
Square Roots - THE Classic RPG Podcast
by John Brandon, Jim Banks, Matthew Van Zandt, Vanessa
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Legend of Dragoon Part 4: Bring A Knife
Jun 22, 2026
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Legend of Dragoon Part 3: The Gayest Death Scene of All Time!
Jun 15, 2026
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Legend of Dragoon Part 2: Shana, You Should Stay Here
Jun 9, 2026
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Legend of Dragoon Part 1: LAVITZ SLAMBERT!
Jun 1, 2026
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Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Part 6: Ghost Court
May 28, 2026
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| 6/22/26 | ![]() Legend of Dragoon Part 4: Bring A Knife | Legend of Dragoon Part 4: Bring A Knife Square Roots - Episode 518 Hot Gaming Gossip: 0:06:40 Quest Log: 0:27:30 Level Up: 2:12:00 On this episode, I wrote a special birthday song for Jim! Should I have sang something in my range? Probably! Meanwhile, Kaffi is the breakout star of Sony's classic JRPG Legend of Dragoon because she loves stars and hot goss. Also: • Fantasy Villain Lloyd • Executive AI Software Brain • If The Alien Sees You, Just Lay Down And Die • Morning Glory: Milking Farm: A Monster Bait Romance • Emille Is A Vanessa Role-Model • Dart's Tryptophobia Bandana This Week: Play through the Moon Dagger Ceremony Next Week: Confronting Lenus Again Our Patreon: http://patreon.com/squarerootspodcast Thanks to Steven Morris for his awesome theme! You can find him at: https://bsky.app/profile/stevenmorrismusic.bsky.social and https://www.youtube.com/user/morrissteven Contact Square Roots! Twitter: @squarerootspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/486022898258197/ Email: squarerootspodcast (at) gmail (dort) com | — | ||||||
| 6/15/26 | ![]() Legend of Dragoon Part 3: The Gayest Death Scene of All Time! | Legend of Dragoon Part 3: The Gayest Death Scene of All Time! Square Roots - Episode 517 Hot Gaming Gossip: 0:05:37 Quest Log: 0:25:00 Level Up: 1:42:04 It's okay for me to write that, as a gay man. There's so much pathos and hand holding and it's all very dramatic. And this is just a chunker of Sony's Legend of Dragoon, a cult classic PlayStation 1 JRPG! Also: • We Brainstorm Kingdom Hearts 4 • SO MUCH NINTENDO NEWS • Well, He Was Whooped Up • The Griping Room! • Johnny's Nuanced Thoughts On Sportsmates • Chucky's Out Back Hitting His Vape This Week: Get to the End of Disc 1! Next Week: Play through the Moon Dagger Ceremony Our Patreon: http://patreon.com/squarerootspodcast Thanks to Steven Morris for his awesome theme! You can find him at: https://bsky.app/profile/stevenmorrismusic.bsky.social and https://www.youtube.com/user/morrissteven Contact Square Roots! Twitter: @squarerootspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/486022898258197/ Email: squarerootspodcast (at) gmail (dort) com | — | ||||||
| 6/9/26 | ![]() Legend of Dragoon Part 2: Shana, You Should Stay Here | Legend of Dragoon Part 2: Shana, You Should Stay Here Square Roots - Episode 516 Hot Gaming Gossip: 0:04:45 Quest Log: 0:42:00 Level Up: 1:54:15 There's an Extra Packed Hot Gaming Gossip this week because every game company has announced everything! Every game you've ever wanted! But in Legend of Dragoon we get another party member, Rose! And we meet a ghost! Also: • Vanessa Explains Her Floor Banana • Fires Make Dart Horny • "Ugh! I've Got A Deep Gash!" • Sweet Super Sentai Transformations • Is Rose Evil? This Week: Have an ~Encounter~ with the Silver Ghost, Shirley! Next Week: Get to the End of Disc 1! Our Patreon: http://patreon.com/squarerootspodcast Thanks to Steven Morris for his awesome theme! You can find him at: https://bsky.app/profile/stevenmorrismusic.bsky.social and https://www.youtube.com/user/morrissteven Contact Square Roots! Twitter: @squarerootspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/486022898258197/ Email: squarerootspodcast (at) gmail (dort) com | — | ||||||
