World of Warcast World of Warcast is one of the longest - running podcasts dedicated to World of Warcraft , with its inaugural episode airing July 2 , 2004 . Its format is information - based and covers news and feature segments on a variety of World of Warcraft topics , including both game basics and end - game raiding , class features , and technical topics such as discussions about mods . Guests appear on the show occasionally to discuss their own areas of expertise . There are also recurring features , such as the Class Roundtables and Mod of the Cast . The show took a thirteen - month break between episodes 212 and 213 ( July 2015 to August 2016 ) , but rebooted and is still going strong . They maintain a website and Discord server ( links below ) and the show is distributed through iTunes and by RSS feed . The show has been featured on the front page of iTunes and is currently one of the most popular World of Warcraft podcasts , with six - figure downloads for individual episodes . World of Warcast , unlike many gaming podcasts , steers clear of explicit language and topics that would jeopardize a " PG " type rating . The show is typically recorded on and released on Thursdays . About the Hosts . Michael Gaines ( Starman ) is the host of the show and has been since the first episode . He has an Alliance perspective ; his main is a human mage who is on the RP server Wyrmrest Accord . He also has played on PvP servers , and for a year ran a human mage on . He has experienced the game to the highest levels and had more of a raiding perspective , but in later years became more of a casual player . He is the editor of the podcast , drawing from a long background in radio . Barbara French ( Renata ) is both the current and a former co - host . She was the second - co - host after Lindyen , from December 2005 through August 2009 , and was cohost for episodes 11 through 89 . She has a Horde perspective ; her mains switch between a troll druid and an orc rogue in a private " vanity plate " guild on . Renata also had a large number of alt s on both sides of the fence and brings this breadth of experience to the podcast . Her perspective is more from the viewpoint of a " casual hardcore " gamer . She left the podcast and WoW in late 2009 to concentrate on real - life projects , but returned to the game in March 2016 , after rebooting her account to attend the in - game funeral of a friend . A year after the show took its hiatus , Renata convinced Starman to come back together for a one - off show that turned into a full - fledged reboot of the podcast with Episode 213 on August 29 , 2016 . Former Co - hosts . Lindyen In the early days of Warcast , Lindyen as real world friend to Starman and they meet each week to record the podcast at Starman ' s house . Because both Lindyen and Starman at the time played on it was decided that the joint guild with the Taverncast podcast and World of Warcast would also be on Whisperwind ; however , it was on the horde side so that everyone could start anew . Lindyen left the show after episode 10 ( October 9 , 2005 ) . For a time , he wasco - host of World of Podcast . In episode 104 ( July 12 , 2010 ) he returned to Warcast as a co - host , and continued through the episode 127 ( November 13 , 2012 ) . Alachia became the co - host of World of Warcast starting with episode 90 ( August 22 , 2009 ) and ending in episode 104 ( July 12 , 2010 ) . She is the long time host of the WoWCast . A World of Warcaft podcast that focuses on the Meta parts of warcraft as well as Alchia personal journey through the game . Alchia has spent most of her time in game focusing on the Alliance side playing on the pvp server . While she has level many characters to max level she decided to focus on her Shaman through Wrath . Alachia left the show after her interest in Warcraft waned and reviews of the podcast became increasing negative . Eric Rice became the cohost with Episode 128 ( November 11 , 2012 ) and continued through episode 212 ( July 3 , 2015 ) , when the pocast ended for thirteen months . He played several different Alliance alts on the Wyrmrest Accord server . History . World of Warcast first aired as a podcast in July 2 , 2005 , with two hosts , Starman and Lindyen . They produced the first ten episodes together until October , 2005 , when a dispute between the hosts temporarily closed the show . On December 24 , 2005 , Starman resurrected World of Warcast with co - host , Renata . They produced their first show together starting with Episode 11 on January 5 , 2006 . In episode 89 released on August 21 , 2009 Renata announced that she would be leaving the show to to focus more on her businesses . Episode 104 brought the Return of Lindyen . The change from Renata to Alachia has shaken of the format and tone of the show which has resulted is negative feedback as well as poor reviews . Alachia stepped aside in the interest of the show . Eric Rice took over from Lindyen with Episode 128 and continued through episode 212 , when the show closed . At the time , Michael thought the closure was permanent . The show took a break between Episode 212 ( July 3 , 2015 ) and Episode 213 ( August 29 , 2016 ) , when Renata returned to the co - hosting chair . Family issues for Renata in late 2016 and early 2017 has led to some guest co - hosts filling the second spot from time to time . Co - Host History Timeline : Participation in the " Second Skin " project . On March 15 , 2007 , Pure West Documentaries filmed Starman and Renata ' s first in - person meeting at Starman ' s home in New Jersey . They also filmed the two hosts recording Episode 37 of World of Warcast , as well as some other segments for inclusion in their documentary about virtual worlds , Second Skin . Unfortunately , only about twenty seconds of filming actually made it to the screen .