The Dive Down

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

352 episodes of The Dive Down since the first episode, which aired on December 22nd, 2018.

  • Episode 331: Magic Escapes to the One Space Capitalism Hasn't Corrupted

    Episode  |  August 2nd, 2025  |  1 hr 2 mins

    On this week's show, Stan and Dave catch up on Magic's newest sets. Stan shares his first impressions of Edge of Eternities draft and sealed, then we discuss our spiritual reactions to the first spoilers from Spider-man.

  • Episode 330: Summer Vacation 3: Look Up — It's the Smurfs

    Episode  |  July 24th, 2025  |  1 hr 10 mins

    On this week's show, we clean up our cords and cables, Shane takes Donkey Kong out on a punching spree, then Stan and Dave double feature two of the hottest movies in theaters right now - Superman and Smurfs!

  • Episode 329: Summer Vacation 2: Permanent Vacation?

    Episode  |  July 18th, 2025  |  1 hr 14 mins

    It's a new day in The Dive Down Nation! We kick off the show with some news about the podcast's new direction for the foreseeable future. Then Stan talks about playing Commander Cube. Shane shares his new found fondness for Deltarune. Dave plays some cover songs. And we all rock out to our favorite albums of 2025.

  • Episode 328: Summer Vacation 1: Accusations, FIN Draft, Minecraft, & Oreos

    Episode  |  July 10th, 2025  |  1 hr 8 mins

    On this week's show, we talk about as little MTG as possible. And instead catch up on our wild and exciting lives. Stan and Shane confront Dave about video games. Dave shares some wisdom on basic interior design. Selena Gomez bakes a delicious Oreo.

  • Episode 327: Unscripted: Vivi Affinity, Broodscale Combo, and Sephiroth Energy

    Episode  |  June 26th, 2025  |  1 hr 11 mins

    On this week's show, we're doing it live. No notes, just vibes. After our weekly fast food check-in, we chat about Jeskai Affinity featuring Vivi Ornitier, good ol' fashioned Broodscale Combo, and Mardu Energy with Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER.

  • Episode 326: The Final Fantasies in Modern & Pioneer

    Episode  |  June 19th, 2025  |  1 hr 6 mins

    It's week 1 of Final Fantasy's legality in our formats — and these cards are popping up in way more places than we thought. Tune in for a run down of FIN in Modern & Pioneer.

  • Episode 325: How to Break Domain Zoo, Urza's Saga, Vivi, and Josh

    Episode  |  June 12th, 2025  |  1 hr 11 mins

    On this week's show, we discuss the latest innovations to Domain Zoo, a new rules change that makes Urza's Saga even better, and chat through a couple more Final Fantasy cards: Vivi and Joshua.

  • Episode 324: Indiana is for Modern Lovers

    Episode  |  June 6th, 2025  |  1 hr 2 mins

    Shane returns as the Dive Down triumphantly takes over the Motor City, while Dave and Stan play in the Secret Lair Spotlight Modern Open! We talk about our unexpected experiences playing in an unexpected metagame, and even sprinkle in a couple restaurant reviews.

  • Episode 323: The Spotlight's on Prowess

    Episode  |  May 29th, 2025  |  1 hr 6 mins

    This week Stan and Dave discuss their upcoming road trip comedy as they prepare for the Spotlight Series: Secret Lair this weekend in Indianapolis.

  • Episode 322: The Hunt for the Golden Chocobo

    Episode  |  May 23rd, 2025  |  1 hr 10 mins

    On this week's show, we're looking at our favorite cards from the upcoming Final Fantasy set, and ask the question: can 15 JRPG games produce enough inspiration for 1 Magic set?

  • Episode 321: Pioneer Comes to Arena! Mostly!

    Episode  |  May 16th, 2025  |  1 hr 8 mins

    This week we take a little break from Modern and dip our toes back into Pioneer, thanks to its official premier on Arena. The team discusses our impressions of Pioneer right now, our impressions of Arena right now, and, finally — you guessed it — our impressions of Pioneer on Arena right now.

  • Episode 320: RC Minn & What's Modern All About?

    Episode  |  May 8th, 2025  |  1 hr 6 mins

    This week we discuss a bunch of goings on from the weekend — Devon's trip to Minneapolis, Stan's trip to a local RCQ, and Dave's (power) trip about being the editor this week. We get into: 1) the last few cards in Devon's main deck in Standard and how he got there, 2) how Stan really feels after top 4'ing with 4x Voice of Victory in his Energy deck, and 3) one of the WILDEST Cool Decks, Inc. lists we've seen in awhile.

  • Episode 319: Dragonstorm Standard, Modern, and Draft

    Episode  |  May 1st, 2025  |  1 hr 8 mins

    On this week's show, D00mwake walks us through his prep with Standard Prowess ahead of the Minneapolis RC. Then Stan goes over his top 8 finish at a Modern RCQ. And Dave teaches us about Dragonstorm draft picks with Stan's prize packs.

  • Episode 318: Cori-Steel Appreciation Podcast #1

    Episode  |  April 24th, 2025  |  1 hr 9 mins

    On this week's show, we tried a handful of new cards from Dragonstorm: Tarkir, but Cori-Steel Cutter continues to cut through the competition. Stan plays Jeskai Affinity, Dave plays Tron, and D00mwake casually top 8s an RCQ with Prowess. Plus results from the Laughing Dragon Modern $20K!

  • Episode 317: We Found the Good Cards (Dragonstorm ed.)

    Episode  |  April 17th, 2025  |  1 hr 6 mins

    Dragonstorm: Tarkir has some wild cards and on this week's show, we've played with a few of them! Stan and D00mwake have a blast posting their Ws with Voice of Victory. Dave cuts steel with Cori-Steel Cutter. We also mess with some Flamehold Grappler, Stormscale Scion, and Tersa Lightshatter.

  • Episode 316: The Quiet Before the Dragonstorm

    Episode  |  April 10th, 2025  |  1 hr 4 mins

    We looked at nine Magic Online Modern Challenges that fired in the unique week between a Modern ban and Dragonstorm: Tarkir's online debut. On this week's show, we benchmark the current Modern format, and look ahead at some possible new tech from the upcoming set.