Square Roots - THE Classic RPG Podcast

About Square Roots - THE Classic RPG Podcast

Square Roots is like a book club, but for classic RPGs! Each episode John, Matthew, Jim and Vanessa play through a chunkerino of one of your favorite RPGs, from Final Fantasy through Chrono Trigger. Are they experts? No. Are they qualified? Absolutely not. Are they good at RPGs? Probably not. But they're the fun kind of dumb, and that's what counts.

Publisher

John Brandon, Jim Banks, Matthew Van Zandt, Vanessa

Category

comedy · leisure

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

28 Mar 2016

Latest episode

2 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

130 of 585 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   2 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines 2 Part 1: TALK ABOUT THE GAME

   Hosts of Square Roots discuss the initial gameplay and lore of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, offering insights into the game's early hours.

2. 

   31 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Final Fantasy XIII Part Nine: Pain Creates Miracles REUPLOAD

   Hosts Robert "Rob" Martinez and Jim Sterling discuss and conclude their playthrough of Final Fantasy XIII, sharing their final thoughts on the game's challenging journey.

3. 

   26 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Final Fantasy XIII Part Nine: Pain Creates Miracles

   Hosts Robert "Rob" "The Game Master" "The Critic" "The Analyst" "The Historian" "The Storyteller" "The Lore Master" "The Strategist" "The Tactician" "The Visionary" "The Innovator" "The Pioneer" "The Trailblazer" "The Futurist" "The Oracle" "The Sage" "The Guru" "The Mastermind" "The Architect" "

Inside a recent episode

Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines 2 Part 1: TALK ABOUT THE GAME

Published 2 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Doug Funny, and of course his sister Patty is there and is really mad. Patty is his girlfriend, not his sister. His sister girlfriend Patty is there. And his best friend Skeeter. Doesn't he have a sister? He does. Her name is Judy, isn't it? Oh, yeah, that's right. Why do you know so much about Doug? […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

1,398,203

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

340 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

87

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

96

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