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Brooke and Ryan break down the official KH2 Boss Ranking and tease what's next on the final KH2 episode.

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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

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 Afternoon Streets/Sinister Sundown 8.5

Vim and Vigor, Sacred Moon 8.375

Sinister Shadows 8.25

The 13th Dilemma, Deep Anxiety 8.125

He's a Pirate 8

Happy Holidays! 7.875

The 13th Struggle 7.75

Waltz of the Damned 7.625

A Fight to the Death 7.5

Field of Honor 7.375

The Corrupted 7.25

Desire for All That Is Lost 7.125

Organization XIII; Old Friends, Old Rivals; Darkness of the Unknown 7

Dance to the Death, Riku 6.625

Dance of the Daring, Deep Drive 6.5

Savannah Pride 6.25

The Underworld 6

Adventures in the Savannah 5.375

Space Paranoids 5.25

Byte Bashing, Sora 4.625

Magical Mystery 4.375

What Lies Beneath 4.25

Working Together 3.875

Monochrome Dreams 3.25

Nights of the Cursed, The Escapade 2.5

All songs are copyright of Square Enix an Queen Yoko Shimomura.

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

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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In the meantime... Brooke and Ryan unveil their definitive ranking of the rides at Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom after special guest Chad comes in to do some quality control and gets chewed out by Brooke for being a slave to IP and his lack of respect for Walt.

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 Rapids

It's Tough to be a Bug!

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 offerings and what makes each attraction stand out—or fall short. They rank and review the top rides, sharing their personal favorites and giving honest takes on what to skip, including:

1. Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway
2. Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
3. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
4. Slinky Dog Dash
5. Toy Story Mania!
6. Alien Swirling Saucers
7. The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
8. Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
9. Star Tours – The Adventures Continue
10. Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular!
11. Muppet*Vision 3D

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 Starring The Three Caballeros

Frozen Ever After

Remy's Ratatouille Adventure

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind**

Ryan gives details from his recent solo trip to Disneyland Paris and helps Brooke define what "steampunk" means.

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

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 a four-part miniseries ranking the rides at each Disney World Park to create, you guessed it, the definitive Disney World Ride Ranking.

Brooke admits feeling burnt out from replaying Kingdom Hearts II, and Ryan shares highlights from his recent trip to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The hosts delve into their first topic: ranking the iconic rides at Disney’s Magic Kingdom:

• Jungle Cruise
• Pirates of the Caribbean
• The Magic Carpets of Aladdin
• Swiss Family Treehouse
• Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room
• Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
• Splash Mountain/Tiana's Bayou Adventure
• The Haunted Mansion
• "it’s a small world"
• Peter Pan’s Flight
• The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
• Mad Tea Party
• Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
• Under the Sea ~ Journey of the Little Mermaid
• Mickey’s PhilharMagic
• The Barnstormer
• Dumbo the Flying Elephant
• Space Mountain
• Tomorrowland Speedway
• Astro Orbiter
• Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin
• Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover
• Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress
• Tron's Lightcycle

Ryan and Brooke provide a comprehensive guide for listeners on how to prioritize their time and utilize Genie+ at the park. They highlight the rides' storytelling elements, animatronics, and queue experiences, offering both praise and constructive feedback.

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

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

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

Brooke and Ryan (from their respective vacations!) check in about the music down below and in the past.

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.

Brooke and Ryan give the real real on the following bosses:

Cerberus

Demyx Pt. 1

Pete

Hydra

Good Pete

Timeless River Pete

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

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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

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 Streets

Working Together

Magical Mystery

A Twinkle in the Sky

Brooke and Ryan let you know they are alive, catch up about Final Fantasy, Hogwarts Legacy, and their trepidation about diving into KH2 again.

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.

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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.

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Brooke and Ryan trap unsuspecting guest Noel into watching top Kingdom Hearts moments to help them understand the series better, to little success.

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

Ryan and Brooke rank our final music from KH1:

End of the World

Fragments of Sorrow

Guardando nel buio

Ryan and Brooke rank the following baddies:

Chernabog

Ansem Pt. 1

Ansem Pt. 2

World of Chaos

Ryan and Brooke rank their songs from Hollow Bastion and OC.

Hollow Bastion

Scherzo di notte

Forze Del Male

Olympus Coliseum

Go for It!

Brooke and Ryan rank the following baddies:

Riku

Maleficent

Maleficent Dragon

AnsemRiku

Behemoth

Cloud

Cereberus

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

Brooke and Ryan rank the following baddies:

Ursula

Giant Ursula

Lock, Shock, Barrel

Oogie Boogie

Oogie Boogie Manor

Anti-Sora

Capt. Hook

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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Sabor

Clayton and Stealth Sneak

Opposite Armor

Pot Centipede

Cave of Wonders

Jafar

Genie Jafar

Parasite Cage 1

Parasite Cage 2

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

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

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.

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.

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Brooke and Ryan bring us home.

Brooke reads her notes on the DLC for Ryan and discuss what could lie ahead in Kingdom Hearts IV.

Brooke and Ryan discuss Xehanort's obsession with goats, discuss "is Sora died?" and rank every ending in the series.

Brooke and Ryan prepare of the end of Kingdom Hearts III by taking a tour through the Keyblade Graveyard.

Brooke and Ryan talk about giant balls of cubes, King's Flare, and Repliku.

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.

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Brooke and Ryan discuss the Labyrinth, Marshmallow, Larxene's history, and the long musical cutscenes. 

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.

Ryan and Brooke discuss the Kingdom of Corona, Mother Gothel, and weight the gameplay pros and story cons of Kingdom Hearts 3.

Ryan and Brooke break down the Toy Story movies, complain about the cringe storytelling in KH3, and Ryan talks about his near-death experience with "The Toy Box Killer" (hear the whole story on the 50 States of Mind Podcast, New Mexico episode here: https://apple.co/3jeaoH5).

We're so excited to have Cloudie McDoom join us this week for a long overdue Ansem report. Not only does Cloudie sing some of KH's greatest hits, but we discover he may have invented Melody of Memory? Join us as we dive into the all things Kingdom Hearts and find even more ways to love this special series. 

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Brooke and Ryan discuss Little Chef's bistro, sidequests, and pigs in a blanket.