| 6/1/26 | ![]() Legend of Dragoon Part 1: LAVITZ SLAMBERT! | Legend of Dragoon Part 1: LAVITZ SLAMBERT! Square Roots - Episode 515 Hot Gaming Gossip: 0:02:45 Quest Log: 0:28:50 Level Up: 2:05:00 MATT'S BANISHMENT ENDS! Jim stands the entire time! And we start Sony's Definitely Not Inspired By Final Fantasy VII Legend of Dragoon! It's nice to be back in the comfy cozy PlayStation generation with a real old JRPG we never actually played back in the day. That's right: we're all BABY FRESH EYES! Also: • Legend the of Dragon • We Say Dragooning A Lot • Heal Yourself On The Cuck Chair • Dragoons Are Guys Who Jump Up Real High • Johnny Has No Pants This Week: Get to the town of Bale. Next Week: Have an ~Encounter~ with the Silver Ghost! Our Patreon: http://patreon.com/squarerootspodcast Thanks to Steven Morris for his awesome theme! You can find him at: https://bsky.app/profile/stevenmorrismusic.bsky.social and https://www.youtube.com/user/morrissteven Contact Square Roots! Twitter: @squarerootspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/486022898258197/ Email: squarerootspodcast (at) gmail (dort) com Season 81 Ep 1 | — | ||||||
| 5/28/26 | ![]() Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Part 6: Ghost Court | Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Part 6: Ghost Court Square Roots - Episode 514 Hot Gaming Gossip: NOT THIS WEEK! Quest Log: 0:16:34 Level Up: 1:29:30 Sorry for the delay. This episode of Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden is cursed. Everything has gone wrong. But I think you won't be cursed if you listen. Probably. Matt has haunted the podcast. Also: • Matt May Cry • Gay Bear Podcasters Who I Feel Parasocially Bonded To • Keanu's Jim Tattoo • Johnny's Vulnerability Corner • You Can Tell It's The Late 2010s Because Lizzo Is Playing This Week: Finish Banishers: The Ghosts of New Eden Next Week: Get to Bitcht - uh, the town of Bale in Legend of Dragoon. Our Patreon: http://patreon.com/squarerootspodcast Thanks to Steven Morris for his awesome theme! You can find him at: https://bsky.app/profile/stevenmorrismusic.bsky.social and https://www.youtube.com/user/morrissteven Contact Square Roots! Twitter: @squarerootspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/486022898258197/ Email: squarerootspodcast (at) gmail (dort) com | — | ||||||
| 5/19/26 | ![]() Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Part 5: I Saw Some Locking, But Not A Lot of Popping | Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Part 5: I Saw Some Locking, But Not A Lot of Popping Square Roots - Episode 513 Hot Gaming Gossip: 0:04:15 Quest Log: 0:32:58 Level Up: 1:40:50 This time on Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, we pause before the final confrontation to solve some folks's spooky problems. Also: Also: • I Never Saw Gold Kill A Werewolf • Xcellent Branding of Xbox • Join the Saturn Tier • Girls Are Doinkin' It To Thor • Goody 5000 This Week: Wrap Up All The Ghost Stories! Next Week: Finish Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden! Our Patreon: http://patreon.com/squarerootspodcast Thanks to Steven Morris for his awesome theme! You can find him at: https://bsky.app/profile/stevenmorrismusic.bsky.social and https://www.youtube.com/user/morrissteven Contact Square Roots! Twitter: @squarerootspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/486022898258197/ Email: squarerootspodcast (at) gmail (dort) com | — | ||||||
| 5/12/26 | ![]() Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Part 4: The Hurricane's Made of Problems | Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Part 4: The Hurricane's Made of Problems Square Roots - Episode 512 Hot Gaming Gossip: 0:09:05 Quest Log: 0:41:10 Level Up: 1:51:50 Even with Matt gone, we somehow went two and a half hours this chunker. Mostly so Vanessa can tell us about her feelings on Alan Wake II. But we're also talking a lot about Banishers! There's some spooky ghost stories, a mine stuffed with a giant Anima from Final Fantasy X, and so much more! Also: • Half Adventure