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All things League of Legends from Patch Notes, Pro play, and whatever we feel like on the summoners rift. If you want to tune in live follow us on twitch.tv/TalkoftheRift and Twitter @TalkoftheRift The show takes place weekly on Thursdays at 7:30pm CST

Logan Hoppe


    • Mar 9, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 5m AVG DURATION
    • 80 EPISODES


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    TTR 79: "Gods Can Bleed" + Milio

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023 69:29


    A chaotic week in the LCS last week sparks some interesting storylines leading up to playoffs. It could get dicey battling for the 5th and 6th place seeds in the tournament. Oh, also, we talked about Milio :) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 78: New Kids on the Block

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023 64:00


    There are/were some new faces in the LCS! We talked about them and all the other teams this week. Spoiler alert: a few teams have big reasons to be concerned going forward --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 77: Mid Terms

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2023 78:29


    One round robin of the LCS is in the books and we're halfway to spring playoffs. Find out who's hot, who's not, and who's seemingly going to just keep getting better --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 76: LCS Superweek!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 74:50


    15 LCS matches this week and boy did we talk about em. Are Golden Guardians underrated? Is 100 Thieves overrated? Will CLG ever win again? All that and more inside this week's Talk of the Rift! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 75: LCS Week 2 and Dirty Laundry

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2023 62:22


    Broadcast got a little spicy this week with a, shall we say, controversial decision to walk us all through the Doublelift TSM drama once again. We'll talk about that, as well as our week 2 assessments and week 3 predictions. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 74: Reactions and Overreactions

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 65:41


    With one week of the LCS in the books, the guys review each team's performance and react (sometimes OVERreact) accordingly. Also, Pyosik might be compared to Tom Brady, and not in a good way. So be prepared for that. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 73: The Start of the 2023 LCS Spring Split

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 68:34


    The LCS is back! Pickems are back! We're back! Everything is back except for the things that aren't. We also talked about patch 13.1B at the end for all you numbers lovers out there. Plenty in store for the kickoff of spring split, so buckle up and enjoy the ride. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkoftherift/message

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    TTR 72: Riot Backpedaling and the Future of ESports

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2023 63:11


    Hey, all. We sat down and talked about the NEW new LCS schedule. There also might have been some talk about the future of the industry, and how much sponsorships mean to each level of professional League of Legends. Oh, and Eli designed a new champ that's super cool and would be fun to play. All his friends are saying so. Check it out! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 71: Is Riot Games Trying to Kill League of Legends??

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 69:44


    Realistically the answer is no, but we spent an hour going over what we think is actually going on over at Riot Games HQ lately. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 70: Big LCS Schedule Changes

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2022 41:06


    Riot's moving the LCS to to a different time slot! Find out how we feel about it with this week's episode where we have nothing else to chew on. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 69: Way Too Early Spring Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2022 68:14


    Do you want to know how we think the spring split will shape up? No? Well we did it anyway. And there was definitely no confusion at all about what we were supposed to be doing. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 68: Finishing Report Cards and Patch 12.23

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022 78:13


    Pretty much the title. Oh also the game awards were this week. We didn't talk about it on the pod because it happened after we recorded, but that kid at the end was crazy right? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 67: Grading the Off-Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2022 65:09


    We're taking a stab at grading the moves each team has made this off-season. Will your team be graduating? Or will they be getting held back? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 66: On Pokemon and Black Friday

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2022 40:07


    It's a holiday week, and Kubes isn't here, so Logan and Eli mostly just talk about Pokemon this week :) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 65: Preseason First Take

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2022 75:32


    We spent a night playing preseason with the new changes, and we're here to talk about it. Also some other stuff :) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 64: World Finals Recap and the LCS Roster Rumor Mill

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2022 56:21


    Quick recap of the World Finals and then we take a stab at organizing the "will they? won't they?" of LCS roster changes. Pretty good chance that some of the roster stuff will be wrong, but that's okay. So strap in and enjoy the ride with us. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 62: World Semifinals

