The Dive Down

By The Dive Down

The Dive Down is a weekly podcast for people who love Magic: The Gathering but like talking about other things too. From videogames, to parenting, to 3D printing, and beyond. Each week hosts Dave, Sta... more

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June 19, 2026Episode 374: Multiple Player Games
On this week's show, we reflect on a lifetime of playing video games with strangers. What do the Univeristy of Illinois, Xbox Live, and quarter munchers have in common? They brought people together.
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Timestamps:
0:01 - Stan with a huge tease
5:21 - Stan's irresponsible purchase
10:45 - This week's episode - the multiplayer games of our history
17:46 - Our defining multiplayer experiences
39:15 - The multiplayer games of now
51:36 - Public comment: Some of our formative experiences
1:01:31 - Wrapping up
Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?
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1h 4min
June 12, 2026Episode 373: How Many Games Is Too Many?
So many announcements and trailers came out of Summer Games Fest, but which reveals had the boys most excited? We talk about Wolverine, Bad Magpie, Halo: Campaign Evolved, and much more!
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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 - Pokémon Caboodle
7:37 - This week's episode
9:03 - Old Business: Mina the Hollower
14:34 - Shane finished Metaphor
16:07 - The Steam Deck might be dead
20:41 - Dave's watching One Piece
22:21 - The Horn Dogs are back
24:12 - New Business: So many games!
26:24 - Marvel's Wolverine
28:59 - God of War Laufey
31:04 - Control Resonant
33:11 - Ace Combat 8
35:00 - Fable
38:50 - Bad Magpie
40:25 - Halo: Campaign Evolved
43:08 - Gears of War: E-Day
45:27 - Final Fantasy VII Revelation/Stellar Blade: Blood Rain
47:54 - Guild Wars 3/Gundam Rogue Orbit
50:35 - Stranger than Heaven/Gen Atlas
52:34 - Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
53:53 - The Nintendo Direct
1:00:39 - Some quick hits
1:03:26 - What we are most hyped about
1:05:10 - Public comments: Our favorite international media
1:16:05 - Wrapping up
Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?
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1h 19min
June 05, 2026Episode 372: The Fugitive
On this week's episode, the boys discuss the 1993 action thriller, The Fugitive. Starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones, who were invited to be on the show but declined our offer.
We also take a minute to talk about Mina the Hollower, and our favorite board games.
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 - We attempt to talk about The Fugitive (1993)
47:38 - Mina The Hollower
57:27 - Public comments: Our favorite board games
Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?
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1h 11min
May 29, 2026Episode 371: Surviving the Roadshow
On this week's show, Stan falls back in love with Modern MTG, we continue to guide Dave on his fashion journey, Shane gears up for the Antique Roadshow, and we shake our fists at prediction markets for spoiling Survivor results.
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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 - Disguising our moms at Antiques Roadshow
8:24 - What should Shane take to Roadshow?
14:52 - This week's episode
15:45 - Dave's clothes
23:47 - Stan is playing Magic Online again
34:18 - Shane is scared of RE9
39:28 - Metaphor: still ReFantazioing
42:56 - Survivor 50: Spoiled by Kalshi?
50:40 - Takes on The Truman Show (1998)
1:00:04 - Public comments: what game changed our relationship with gaming?
1:04:57 - Wrapping up
Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?
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1h 7min
May 22, 2026Episode 370: Modern Giveth, WOTC Taketh Away
The Rhino boys are back. Exciting news in the weird world of Magic: the Gathering was all it took for Dave and Stan to reunite with D00mwake to chat about Modern bans and unbans.
We pour one out for Phlage, daydream about Crashing Footfalls, scrach our head over Umezawa's Jitte, and act like we know how to talk about Lotus Field.
Is Modern back, baby?
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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 - It's 1979 and d00mwake is back
5:15 - d00m ate Skyline and didn't tell Shane
9:17 - Modern is changed, again
16:08 - Phlage is banned
23:59 - Lotus Field is banned
30:47 - Violent Outburst is unbanned
50:46 - Umezawa's Jitte is unbanned
57:52 - Premodern fun
1:01:38 - Public comments - our favorite pieces of physical media