Game, Half Witcher III • A Crop Top Space Suit Is Not A Great Idea • It's Not An Assumption, It's A Hypothesis • Ghosts Don't Count • Fort Bad Performance This Week: Go Up To Fort Jericho And Do The Stuff There Next Week: Wrap Up All The Ghost Stories Our Patreon: http://patreon.com/squarerootspodcast Thanks to Steven Morris for his awesome theme! You can find him at: https://bsky.app/profile/stevenmorrismusic.bsky.social and https://www.youtube.com/user/morrissteven Contact Square Roots! Twitter: @squarerootspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/486022898258197/ Email: squarerootspodcast (at) gmail (dort) com | — | ||||||
| 5/6/26 | ![]() Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Part 3: Bubsy Says Kid Power!✨ | Banishers: Ghosts of New Edengaming gossip+3 | — | DontnodSquare Roots+2 | — | Banishers: Ghosts of New Edengaming gossip+3 | — | 1h 40m 37s | |
| 4/28/26 | ![]() Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Part 2: Red Is A Great Marksman✨ | Banishers: Ghosts of New Edengaming gossip+4 | — | Square RootsPatreon | — | Banishers: Ghosts of New Edengaming+4 | — | 2h 07m 47s | |
| 4/20/26 | ![]() Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Part 1: In 2030, Mickey Could Definitely Shoot You✨ | ghostswitchcraft+4 | — | Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden | — | Banishersghosts+4 | — | 2h 33m 13s | |
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| 4/13/26 | ![]() The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Part 4 - Egg✨ | gamingNintendo+4 | — | The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening | — | Link's AwakeningNintendo+5 | — | 2h 02m 06s | |
| 4/6/26 | ![]() The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Part 3 - Would Will Wright or Sid Meier Win In A Fight?✨ | gamingRPG+4 | — | Square RootsThe Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening | — | Link's AwakeningZelda+6 | — | 2h 00m 34s | |
| 3/30/26 | ![]() The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Part 2 - Designated Spider Holes✨ | Zeldagaming+3 | — | The Legend of Zelda: Link's AwakeningCatfish Maw+1 | — | ZeldaLink's Awakening+3 | — | 2h 36m 51s | |
| 3/23/26 | ![]() The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Part 1 - PS3 Twink and PS3 Bear✨ | The Legend of Zeldagaming+3 | — | The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening | — | Link's AwakeningNintendo+3 | — | 2h 39m 22s | |
| 3/16/26 | ![]() Mass Effect: Andromeda Part 8 - Scoopin' 'Em Up Like Caviar✨ | Mass Effect: Andromedavideo game completion+3 | — | Mass Effect: AndromedaVampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines 2+1 | — | Mass EffectAndromeda+4 | — | 2h 14m 08s | |
| 3/9/26 | ![]() Mass Effect: Andromeda Part 7 - How to Pronounce Yggdrasil✨ | Mass Effect: Andromedagaming+3 | — | Mass Effect: Andromeda | — | Yggdrasilgaming podcast+3 | — | 2h 17m 58s | |
| 3/2/26 | ![]() Mass Effect: Andromeda Part 6 - Phil Spencer got JobMogged by Asha Sharma✨ | Mass Effect: Andromedagaming news+3 | — | Square RootsPatreon+1 | — | Mass EffectAndromeda+5 | — | 2h 06m 09s | |
| 2/23/26 | ![]() Mass Effect: Andromeda Part 5 - No One Wants the Splatter-Waggies | Mass Effect: Andromeda Part 5 - No One Wants the Splatter-Waggies Square Roots - Episode 501 Hot Gaming Goose: 0:02:50 Quest Log: 0:38:40 Level Up: 2:03:55 Siri; is Reyes Elf Slut? This and so many more important facts about Mass Effect: Andromeda are revealed in this exciting installment of the Square Roots Podcast! Also: • I've Seen What Makes You People Clap • A Genoshian Taskmaster Would Be Awesome (No Psychics Allowed) • It's a Fun Button • Sarissa Explains It All • Lawn Mower Man Syndrome This Week: Wrap up Kedara and establish a colony! Next Week: Eledaan AND Liam's Special Quest! Our Patreon: http://patreon.com/squarerootspodcast Thanks to Steven Morris for his awesome theme! You can find him at: https://bsky.app/profile/stevenmorrismusic.bsky.social and https://www.youtube.com/user/morrissteven Contact Square Roots! Twitter: @squarerootspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/486022898258197/ Email: squarerootspodcast (at) gmail (dort) com | — | ||||||