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2022 76:15


    The gang take a look at what was quarterfinals, and what will be semifinals. Logan leads the group through a tour of the top half of NA and what they should do to improve their rosters next year --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 63: World Finals

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2022 47:41


    A look back at semifinals, and a look ahead at the freaking World Finals, baby! Oh and we try to fix the rosters for the bottom half of the LCS :) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 61.1: A Quick and Dirty Rundown of the Things That Happened Since Last Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2022 18:50


    When the boys are away, Eli is left to fend for himself. This can't possibly go well --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 61: North America is Very Bad at League of Legends

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2022 76:00


    This week's episode is packed with Worlds Group Stage week one reactions, a brief commentary on League of Legends casters, and a rundown of preseason item changes. You don't want to miss it --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talkoftherift/message

    TTR: 60 NA Hopium and a Sneak Peak at Preseason

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2022 70:32


    You only really need to know 3 things. 1: Play-Ins are over. 2: NA > EU. 3: Preseason is right around the corner. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 59: Play-In Stage Has Begun

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 60:51


    The boys run through their lolesports crystal ball predictions, talk about more juicy LCS and LEC news and drama, and Eli apologizes to Florida. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 58: The Calm Before the Storm

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2022 66:58


    The boys talk about the strength of each group in worlds, why G2 will NOT have a pro Valorant team, and a grab bag of other things. Check it out --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 57: Setting the World Stage

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2022 79:41


    Eli and Logan sit down and have a lovely little chat about the LCS Finals, the worlds group draw, and just a bit more --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 56: Eli Was Almost Right About Everything

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2022 93:48


    Pickem has come down to the final week and Eli was so close to getting them all right. As it stands, he got all but one wrong. We talk about that and a whole lot more on this week's Talk of the Rift. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 55: Cloud 9 is Peaking at the Right Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2022 70:21


    The boys talk about C9 playing their best League of Legends of the year and take a deep dive on playoffs. Has one of them gone off the deep end with picks this week? Only time will tell --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 54: Is the LCS Really Dying?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2022 64:30


    In this week's episode, the guys talk about week one of the LCS playoffs, Bjergsen's comments on if/why the LCS is losing viewers, and the merits of drafting better on paper vs drafting better for the individual players. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talkoftherift/message

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    TTR 53: Summer Split Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2022 74:23


    This week, the boys talk wrap up the Summer split pickems, look ahead to playoffs, and a whole lot more. Did Eli defend his pickem's belt? Did Kubes have a profound take on the difficulties of winning LCS vs winning worlds? Did Logan talk about Spider Man for a really long time? Find out on this episode of Talk of the Rift! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 52: Final Week of the LCS Summer Split

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2022 82:12


    This extra large serving of Talk of the Rift has a little bit of everything from the LCS to the next preseason changes (allegedly). So settle in and get comfy, because this is a long one! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 51: River Gets Shipped Up River

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2022 66:22


    Elephant in the room: This one was late. By a lot. But that doesn't mean it isn't good. Doesn't mean it IS good either, I suppose. I guess you'll have to listen in and find out :) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 50: Big Objective Changes Incoming

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2022 60:29


    Can you believe we made 50 episodes? Neither can I, and I was there for at least most of them! Enjoy episode 50 (sans Kubes) where we do... honestly, the same stuff we've been doing :) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 49: The TSM Roster Shuffle Continues

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 70:11


    On this regularly scheduled episode, the boys talk about TSM a lot and then there's like patch notes? Idk, man. You'd better check it out. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 48: The Lost Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 62:48


    So this episode is being uploaded 2 weeks after it was recorded. Eli, who edits the podcasts, got Covid right after this and was pretty out of it for a while. Logan was on vacation so we didn't record in the week between this episode and the next one. Regardless, enjoy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 47: Oh the Misery

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2022 65:59


    The boys break down an abysmal opening weekend of the LCS summer split for our favorite teams. We also go over the new champ, Nilah, and Logan gives a review of the first episode of the new "Based on the LCS" show "Players". --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 46: The LCS is Back! Mostly.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 56:23


