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Episode 351: Learning Poker with No Money Down Jan 09, 2026

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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.

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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/

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Episode 350: The 2025 Year-End Review ft. Adam Burke Dec 19, 2025

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On this week's show, Dave's friend and comedian, Adam Burke, joins the show as we look back on a year of gaming, watching, listening, and reading.

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Timestamps:
0:01 - Selling phone plans to Australians
5:44 - This week's episode/housekeeping
6:15 - Our guest this week, Adam Burke
21:24 - Favorite movies of the year
35:20 - The games we played this year
1:00:20 - The year in music
1:14:01 - Stan's comics of the year
1:23:55 - Final hits of the year
1:27:32 - Wrapping up

Links from this week's episode:
https://www.instagram.com/atpburke/

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Episode 349: Bounty Star & Lego Voyagers for the Holidays Dec 12, 2025

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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.

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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/

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Episode 348: Shane Returns: Big in Japan Dec 05, 2025

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Shane's back from his trip across the world and he's ready to talk Japan, jet lag, travel tips, and more. But not before we spend a good amount of time having an existential freak out about Black Friday.

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Timestamps:
0:01 - Grey Friday
9:30 - A jet-lagged intro
13:01 - This week's episode/housekeeping
14:52 - Shane does Japan
19:00 - Why do we travel?
34:00 - What was awesome?
46:21 - Shane's tips n tricks
51:52 - Did Shane have a good time?
1:01:30 - The next few weeks/wrapping up

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Episode 347: Getting Bent with Aang, Appa, and D00mwake Nov 21, 2025

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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!

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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:
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

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Episode 346: Freaks & Geese Nov 14, 2025

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On this week's show, the boys revisit Freaks & Geeks, Stan reads a post-modern comic book, Shane tries to buy a rug, and Dave listens to Geese.

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Timestamps:
0:01 - What's that in your dinner kit?
8:05 - This week's episode
10:00 - In-flight entertainment
12:50 - Ball X Pit
17:30 - Plane boarding
19:31 - Freaks X Geeks
35:31 - Ice Cream Man: the card deck
41:22 - Rugs are hard
46:48 - Sometimes Geese... can be good?
57:52 - Wrapping up

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Episode 345: Soup Nov 07, 2025

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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.

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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

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Episode 344: One Month of Toilet Paper Oct 31, 2025

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On this week's show, Shane plays real life Mario Kart and video game space exploration. Then Dave gets upset over a very long roll of toilet paper, and Stan predicts the reception to Halo on PS5.

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Timestamps:
0:01 - Questionable drinking and spending habits
11:30 - Housekeeping/this week's episode
12:48 - Real life Mario Kart
18:46 - Magical Kittens Save the Day
24:32 - Fallout 4 but.... IN SPAAAACE
31:55 - The Big Roll
47:07 - Halo... in MY PlayStation? It's more likely than you think!
1:00:29 - Wrapping up

Links from this week's episode:
https://www.amazon.com/Charmin-Toilet-Forever-Starter-Holder/dp/B0FJTLQQ8P

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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Episode 343: Expedition 33 Revisited Oct 24, 2025

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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

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Timestamps:

Links from this week's episode:

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Episode 342: Mutant F1 Arcade Handhelds Oct 17, 2025

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On this week's show, the boys wonder whether a new game will solve their problems. Then Stan ruminates on Universes Beyond some more, following the Ninja Turtles announcement. Dave takes pictures of arcade cabinet art. And Shane learns a bit about Brad Pitt after watching F1, and shows off his new MSI Claw.

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Timestamps:
0:01 - What game will bring us together next?
9:10 - This week's episode/housekeeping
11:18 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Cardboard
31:37 - Arcade guys
47:54 - Shane's lightning round - F1, Stan's Steam Deck, and the MSI Claw
1:06:00 - 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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