1:11:53 - Wrapping up
Links from this week's episode:
twitch.tv/d00mwake
https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/banned-and-restricted-may-18-2026
Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?
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1h 15min
May 15, 2026Episode 369: Lettuce Entertain You & Your Thor
Stan's away — so this week the olds play. Shane and Dave catch up about Shane's perfect Steam Machine, his even more perfect AYN Thor, polo shirts, and four albums that were pretty good. We also give flowers to a true Chicago hero: Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants. Dive Down Nation, your slop bowls are ready. Fall in line for episode 369.
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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 - Lettuce entertain you with cilantro
9:43 - This week's episode
15:06 - Old business: Shane "finished" his Steam Machine
27:11 - New business: Shane also bought an AYN Thor
37:31 - Polo shirts
43:28 - Dave brings some albums - Broken Social Scene: Remember the Humans
51:31 - Cut Worms: Transmitter
57:23 - Friko: Something Worth Waiting For
59:36 - Brigitte Calls Me Baby: Irreversible
1:03:41 - Wrapping up
Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?
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1h 10min
May 09, 2026Episode 368: Pragmata: Hugh's The Boss
On this week's show, the boys play Capcom's latest AAA foray, Pragmata. We talk about father/daughter dynamics in video games, the joys of hacking, and what it means to be a slayer gamer.
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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 - Sparking graphic novels
4:01 - This week's episode
6:34 - Dave's old business: cookin' and cubin'
11:55 - Pragmata - the basic setup
26:48 - What this game does well
37:58 - Competence vs. excellence
59:52 - The psychology of gamers
1:05:46 - Public comments: The card(s) that got us into Magic
1:12:04 - Wrapping up
Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?
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1h 14min
May 01, 2026Episode 367: Spare Parts Man Cave Machine
On this week's show, Stan offers his closing arguments on Shadow of the Colossus (2018), Shane revisits Metaphor: ReFantazio (2024), then he turns a pile of parts into a working computer, and Stan makes tacos out of fish sticks.
Thank you Aaron for this week's public comments. If you'd like to submit public comments to The Dive Down, become a citizen of The Dive Down Nation at 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 - Oranges, micro-looting, cameras off, vocoders, frogs, and more
11:52 - Dave's gone and Boston memories, the Boston Tea Party
18:05 - Shane picked up some new PS5 games, and a preview for next week
24:20 - Old business: Stan beat Shadow of the Colossus
36:15 - Shane restarted Metaphor: Refantazio
45:10 - YouTube sleepin'
47:40 - New business: Shane made a Steam Machine
54:32 - Public comments: Food we like to make
1:07:38 - Wrapping up
Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?
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1h 11min
April 24, 2026Episode 366: Modernist Architecture and Payola in Indie Rock
On this week's show, Shane visits Columbus, Indiana for some architecture and pizza, Stan takes down some colossi, and Dave remains unphased amid Geese controversy.
We also cover Stan's final review of Resident Evil Requiem and first impressions of Shadow of the Colossus (2018), and some public comments about Apple IIe gaming.
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 - Build a little birdhouse in your soul
4:12 - This week's episode
9:06 - What Stan misses from the UK
13:50 - Does Shane miss Denver?
19:10 - Old business: Stan beat Resident Evil 9
23:52 - Stan revisits Shadow of the Colossus
35:46 - New business: Shane went to Columbus, IN
45:56 - The Geese "scandal" and the authenticity of social media
1:08:00 - Public comments: cool old games
1:12:15 - Wrapping up
Links from this week's episode:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5990474/
https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/shadow-of-the-colossus/
https://www.wired.com/story/geese-chaotic-good-marketing-industry-plant/
Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?
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1h 15min
April 17, 2026Episode 365: It's in the Grid
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!
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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?
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1h 15min

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