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PODCAST

The COD Casuals

Justin Yin and Mike Hargens

A podcast about Call of Duty on a casual and professional level. We"re two gamers who have been playing Call of Duty for years now and have a passion for it. More specifically, watching professional Call of Duty. The scene is slowly growing with the Call of Duty League being introduced. We are casual players that love the scene and want the CDL to thrive in the future. Our goal for this podcast is to introduce more casual players to the CDL and hopefully resinate the same passion we have for COD in

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All Episodes

01:19:05

THE END OF CALL OF DUTY CREATORS? | BARSTOOL JOINS...

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2026/03/02

Welcome to episode #263 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional!In this episode, we cover the most recent CDL matches, as we are getting into the midst of the major 2 qualifiers, and there are some serious concerns with teams. We start with the Breach, and their struggles to get any wins against the mid pack, putting them in a dangerous spot to not be able to qualify for major 2. Lots of talks are around which players they need to drop and who to get,

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01:23:11

BO7 RANKED PLAY AND FUTURE OF THE CDL | The COD...

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2026/02/23

Welcome to episode #262 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional!In this episode, we start with our ranked status so far, and where we have improved, and where we are still struggling. There is still a lot to learn in ranked, and we give thoughts on those who vote to forfeit. We think this is a problem with most new players today, who simply don’t want to keep playing to improve, and want an easier game to make them feel as if they’re actually improving

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01:12:47

BLACK OPS 7 RANKED PLAY, MODERN WARFARE 4, REMASTERED...

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2026/02/16

Welcome to episode #261 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional!In this episode, we start off with our CDL overview, as we have some teams in dire situations post major 1, particularly Cloud 9, as its been announced that they have dropped their entire roster. We give our thoughts on this move, and what this means for the future of that CDL spot, as well as any future players who sign to that team. Is it the right move to join that organization, or simply

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01:30:04

OPTIC MAJOR 1 EXPERIENCE | PARIS GENTLEMATES...

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2026/02/09

Welcome to episode #260 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional!In this episode, we have returned from Major 1 in Dallas, Texas, and we have a lot to share. For those who have never been to a Call of Duty event, or esports event in general, we give a full breakdown of our experience the entire weekend. From the venue and its organization, to the VIP experience and matches, we leave no stones unturned, and give our unbiased review of the weekend. Along

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01:04:37

BLACK OPS 7 OPTIC MAJOR 1 CDL INCOMING | The COD...

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2026/02/02

Welcome to episode #259 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional!In this episode, we give our final thoughts on the CDL’s online matches, as we come to the end of the online qualifiers and are now ready for Major 1 in Dallas. We are beyond excited to be attending this event, and we will be sure to give our full breakdown of the experience in next week’s episode. We give our opinions on who are gonna be the top teams making it to Sunday, and how this has

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01:20:14

BLACK OPS 7 VS BATTLEFIELD 6 | OPTIC MAJOR 1 INCOMING...

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2026/01/26

Welcome to episode #258 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional!In this episode, we start off with the CDL weekend recap, as we draw closer to Major 1 in Dallas. This year has been interesting compared to previous years, as there is no clear top team in the league right now, as this past weekend had some major upsets coming from bottom teams on the resurgence towards top teams. We share our thoughts and reasoning as to why this is, and what this will

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01:20:46

BLACK OPS 7 SEASON 1 RELOADED REVIEW AND OPTIC MAJOR...

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2026/01/19

Welcome to episode #257 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional!In this episode, we start off with some talk regarding the new era of the CDL. As Slasher has officially retired, Dashy has now become the most veteran COD player in the CDL currently, and we reflect on how long we have been watching these players, and what the league will look like in the next 5-10 years roster-wise. We then shift to the most recent set of matches, and the big news

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01:09:46

THE BEST ERA OF CALL OF DUTY, AI IN GAMING, BO7...

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2026/01/12

Welcome to episode #256 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional!In this episode, we start off with a talk about the old guard in gaming, and who from the OG era of Call of Duty is still actively playing, from the originals to current day. This is brought up as the conversation shifts to AI in gaming, and how this will more than likely be the most prevalent addition to games in the future, and its role in creating games is what is up for debate. We

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01:15:33

THE DOWNFALL OF FAZE CLAN?! | BLACK OPS 7 ZOMBIES |...

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2026/01/05

Welcome to episode #255 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional!In this episode, we finally get our hands on the zombies experience in Black Ops 7! From two people who are the most casual of casual zombies players, we give our initial thoughts on the two maps so far, the story, gameplay, and more! Zombies as a mode has been in a tough place over the past couple of years, but you can always rely on Treyarch to pull through, and it seems that they have

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01:19:09

BLACK OPS 7 GRIND CONTINUES AND PLAYER SALARIES...