| 2/16/26 | ![]() The Square Roots Podcast Episode 500 Bonanaza | The Square Roots Podcast Episode 500 Bonanaza Square Roots - Episode 500 We break our usual format to celebrate 500 episodes! There's user questions, a game of MURRRRRDLE, Jim's Airing of Grievances, Metacritical Response, and introspective retrospection! This Week: Listen to our amazing Square Roots Podcast Episode 500! Next Week: Finish Kanara Port! Our Patreon: http://patreon.com/squarerootspodcast Thanks to Steven Morris for his awesome theme! You can find him at: https://bsky.app/profile/stevenmorrismusic.bsky.social and https://www.youtube.com/user/morrissteven Contact Square Roots! Twitter: @squarerootspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/486022898258197/ Email: squarerootspodcast (at) gmail (dort) com | — | ||||||
| 2/9/26 | ![]() Mass Effect: Andromeda Part 4 - Space Docking | Mass Effect: Andromeda Part 4 - Space Docking Square Roots - Episode 499 Hot Gaming Goose: 0:02:35 Quest Log: 0:31:40 Level Up: 1:57:30 What if the whole of Mass Effect: Andromeda was about solving space crimes? Wouldn't that be cool? Let's pitch it right now: cozy mystery game, but it's about salarians and elcor and it's set on the Citadel. Also: • It's Okay To Be Wrong On Accident • What a Prank • Vanessa Doesn't Love True Crime • Milkin' Milken • The Definition of Ejaculate • Jim's Nip Slip • A No Strings Bang This Week: Do some loyalty and side quests! Next Week: Kedaara planet stuff! And maybe Eledaan or not guess we're doing sidequests?? Our Patreon: http://patreon.com/squarerootspodcast Thanks to Steven Morris for his awesome theme! You can find him at: https://bsky.app/profile/stevenmorrismusic.bsky.social and https://www.youtube.com/user/morrissteven Contact Square Roots! Twitter: @squarerootspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/486022898258197/ Email: squarerootspodcast (at) gmail (dort) com | — | ||||||
| 2/2/26 | ![]() Mass Effect: Andromeda Part 3 - The Princess Protocol | Mass Effect: Andromeda Part 3 - The Princess Protocol Square Roots - Episode 498 Quest Log: 0:04:00 Level Up: 1:57:00 We finally lock onto our surefire hit Netflix romantic comedy, The Princess Protocol. It's got comedy! Dancing! Intrigue! Getting hit on the head by a coconut! Also we keep playing Mass Effect: Andromeda. Also: • The Present of Watching Me Hold This Snorlax • The Hot Hot Fishman • A Very Dusky Planet • Too Many Points! • It's My Vindication Song Now! This Week: Finish the Mission "Trail of Hope" Next Week: Do some loyalty and side quests! Our Patreon: http://patreon.com/squarerootspodcast Thanks to Steven Morris for his awesome theme! You can find him at: https://bsky.app/profile/stevenmorrismusic.bsky.social and https://www.youtube.com/user/morrissteven Contact Square Roots! Twitter: @squarerootspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/486022898258197/ Email: squarerootspodcast (at) gmail (dort) com | — | ||||||
| 1/26/26 | ![]() Mass Effect: Andromeda Part 2 - Fable Three King Time Second Half | Mass Effect: Andromeda Part 2 - Fable Three King Time Second Half Square Roots - Episode 497 Quest Log: 0:05:15 Level Up: 2:05:30 I keep hearing Vanessa say "cat" every time she says "Kett" in this action-packed, different timeline navigating BioWare adventure game, Mass Effect: Andromeda. Johnny loves the bouncy car. Jim disappears like a spooky ghost. Matt is bad at sudoku. Vanessa probably wants to marry the AI in her brain. Also: • Quit Putting Jared Leto in Movies * A Beanie and a Henley * Matt Establishes Masculinity Rules * Don't Ask About Matt's Poop-ons * You Can Blow Up A Library And I'd Know Who George Washington Is This Week: "Johnny, for notes say we'll play some of trail of hope, not all of it. I haven't pinpointed yet. But I there's a point when you can choose which planet to go to first, I went to Vold. So maybe we'll play Vold." Next Week: Finish the Mission "Trail of Hope" Our Patreon: http://patreon.com/squarerootspodcast Thanks to Steven Morris for his awesome theme! You can find him at: https://bsky.app/profile/stevenmorrismusic.bsky.social and https://www.youtube.com/user/morrissteven Contact Square Roots! Twitter: @squarerootspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/486022898258197/ Email: squarerootspodcast (at) gmail (dort) com | — | ||||||
