Each host brings their hottest and most hilarious Counter-Strike takes for debate amongst the panel. While the incendiary takes may not be serious, the conversation they generate uncovers surprising truths and predictions about the esport.
Professional player turned analyst and broadcaster Jacob "Pimp" Winneche, broadcast personality Alex "Mauisnake" Ellenberg, and esports historian Duncan "Thorin" Shields bring the laughs each week.
Thorin, Mauisnake and Pimp open on an in-game leading hot take that tilts the room inside thirty seconds, then spend the rest of the episode on whether Counter-Strike 2 is actually broken for everybody who is not a pro.
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2 Oct 2026
HLTV Top 20 Needs To Be SHUT DOWN
Thorin, Mauisnake and Pimp open on a listener take demanding the HLTV top 20 be shut down for warping Counter-Strike history, and Thorin ends up defending the list he has argued with for a decade. From there: whether m0NESY can ever be crowned number 1, G2's roster future, paiN's prodigy problem, and a GOAT argument built on dupreeh.
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25 Sept 2026
BC.Game Did NOTHING Wrong?!
Thorin, Mauisnake and Pimp open on BC Game swapping electroNic out and argue the move was correct, because electroNic's switch to in-game leading destroyed one of the best riflers Counter-Strike has ever had. From there: broky's disappearance, FUT's ceiling at PGL Masters Bucharest, and whether Team Liquid are the worst return on investment in CS2.
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