We know it can’t have been easy to go without your favorite podcast in the history of podcasting, the internet, and the universe in general for four years. It must have seemed like an eternity. But we have returned with a new show! See you in another four years! Just kidding. Maybe.

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A recap: the most dramatic podcast opening ever. For the life-changingest podcast ever. Thanks to Jordan Frye for allowing us to play an unreleased song. What better way to launch yourself into the internet stratosphere than the Ruy Lopez Show?

Jay and James play chess. They shake off the rust of the last four years; Jay has faired well over the hiatus. James, not so much. Probably the first chess game in history against two self-proclaimed chess nerds where one player ends with three queens. “Highlights” of the past four years. Note the “highlights” in quotes.

We briefly discuss Mitt Romney’s fists and dog. Mos Def, Rusted Root, or The Swell Season? Which would you go see?

Who would you go see in concert?

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Our new voicemail number: 41928-LOPEZ. Leave us a voicemail. We’ll play it on the next show. Promise. Let’s work on putting us back at number one on Google’s results for “Ruy Lopez”. Search for it, find us, and click on us. Does the attempt to group-spell Daedelus remind anyone else of Lake Winnipesaukee?

Songs: Jordan Frye, Holiday; Hoquiam, Zombies of the Sea; Unbunny, In A Way; Daedelus, Order of the Golden Dawn