Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts
by Brooke and Ryan
After 16 years of friendship, Brooke and Ryan have decided to relive their childhoods via the only video game series they’ve ever really played: Kingdom Hearts. Join them on their journey as they connect their hearts and create THE definitive Kingdom Hearts rankings of worlds, songs, and bosses.@kingdomhearts_podCover art by Cody Gauthier.
Episodes
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NO SPOILERS: Leaks, Gummi Ships, Streaming, and What's Next for the Pod
It's the start of something new. :)
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Brooke Predicts KH4 Release Date
Recorded on a Sunday, Brooke (correctly) predicts that D23 will feature a Kingdom Hearts panel on Ryan's wedding day, 24 hours before it was announced. They also debrief the KH4 trailer, discuss what they're gaming in the drought, and talk about what new episodes lie ahead for the 6th anniversary...
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Our Expert Opinion on the "Leaked" KH IV World "List"
If you haven't seen the Reddit Thread that claims to have an inside scoop on the KH IV world list, buckle up! Brooke and Ryan reunite to discuss bread crumbs of new KH content, and whether this list is plausible, real, and desirable. The Final World (The Water Sky World from Kingdom Hearts 3)...
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THE Definitive Ranking of KH2 Bosses
Brooke and Ryan break down the official KH2 Boss Ranking and tease what's next on the final KH2 episode. https://www.patreon.com/KingdomHeartsKingdomHearts
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Boss Rankings (KH2): World That Never Was
Brooke and Ryan kick off their absence with musings on never being good enough at Kingdom Hearts, travel adventures, and plans for Breath of the Wild content before ranking the final bosses of the game: Roxas Xigbar Luxord Saix Xemnas
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Melody of Madness: THE Definitive KH2 Song Ranking
Brooke and Ryan go full synesthesia as they create the definitive ranking of KH2 songs. FINAL RANKINGS Lazy Afternoons 10 Roxas 9.5 Cavern of Remembrance 9.3 The Encounter 9.25 A Twinkle in the Sky 9.125 Rowdy Rumble 9 What a Surprise! 8.875 Tension Rising 8.75 The Home of Dragons 8.625 The...
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Melody of Madness: World that Never Was, End of KH2
Brooke and Ryan cancel, then un-cancel themselves, rank Wicked with KH2 characters, and rank the following songs: The Corrupted Space Paranoids Byte Bashing Sinister Shadows The 13th Dilemma Sacred Moon Deep Drive Riku A Fight to the Death Darkness of the UnknownCavern of Remembrance Deep Anxiety
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Dispatches from Visits to Every Disneyland*
Ryan relives his year of living Disney-ly and visiting the Tokyo, Shanghai, and California Disneylands during the month of October.
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The DEFINITIVE Disney World Ride Ranking (All Parks)
VOTE NOW: We can't have a definitive ranking without you! YOU get to decide which ride goes in the Top Ten! Poll is open until Jan 1, 2025. In the meantime... Brooke and Ryan unveil their definitive ranking of the rides at Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom after special...
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Disney World Rankings: Animal Kingdom
Brooke, brother and friend of the pod Alex, and Ryan discuss the evolution of Animal Kingdom, rank all the rides, and dive into the history of the park shows. Dinosaur Na'vi River Journey Avatar Flight of Passage Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain Kilimanjaro Safaris Kali River...
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Disney World Rankings: Hollywood Studios
In this episode, Ryan, Brooke, and her brother Alex (Instagram: @xelawuu) dive deep into Disney’s Hollywood Studios, exploring the park's evolving identity and its ongoing transformation. As experts on all things Disney, they bring their unique insights to the table, discussing the park's current...
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Disney World Rankings: EPCOT Rides
Brooke and Ryan relive their favorite EPCOT moments and rank the best the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow rides. Spaceship Earth The Seas with Nemo & Friends Soarin' Around the World Living with the Land *Journey Into Imagination with Figmen Mission: SPACE Test Track Gran Fiesta Tour...
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Dispatches from Disneyland Paris
Ryan gives details from his recent solo trip to Disneyland Paris and helps Brooke define what "steampunk" means.
