The Vodfathers
The Vodfathers is the premier VALORANT esports talk show from Last Free Nation, hosted by Sideshow, TMV, and Shyowager. Expect hot takes, expert analysis, and weekly coverage of the VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) across all regions: Americas, EMEA, Pacific, and China.
Episodes
Sideshow, TMV, and ShyoWager play VCT script writers for Stage 2, picking the biggest rivalries and drafting their VFL fantasy rosters.
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Sideshow, TMV, and ShyoWager call their VCT Stage 2 dark horses and dead horses across every region before the season kicks off.
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PatMen forced FrosT out of Global Esports after their first international, Platoon is stepping in as head coach, and Envy player Poppin just published his full account of how a tier two identity gets dismantled when you reach tier one.
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Masters London peaked at 9.9 million concurrent viewers, with roughly 80 percent of the audience coming from China. Sideshow, TMV, and Shyowager share their verdicts and discuss the regional fraud and the Frost drama.
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TMV, Sideshow, and ShyoWager run the Fraudit on Masters London: EMEA has all three of their teams in the playoffs, Pacific is down to PaperRex alone, and the conversation about who runs Valorant is wide open.
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We preview Masters London with an upset draft, a bottom 10 players ranking, and a VFL fantasy breakdown.
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We unpack Valorant's real viewership numbers and a brutally honest aspas interview that confirms MIBR's leadership problem.
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Sideshow, TMV, and ShyoWager rate every VCT team's survival odds before Masters London and debate whether Valorant's patch cycle is breaking the game.
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Sideshow, TMV, and ShyoWager on Envy's historic 26-4 demolition of MIBR and whether Valorant's chaos is actually good for the game.
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TMV, Sideshow, and Shyowager call every Masters London spot across VCT's four regions, then weigh in on Cloud9's mid-stage roster overhaul and deliver Fluke or Fraud verdicts on the teams heading into VCT playoffs.
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Sideshow, TMV, and Shyowager unveil their top five teams in Valorant right now and T1 doesn't make the cut.
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We break down G2 and NRG's shocking 0-2 starts in VCT Americas, and whether LATAM has already taken over.
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Yoru merchants exposed: Sideshow, TMV, and ShyoWager rate every player hit by the Yoru nerf — and debate if Neon is next.
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We break down the VCT's biggest structural overhaul yet... league play is dead, and the 2027 open qualifier format changes everything!
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Sideshow, TMV, and ShyoWager break down the Waylay/Neon nerf fallout and grade every VCT EMEA Week 1 winner.
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Sideshow, TMV, and ShyoWager break down every region's Stage 1 overperformers and underperformers ahead of VCT 2026.
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Sideshow, TMV, and ShyoWager deliver their Masters Santiago verdict — and break down the Yoru nerf reshaping every VCT roster before London.
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Is this the worst meta VALORANT has ever seen? Join TMV, Sideshow, and Shyo as we check in on VCT Masters Santiago to discuss the Frost and Sliggy drama, the fumbled draw show, our picks for MVP of the Swiss Stage, Power Rank the regions, put China and T1 on fraud alert, predictions for the next round of matches, and more!
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Who will win VALORANT Masters Santiago? In this episode, the crew dives deep into bold tournament predictions, potential MVP standouts, which teams might unexpectedly flop, and why the Pacific and Americas regions might surprise everyone. They roast VFL fantasy picks, debate meta breakers like Neon and anti‑meta comps, unpack spike denial trends and non‑mirror win rates, and highlight the must‑watch matches of the event.
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In this episode, the Vodfathers dive deep into Masters Santiago predictions, team rankings, and the chaotic meta shaping competitive VALORANT right now. From debates over which #1 seeds are actually tournament favorites to heated arguments about VFL luck, Chinese teams, and who cannot win Masters, this discussion is packed with high‑level insight, analysis, and unfiltered takes. BBL, G2, T1, NRG, Nongshim, EDG, and more take center...
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