Does It Mean

Episode 073 - Collegiate Esports and NCAA Paying Players - What Does It Mean


Ezekiel Carsella

College of Charleston

Jason Smethers

University of Tennessee - Knoxvile


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Nov 11, 201954:18
Episode 071 - My Schools to Watch and Honorable Mentions

Episode 071 - My Schools to Watch and Honorable Mentions

Episode 072 - My Schools to Watch and Honorable Mentions

Mississippi State Esports:

  • https://www.twitter.com/esports_msu
  • https://www.instagram.com/esports_msu


Alfred State University Esports' info:

WSU's info:

University of Oklahoma's Info

  •  https://www.sooneresports.org/
  • https://twitter.com/OUEsports
  • https://www.instagram.com/ouesports/


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Oct 28, 201940:10
Episode 070 - Quack Quack! University of Oregon Ducks
Oct 21, 201901:04:34
Episode 069 - Alfred State University Esports Returns!

Episode 069 - Alfred State University Esports Returns!

Warm set of applause for Austin and Connor coming out to the podcast. Austin and I have chatted a number of times already since the inception of his club and their growth has been astronomical. But now that they've laid the foundation, what is next? How do they keep the accelerator down and how will they survive once Austin graduates? Find out on this episode of THE SUMMONING HOUR! 

Austin & Connor's Info:

Alfred State University Esports info:

Tribute and respect to Jantzen as he makes his return to music! This week we're going way back to "Dantzen".

Jantzen's info:

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Oct 14, 201958:32
Episode 068 - David Willis, Head Coach for St. Edwards University Esports

Episode 068 - David Willis, Head Coach for St. Edwards University Esports

David and I got to chat about what it is like moving from one organization to another and how he’s building not just a mechanically sound group of competitors, but also develop a welcoming space for everyone and helping to be the voice of esports on campus. St. Edwards is a school on the smaller side, but don’t let that fool you. These smaller schools are attacking esports and bringing it to campus with wide acceptance and unparalleled eagerness to have their students thrive.

David’s Info:

St. Edwards University info:

We are working our way through the self-titled album, “Delta IV”. This week we are treated with the track, “The Night Spins”.

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Oct 07, 201901:12:20
Check Your 6 - Season 3 Week 1 & Pro League Recap

Check Your 6 - Season 3 Week 1 & Pro League Recap

We talk through some of the highlights of the NA Pro League. My highlight I wanted to call out was in the Team Reciprocity vs Rogue match. Check it out:

https://clips.twitch.tv/AuspiciousBusyGiraffeCharlieBitMe

Aside from that, we watch as teams get used to the new schedule in CR6 Season 3. We note the incredible growth and opportunity from collegiate teams to execute and really bring real attention back to their schools.

Shout out to the Esports Eggbowl between Ole Miss and Mississippi State esport clubs and their R6 teams. MSU's team tied the Eggbowl series with the win in this best of 1. 

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Co-host: SyntaxxGG

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Oct 06, 201951:01
Episode 067 - James 'Hops' Hoplin - Washington State Uni's Esports Coordinator

Episode 067 - James 'Hops' Hoplin - Washington State Uni's Esports Coordinator

Well this episode isFANTASTIC! Getting to know Hops was a lot of fun but then learning just how far WSU has come since the last time I interviewed members from their organization is really impressive. WSU is taking huge bounding steps to join the pack of frontrunners in collegiate esports and certainly, a commanding lead in esports development in Washington state. Yeah I know UW has a community gaming lounge, but in terms of program and development? UW can't stand up to what Hops and company have got going.

I encourage everyone to listen to it, despite my best efforts of self-sabotaging this episode. I apologize for how Hops sounds, that is entirely my fault. The good news is that it was a one off issue and won't happen again (until I tweak my settings again #RIP Me)

Hops' Info:

WSU's info:

As mentioned in the podcast, I brought Delta IV back again. They are killing the post-rock genre and I get goosebumps listening to Stalker; their latest track on the show.

