With Season 16's final update released, it's time for our scheduled natter - the Sea of Thieves Official Podcast for Season 16 is here! Including hopes for Custom Seas, subscription clarifications and even a mention of The Arena in the big 25.

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This episode's crew:

Christina McFairholme (Head of Community and Communications)

Drew Stevens (Production Director)

Shelley Preston (Associate Design Director)

Dean Ollive (Senior Producer)

Jon McFarlane (Head of Creator Engagement)

The Official Sea of Thieves Podcast is here with a surprise storytelling special! Get set for Season 16 with this swift sail through Flameheart's ambitions, lessons learned over seven years of live service narrative, teases of what's to come and more!

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This episode's crew:

John McMurtrie (Head of Video Production)

Richard Dinnick (Senior Narrative Designer)

Shelley Preston (Associate Design Director)

Mike Chapman (Creative Director)

James Bowden (Social Media Lead)

Members of the Rare crew return for a fresh instalment of the Official Sea of Thieves Podcast! Join the team to hear about our evolving approach to Seasonal content, learn about what happened during the game's seventh anniversary and much more.

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This episode's crew:

John McMurtrie (Head of Video Production)

Drew Stevens (Production Director)

Shelley Preston (Associate Design Director)

Christina McFairholme (Head of Community and Communications)

Amy Jones (Senior Producer)

The Official Sea of Thieves Podcast returns! Join core crew members as they have an honest chat about Season 14's choppy launch, delve into the work and focuses of the Game Health team, tease some of 2025's updates and more!

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This episode's crew:

John McMurtrie (Head of Video Production)

Drew Stevens (Production Director)

Mike Chapman (Creative Director)

Christina McFairholme (Head of Community and Communications)

James Thomas (Associate Technical Director)

The final podcast episode of the year is here! Join the crew as they look back on the highs and lows of 2023 - complete with a festive quiz, mince pies and a healthy measure of musing about the last twelve months.

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This episode's crew:

John McMurtrie (Head of Video Production)

Joe Neate (Executive Producer)

Mike Chapman (Creative Director)

Shelley Preston (Associate Design Director)

We lured core crew members into the tavern with promises of cookies, but instead made them discuss the Season 10 shuffle, Adventures, hit reg investigations, Flameheart and more for Episode #12 of the Official Sea of Thieves podcast. Enjoy!

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This episode's crew:

John McMurtrie (Head of Video Production)
Joe Neate (Executive Producer)

The sweet siren song that is Episode #11 of our Official Podcast is now yours to savour. Join core crew members as they emerge from a fifth-anniversary stupor to deliver one last dose of delightful recollection, before looking to the future...

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If your eyes are fixed on the horizon to see what awaits in 2023, we suggest applying your ears to Episode #10 of our Official Podcast! After a quick Season Eight chat, you'll find whispers of Flameheart, New Golden Sands and many more teases await...

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Look, we just managed to yank Episode #9 of the Official Sea of Thieves Podcast out of that bottle you ignored! See, pays to check things. Now, listen in as core crew members answer community questions and drop some not-so-subtle Season Eight teases...

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It's not all event stands and T-shirts for our team at #Gamescom, we also convinced some core crew members to stand under a bridge to record a special podcast! Includes chat about events, reflections on 'A Hunter's Cry' and some teases for things to come.

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