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  • Episode 350: The 2025 Year-End Review ft. Adam Burke
    Dec 19 2025
    On this week's show, Dave's friend and comedian, Adam Burke, joins the show as we look back on a year of gaming, watching, listening, and reading. Become a citizen of The Dive Down Nation!: http://www.patreon.com/thedivedown Show the world that you're a proud citizen of The Dive Down Nation with some merch from the store: https://www.thedivedown.com/store Upgrade your gameplay and your gameday with Heavy Play accessories. Use code THEDIVEDOWN2025 for 10% off your first order at https://www.heavyplay.com Get 25% Cashback after 3 months of service with ManaTraders! https://www.manatraders.com/?medium=thedivedown and use coupon code THEDIVEDOWN And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/ Timestamps: 0:01 - Selling phone plans to Australians 5:44 - This week's episode/housekeeping 6:15 - Our guest this week, Adam Burke 21:24 - Favorite movies of the year 35:20 - The games we played this year 1:00:20 - The year in music 1:14:01 - Stan's comics of the year 1:23:55 - Final hits of the year 1:27:32 - Wrapping up Links from this week's episode: https://www.instagram.com/atpburke/ Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name? email us: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com)
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    1 h et 30 min
  • Episode 349: Bounty Star & Lego Voyagers for the Holidays
    Dec 12 2025
    On this week's show, we review two new indie video games, Bounty Star and Lego Voyagers! Then we share our favorite gift ideas for the holiday - for the certain somebodies in your life who deserve a present but are hard to shop for. Become a citizen of The Dive Down Nation!: http://www.patreon.com/thedivedown Show the world that you're a proud citizen of The Dive Down Nation with some merch from the store: https://www.thedivedown.com/store Upgrade your gameplay and your gameday with Heavy Play accessories. Use code THEDIVEDOWN2025 for 10% off your first order at https://www.heavyplay.com Get 25% Cashback after 3 months of service with ManaTraders! https://www.manatraders.com/?medium=thedivedown and use coupon code THEDIVEDOWN And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/ Timestamps: 0:01 - Sexy Brian and his friend Murderbot 6:18 - This week's episode/Holiday brunch/housekeeping 12:27 - Stan played Bounty Star - mechs farming chickens 16:02 - Mechs are cool 22:07 - The life of a Bounty Star 27:12 - Stan's final takes 32:36 - Dave played Lego Voyagers - emotional bricks 46:30 - The Dive Down gift guide 1:06:20 - Wrapping up Links from this week's episode: Bounty Star: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1497430/BountyStar/ Lego Voyagers: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1538550/LEGOVoyagers/ Lego Game Boy: https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/game-boy-72046 Cheese Sex Death: https://www.cheesesexdeath.com/ Noshinku: https://noshinku.com/ Ratio: https://a.co/d/7IgKyWA Charmin Forever Roll: https://shop.charmin.com/forever-roll-starter-kit-holder-stand-included-2-roll/ Plus-Plus: https://www.plusplususa.com/ Golden Gems: https://shopgoldengems.com/ Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name? email us: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com)
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    1 h et 8 min
  • Episode 348: Shane Returns: Big in Japan
    Dec 5 2025
