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The Starting Zone: The World of Warcraft Podcast!

The Starting Zone is The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players! Hosted by Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas, it includes content for players of all skill and experience levels. So whether you enjoy World of Warcraft raiding, PvP, or are rolling a toon for the very first time, we think you’ll really enjoy The Starting Zone: The World of Warcraft Podcast! The show started in 2009 with co-hosts Jesse Kobayashi and Mick Montgomery sharing helpful tips on how to play World of Warcraft. The show was very popular in its first year cracking the top 20 iTunes podcasts for World of Warcraft while also being featured in the New and Notable section upon its debut! Currently The Starting Zone is the top World of Warcraft podcasts on iTunes and enjoying its largest subscription rate to date!
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Mar 21, 2023

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

This week Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss the 10.0.7 content release, 10.1 PTR Updates, the Valor Replacement, Hotfixes and everything going on around Azeroth and The Dragon Isles!
Episode #570: 10.0.7 has Arrived!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at TheStartingZone@Gmail.com
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Mar 15, 2023

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

This week Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss the Raid Nerfs, Trial of Style, Cross Faction Guilds, 10.1 Updates, Hotfixes and everything going on around Azeroth and The Dragon Isles!
Episode #569: Cross Faction Guilds!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at TheStartingZone@Gmail.com
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Mar 9, 2023

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

This week Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss the 10.0.7 Coming Content, Embers of Neltharion 10.1 patch info, RAF changes, Hotfixes and everything going on around Azeroth and The Dragon Isles!
Episode #568: 10.0.7 in two weeks!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at TheStartingZone@Gmail.com
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Feb 28, 2023

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

This week Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss optimizing the start of the month, Darkmoon Fair, Class Balance Pass, Faction Envoys, Hotfixes and everything going on around Azeroth and The Dragon Isles!
Episode #567: New Stock in the Trading Post!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at TheStartingZone@Gmail.com
Have you heard about our Patreon? It’s a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone
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Feb 21, 2023

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

This week Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss Language Updates, Chat Moderation, PvP Season One Discussion, Hotfixes and everything going on around Azeroth and The Dragon Isles!
Episode #566: Furbolg Friends!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at TheStartingZone@Gmail.com
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Feb 14, 2023

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

This week Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss Primordial Stones for the Zskera Vaults, Love is in the Air, Hotfixes and everything going on around Azeroth and The Dragon Isles!
Episode #565: Valor Uncapped!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

  • Weekly Event - Burning Crusade Timewalking
  • World Boss - Strunrann, the Sky’s Misery, Proto-Dragon in Ohn’aran Plains
    • 395 ilvl Loot
  • Mythic + Affixes
    • Tyrannical
    • Bolstering
    • Volcanic
    • Thundering
  • PvP Brawl - Classic Ashran
  • Love is in the Air - February 6th to 20th
  • Hatching of the Hippogryphs - February 23rd
  • Feedback: Onyx Annulet Ring and Primordial Stones
  • Hotfixes
  • ABetterABK
  • and much more!
You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at TheStartingZone@Gmail.com
Have you heard about our Patreon? It’s a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone
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Feb 8, 2023

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

This week Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss Cross-Realm Mythic, The Trading Post, Love is in the Air, Hotfixes and everything going on around Azeroth and The Dragon Isles!
Episode #564: Ash'adar, Harbinger of Dawn!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at TheStartingZone@Gmail.com
Have you heard about our Patreon? It’s a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone
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Feb 1, 2023

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

This week Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss the Trade Post, Item Upgrade Changes, 10.0.7 PTR, the latest Twitch Drops, Hotfixes and everything going on around Azeroth and The Dragon Isles!
Episode #563: The Trade Post is Open!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at TheStartingZone@Gmail.com
Have you heard about our Patreon? It’s a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone
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Jan 26, 2023

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

This week Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss the 10.0.5 Update, Revival Catalyst, Class tuning, Hotfixes and everything going on around Azeroth and The Dragon Isles!
Episode #562: 10.0.5 is Live!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at TheStartingZone@Gmail.com
Have you heard about our Patreon? It’s a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone
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Jan 19, 2023

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

This week Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss The Third and Final Wing of the New Raid, 10.0.5 Launch next week and everything going on around Azeroth and The Dragon Isles!
Episode #561: Fury of the Storm! is ready for Download!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

