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Hot Takes

Hotspawn

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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131 episodes

  1. VALYN TO FNATIC?! / VIT Jawgemo? / M8 Boaster / G2 Hyunmin / KRU Wins GCC 2026 - Hot Takes ep. 131 1:30:37
  2. KC CAN BEAT T1? / Gen.G Will Smash LYON! / BLG Eliminates HLE / TES vs IG - Hot Takes ep. 130 1:34:16
  3. LEC IN TROUBLE? / G2 Going Out? / TL Eliminates AL! / MKOI Surprise / LCK On Top - Hot Takes ep. 129 1:35:25
  4. LOUD WINS VALORANT CHAMPIONS 2026! / VCT 2027 Partner Teams Confirmed - Hot Takes ep. 128 1:05:14
  5. RIGGED SWISS DRAW?! / KC Through Worlds 2026 Play-Ins / New KDA Song Sucks? - Hot Takes ep. 127 1:01:32
  6. CHAMPS FINAL 4! / G2 Last Dance / LOUD Fearless / 100T Unshakeable / VIT Insane - Hot Takes ep. 126 1:00:23
  7. WORLDS 2026 POWER RANKINGS! / G2 to Semis?! / Gen.G Finally Winning? - Hot Takes ep. 125 1:56:17
  8. WORLDS VISA ISSUES? / TL Wins LCS! / Demacia Cup / Riot Killing VODs? - Hot Takes ep. 123 1:04:15
  9. ESL Pro League and Thunderpick World Championship! - Hot Takes Counter-Strike Edition 44:38
  10. CHINA ELIMINATED! / Americas Best Region? / VALORANT Champions Shanghai Playoffs - Hot Takes ep. 122 1:22:22
  11. WORLDS ANTHEM!? / DYING ELRs BETTER THAN LCK CL? / Demacia Cup / LCS Finals - Hot Takes ep. 121 1:13:42
  12. CHAMPS SHANGHAI PREVIEW! / 100T Favourites? / G2's Last Dance / Alfajer To M8?! - Hot Takes ep. 120 1:39:24
  13. G2 WINS LEC! / MKOI SMASH KC!? / Hans Sama vs Caliste / LEC Versus Scrapped - Hot Takes ep. 119 1:40:22
  14. TPWC Teams Announced / FISSURE Playground / StarLadder StarSeries - Hot Takes Counter-Strike Edition 40:08
  15. T1 TURMOIL? / NAVI & MKOI To Nice! / Gen.G Win LCK / AL Win LPL / Bin Inted BLG? - Hot Takes ep. 117 1:35:03
  16. KEY 2027 CHANGES! / BOASTER FREE AGENT?! / Stage 2 Winners / Who Missed Champs? - Hot Takes ep. 116 1:13:36
  17. G2 BALD BUFF! / KC Stumble? / MSI Valencia / LCK Final Three / TheShy Is Back! - Hot Takes ep. 115 1:37:47
  18. Team Spirit Wins BLAST Open Porto / FISSURE Playground #3 - Hot Takes Counter-Strike Edition 39:47
  19. BLAST Open Porto Playoffs - Hot Takes Counter Strike Edition 41:57
  20. LEC WORLDS TEAMS? / Vitality Third Seed? / Who Does FNC Keep? / MKOI Worries - Hot Takes ep. 112 1:46:14
  21. Spirit won EWC / BLAST Open Porto - Hot Takes Counter-Strike Edition 43:49
  22. FNATIC TO WORLDS?! / MKOI Doomed? / LEC Playoffs Chances / Caps Skins & Ceremony - Hot Takes ep. 110 1:30:39
  23. ENC POSTPONED! / Fnatic Are Back?! / Vladi Comeback / Gen.G First / BLG Slipping - Hot Takes ep. 109 1:27:24
  24. Can Vitality And MOUZ recover in time for EWC playoffs? - Hot Takes Counter Strike Edition 46:36
