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Episodes
103
Cadence
1.6 ep/wk
Latest episode
2 months ago
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Consistent
New episodes · by day of week
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Release cadence
Every 5 days
≈ 1.6 episodes / week — a dependable drop schedule for planning a campaign around.
Usual drop day
Wednesdays
New episodes most often land on Wednesdays — the freshest slot for a host-read ad to reach listeners.
Catalog depth
103 episodes
A growing catalogue of episodes to place a sponsored read in.

💡 Facts

📤Posts about 1.6× per week.

👥 Audience demographics

Estimated

Modeled from this creator's niche, platform & region — a niche benchmark, not this creator's real audience data.

Gender split
Male 51% Female 49%
Age · peak 25-34
13-176%
18-2427%
25-3431%
35-4422%
45+14%
Top geographies
  • United States34%
  • India11%
  • United Kingdom8%
  • Brazil6%
  • Indonesia5%
Audience language
  • English88%
  • Other12%
Likely interests
EntertainmentLifestyleTrending

About

Analysis, debate and the occasional howler- Hot Takes is the home of esports conversation. Join the Hotspawn team as they tackle the biggest stories across CS2, VALORANT, League of Legends and more. From breaking news to patches to stories from the biggest tournaments in the esports calendar, tune in every week and keep up to date on the latest Tier 1 news.

📸 Gallery

DK WORLD'S BEST? / MKOI Peaked? / KC On Fire! / FNC Hopeless / LCS 2-Team League - Hot Takes ep. 103 BLAST Bounty Upsets / Hotspawn Is Hosting a CS2 LAN! / - Hot Takes ep. 102 BLAST Bounty Returns / Hotspawn's First Ever Event! / TPWC EU Series 2 Teams / - Hot Takes ep. 101 AURORA GO INTERNATIONAL?! / CS2 Rostermania Special / TPWC South America S2! / - Hot Takes ep. 100 PERKZ HEAD COACH?! / Dylan Falco Benched / HLE Wins MSI / BLG Golden Road Failed - Hot Takes ep. 99 G2 ELIMINATED T1! / Top 4 Secured / G2 vs LYON / HLE vs BLG - Hot Takes ep. 98 KC DISASTER! / T1 Insane / TL Solid / BLG vs T1! / G2 Hopes / MSI Play-Ins Recap - Hot Takes ep. 96 Post Major Roster Shuffle / TPWC South America Series 1 - Hot Takes Counter Strike

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