Direct Upgrade

If you had the power of a god-emperor, what societal systems would you change? We talk about how we provide feedback in the USA, "harm done" penal systems, and driving. 

In this episode we talk about "Death of the Author" in two ways.  1. If you interpret art differently than the author intended, is it less valid? 2. Can you enjoy a work of art if the author is a bad person?

Do you think our memes are clever? Because we sure do. This is a primer into some our innermost inside jokes from various games we've played. Oh, and we talk about Balatro. 

How long until YOU get replaced by AI? We debate it for our jobs. 

In our first ever GUEST EPISODE, Jake joins us to dole out some sage wisdom on how to balance gaming and life, bookended with discussion of crab rangoon and an argument over "No Peeing" signs. 

Call me Alice, because we're going down some rabbit holes! We talk about things we've become accidental "experts" on, namely Oppenheimer, razorblades, and what would happen if the sun suddenly disappeared?

We’re getting hot and bothered! We’re excited to share one of our topic ideas that spurred us to make a podcast - what are the small things in life that irk you more than they should? Do you agree with ours?

Do you think gambling in games with real money is ok? Do you like to pre-order things? Are microtransactions cool? What's an autoshooter? Are we made of meat? Find out on this episode of DIRECT UPGRADE!

Link: They're Made Out Of Meat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6JFTmQCFHg 

What's your Spotify algorithm giving you? We discuss our recent favorites and dive into some things that we DON'T know, but WISH we did. 

Have you ever been the villain in someone else's story? Hear our answers, as well as - discussing happy memories, the rise of TikTok doctors, and filming at the gym.