Delta IV's info:

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Oct 01, 201958:20
Check Your 6 - Season 3 Kick-Off & Pro League Update
Sep 28, 201955:32
Episode 066 - York Esports with Robert and Moe
Sep 23, 201957:53
Episode 065 - Glenn Cravens - Author and Esports Analyst
Sep 16, 201901:15:59
Episode 064 - Gary Gonzalez of Convoke
Sep 09, 201944:14
Episode 063 - President Mark of Queen Margaret University's Esports Society
Sep 02, 201959:18
Episode 062 - Michael Policar, 15 Minute Financial Advisor Podcast Host

Episode 062 - Michael Policar, 15 Minute Financial Advisor Podcast Host

For all the conversation about the money of esports lately, Fortnite World Cup and DOTA2's The International come to mind presently, if you're not a player, what can you do to join in on all of this hype? Well, investing is a start, but before you can get there safely, you need to take care of you and build your infrastructure. With that in mind, I brought in my fellow podcast host compadre, Michael Policar, from his podcast "15 Minute Financial Advisor". 

This session has him going over some of his favorite books and resources as well as his perspective on a few topics.  Give this cast a listen, then be sure to head over to his podcast and subscribe. 

Michael's contact info: 

  1. https://twitter.com/15MinuteFA 
  2. https://hightowerbellevueadvisors.com/15minutewealthadvisor 
  3. https://www.facebook.com/15minuteFA/

 I was beyond words when Azata shared with me his outtake music project from my vocals. It is so huge to have a partner in this podcast to help manage music and the audio quality. Hopefully, I served him well this week getting this episode together!  

Azata's info: 

  1. https://twitter.com/Azata_music 
  2. https://soundcloud.com/azatamusic/tracks 
  3. THE SUMMONING HOUR SONG: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1YkJ3FcjEZ6pDXNlP7dWUanptxSsOszoK 

Be sure to check me out on social media and leave feedback there or on the Anchor platform to be integrated into the podcast: https://linktr.ee/warlockrakaul

 https://anchor.fm/thesummoninghour/message 

Support the Podcast with a donation: https://anchor.fm/thesummoninghour/support

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 Episode 059 - Part 2 - Creative Solutions
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Episode 061 - Four Members of University of British Columbia

Episode 061 - Four Members of University of British Columbia

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Episode 060 - John and Marco of CollegeCOD
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Episode 059 - Part 1 - Longevity & Challenges
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Episode 058 - Boise State Esports - NACE Convention & Overwatch

Episode 058 - Boise State Esports - NACE Convention & Overwatch

Episode 058 - Boise State Esports - NACE Convention & Overwatch

First, apologies for the audio. There was a smattering of technical difficulties and time was not in my favor this time around. Look for more clips on social media to track down some more nuggets from Boise State players!

Secondly, GO BSU! GLHF at the convention! 

Follow BSU Esports on social media:
Coach, Dr. Chris Haskell is @haskell and the university at @esportsBSU 

Thanks to Jantzen (@jantzenTZ) and Kim Michelle (@kim8michelle) for their wonderful song, "Make Music"



Jul 18, 201921:32
Episode 057 - Will Hershey of Roundhill Investments

Episode 057 - Will Hershey of Roundhill Investments

This week I spoke with Will Hershey from Roundhill Investments. We had a great discussion about Will's involvement with the Esports ETF (labeled NERD:  https://roundhillinvestments.com/nerd-index ). We broke down perspectives of who and what is driving investments as well as the current state of esports and some of the problems team, products and businesses are facing when getting into esports.


 Guest: Will Hershey

 https://twitter.com/maybebullish 

 https://roundhillinvestments.com/ 


Musical Guest: Ampholyte

Song: A Legend Echoes

https://ampholyte.bandcamp.com 

https://twitter.com/Ampholyte9 

Jul 08, 201956:18
Episode 056 - Richard Huggan, Managing Director of Hitmarker
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Episode 055 - Eugene Frier, Director of Esports & Gaming of Texas Wesleyan University
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Episode 054 - Greg Adler Director/Coach of University of Texas at Dallas Esports
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Episode 053 - Mike 'xpR' Pipher of Collegiate R6
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Episode 052 - Cristian Guerra, Analyst for Dark Zero Esports
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