    This week's pod brings the return of the pick em's challenge (and we all remember who won the last one), what to expect from patch 12.12 and a bit more --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 45: Cut the Cord

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 65:29


    It's a patch notes week and Kubes isn't here. Also, we talk about C9 being basically banned from the country at the moment, and what to expect from the Xbox showcase this weekend --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 44: The Episode That Had 43 Episodes Before It

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 59:22


    The boys wrap up EG's overall performance at MSI. They also talk about how massive the changes are that Riot has been putting out for League and also, Eli couldn't think of a title. I'd cut him some slack on that, though. It's not like the description got totally off track, right? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 43: The Durability Patch

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2022 71:06


    The boys discuss the upcoming durability changes coming to the rift, and give an honest assessment of EG at MSI. Things get a little spicy when talk turns to LCS Academy... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 42: The Return to Normalcy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2022 71:02


    Logan's back this week, and with him comes the sanity of the other podcasters. There's a dash of everything this week so sit back, relax, and enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talkoftherift/message

    TTR 41: Things Get Weird

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2022 63:22


    Logan is out sick, Eli struggles to fit two complete thoughts together, and the podcast is a hot mess. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talkoftherift/message

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    TTR Episode 40: Spring Playoffs 1st and 2nd Round Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022 62:31


    The boys talk about the meteoric fall of Cloud 9 vs Evil Geniuses, and talk favorites to win it all

    TTR Episode 39: LCS Playoffs First Round Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2022 72:41


    The boys talk about the total collapse of C9 and the heroic showing of Evil Geniuses, and what the early look at patch 12.7 could mean for the current meta

    TTR 38: The End of the Spring Split

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2022 81:57


    The guys recap the spring split for C9, Dignitas, and TSM, and take a look ahead the upcoming playoffs and summer split; as well as analyze some comments about the C9/LS drama that were made by MonteCristo this week.

    TTR Episode 37: Yes, We're Talking About TSM Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2022 71:36


    Fresh on the heels of firing their second coach of the split, TSM goes 2-0 to keep their playoff hopes alive. The boys talk about that, a little bit of the past, and a little bit of the future on this episode of Talk of the Rift.

    TTR 36: The Forgotten Episode... Kinda

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2022 62:51


    This episode is a little all over the place, and by the end, devolves into an Elden Ring podcast. So you know, be ready for that, I guess.

    TTR 35: A Grab Bag and the Death of Duo Queue?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 73:04


    The boys are all back together again with a variety of smaller topics, the weekly pickems update, and the possibility of Riot moving duo queue to flex and having a pure solo queue experience. Also, Eli tried to add the song of the week to the end of the podcast this week. Will it work? I really hope so!

    TTR Episode 34: "TSM Should Blow Up Their Roster. Sooner Rather Than Later."

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 55:21


    Eli and Logan talk about just how bad TSM is, and Kubes isn't even here to defend them. Not that he would, since he told the group he was off the TSM copium. That and more on this week's Talk of the Rift

    TTR Episode 33: Church Has Been Canceled

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 75:07


    The boys talk about LS's sudden removal from Cloud 9, make picks for the week, and someone doesn't make it to the end of the podcast. I wonder who it is...

    TTR Episode 32: Is TSM Dead in the Water?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 78:38


    Eli, Logan, and Kubes discuss decisions made by TSM within their roster and organization and go over notes for patch 12.4. Should TSM fans be hitting the panic button yet? Do we actually get around to talking about the new champion? Since when does the podcast description ask so many questions? We answer at least one of these questions on this weeks Talk of the Rift.

    TTR Episode 31: The LCS is Back, and it is Oh So Good

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 64:43


    The crew talks about their own adventures in solo queue, the newly minted Champions Queue, and the LCS. Also Eli rants about merch

    TTR Episode 30: Evil Geniuses Gets Liquified

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 68:42


    The boys talk Pokemon Legends: Arceus, The Lock In Tournament results, and go over the patch notes for 12.3

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