Episode Archive
403 episodes of The Dive Down since the first episode, which aired on December 22nd, 2018.
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Episode 382: A Big Walk With Shane and Dave
Episode | August 14th, 2026 | 1 hr 7 mins
On this week's episode, Dave and Shane first discuss their experiences with the critically acclaimed co-op game Big Walk, then massage their sore calves as they talk about seeing some music shows. Have Zoomers figured out how concerts should work? Finally, Shane shares his thoughts after a few days with the Retroid Pocket Nova, the latest in a series of "endgame" retro handhelds.
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Episode 381: The Odyssey & Christopher Nolan
Episode | August 7th, 2026 | 1 hr 31 mins
On this week's show, Jason returns to talk about The Odyssey, the latest international blockbuster from the visionary mind of Christopher Nolan.
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Episode 380: Live from Night City
Episode | July 31st, 2026 | 1 hr 7 mins
On this week's show, Dave and Shane talk about their sordid adventures in Cyberpunk, while Stan tries to save what's left of the western United States in Horizon Forbidden West.
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Episode 379: Aipocalypse Now
Episode | July 24th, 2026 | 1 hr 19 mins
This week: light spiritual awakenings, our weird feelings on AI & LLMs, plus tackling public comments on MTG's Universes Beyond. No one's going to be mad!
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Episode 378: Widow's Baycklog
Episode | July 17th, 2026 | 1 hr 7 mins
On this week's show, Stan wears a sports vest to relitigate some of his favorite 2026 movies, Shane arrives with notes, Dave discovers chiral matter, and the boys watch Widow's Bay.
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Episode 377: Thinkin' I'm Back: John Wick & PS5
Episode | July 10th, 2026 | 1 hr 8 mins
On this week's show, we're covering another cinema blind spot. Dave has never seen John Wick, so Shane came all the way from Ohio to make him watch it. Stan watched too.
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Episode 376: First Half Performance Review(s)
Episode | July 3rd, 2026 | 1 hr 20 mins
Well you did it. You've made it through another half a year. But... we have some things we need to talk about. Like all this amazing media we've enjoyed in 2026! Tune in for our favorites of our favorites from movies, games, music, TV and a few other things.
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Episode 375: Metaphor Your Consideration
Episode | June 26th, 2026 | 2 hrs 3 mins
As promised, we welcome Jason, aka Kilgore Trout, to the podcast to spend far too long talking to Shane about one of the best games of 2024: Metaphor: ReFantazio. We get into the mechanics, the gameplay, the writing, the themes, and even spend some time talking about our favorite fast food meals. Contemporary? Maybe. Thorough? Definitely.
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Episode 374: Multiple Player Games
Episode | June 19th, 2026 | 1 hr 3 mins
On this week's show, we reflect on a lifetime and history of people playing video games with strangers. What do Xbox Live and quarter munchers have in common? They brought people together.
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Episode 373: How Many Games Is Too Many?
Episode | June 12th, 2026 | 1 hr 18 mins
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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Episode 372: The Fugitive
Episode | June 5th, 2026 | 1 hr 10 mins
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.
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Episode 371: Surviving the Roadshow
Episode | May 29th, 2026 | 1 hr 6 mins
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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Episode 370: Modern Giveth, WOTC Taketh Away
Episode | May 22nd, 2026 | 1 hr 14 mins
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.
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Episode 369: Lettuce Entertain You & Your Thor
Episode | May 15th, 2026 | 1 hr 9 mins
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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Episode 368: Pragmata: Hugh's The Boss
Episode | May 9th, 2026 | 1 hr 13 mins
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 the what it means to be a slayer gamer.
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Episode 367: Spare Parts Man Cave Machine
Episode | May 1st, 2026 | 1 hr 10 mins
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 computer parts into a working computer, and Stan makes tacos out of fish sticks.