YNk- is quite literally back from vacation, so we're all TalkingCounter.Join our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of thepodcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways andwatch parties throughout theseason.https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya00:00 Intro, The Cold Open, the two things you NEED in life8:50 EWC Qualifier and EWC33:30 EWC is CRUCIAL for Vitality48:07 Falcons at EWC1:03:25 MOUZ beat Spirit to win BLAST Bounty1:24:00 jL standing in for Vitality for two events1:34:23 Vibes on Liquid after loss in Grand Finals

SPUNJ and moses are enjoying the slow news off-season asonline CS eases us back into the swing of things. YNK is on abeach somewhere.Join our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of thepodcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways andwatch parties throughout theseason.https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya00:00 Intro, Rushly joins us and Get Animated! updates37:40 BLAST Bounty format change for 202751:15 Sticker money catastrophe1:08:30 Upsets at BLAST Bounty1:26:10 Aurora +ash, +jimmphat, +kyxsan

SPUNJ, moses, and YNk are BACK00:00 Intro, the last Major glaze20:25 FURIA in the Final28:30 Game updates: Cache is in, New bomb explosion39:40 BC.Game +mzinho +magisk52:50 MOUZ +PR, GamerLegion +FL4MUS1:01:20 G2 +r1nkle -sunpayus1:04:45 Legacy +try +n1ss1m1:08:10 Liquid +jorko +JT(?)1:13:20 Astralis +neo -ruggah

ALL INFORMATION and HOW-TO-ENTER THE PICKEMSCONTEST CAN BE FOUND ON OUR DISCORD https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5YaWe'd like to thank the following partners for helping us withsupplying prizes for the giveaway:Wooting (wooting.io) for their amazing keyboardsAceZone (AceZone.io) for their awesome headsetsCS.Money (https://cs.money/r/TalkingCounter) for all thebeautiful skins00:00 Intro, the illness, two weeks into the Major, casting aMajor04:45 PICK'EMS CONTEST PRIZES10:35 Working the Major, casting the Major, and the Majorexperience32:22 Lopsided playoff bracket, looking back on older MajorPlayoff brackets40:55 Legacy's coach ADR disqualified, the coach rules atMajors51:10 Adding details into production for viewer experience57:05 Legacy targets insani for n1ssim, Ruggah departs Astralis1:04:36 MOUZ and NaVi at IEM Cologne Major1:10:44 Major Playoffs seem wide open? Who wins?

ALL INFORMATION and HOW-TO-ENTER THE PICKEMSCONTEST CAN BE FOUND ON OUR DISCORD https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5YaWe'd like to thank the following partners for helping us withsupplying prizes for the giveaway:Wooting (wooting.io) for their amazing keyboardsAceZone (AceZone.io) for their awesome headsetsCS.MOney (https://cs.money/r/TalkingCounter) for all thebeautiful skins00:00 Intro, Ash on the desk, Janko’s apology01:30 PICK’EMS CHALLENGE GIVEAWAY INFORMATION06:35 Players/teams receiving abuse on social media afterelimination15:30 Astralis eliminated in Stage 220:00 No more NA teams or players left in the Major38:50 Spirit and Donk’s dominance, BetBoom continues, FUTlooked great45:13 Vitality tangent56:50 Stage 3 Pick’ems and conversation1:08:30 Assessing G2’s chances1:12:40 Can Legacy test this mouz lineup? and more openingmatchups

YNk- and moses and SPUNJ are TALKING MAJOR COUNTERJoin our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of thepodcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways andwatch parties throughout the season.https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya00:00 Intro01:40 WATCH THIS BEFORE SKIPPING TO TIMESTAMPS07:12 Looking ahead to Stage 2-- "First" part of the podcast begins now (lower audio quality moving forward)34:30 Tyloo v Lynn Vision, adjusting expectations for Stage 156:00 Valve at the Major? Or not at the Major? That is the question1:17:30 Finalizing our look back on Stage 1 of IEM Cologne

YNk- and moses and SPUNJ are TALKING MAJOR COUNTERJoin our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of thepodcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways andwatch parties throughout the season.https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya00:00 Intro, Chad's travel woes, Janko's microphone woes18:30 The Major is FINALLY here28:50 New sticker money split42:00 THUNDER dOWNUNDER52:00 Consequences of skipping CAC1:02:45 STAGE ONE PICK'EMS1:27:15 NiKo's miss, NiKo vs Ropz, NiKo Karrigan and Falcons

THE MALBS FILES HAVE BEEN UNLEASHED*****This episode was recorded on the 14th of May BEFORE theplayoffs of PGL Astana and IEM Atlanta******Join our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of thepodcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways andwatch parties throughout the season.https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya00:00 Intro, getting into CS and early career13:55 Playing with coldzera in 00Nation19:05 Experiences on M80 and G2 33:40 Individual struggles in 2025 after NiKo's departure41:40 The State of CS - animgraph updates and map rotation45:30 Joining Team Liquid, time in roster so far52:55 What is TaZ like as a coach?59:35 Current (aka week-old) Counter-Strike and thedominance of Vitality

Chad and Jason have gone full retro with this episode. No edits, no timestamps no thumbnails just RAW TALKING COUNTER.

YNk- and moses and SPUNJ are Talking Counter.This episode is brought to you by Polymarket, the premieronline prediction market.Join our Discord to talk Counter with other followers of thepodcast and of Counter-Strike. Participate in giveaways andwatch parties throughout the season.https://discord.gg/DaFHsaq5Ya00:00 Intro, cache experience, ghost nades12:47 IEM Atlanta 34:10 ESL Pro League s25 in Riyadh for 2027 47:30 BLAST Fort-Worth1:20:00 G2's loss to FaZe at BLAST Rivals1:27:40 FURIA at BLAST Rivals into Astana1:34:55 How important is PGL Astana for Falcons?1:51:45 MOVING ON :x