    Shane's back from his trip across the world and he's ready to talk Japan, jet lag, travel tips, and more. But not before we spend a good amount of time having an existential freak out about Black Friday. Become a citizen of The Dive Down Nation!: http://www.patreon.com/thedivedown Show the world that you're a proud citizen of The Dive Down Nation with some merch from the store: https://www.thedivedown.com/store Upgrade your gameplay and your gameday with Heavy Play accessories. Use code THEDIVEDOWN2025 for 10% off your first order at https://www.heavyplay.com Get 25% Cashback after 3 months of service with ManaTraders! https://www.manatraders.com/?medium=thedivedown and use coupon code THEDIVEDOWN And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/ Timestamps: 0:01 - Grey Friday 9:30 - A jet-lagged intro 13:01 - This week's episode/housekeeping 14:52 - Shane does Japan 19:00 - Why do we travel? 34:00 - What was awesome? 46:21 - Shane's tips n tricks 51:52 - Did Shane have a good time? 1:01:30 - The next few weeks/wrapping up Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name? email us: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com)
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    1 h et 5 min
  • Episode 347: Getting Bent with Aang, Appa, and D00mwake
    Nov 21 2025
    On this week's show, D00mwake stops by to talk about the recent bans in Standard and (technically) Pioneer. Then we look at some of our favorite cards from Magic's new Avatar expansion, plus some Standard testing! Become a citizen of The Dive Down Nation!: http://www.patreon.com/thedivedown Show the world that you're a proud citizen of The Dive Down Nation with some merch from the store: https://www.thedivedown.com/store Upgrade your gameplay and your gameday with Heavy Play accessories. Use code THEDIVEDOWN2025 for 10% off your first order at https://www.heavyplay.com Get 25% Cashback after 3 months of service with ManaTraders! https://www.manatraders.com/?medium=thedivedown and use coupon code THEDIVEDOWN And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/ Timestamps: 1:40 — Stan’s Beverage Corner 3:23 — What’s Your Favorite Slime? 6:30 — Show Intro: Devon’s Here!! 9:20 — This Week’s Show: Bans & Magic: Avatar TLA 11:40 — Ban Discussion: Standard First 21:51 — Pioneer 29:39 — Modern 32:05 — ATLA Cards 32:27 — Badgermole Cub 37:31 — Aang, Swift Savior 42:06 — Accumulate Wisdom 44:04 — Phoenix Fleet Airship 45:36 — Wan Shi Tong, Librarian 48:39 — Day of the Black Sun 50:08 — Mai, Scornful Striker 51:38 — Firebending Student 54:21 — Firebender Ascension 55:37 — Standard Deck 1: UR Lessons 59:11 — Standard Deck 2: Mono-Green Badgerm ole Cub 1:02:44 — Standard Deck 3: Bant Appa Combo 1:05:17 — Standard Deck 4: UW Tempo Appa/Aang 1:08:26 — How does this set look compared to Spider-Man? 1:09:15 — Closing Thoughts Devon's decks from this week's episode: * Izzet Lessons: https://moxfield.com/decks/GHhFeJTqUEaufQWMTGtycg * Mono-Green: https://moxfield.com/decks/7zTnFXMYm0GZjJHEFwnpbg * Bant Appa Combo: https://moxfield.com/decks/CkERHmQdIESYMwMlZjd-aQ * Aang Tempo: https://moxfield.com/decks/rDa7AZpIQUG0yahP2N994w Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name? email us: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com)
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    1 h et 14 min
  • Episode 346: Freaks & Geese
    Nov 14 2025
    On this week's show, the boys revisit Freaks & Geeks, Stan reads a post-modern comic book, Shane tries to buy a rug, and Dave listens to Geese. Become a citizen of The Dive Down Nation!: http://www.patreon.com/thedivedown Show the world that you're a proud citizen of The Dive Down Nation with some merch from the store: https://www.thedivedown.com/store Upgrade your gameplay and your gameday with Heavy Play accessories. Use code THEDIVEDOWN2025 for 10% off your first order at https://www.heavyplay.com Get 25% Cashback after 3 months of service with ManaTraders! https://www.manatraders.com/?medium=thedivedown and use coupon code THEDIVEDOWN And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/ Timestamps: 0:01 - What's that in your dinner kit? 8:05 - This week's episode 10:00 - In-flight entertainment 12:50 - Ball X Pit 17:30 - Plane boarding 19:31 - Freaks X Geeks 35:31 - Ice Cream Man: the card deck 41:22 - Rugs are hard 46:48 - Sometimes Geese... can be good? 57:52 - Wrapping up Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name? email us: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com)
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    1 h
  • Episode 345: Soup
    Nov 7 2025
