Episodes

Episode 1 - January 7, 2021 (55:11)
Zach and Ryan start a new podcast. Zach explores the Great Plateau. Zach notices a cairn.

Episode 2 - January 14, 2021 (48:10)
Zach follows instructions. He meets Hestu. He hits up Kakariko Village.

Episode 3 - January 21, 2021 (47:06)
Zach visits Hateno Village. He meets a statue. He collects crickets. He goes to the beach.

Episode 4 - January 28, 2021 (53:51)
Zach returns to Kakariko Village. He completes every single sidequest in Kakariko Village. Ryan notices two instances of sauciness.

Episode 5 - February 4, 2021 (36:50)
Zach scours Hyrule Field for DLC items. Zach receives a master class in defeating Guardians. Ryan calls out a hot take.

Episode 6 - February 11, 2021 (43:02)
Zach continues looking for all the DLC armor. Zach gives up on looking for all the DLC armor. For the moment. Ryan whines about a golf minigame. Zach finds a hole that's meant for him.

Episode 7 - February 18, 2021 (40:28)
Zach enters the Great Hyrule Forest. Zach faces the Korok Trials. Ryan makes some bold predictions.

Episode 8 - February 25, 2021 (45:37)
Zach makes his way up the Zora River. He meets Sidon, the handsome fish. The history of Zoras is laid out. A wager is struck.

Episode 9 - March 4, 2021 (43:24)
Zach ascends Mount Ploymus. He slows down time. He tackles Divine Beast Vah Ruta.

Episode 10 - March 11, 2021 (55:09)
Zach does lots of sidequests for Zoras. Ryan investigates structural integrity. A bunch of timeline nonsense is discussed.

Episode 11 - March 18, 2021 (49:16)
Zach tackles a bunch of shrines in the Mount Lanayru area. He rides a deer. He shoots a dragon. He buys a house, finally.

Episode 12 - March 25, 2021 (41:32)
Zach reaches Lake Hylia. He visits a Mystery Spot. He scans some amiibo. Ryan makes a promise.

Episode 13 - April 1, 2021 (38:25)
Zach rides a horse. He plays horse minigames. He finds a really big horse. He meets the Horse God. Ryan has an idea.

Episode 13x - April 8, 2021 (26:11)
Ryan and Zach race on horseback from the Trailhead Lodge to Hateno Village.

Episode 14 - April 15, 2021 (47:03)
Zach explores the jungle. He gets struck by lightning.

Episode 15 - April 22, 2021 (49:40)
Zach visits Lurelin Village. He plays matchmaker. He reaches Ryan's favorite part of the game.

Episode 16 - April 29, 2021 (30:54)
Zach checks out the mountains north of Lurelin Village. He completes a dumb sidequest. He comes around on caves. Ryan is not convinced.

Episode 17 - May 6, 2021 (45:22)
Zach enters the Akkala region. He ascends the Akkala Citadel. He reads about military history. Ryan posits an enemy beyond the sea.

Episode 18 - May 13, 2021 (41:33)
Zach explores southern Akkala. He thinks about archaeology. He finds Bolson. Ryan tells Zach about some fanfic.

Episode 18j - May 20, 2021 (1:27:23)
Zach and Ryan welcome composer Jason Yu to discuss the soundtrack of Breath of the Wild and also a bunch of other soundtracks.

Episode 19 - May 27, 2021 (58:22)
Zach explores Deep Akkala. Photography is discussed. Zach does a labyrinth. Ryan proposes some Mario Golf DLC.

Episode 20 - June 3, 2021 (57:13)
Zach ascends Death Mountain. He pushes a Switch right up against his eyeballs. He fires cannons. He rides a minecart.

Episode 21 - June 10, 2021 (49:41)
Zach tackles Divine Beast Vah Rudania. Ryan compares the appeals of various Champions. He has no trouble remembering names.

Episode 21e3 - June 15, 2021 (44:19)
In this Zelda Breaking News Special Alert Presentation, Zach and Ryan discuss Nintendo's E3 presentation for much longer than they expected and then Ryan rushes to upload the episode while it's still kind of relevant.

Episode 22 - June 17, 2021 (39:11)
Zach goes behind Death Mountain. He ascends Gut Check Rock. He sees a big skeleton. He enters a dark maze. The word Ryan was looking for is "phthalo."

Episode 23 - June 24, 2021 (1:00:47)
Zach explores Hyrule Castle. Ryan talks about Castle Ravenloft. Zach talks about shields. Zach makes a startling discovery. The Pope is discussed.