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2025/12/29

Welcome to episode #254 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional!In this episode, we start off with how season 1 has been coming along for us so far, and how we have been avoiding burnout in this game. Every year we see people play nonstop at the beginning of the year, only to then fall off towards the end of the year and barely play. With the support multiplayer has gotten and with ranked play rumored to be coming in season 2, we share our opinions on

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01:22:34

IS CALL OF DUTY IN TROUBLE? | MW4 2026 RUMORS! | The...

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2025/12/22

Welcome to episode #253 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional!In this episode, we dive into some breaking news regarding the future of Call of Duty. As stated by Activision, Call of Duty will no longer do back to back releases for the same developer/series, meaning we will return to the original formula of developers alternating years in the hopes of a more developed game. This begs the question though if they should have COD on a two-year release

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01:25:58

BLACK OPS 7 SEASON 1 THOUGHTS AND THE CDL IS BACK! |...

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2025/12/15

Welcome to episode #252 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional!In this episode, we break down the first official week of the CDL for Black Ops 7, and we are thrilled to finally have it here. After a few pre-season matches that we covered in past episodes, we finally get to see where most of the teams stand as of now. We break down the matches, who were the stars to look out for, and which teams we feel are already in danger. This is the most competitive

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01:10:48

BLACK OPS 7 SEASON 1 INCOMING & CDL KICKOFF! | The...

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2025/12/08

Welcome to episode #251 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional!In this episode, we are just on the cusp of the CDL beginning, and we got another taste of the competition leading into this season with the Kaysan LAN Showdown with the top teams. Though only the top 4 teams were invited, it was a good showcase of where each team stands right before the start of the professional season. We give our early predictions on the top teams for major 1, and also

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01:12:00

BLACK OPS 7 SEASON 1 AND CDL MATCHES | The COD...

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2025/12/01

Welcome to episode #250 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional!In this episode, we cover the most recent “CDL” event, the Monster Energy Launch Invitational. This was our first taste of competitive for Black Ops 7, and from the outset, we know this is going to be a great year for competitive overall. We cover some of the big takeaways from the weekend’s matches, and who are the teams to be looking out for the most. Though this is not even part of the

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01:17:10

BLACK OPS 7 CAMPAIGN REVIEW | The COD Casuals Ep. 249

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2025/11/24

Welcome to episode #249 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional!In this episode, we break down one of the worst campaigns not just in COD history, but in our eyes, even in our time as gamers. Though Black Ops 7 has been a great game on the multiplayer side, the game has received severe backlash for this campaign that seems to not do anything that has made COD campaigns great in the past. From the campaign being online, having no pause feature, poor

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01:12:29

BLACK OPS 7 RELEASE! COD IS BACK! | The COD Casuals...

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2025/11/17

Welcome to episode #248 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional!Black Ops 7 is officially here! In our first episode of the new title, we give our first impressions at launch on the multiplayer experience. From the outset, we discuss the current perception of the game by the rest of the community, and discuss where we agree and disagree. From the maps, to how modes play so far, gunplay, gun variety, changes made and more, we leave it all on the table and

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02:03:48

CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS 6 FINAL REVIEW | The COD...

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2025/11/10

Welcome to episode #247 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional!Firstly, we want to thank all of you for your support during the Black Ops 6 season! Strap in for our final episode this season, as we do our full breakdown on Black Ops 6 for our end of year review! We leave no stones unturned with this review, covering every aspect of the game, with a heavy emphasis on multiplayer. This was a difficult year for COD, and we share our thoughts on what were

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01:14:20

BATTLEFIELD 6 IS KILLING CALL OF DUTY? | THE END OF...

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2025/11/03

Welcome to episode #246 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional!In this episode, we start off by talking about advancements in gaming, and where the future of it lies. Will handheld gaming ever be replaced by VR as the main way to game, and is there anything coming down the line? We then get into the news that BO7 has confirmed the remastered launch maps, as well as when to be expecting future releases. This comes after rumors of the game coming out

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01:31:44

BATTLEFIELD 6 IS A SUCCESS?! PLAYING OTHER GAMES |...

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2025/10/27

Welcome to episode #245 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional!In this episode, we have lots to cover regarding the launch of Battlefield 6, and its immediate success with over 7 million copies sold within the first couple days. Black Ops 7 is nearing its release, and the debate still swirling over which FPS will come out on top, we give our thoughts on what is going to be the deciding factor for BO7 to be a success this year and beyond. We also cover

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01:16:30

TREYARCH LISTENED: BLACK OPS 7 REMOVES SBMM | The COD...

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2025/10/20

Welcome to episode #244 of The COD Casuals, where we discuss all things Call of Duty, casual and professional!In this episode, we start off discussing some big changes that are coming to Black Ops 7 that will have a big impact on the casual experience of the game. With the beta in the rear view and eyes on the full release, Treyarch announced the return of open matchmaking to the full game, as the main way to matchmake in public games. This was one of the biggest changes they made during the beta,

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