{"podcast":{"title":"Pod Return to the Waking Sands - A Final Fantasy XIV 14 Lore Companion Podcast","slug":"pod-return-to-the-waking-sands-a-final-fantasy-xiv-14-lore-companion-podcast-5578957","podcast_index_feed_id":5578957,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/podreturnFFXIV/feed.xml","website_url":"https://podreturnFFXIV.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/14669187/Upload_Size_wx3chc.jpg","author":"Pod Return to the Waking Sands","episode_count":201,"summary":"A Final Fantasy 14 companion podcast, where we explore the lore and story of Hydaelyn and beyond. We take a close look at the story and history from the start of a new character’s trek through the Main Story Quest, job quests, dungeons, and more in this FFXIV podcast.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T14:17:23.088997+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pod-return-to-the-waking-sands-a-final-fantasy-xiv-14-lore-companion-podcast-5578957"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 188: As Goes Light, So Goes Darkness","slug":"ep-188-as-goes-light-so-goes-darkness","published_at":"2026-05-11T06:59:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pod-return-to-the-waking-sands-a-final-fantasy-xiv-14-lore-companion-podcast-5578957/ep-188-as-goes-light-so-goes-darkness","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pod-return-to-the-waking-sands-a-final-fantasy-xiv-14-lore-companion-podcast-5578957","url":"https://podreturnFFXIV.podbean.com/e/ep-188-as-goes-light-so-goes-darkness/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/aj49r9gwwj3a6fns/Ep_188_MSQbmna3.mp3","summary":"The search for the missing Scions continues. We now have a lead on Thancred-adjacent individual. What, or who, will we turn up when we go looking for this wilderness warrior in the Dravanian Forelands? Join us for the conclusion to the patch 3.1 MSQ! https://discord.gg/SUHTBVMVxj podreturnffxiv@gmail https://www.patreon.com/Podreturnffxiv Shirts! https://tee.pub/lic/cBoKhUlgkrw https://bsky.app/profile/podreturnffxiv.bsky.social Music by Gwen Static: gwen@duckfeed.tv FINAL FANTASY is a registered trademark of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.© SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved.","meta_description":"The search for the missing Scions continues. We now have a lead on Thancred-adjacent individual. What, or who, will we turn up when we go looking for this…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3704,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pod-return-to-the-waking-sands-a-final-fantasy-xiv-14-lore-companion-podcast-5578957/episodes/ep-188-as-goes-light-so-goes-darkness/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pod-return-to-the-waking-sands-a-final-fantasy-xiv-14-lore-companion-podcast-5578957/ep-188-as-goes-light-so-goes-darkness.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}