  25. CAPS INDUCTED INTO HALL OF LEGENDS! / Who's Next? / Correct Timing For Caps? - Hot Takes ep. 107 43:01
  26. MKOI MISSING MADRID?! / Oner Subbed! /Fnatic 0-9? / Perkz Insights / BLG Flandre - Hot Takes ep. 106 1:38:51
  27. FNATIC DOWNFALL?! / FURIA Drama! / Pacific Bug Embarrassment / Play-Ins Updates - Hot Takes ep. 105 1:37:36
  28. BLAST Bounty Upsets / Hotspawn Is Hosting a CS2 LAN! / - Hot Takes ep. 104 45:44
  29. DK WORLD'S BEST? / MKOI Peaked? / KC On Fire! / FNC Hopeless / LCS 2-Team League - Hot Takes ep. 103 1:37:04
  30. BLAST Bounty Upsets / Hotspawn Is Hosting a CS2 LAN! / - Hot Takes ep. 102 45:44
  31. BLAST Bounty Returns / Hotspawn's First Ever Event! / TPWC EU Series 2 Teams / - Hot Takes ep. 101 56:34
  32. AURORA GO INTERNATIONAL?! / CS2 Rostermania Special / TPWC South America S2! / - Hot Takes ep. 100 1:01:50
  33. PERKZ HEAD COACH?! / Dylan Falco Benched / HLE Wins MSI / BLG Golden Road Failed - Hot Takes ep. 99 1:25:32
  34. G2 ELIMINATED T1! / Top 4 Secured / G2 vs LYON / HLE vs BLG - Hot Takes ep. 98 45:03
  35. KC DISASTER! / T1 Insane / TL Solid / BLG vs T1! / G2 Hopes / MSI Play-Ins Recap - Hot Takes ep. 96 59:28
  36. Post Major Roster Shuffle / TPWC South America Series 1 - Hot Takes Counter Strike 37:24
  37. NiKo got his Major / -Overpass +Cache - Hot Takes Counter-Strike Edition 45:12
  38. MSI POWER RANKINGS! / BLG, HLE or T1 Favourites? / Caps Top 5 Mid? / Lane Rankings - Hot Takes ep.93 2:01:35
  39. Live at IEM Cologne Major! / Media day / Playoffs brackets - Hot Takes Counter-Strike Edition 49:04
  40. MASTERS LONDON FINALS! / PRX vs EDG / LEV On Fire / VIT Superteam / WTF G2? - Hot Takes ep. 91 1:23:36
  41. BLG WIN LPL! / T1 & HLE to MSI! / Gen.G Disaster / TES Curse / LYON Wins LCS - Hot Takes ep. 89 1:26:14
  42. IEM Cologne Major Stage 2 / Jab Jabich coaching W - Hot Takes Counter Strike Edition 41:06
  43. G2 WIN SPRING! / Insane SkewMond / MKOI Crumble vs KC! / Fnatic Bench Empyros - Hot Takes ep. 88 1:26:16
  44. IEM Cologne Major Stage 1 / TPWC EU Series 1 - Hot Takes Counter Strike Edition 48:26
  45. MASTERS LONDON PREVIEW! / G2 or PRX? / Best Players / Over & Underachievers? - Hot Takes ep. 86 1:44:11
  46. KC or MKOI to MSI? / WTF VIT! / Team WE Miracle Run / LCK Playoffs / LEC No Fans? - Hot Takes ep. 85 1:40:27
  47. LEC MVP DEBATE! / G2 Form / KC at Worlds? / VIT & MKOI Chances / LPL Playoffs - Hot Takes ep. 84 1:39:15
  48. Why can't Falcons win a final? / IEM Cologne Major / CS Asia Championship - Hot Takes Counter Strike 53:06
  49. CALISTE RE-SIGNS! / LEC Playoffs Preview / Korea Asia Games Drama / EWC to Paris? - Hot Takes ep. 82 1:16:40
  50. PGL Astana / IEM Atlanta - Hot Takes Counter-Strike Edition Ep. 81 53:13