| 1/19/26 | ![]() Mass Effect: Andromeda Part 1 - Michael Rappaport's Crap Report | Mass Effect: Andromeda Part 1 - Michael Rappaport's Crap Report Square Roots - Episode 496 Quest Log: 0:37:03 Level Up: 1:44:10 We're playing Mass Effect: Andromeda by BioWare for this year's BioWarey! So let's meet new friends! Explore new planets! And avoid having to recognize any of the four endings of Mass Effect Three! Also: • We Discuss What Games Are BioWare Games For Five Minutes * Jim Banks Hates Chris Isaak * The Adventures of Young Sheev * You Likka The Bigga Breasts * Touch Dadddy's Special Rock * TOO FAT FOR SPACE This Week: Play Mass Effect: Andromeda until you head to the mysterious planet of Eos! Next Week: "Johnny, for notes say we'll play some of trail of hope, not all of it. I haven't pinpointed yet. But I there's a point when you can choose which planet to go to first, I went to Vold. So maybe we'll play Vold." Our Patreon: http://patreon.com/squarerootspodcast Thanks to Steven Morris for his awesome theme! You can find him at: https://bsky.app/profile/stevenmorrismusic.bsky.social and https://www.youtube.com/user/morrissteven Contact Square Roots! Twitter: @squarerootspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/486022898258197/ Email: squarerootspodcast (at) gmail (dort) com | — | ||||||
| 1/12/26 | ![]() Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door Part 6 - Hot Goth Peach | Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door Part 6 - Hot Goth Peach Square Roots - Episode 495 Quest Log: 0:40:45 Level Up: 1:44:10 Finally the game has someone for Matt, and it's Hot Goth Peach. She gets a real Legend makeover and turns all dark and pale and evil and even decapitates someone! This is a very weird Mario game. Also: • Matt Raw Dogs New Shirts • Cyclops Earns Scott Points • The Digital One Has No Hole • Great Vanessa Representation • Partial Professor Betrayal This Week: Finish the game! Next Week: We're playing Mass Effect: Andromeda! Play until you establish the first outpost. Our Patreon: http://patreon.com/squarerootspodcast Thanks to Steven Morris for his awesome theme! You can find him at: https://bsky.app/profile/stevenmorrismusic.bsky.social and https://www.youtube.com/user/morrissteven Contact Square Roots! Twitter: @squarerootspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/486022898258197/ Email: squarerootspodcast (at) gmail (dort) com Season 77 Ep 6 | — | ||||||
| 1/5/26 | ![]() Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door Part 5 - A Sticky, Yummy Accident | Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door Part 5 - A Sticky, Yummy Accident Square Roots - Episode 494 Quest Log: 0:30:30 Level Up: 1:44:30 We solve some train mysteries and rewrite train histories on this exciting episode of Square Roots! Mario can get bad ended as a ghost, so this is a pretty great chunker just by default. If the moon is for boys, then why is Peach there? Also: * Jim Accidentally Posts Pornography * Vanessa Is Racist Against Goombas * What Makes You Think This Toad Is A Sex Worker? * Matt Has Been Attracted To A Lot Of Characters In This Game * Toilet Games This Week: Finish Chapter 6 and 7! Next Week: Finish the game! Our Patreon: http://patreon.com/squarerootspodcast Thanks to Steven Morris for his awesome theme! You can find him at: https://bsky.app/profile/stevenmorrismusic.bsky.social and https://www.youtube.com/user/morrissteven Contact Square Roots! Twitter: @squarerootspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/486022898258197/ Email: squarerootspodcast (at) gmail (dort) com Season 77 Ep 5 | — | ||||||
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