    On this week's show, we rank our favorite soups. That's it. That's the episode. Oh actually Dave talks a bit about the new Vintage Cube on Magic Arena. But really, it's mostly soup. Actually, Shane is also playing some Outer Worlds 2. But we can't stress enough that this is a Soup episode. Become a citizen of The Dive Down Nation!: http://www.patreon.com/thedivedown Show the world that you're a proud citizen of The Dive Down Nation with some merch from the store: https://www.thedivedown.com/store Upgrade your gameplay and your gameday with Heavy Play accessories. Use code THEDIVEDOWN2025 for 10% off your first order at https://www.heavyplay.com Get 25% Cashback after 3 months of service with ManaTraders! https://www.manatraders.com/?medium=thedivedown and use coupon code THEDIVEDOWN And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/ Timestamps: 0:01 - Music, toots, Jordan, and AI 12:36 - The soup tier list 13:48 - A brief Next diversion 18:21 - Back to the tier list 48:21 - Dave and the Arena Powered Cube 56:10 - Shane went to Denver and keeps playing Outer Worlds 2 1:00:56 - Wrapping up Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name? email us: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com)
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    1 h et 3 min
  • Episode 344: One Month of Toilet Paper
    Oct 31 2025
    On this week's show, Shane plays real life Mario Kart and video game space exploration. Then Dave gets upset over a very long roll of toilet paper, and Stan predicts the reception to Halo on PS5. Become a citizen of The Dive Down Nation!: http://www.patreon.com/thedivedown Show the world that you're a proud citizen of The Dive Down Nation with some merch from the store: https://www.thedivedown.com/store Upgrade your gameplay and your gameday with Heavy Play accessories. Use code THEDIVEDOWN2025 for 10% off your first order at https://www.heavyplay.com Get 25% Cashback after 3 months of service with ManaTraders! https://www.manatraders.com/?medium=thedivedown and use coupon code THEDIVEDOWN And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/ Timestamps: 0:01 - Questionable drinking and spending habits 11:30 - Housekeeping/this week's episode 12:48 - Real life Mario Kart 18:46 - Magical Kittens Save the Day 24:32 - Fallout 4 but.... IN SPAAAACE 31:55 - The Big Roll 47:07 - Halo... in MY PlayStation? It's more likely than you think! 1:00:29 - Wrapping up Links from this week's episode: https://www.amazon.com/Charmin-Toilet-Forever-Starter-Holder/dp/B0FJTLQQ8P Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name? email us: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com)
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    1 h et 3 min
  • Episode 343: Expedition 33 Revisited
    Oct 24 2025
    Stan pitches a can't miss idea. Shane revisits Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and has feelings about moving on before the end. Dave tries homebrewing a... thing (?)... and learns to work with ChatGPT a little. Themes include: stretch goals, knowing when to say goodbye, unearned confidence, surprise & delight. 0:01 - An exciting marketing opportunity 11:25 - Stan in Houston 15:00 - This week's show 17:23 - A lot of takes on Clair Obsur: Expedition 33 53:05 - Dave's AI journey 1:12:58 - Wrapping up Become a citizen of The Dive Down Nation!: http://www.patreon.com/thedivedown Show the world that you're a proud citizen of The Dive Down Nation with some merch from the store: https://www.thedivedown.com/store Upgrade your gameplay and your gameday with Heavy Play accessories. Use code THEDIVEDOWN2025 for 10% off your first order at https://www.heavyplay.com Get 25% Cashback after 3 months of service with ManaTraders! https://www.manatraders.com/?medium=thedivedown and use coupon code THEDIVEDOWN And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/ Timestamps: Links from this week's episode: Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name? email us: thedivedown@gmail.com (mailto:thedivedown@gmail.com)
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    1 h et 15 min