Episode 24 - July 1, 2021 (35:36)
Zach visits Satori Mountain. He does some other stuff, too. Just various things.

Episode 24z - July 8, 2021 (49:37)
Zach makes Ryan look at a diagram of the Zelda cosmos. Ryan gets very upset.

Episode 25 - July 15, 2021 (40:20)
Zach goes to Hyrule Ridge. He researches weird trees. He gets ambushed. He does that puzzle with the orbs in the thunderstorm. A spinoff is proposed.

Episode 26 - July 22, 2021 (40:48)
Zach explores Tanagar Canyon. He tackles the Forgotten Temple. Ryan gets started talking about weapon durability, unfortunately. PLUS: Cave Minute.

Episode 27 - July 29, 2021 (51:39)
Zach approaches Rito Village. He beats the Korok Leaf Dungeon. He predicts what will happen in Metroid Prime 4. He solves a puzzle in his sleep. This episode is a mess.

Episode 28 - August 5, 2021 (35:56)
Ryan contemplates Tokyo DisneySea. Zach tackles Divine Beast Vah Medoh. He explains what "bits" are. He gives his opinion on Star Fox Zero.

Episode 28u - August 12, 2021 (1:11:51)
Ryan and Zach design a Zelda theme park. Ryan has a lot of ambitious, unworkable ideas. Zach has a more realistic approach. Ryan gets mad. So he drags Harrison Gerard onto the podcast to validate him.

Episode 29 - August 19, 2021 (32:15)
Zach does sidequests around Rito Village. He blows air. He melts ice. Ryan recalls his favorite bear.

Episode 30 - August 26, 2021 (48:44)
Zach explores the west side of the Hebra Mountains. He surfs a shield. He steadies his heart. Ryan acts like he knows what an Arduino is.

Episode 31 - September 2, 2021 (38:31)
Zach does a bunch of shrines in the east Hebra area. He hits the cave bell. Ryan explains why Serenne Stable exists. And then there's some crossover fanfiction. Ryan forgot about the evil ape from The Last Battle.

Episode 32 - September 9, 2021 (46:11)
Zach enters Gerudo Canyon. Ryan gets talking about horses. Zach goes to Spectacle Rock. He finds the Elemental Cubes.

Episode 33 - September 16, 2021 (47:37)
Zach reaches Gerudo Town. He notices how huge Gerudo ladies are. He meets an awesome old lady. He infiltrates the hideout of the infamous Yiga Clan.

Episode 34 - September 23, 2021 (53:46)
Zach faces Divine Beast Vah Naboris. Ryan and Zach rank all the Champions. Ryan gets started on some timeline nonsense again.

Episode 35 - September 30, 2021 (56:33)
Zach does a zillion Gerudo sidequests. He runs around the desert. He commits a desecration. The future of ROM hacking is discussed. The shadow of Dune looms large over this episode.

Episode 36 - October 7, 2021 (57:33)
Zach does the rest of the shrines. But first he and Ryan talk about the worldbuilding of the Gerudo. For a while.

Episode 37 - October 14, 2021 (1:16:01)
Zach recovers all the memories. The whole plot of the game is described. Ryan uses the word "deuteragonist."

Episode 37m - October 21, 2021 (28:59)
Ryan proposes doing an episode all about the Master Sword. He acknowledges that this is a bad idea for an episode. But he could not have predicted how bad this episode would turn out.

Episode 38 - October 28, 2021 (48:10)
Zach gets a bunch of sidequests out of the way. He completes Tarrey Town. He gets up to some Majora's Mask-type business. He discovers the Eighth Heroine. He makes a bad decision with an axe.

Episode 0 - November 4, 2021 (32:22)
In November 2020, Zach gets ready to do a Breath of the Wild podcast by playing the NES game called "The Legend of Zelda."

Episode 39 - November 11, 2021 (28:29)
Zach attempts the Trial of the Sword. Ryan has very little to say about it. Zach realizes what kind of Sheikah he'd like to be.

Episode 40 - November 18, 2021 (57:13)
Zach starts the Champion's Ballad. He obliterates things. He gets up inside a pachinko. Daruk executes a retcon.

Episode 41 - November 25, 2021 (1:14:14)
Zach finishes the Champion's Ballad. He inverts the polarity of the drive shaft. Ryan tries to make "pachinko ant" happen. Sailor Mars appears.

