Discussion of EU and CIS Minors, IBP Masters Day 1 disaster, how Tarik’s twitlonger can be further examined through the philosophy of Spinoza and then I get deep into some other random stuff like the effects of social media on our id and ego, the pick up artist community, R.D. Laing and his research into schizophrenia and round it up with a cracker of a quote from Marcus Aurelius. Music by Beaufort @ Beaufort.asia. Affiliated with CSGO2ASIA.

Lucky dip episode. I talk about Felps to Mibr, Seized’s new team, an excerpt from an unplayed interview with Boltz, things I’ve learned, different cultures and the most important dyad in their families and the value of uncertainty. Oh and the upcoming Minors, but that’s fairly cursory. All in all, a complete shambles. Music by beaufort.asia, including new track ‘That Feeling’, featuring Meli Sul. Affiliated with CSGO2ASIA.com.

Quick rundown of all recent roster changes and interviews with nahtE from NRG and xcurrate from Tyloo. Pretty sick with this one, so it’s a slim pod. Music by beaufort.asia, podcast affiliated with CSGO2ASIA.com.

Interview with Fer about his ear trouble, Xantares to Big, adreN to coach Liquid, Android, Yay and Rambo out of Complexity, tips on how to be consistent in CSGO and a discussion on how to deal with your difficult dad at Christmas.

Karrigan benched by Faze, MIBR to trade Liquid for Stewie 2K for taco and Zews, Boltz to Luminosity, Virtus Pro lineup ceases competition and the PLG Grand Slam and Blast Pro Lisbon. Music by Beaufort, news by Josh, podcast affiliated with CSGO2ASIA.

CS:GO goes free to play with the Danger Zone update and adds a battle royale mode. Astralis win EPL Season 8 finals and the Intel Grand Slam, netting them 1.25 million dollars. Also a recap of Dreamhack Winter 2018 and the Supernova Malta 2018. News by Josh, music by Beaufort @ beaufort.asia. Podcast affiliated with CSGO2ASIA.com. Contact: thetruth@thetruthcsgo.com.

Max Melit joins me to talk ECS Season 6 finals, Toyota Master Bangkok 2018 and all things journalism, dating and the differences between men and women. News site mentioned in the podcast: thecorrespondent.com/. News and player of the week audio by Josh, music by Beaufort @ http://www.beaufort.asia. Podcast is affiliated with csgo2asia.com. Find us on twitter @thetruthcsgo or email thetruth@thetruthcsgo.com.

Discussion of Dreamhack Atlanta 2018, IEM Chicago 2018, Blast Pro Copenhagen 2018, CS_Summit 3 and doing some family therapy on Faze and Liquid. Our first Player of the Week segment too and a special song to end. News by Josh, music by Beaufort @ Beaufort.asia, except ‘Blow Up The Pokies, written by Tim Freedman and Greta Gertler for Warner Music.

I wrote an article for Fandom comparing the five roles in Counter-Strike with the five major personality traits. It could potentially help you become a better player in CS:GO, a happier person in real life or help a team make more informed roster changes:

http://fandom.wikia.com/articles/which-csgo-player-are-you-in-real-life

An exploration of the gambling scene around CS:GO, including the history, scandals and controversies. Interviews with people who won and lost, including a 15 y.o. programmer of a site that brought in hundreds of thousands of dollars and a 60 y.o. man who spent three years in jail for embezzlement to feed his gambling habit. Podcast referenced is How Do You Sleep At Night?. Music by Beaufort. Contact: thetruth@thetruthcsgo.com.