The Dive Down

On this week's show, the boys revisit some old Cheesecake Factory business, Dave finally sees the hottest sci fi of 2026, Stan tries AirPods, and everyone goes over their Game Grid! 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 THEDIVEDOWN 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 - Some things about Cincinnati 5:48 - This week's show 7:08 - Cheesecake Factory, revisited 13:08 - Dave saw Project Hail Mary 15:20 - Competency porn 20:50 - Stan tried Airpods 22:49 - Our video game grids 26:10 - Our Favorite Games 35:39 - The Best Story 44:13 - The Best Antagonist 51:32 - What Needs A Remake? 55:46 - The Best Art Style 59:20 - The Most Interesting Mechanics 1:05:06 - Public Comments - does PC gaming suck? 1:12:25 - Wrapping up Links from this week's episode: https://grids.fun/t/about-me-video-games-mf3qh 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.comSupport The Dive Down

On today's show, Stan and Shane relive the joys of Nintendo's 3DS! We chat about Pocket Monsters, retinal fatigue, when stylus, and that sweet sweet hinge. Then we talk about Project Hail Mary (2026) and hold NOTHING back. Excite! 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 THEDIVEDOWN 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 - Shane's a nepo baby 10:50 - This week's episode 12:10 - Talking about the Nintendo 3DS 22:00 - Pocket Monsters (and others) on the 3DS 31:30 - The games we played 40:30 - What's up with the stylus? 49:40 - Project Hail Mary: Spoilers ahead 1:08:45 - 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.comSupport The Dive Down

Sorry haters, this is a Slay the Spire 2 podcast now. At least for this week. On today's show, Shane pieces together his first successful run, Dave pines for some better intro content, and Stan reminds us of Ball x Pit. We wrap the show with a chat through some new 2026 albums we've enjoyed. 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 THEDIVEDOWN 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 - Shane, interrupted 9:16 - You can't multitask/This week's episode 12:30 - Slay The Spire 2, oh wait Ball X Pit 20:40 - Actually Slay the Spire 2 24:06 - It's not so secretly a drafting game 46:56 - What we think about when we think about STS 52:45 - Stan's hot take 56:25 - Kim Gordon - PLAY ME 1:01:40 - Victoryland - My Heart Is A Room With No Cameras In It 1:04:57 - Sunday Mourners - A-Rhythm Absolute 1:07:40 - Twisted Teens - Blame the Clown 1:10:03 - Wrapping up Links from this week's episode: Slay the Spire 2: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2868840/Slay_the_Spire_2/ Mobalytics/STS2: https://mobalytics.gg/slay-the-spire-2 Kim Gordon/PLAY ME: https://kimaltheagordon.com/play-me Victoryland/My Heart Is A Room With No Cameras In It: https://victoryland.bandcamp.com/album/my-heart-is-a-room-with-no-cameras-in-it Sunday Mourners/A-Rhythm Absolute: https://sundaymourners.bandcamp.com/album/a-rhythm-absolute Twisted Teens/Blame the Clown: https://cpnpc.bandcamp.com/album/blame-the-clown 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.comSupport The Dive Down

On this week's show, Stan and Shane sit down with Ken Strickland, Design Director for The Killing Stone, the latest card battler/board game/devil mystery from Question games. We talk about the game's unique blend of deck building and gothic storytelling, how to wager with demons, and the subtle art of card design. 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 THEDIVEDOWN 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 - This week's episode 3:53 - Interview begins 5:40 - Question games 8:38 - The Killing Stone, explained 23:45 - How is The Killing Stone different? 30:40 - How Early Access works 37:12 - Ken's hopes for The Killing Stone 39:12 - The language of the game 59:10 - The final pitch for The Killing Stone 1:06:50 - Wrapping up Links from this week's episode: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/The_Killing_Stone/ 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.comSupport The Dive Down

On this week's show, the boys feel weird about the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Stan and Shane discuss the new sci-fi boomer shooter High on Life 2, and Dave tells us about his latest D&D campaign. 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 - The heart of Rock n' Roll 9:08 - This week's episode 13:50 - We get High On Life (2) 23:50 - There's a skateboard 29:50 - Exploring the world 44:51 - Dave's DMing adventures 1:05:20 - Next week's episode 1:07:11 - 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.comSupport The Dive Down

From the modest hop to the liveliest yeast, nothing makes for a more questionable podcast quite like beer. On this week's show, we talk about our personal history with one of the world's favorite alcohols. We talk about our personal favorites, the weird lengths we've gone to find some, and how we learned to worship the Dark Lord. 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: 2:54 - This week's episode 10:45 - When did we decide we liked beer? 23:30 - Getting into beer 35:20 - Dark Lord culture 40:35 - What beers do we like? 1:04:22 - 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.comSupport The Dive Down

This week we get... a little loose. Stan's on the run, so we record a catch up episode about Dave's obessions with The Traitors, Shane's obsession with Selling a Vibe, and Stan's general thoughts on deep dish and getting the Led out. Are you more of an In Through the Out Door or a Zoso? 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 - One liners and Lakewood things 13:30 - Led Zeppelin 15:53 - The album of the week: The Cribs - Selling a Vibe, and power pop 26:17 - OBAA 29:47 - Chicago pizza and Stan's LDL levels 35:17 - The Traitors 50:38 - Podcast.... for kids? 56:00 - Dave's productive birthday 59:50 - Ratcatching 1:02:25 - 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.comSupport The Dive Down

On this week's show, the boys return from a 2 week winter break and catch up on their lives, holidays, music, Florida, and Stranger Things. Then Stan tries to learn poker and Dave has concerns. 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 - The Great Meme Reset of 2026 6:33 - This week's show/catching up 21:23 - When does New Years stop mattering? 24:05 - Stan(ger) Things 31:47 - Catching up on 2025 music and games 38:15 - John Glacier - Like a Ribbon 40:18 - Q-Up 47:55 - Learning Hold-Em via Offsuit 57:55 - The learning process, and Dave clues us in 1:16:29 - Wrapping up Links from this week's episode: https://nofilmschool.com/bill-simmons-most-rewatched-movies https://www.offsuit.app/ 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.comSupport The Dive Down

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/Bounty_Star/ Lego Voyagers: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1538550/LEGO_Voyagers/ 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.comSupport The Dive Down

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.comSupport The Dive Down

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.comSupport The Dive Down

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.comSupport The Dive Down