Episode 42 - December 2, 2021 (52:28)
Zach destroys Ganon. Ryan makes Zach uncomfortable. A translator makes a big mistake. Cassie is unable to morph the Tyrannosaurus.

Extrasode 1 - December 9, 2021 (43:13)
Zach wants to talk about games that are like Breath of the Wild. Michael Transactions guest stars. Ryan is put on the spot.

Extrasode 2 - January 2, 2022 (5:13)
Zach says all the shrines.

Extrasode 3 - January 11, 2022 (33:01)
Zach gets 100%. He finds all the Koroks. He regrets this. Do not do this. Do not find all the Koroks. It won't make you happy. It will make you miserable. It will ruin the game for you. Be wiser than Zach. Let yourself have a good life. Do not get 100% in this game.

Extrasode 4 - February 6, 2022 (41:31)
Special guest Evan stops by to talk about Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. He says it doesn't quite measure up to the original Hyrule Warriors. Zach has to agree. Looks like Ryan dodged a bullet.

Extrasode 5 - September 14, 2022 (1:12:07)
There was a Nintendo Direct! We have to cover all the hot announcements in the Nintendo Direct! Including some Zelda news! Also there's a new podcast about Majora's Mask, make sure you subscribe to that one. BUT THIS IS ABOUT THE NINTENDO DIRECT.

Extrasode 6 - February 9, 2023 (1:02:00)
There was another Nintendo Direct! We have to cover all the new hot announcements in the Nintendo Direct, some of which are very similar to the new hot announcements from the previous Nintendo Direct! Including some Zelda news, kind of! And Sarah Willson is there!

Extrasode 7 - May 13, 2023 (59:03)
Ryan and Zach played Tears of the Kingdom for like, forty minutes each, and they spent almost an hour talking about it.

Extrasode 8 - May 29, 2023 (2:26:17)
Ryan and Zach beat Tears of the Kingdom, and then they whined about it for two and a half hours. What a couple of babies.

Extrasode 9 - June 22, 2023 (1:37:44)
Ryan and Zach and Sarah will talk about the latest Nintendo Direct, whether it has anything to do with Zelda or not! And it doesn't!!!

Extrasode 10 - June 28, 2023 (1:19:51)
Ryan wants to talk about "the accessibility of divinity" in different Zelda titles and Zach wants to talk about the Triforce.

Extrasode 11 - September 18, 2023 (57:23)
There was another Nintendo Direct! But Ryan was out in the woods. So Zach and Sarah had to cover the Nintendo Direct without him! ((IN STEREO WHERE AVAILABLE))

Extrasode 12 - March 13, 2024 (11:10)
Zach has a new project where he's covering the caves of Tears of the Kingdom! Check it out at youtube.com/@averyfinecat... or listen to this podcast about it!

Extrasode 13 - June 18, 2024 (55:41)
There was another Nintendo Direct! Today on the extrasode, we cover the Nintendo Direct! We have all the hot news and cool views! And we also have all the same jokes from our coverage of previous Nintendo Directs.

Zelda Puzzle Podquest - Level 1 - August 20, 2024 (1:02:53)
We had this idea: What if, like, like an escape room, but you played it via audio, and it was a Zelda dungeon? In this first installment of the Zelda Puzzle Podquest, Zach and Sarah play as Link and Ryan serves as Dungeon Master. And the dungeon is the SHADOW TEMPLE.

Zelda Puzzle Podquest - Level 2 - September 8, 2024 (50:32)
The Zelda Puzzle Podquest continues with Ryan and Sarah controlling Link as he navigates through Zach's version of the LIGHTNING TEMPLE. Zach's version of the Lightning Temple has a secret theme that will make someone yell "oh no" several times!

Zelda Puzzle Podquest - Level 3 - September 24, 2024 (57:01)
This time, Ryan and Zach control Link, and Sarah is the dungeon master, and the theme of the dungeon is, spoiler alert, the TEMPLE OF TIME. Featuring a performance by YouTuber HeroLinik!

Zelda Puzzle Podquest - Level 4 - December 10, 2024 (1:13:37)
Zach and Sarah guide Link through Ryan's creepy-crawly conception of the SPIDER TEMPLE, plus we talk about whether rolling makes sense and what colors are better or worse than other colors.

Zelda Puzzle Podquest - Level 5 - December 18, 2024 (1:11:45)
Ryan had this idea: What if, for one episode, we did all the sound effects with our mouths? We forgot to do that for most of this episode. But don't worry, we'll get there. Ryan and Sarah control Link as he ventures into Zach's version of the FIRE TEMPLE.