OSPod Episode 138: Historical Storytelling, Fantasy Gods, and Machiavelli's E-Sports Dynasty!
February 25, 2026
AI Summary
5 min read“They would go to Worlds every year. Clean up. Instead of giving them advice, we’ve just created a really good esports team is what we’ve done. We’ve created monsters.” That is Blue’s verdict on what would happen if Niccolò Machiavelli and Sun Tzu got into League of Legends together — not because they would master the mechanics, but because Sun Tzu would understand that “if your opponent is of choleric temperament, you can irritate them,” and Machiavelli would simply play the other players rather than the game. This moment comes near the end of a sprawling episode of the Overly Sarcastic Podcast where Blue and Red unpack their recent video projects, answer listener questions, and riff on everything from ancient board games to which historical figures would be ruined by modern vices.
The Art of Historical Storytelling
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:00) **Opening Banter & Machiavelli as an E-Sports Pro** - Blue poses the question of which historical figure would get into League of Legends; they land on Machiavelli and Sun Tzu as an unbeatable duo who would win by psychological manipulation.
- 2 (02:14) **Blue's Video: Historical Storytelling Deep Dive** - Blue discusses his recent video on the art of historical storytelling, derived from a 2023 library talk.
- 3 (12:27) **Red's Video: Trope Talk on Fantasy Gods** - Red unpacks his latest trope talk on fantasy gods, which was originally conceived as a "bigger fish" video.
- 4 (21:50) **Pin Promo & Aurora Volume 2** - Quick plugs for the Orpheus and Eurydice pin set and the pre-order for Aurora Volume 2.
- 5 (22:55) **Q&A: The Veneziad Visuals** - Blue answers what visual elements of *The Veneziad* he's most excited to see in print.
- 6 (27:47) **Q&A: Abandoned Video Types** - The hosts discuss whether they'd ever return to older series like Shakespeare summaries or City Minutes.
- 7 (30:29) **Q&A: Legacy Superhero Mantles** - If they had to pick up an existing superhero's mantle, who would it be?
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Show Notes
We're constructing a narrative and drawing up our own pantheon on this week's episode of the Overly Sarcastic Podcast! Plus! We assign historical figures their modern-day vice, pander to libraries (as they deserve), and reveal our self care secrets.
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