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Boss Rankings (KH2): Revisited Worlds Bosses
Brooke takes a sick (of KH2 day) so Ryan and Christopher go hard ranking ALL round 2 Disney bosses in the revisited Disney Worlds. Storm Rider Xaldin Grim Reaper Heartless Hades Jafar Lock, Shock and Barrel Bad Experiment Hyenas Groundshaker Sark and MCP
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Disney World Rankings: Magic Kingdom Rides
After Ryan's enchanting trip to the Magic Kingdom, Brooke and Ryan felt inspired to dive into the world of Disney attractions. In this special episode series of our beloved Kingdom Hearts podcast, Brooke and Ryan take a magical detour from their usual unhinged Kingdom Hearts content to embark on…
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Boss Rankings (KH2): Pride Land, Space Paranoids, Hollow Bastion
Ryan and Brooke talk about the rumored Villains Park at Disney World, discuss the best rides at Disney Worlds, then segue segue into ranking the following baddies: Hyenas Scar Hostile Program Demy 1000 Heartless
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Melody of Madness: Port Royal, Christmastown, Pride Rock
Ryan teases how he has been radicalized by the 6-hour-long Riku is Gay Video and then they rank some of the bops from KH2. Nights of the Cursed He's a Pirate What a Surprise! Happy Holidays! Adventures in the Savannah Savannah Pride The Encounter
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Boss Rankings (KH2): Port Royal, Agrabah, Halloweentown/Christmastown
Brooke and Ryan discuss their travels, T-Swift's new album, and then put the bosses of Port Royal, Agrabah, and Halloweentown/Christmastown in their proper place. Barbossa and Illuminator Prison Keeper Oogie Boogie Volcanic Lord and Blizzard Lord
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Melody of Madness: Underworld/Olympus Coliseum, Timeless River
Brooke and Ryan (from their respective vacations!) check in about the music down below and in the past.
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Lore with 𝕏-CAST or "Hereafter, Brooke & Ryan May Finally Understand KH"
Inspiration and real KH PhD @Key_Cast discusses favorite worlds, games, KH pet peeves, and unpacks lore from UnionX, Dark Road, and the KH main series, while also peering into the future and speculating on what lies ahead in Kingdom Hearts 4.
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Boss Rankings (KH2): Olympus Coliseum/Underworld, Timeless River
Brooke and Ryan give the real real on the following bosses: Cerberus Demyx Pt. 1 Pete Hydra Good Pete Timeless River Pete
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Melody of Madness (KH2): Beast's Castle, Land of Dragons
Brooke and Ryan dive into the music of the first Disney worlds of KH2 and go full music theory on y'all: Reviving Hollow Bastion Desire for All That Is Lost Organization XIII Waltz of the Damned Dance of the Daring Dance to the Death The Home of Dragons Field of Honor Vim and Vigor Check us out…
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Boss Rankings (KH2): Twilight Town, Land of Dragons, Beast's Castle
Brooke and Ryan discuss the proper playing order of the first few worlds and rank the following bosses: Twilight Thorn Axel Shan-Yu Thresholder Beast Dark Thorn and Shadow Stalker
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Melody of Madness (KH2): Twilight Town, Mysterious Tower
Brooke and Ryan start their deep dive into the music and bosses of Kingdom Hearts II and reveal the new sponsor of this season: complaining. Listen along to our songs of the week: Passion Lazy Afternoons Sinister Sundown The Escapade Tension Rising The 13th Struggle Roxas Sora The Afternoon…
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KH2 Melody of Madness/Boss Rankings Teaser
Brooke and Ryan let you know they are alive, catch up about Final Fantasy, Hogwarts Legacy, and their trepidation about diving into KH2 again.
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Melody of Madness: THE Definitive KH1 Song Ranking
Ryan and Brooke unveil the final rankings of all Kingdom Hearts 1 songs and discuss memories associated with each tune. Yoko Shimomura is our queen, and all copyright and glory go to her. Join the Cricket Cage on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/KingdomHeartsKingdomHearts
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THE Definitive Ranking of KH1 Bosses
Ryan and Brooke unveil their peer-reviewed final rankings of Kingdom Hearts 1.5 Bosses. Agree? Disagree? Send us a voice memo and give your thoughts. Support us on patreon for more chaos: https://www.patreon.com/kingdomheartskingdomhearts
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Ansem Report: Coercion, Gaslighting, and Friends
Brooke and Ryan trap unsuspecting guest Noel into watching top Kingdom Hearts moments to help them understand the series better, to little success.
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Boss Rankings: Optional/Secret Bosses
Brooke and Ryan rank all the KH secret bosses and lament never getting Kurt Zisa on the pod: Hades Rock Titan Hercules Ice Titan Sephiroth Phantom Kurt Zisa Unknown
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Melody of Madness: End of the World
Ryan and Brooke rank our final music from KH1: End of the World Fragments of Sorrow Guardando nel buio
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Boss Rankings: End of the World
Ryan and Brooke rank the following baddies: Chernabog Ansem Pt. 1 Ansem Pt. 2 World of Chaos
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Melody of Madness: Hollow Bastion, Olympus Coliseum
Ryan and Brooke rank their songs from Hollow Bastion and OC. Hollow Bastion Scherzo di notte Forze Del Male Olympus Coliseum Go for It!