  • Weekly Event - World Quest Bonus Event
  • World Boss - Strunrann, the Sky’s Misery, Proto-Dragon in Ohn’aran Plains
    • 389 ilvl Loot
      • Plate Feet
      • Mail Waist
      • Leather Legs
      • Cloth Wrist
      • Primary Stat trinket with a Haste proc
  • Mythic + Affixes
    • Tyrannical
    • Sanguine
    • Explosive
    • Thundering
  • Brawl - Gravity Lapse
  • Darkmoon Faire - Live until January 7th
  • PvP Brawl - Warsong Scramble
  • Lunar Festival Holiday - January 20th to February 3rd
  • Call of the Scarab Micro-Holiday - January 21st to 23rd
  • The Dragonflight 10.0.5 Content Update Arrives January 24
  • Group Loot in Raids
  • LFR Wing 3
  • Hotfixes
  • ABetterABK
  • and much more!
You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at TheStartingZone@Gmail.com
Have you heard about our Patreon? It’s a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone
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Jan 9, 2023

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

This week Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss Solo Shuffle leavers, Class Tuning, PTR Updates, Hotfixes and everything going on around Azeroth and The Dragon Isles!
Episode #560: Big Buffs! is ready for Download!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at TheStartingZone@Gmail.com
Have you heard about our Patreon? It’s a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone
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Jan 2, 2023

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

This week Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss The Second Wing of the New Raid, Launch week engineering in review and everything going on around Azeroth and The Dragon Isles!
Episode #559: Caverns of Infusion! is ready for Download!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at TheStartingZone@Gmail.com
Have you heard about our Patreon? It’s a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone
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Dec 28, 2022

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

This week Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss The Race to World First, 2023 Updates, The Trading Post, PTR, eSports, Hotfixes and everything going on around Azeroth and The Dragon Isles!
Episode #558: Dragonflight in 2023! is ready for Download!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at TheStartingZone@Gmail.com
Have you heard about our Patreon? It’s a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone
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Dec 22, 2022

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

This week Spencer Downey, Jason Lucas discuss The First Wing of the New Raid, Metzen is back, BoE's not what we expected, Hotfixes and everything going on around Azeroth and The Dragon Isles!
Episode #557: Wing One The Primal Bulwark! is ready for Download!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at TheStartingZone@Gmail.com
Have you heard about our Patreon? It’s a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone
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Dec 21, 2022

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

On this episode Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas find out what's on the TSZ patrons minds with the November/December 2022 Patron Q&A!

Episode #556: December Patron Q&A! is ready for Download!

This month we asked our Patrons "What’s your favorite part of Dragonflight so far?"

  • Tell me the Spencer/Jason origin story. How did y’all become friends. What made you guys decide to start the podcast, & how has the podcast brought y’all together, both personally and with your WoW friend groups?
  • What do you think of the whole less-faction-conflict aspect of this game?
  • How are you finding raiding and what’s your favorite feature in Dragonflight so far, and one you think needs the most work?
  • I caught you on twitch for the first time last month and was wondering what the story about your favorite thing on the shelf behind each of you?
  • Do you guys think with the whole renown system and stuff that we will not have paragon bags this expansion?
Trying to reach the show? You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at TheStartingZone@Gmail.com
Have you heard about our Patreon? It’s a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone
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We’ve got the shirts, hoodies, mugs, pillows even stickers you want!

Dec 13, 2022

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

This week Spencer Downey, Jason Lucas discuss Dragonflight Season One, Mythic BoE's, 50% more Classic Experience, The Trading Post and everything going on around Azeroth and The Dragon Isles!
Episode #555: Dragonflight Season One! is ready for Download!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at TheStartingZone@Gmail.com
Have you heard about our Patreon? It’s a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone
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We’ve got the shirts, hoodies, mugs, pillows even stickers you want!

Dec 7, 2022

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

This week Spencer Downey, Jason Lucas discuss Dragonflight Week One and everything going on around Azeroth and The Dragon Isles!
Episode #554: Week One of Dragonflight! is ready for Download!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

Profession quests… weeklies?
PvP Quest
Arena Skirmishes
PvP Brawl - Deep Six

You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at TheStartingZone@Gmail.com
Have you heard about our Patreon? It’s a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone
Looking for to grab some great TSZ merch? Look no further than here!
We’ve got the shirts, hoodies, mugs, pillows even stickers you want!

Nov 27, 2022

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

This week Spencer Downey, Jason Lucas and Sloot discuss Dragonflight Launch and everything going on around Azeroth and The Dragon Isles!
Episode #553: Dragonflight Launch with Sloot! is ready for Download!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at TheStartingZone@Gmail.com
Have you heard about our Patreon? It’s a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone
Looking for to grab some great TSZ merch? Look no further than here!
We’ve got the shirts, hoodies, mugs, pillows even stickers you want!

