Snake and Banter
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About this podcast
Snake & Banter is a Counter-Strike talk show, hosted by Duncan "Thorin" Shields and Alex "Mauisnake" Ellenberg, themed around each individual selecting a good, bad and ugly topic to discuss.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 138 episodes
- Astralis Have Failed Yet Again… (ft NER0) · 2 h 4 min · Episode 155Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by returning guest NER0, senior writer and statistical analyst at HLTV, and the show opens on Astralis: a Danish legend brand that now may not…
- Falcons Are WASTING m0NESY And kyousuke (ft OverDrive) · 2 h 28 min · Episode 154Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by first-time guest OverDrive, the Team Spirit scout and CIS insider, and he opens by arguing that kyousuke and m0nesy are burning their best…
- Astralis Are ONE Transfer From Tier 2 (ft KingT) · 1 h 45 min · Episode 153Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by returning guest KingT to open on Astralis, and the argument is not about the new players so much as the drop that is coming the moment their…
- What SunPayus ACTUALLY Fixes For FUT (ft Coolio) · 2 h 5 min · Episode 152Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by FUT Esports coach Coolio to open on the SunPayus signing, with Coolio explaining exactly what the team was missing on CT side and why a second…
- FaZe Are Falling Apart AGAIN (ft AN1MO) · 2 h 38 min · Episode 151Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by AN1MO to open on FaZe collapsing again, with the crew arguing that Twistzz should never have been handed the in-game leader role in a team this…
- The Death of Complexity is TRAGIC · 2 h 3 min · Episode 150Mauisnake is out, so Thorin brings in YouTube creator LionHeartZ and analyst YouM3 to break down Complexity shutting down, FURIA and ESL Pro League, and why Aurora's rise is…
- HLTV's MVPs Make ZERO Sense (ft Snappi) · 2 h 22 min · Episode 149Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by former NIP in-game leader Snappi to argue that HLTV's MVP awards are decided first and justified afterwards, and that the criteria change every…
- FalleN's Farewell Has Gone WRONG (ft Vince) · 1 h 39 min · Episode 148Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by return guest Vince to argue that FalleN's farewell run with FURIA has curdled into something genuinely sad, and that FaZe are now in real…
- NAVI Are MISERABLE And Everyone Knows (ft Paladin) · 2 h 18 min · Episode 147Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Paladin to unpack why NaVi look more miserable than they have in years, how Falcons ran out of maps, and the moment North American CS quietly…
- This Org's Social Media Meltdown Is The Worst In CS History?! · 1 h 27 min · Episode 146Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by Hawka to unpack an esports org's bizarre social media meltdown, why G2 are a mess, and the tier-two dark horse worth watching. LFN Premium…
- The Ugly Money Behind Esports Nobody Wants To Talk About (ft Nohte) · 2 h 16 min · Episode 145Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by HLTV writer Nohte to dig into the ugly money behind an esports pay scandal, NAVI's EWC collapse, and why HeavyGod re-signing with G2 might be a…
- Dead Online Teams Are Clogging The Rankings And NOBODY Is Stopping It (ft Trav) · 2 h 27 min · Episode 144Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by caster Trav to break down why Falcons won't dominate despite winning Cologne, Twistzz's rocky move to in-game leader, and what is quietly…
- Why jL Is Making a HUGE Mistake by Joining Vitality · 1 h 44 min · Episode 143Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by returning guest Tech Girl to break down why jL standing in for Vitality is a mistake, plus a spicy take on the business of Counter-Strike…
- MOUZ's New Roster STUNNED Everyone And sycrone Is Why (ft voo) · 51 min · Episode 142Thorin, Mauisnake, and Voo run the good, the bad, and the ugly of BLAST Bounty, from MOUZ's shock grand final run to Donk's worrying drop-off. Huel: Limited Time Offer – Make…
- siuhy's career is WRECKED (ft sprayxd) · 2 h 15 min · Episode 141Thorin, Mauisnake, and sprayxd debate whether siuhy's exit from Team Liquid means his career is cooked. Huel: Limited Time Offer – Make healthy eating simple. Get Huel today…
- Aurora Are NOT Title Contenders And Everyone's Pretending Otherwise (ft YNk) · 2 h 24 min · Episode 140Thorin and Mauisnake are joined by coach YNk to break down NiKo finally winning his first Counter-Strike Major, and why Aurora still are not the title contenders fans want them…
- Did The MongolZ just DERAIL Asian Counter-Strike? (ft fl0m) · 2 h 20 min · Episode 139Thorin and Mauisnake bring back fl0m to break down why The MongolZ losing Senzu and mzinho could gut Asian Counter-Strike's relevance for good. ZenAI: ZenAI is the home of…
- karrigan SILENCED Every Doubter at the Cologne Major (ft Ne0Kai) · 2 h 34 min · Episode 138karrigan and Falcons won the Cologne Major. Ne0Kai was there live. Thorin, Mauisnake, and Ne0Kai run the Good, Bad, and Ugly of the biggest CS event in years.
- The Most SURPRISING Failure At The Cologne Major (ft Skriv) · 2 h 6 min · Episode 137Thorin, Mauisnake, and guest Skriv break down how NAVI's stunning Major playoff miss upended the most stacked Counter-Strike postseason in years. Limited Edition Cologne 2026…
- Why Fnatic Benching KRIMZ Is UGLY (ft dusT) · 1 h 46 min · Episode 136Thorin, Mauisnake, and guest dusT break down the Cologne Major, Fnatic's ugly farewell to KRIMZ, and competition for Vitality's stranglehold on CS2. Limited Edition Cologne 2026…