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Boss Rankings: Hollow Bastion, Olympus Coliseum
Brooke and Ryan rank the following baddies: Riku Maleficent Maleficent Dragon AnsemRiku Behemoth Cloud Cereberus
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Melody of Madness: Atlantica, Halloween Town, Neverland
Brooke and Ryan talk Hogwarts: Legacy, "the shocker," and rank the following tunes: Under the Sea An Adventure in Atlantica The Deep End This is Halloween Spooks of Halloween Town Captain Hook's Pirate Ship Pirate's Gigue Never Land Sky
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Boss Rankings: Atlantica, Halloween Town, Neverland
Brooke and Ryan rank the following baddies: Ursula Giant Ursula Lock, Shock, Barrel Oogie Boogie Oogie Boogie Manor Anti-Sora Capt. Hook
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Melody of Madness: Deep Jungle, Agrabah, Monstro
On the second episode of Melody of Madness, we give pet advice and rank the following songs: Deep Jungle Having a Wild Time Squirming Evil Hand in Hand Merlin's Magical House A Day in Agrabah Arabian Dream Precious Stars in the Sky A Very Small Wish Monstrous Monstro
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Boss Rankings: Deep Jungle, Agrabah, Monstro
Join us as we roast the following friends PLUS a preview of our bonus fan pic content: http://patreon.com/KingdomHeartsKingdomHearts Sabor Clayton and Stealth Sneak Opposite Armor Pot Centipede Cave of Wonders Jafar Genie Jafar Parasite Cage 1 Parasite Cage 2
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Melody of Madness: Destiny Islands, Traverse Town, Wonderland
Brooke and Ryan rate the following tunes: Dearly Beloved Destiny Islands Bustin' Up on the Beach Kairi Destiny's Force Night of Fate Traverse Town Gummi Ship Shrouding Dark Cloud Welcome to Wonderland To Our Surprise
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Boss Rankings: Destiny Islands, Traverse Town, Wonderland
We're back! Join us as we rank the bosses in the Kingdom Hearts worlds. On the menu today: 1. Darkside 2. Leon 3. Guard Armor 4. Cards and Tower 5. Trickmaster
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THE Definitive Ranking of All Kingdom Hearts Worlds (Part II)
In a stunning conclusion, Brooke and Ryan slam hard alcohol and dive into the heart of the top half of the worlds in Kingdom Hearts.
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THE Definitive Ranking of All Kingdom Hearts Worlds (Part I)
Brooke and Ryan make cocktails and unveil the fruit of nearly 3 years of Ansem-like research: the first half of their scientifically devised Kingdom Hearts world rankings. Agree? Disagree? Shoot us an email at [email protected]
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KHIII: Final Rankings
Brooke and Ryan bring us home.
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Episode 11: DLC
Brooke reads her notes on the DLC for Ryan and discuss what could lie ahead in Kingdom Hearts IV.
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Episode 10: Scala ad Caelum
Brooke and Ryan discuss Xehanort's obsession with goats, discuss "is Sora died?" and rank every ending in the series.
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Episode 9: Keyblade Graveyard (KHIII)
Brooke and Ryan prepare of the end of Kingdom Hearts III by taking a tour through the Keyblade Graveyard.
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Episode 8: San Fransokyo
Brooke and Ryan talk about giant balls of cubes, King's Flare, and Repliku.
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Episode 7: The Caribbean
Brooke and Ryan explain their long absence, discuss Jack being made of crabs, and generally curse the decision for all the boat play in this world. 50 States of Mind Audiobook: https://adbl.co/3GDpMFC )
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Episode 6: Arendelle
Brooke and Ryan discuss the Labyrinth, Marshmallow, Larxene's history, and the long musical cutscenes.
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Episode 5: Monstropolis
Brooke and Ryan discuss which monster trio avatar is most horrifying, Ryan drops the mic about Organization XIII, and Brooke discusses her theme park rides of choice.
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Episode 4: Kingdom of Corona
Ryan and Brooke discuss the Kingdom of Corona, Mother Gothel, and weight the gameplay pros and story cons of Kingdom Hearts 3.
About this show
After 16 years of friendship, Brooke and Ryan have decided to relive their childhoods via the only video game series they’ve ever really played: Kingdom Hearts. Join them on their journey as they connect their hearts and create THE definitive Kingdom Hearts rankings of worlds, songs, and bosses.@kingdomhearts_podCover art by Cody Gauthier.
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