Nov 22, 2022

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

This week Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss Blizzard and Net Ease Suspending Game Services, Master Loot, Hotfixes and everything else going on around Azeroth and Shadowlands!
Episode #552: The Last week in Shadowlands! is ready for Download!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at TheStartingZone@Gmail.com
Have you heard about our Patreon? It’s a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone
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We’ve got the shirts, hoodies, mugs, pillows even stickers you want!

Nov 15, 2022

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

This week Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss the Phase 2 of Prepatch, Variety Show Ep 2, Twitch Drops, Hotfixes and everything else going on around Azeroth and Shadowlands!
Episode #551: The Evoker Arrives! is ready for Download!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at TheStartingZone@Gmail.com
Have you heard about our Patreon? It’s a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone
Looking for to grab some great TSZ merch? Look no further than here!
We’ve got the shirts, hoodies, mugs, pillows even stickers you want!

Nov 8, 2022

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

This week Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss the WoW Anniversary Event, Winds of Wisdom Ending, PvP with the Blues, Hotfixes and everything else going on around Azeroth and Shadowlands!
Episode #550: Shuffling Tanks! is ready for Download!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at TheStartingZone@Gmail.com
Have you heard about our Patreon? It’s a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone
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We’ve got the shirts, hoodies, mugs, pillows even stickers you want!

Nov 1, 2022

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

This week Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss the WoW Art Contest, Upcoming WoW Anniversary, 12-month sub rewards, Hotfixes and everything else going on around Azeroth and Shadowlands!
Episode #549: Twitch Drops for TCG Rewards! is ready for Download!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at TheStartingZone@Gmail.com
Have you heard about our Patreon? It’s a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone
Looking for to grab some great TSZ merch? Look no further than here!
We’ve got the shirts, hoodies, mugs, pillows even stickers you want!

Oct 26, 2022

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

This week Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss PrePatch Launch, Mage Tower Downtime, Dragonflight Legacies, Hotfixes and everything else going on around Azeroth and Shadowlands!
Episode #548: PrePatch One! is ready for Download!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at TheStartingZone@Gmail.com
Have you heard about our Patreon? It’s a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone
Looking for to grab some great TSZ merch? Look no further than here!
We’ve got the shirts, hoodies, mugs, pillows even stickers you want!

Oct 18, 2022

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

This week Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas discuss the ending of Season 4, Shadowlands Set Bonuses going away, Pre-Patch Launch Date, Hotfixes and everything else going on around Azeroth and Shadowlands!
Episode #547: Last Week of Season 4! is ready for Download!

What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft!

You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at TheStartingZone@Gmail.com
Have you heard about our Patreon? It’s a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone
Looking for to grab some great TSZ merch? Look no further than here!
We’ve got the shirts, hoodies, mugs, pillows even stickers you want!

Oct 15, 2022

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players!

On this episode Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas find out what's on the TSZ patrons minds with the October 2022 Patron Q&A!

Episode #546: October Patron Q&A! is ready for Download!

This month we asked our Patrons "Favorite Dragonflight/why?" and "What’s on your end-of-expansion checklist?"

  • Excluding events like holidays, DMF, and stuff you two covered a couple episodes ago, what are your recommendations for readily available content that falls under the "you must see or do this at least once" category?
  • What is in your opinion something in WoW that is highly underrated or underused?
  • What is your add on philosophy heading into DF? Will the UI changes let you drop some you currently use?
  • First Raid of a new expansion, how do you approach getting ready for and progressing, compared to the 2nd or 3rd raid?
  • What are your expectations for this expansion, and do they differ from other expansions, especially regarding the removal of borrowed power in regard to gearing?
  • Favorite pizza toppings?
  • with all the updates and news of DF, and with y’all having played the beta, how likely do you think it is that Dragonflight will be received generally positively by the community?
  • We've had expansions where we get less content than expected, and expansions where content was very consistent until the long tail. What would be your sweet spot?
  • I want to know what you guys do to avoid burnout after the expansion has been out for a couple of months?
Trying to reach the show? You can find us on Discord at The Starting Zone or email us at TheStartingZone@Gmail.com
Have you heard about our Patreon? It’s a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone
Looking for to grab some great TSZ merch? Look no further than here!
We’ve got the shirts, hoodies, mugs, pillows even stickers you want!

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