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Let's begin this FLAVOR TEXT with a question: What distinguishes a free man from a slave? Enderal: Forgotten Stories is a total conversion mod of everyone's favorite ubiquitously-available demigod simulator, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.  But, Enderal is not Skyrim. There's no sweetrolls or Fus-Ro-Dah-ing or NPCs directing you to the Cloud District. Enderal is a completely original, standalone RPG...

The year was 2018 and four cis, white guys said, "You know what this world needs? Another podcast!" And here we are, 8 years and 200 episodes later. Whether you've been with us since the beginning, found your way here through a FLAVOR TEXT, or are listening to your first episode of DT! right now, thank you! None of us thought we'd still be doing this, but hot dog, we're glad we are. So take a mome...

The DT! crew braved the home of the Braves for a second year in a row at the Southern Fried Gaming Expo in Atlanta, GA. This time, we put our polygonal pedals to the medal and asked, what modern streaming series could live on as an early 00s-era kart racer? Andrew re-treads all too familiar ground with The Last Of Us, Kyle plays with short term memory less with Severance, and Todd takes advantage...

Despite everything, it's still you. Or at least that's what we were told in Undertale, but now we're picking up from the ending of our Undertale FLAVOR TEXT where we talked briefly about Deltarune and are now diving into chapters 1-5.  Find out what an alternative reality world looks like for your favorite Undertale characters like Toriel, Sans, and Alphys. Then, accidentally fall into a portal to...

The latest installment in James Gunn's DC Universe has come to streaming in all of its glowing, green glory. Even though moviegoers were introduced to Guy Gardner as the Green Lantern in 2025's Superman, HBO Maxers(?) have the opportunity to watch Hal Jordan train John Stewart in the new show, Lanterns. Here's the kicker, Lanterns is pretty good! Because this new show has proven that adding power...

Trading card games are so hot right now. You've got Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-OH!, Riftbound, One Piece, Lorcana, Flesh & Blood, and, like, a dozen more. The whole economy around TCGs has only been accelerated by millennial nostalgia. With 90s kids cresting into their 40s, they now have the funds to chase that foil Charizard they've always wanted. Well we're on a mission to break into t...

It's been three years since our last Magic: The Gathering FLAVOR TEXT. In those last three years, a lot of things have happened in the MtG universe. Also, we all got REAL into Magic: The Gathering. Join Kyle as he walks us through the modern MtG lore and helps us all prepare for the upcoming set, Reality Fracture. If you're curious how we got here, you can check out Parts 1 and 2 of our MtG FLAVOR...

Spider-Man: Brand New Day has proved to be a brand new banger for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In fact, Tom Holland's latest outing has Peter Parker has us all asking the question, "Are we back?" Join Andrew, Todd and Matt as they chat through spoilers, cameos, and, of course, the Sadie Sink of it all. This episode was recorded LIVE at the Southern Fried Gaming Expo ! A massive thanks to GenXGro...

It's Christmas in July! Well, technically it's August and so it's like two weeks late but whatever! As a belated Christmas in July present, we're doing a Part 3 of the thing we definitely said we would do evey two years at the end of the year, and we definitely didn't do this off the cuff to hide some pretty aggressive vacation schedules. Welcome to our latest round up of our commissioned book rep...

He's dangerous, he's angry, he's on fire, and he has a skull face covered in the literal fires of Christian Hell. That's right kids, it's time we (finally) break down everyone's favorite #edgelord, Ghost Rider! Fun fact: You may know the Spirit of Vengeance as Jonny Blaze (i.e. Nic Cage in the movie) or Robbie Reyes from Agents of SHIELD. Well, there have actually been 22 documented Ghost Riders t...

Over the past two decades, game publishers have been producing less and less physical products. PlayStation announcing their intention to phase out game discs is just the next in a long line of cuts. Back in the day, games used to come with posters, demo discs, and, most importantly, instruction manuals. Well, we here at DT!HQ have taken it upon ourselves to revitalize a love of physical media amo...

Dubstep is one of those genres that, too many, feels like it simply showed up. But, contrary to popular belief, dubstep has one of the most interesting histories in all of music! Sure, most people heard dubstep for the first time when Skrillex came on the scene in 2011, but the roots of the genre go all the way back to 1940s Jamaica! Come along as we WUBWUBWUB our way through history from Jamaican...

Fame comes at a price, but we here at DT!HQ believe that some may not be paying in full. That's why we're putting our heads together to expose the mythical creatures living among us! It's time for the truth to come out. Put on your tin foil hats because today we're going to determine which real world celebrity is actually a cryptid in disguise. Matt ponders the mysteries of undeath. Andrew ponders...

Did you know Nic Cage starred in a Spiderman show as Spiderman in 2026? That's ok, most people didn't. But Matt and Todd sure did, and they watched it. And, get this, it was actually pretty good! Pour yourself a stiff drink and/or light a cigarette as we talk Amazon Prime's Spider-Noir. We will be LIVE at the Southern Fried Gaming Expo in Atlanta, Georgia July 31st - August 2nd! We'll have more de...

Nintendo is gearing up to remaster Star Fox 64 for the Switch 2, marking the third time this beloved classic has been repackaged and sold to the masses. Now with more modern, more disturbing graphics, Star Fox (2026) is bringing Fox, Falco, Slippy, Peppy and the rest to center stage. When you put a character on center stage, the public expects them to deliver a monologue or sing a solo, right? Wel...

Did you know that human beings share 90% of their DNA with chimpanzees? What would happen if you grafted a human with 2% avian DNA? The Maximum Rides series would imply that those people would have functional wings. And psychic powers.  Maximum Ride is NYTs bestselling-est author James Patterson's entry into the YA market (or one of his co-authors' entry). We explore the series and it's hero,human...

The sun is consistently setting after 9pm and that means Summer Party Season has officially begun! Now the folks at DT!HQ wont settle for anything less than the most Super Summer Party the world has ever seen. A few years ago, we barbequed with bad guys. This time, we're going wild with good guys as we determine which superhero team would host the best seasonal soirée. Matt needs you to steel your...

LEGO are not only a fun toy to play with in the real world, they're also the building blocks of a whole slew of video games. There are well over 50 official LEGO video games and over 30 of those games are based on movies. Most of those movies are family friendly classics, but nearly a third of annual LEGO sales belong to adults. That's right, LEGO isn't just for kids. These days you can both be in...

A bonus episode approaches! Work, travel, and life have gotten in the way of episode production, so we're blessing the DT! Main Feed with the post-show from Ep. 191: Consequences of Whimsymaxxing. Sit back, relax, and listen to a rousing discussion of how everything is slop. If you enjoyed this post-show conversation, you should check out the post-show we do for ALL of our DT! episodes at patreon....

With Marvel having slown down a bit in the past year or so, it's honestly been nice to not have to feel like we are constantly running towards the next thing. So, take a breath along with Matt and Todd as they reflect on Season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again.

Six whole years ago, in February of 2020, James Marsden, Jim Carrey and Sonic the Hedgehog sparked an idea in our heads. With box office hits like Sonic and Detective Pikachu, a Super Smash Bros. Cinematic Universe felt inevitable. Well, after half a decade of corporate slop and two Chris Pratt Mario movies, an SSB-CU just isn't as appealing as it used to be. Despite that, we're pitching one anywa...

Space. The final Frontier. For centuries, man has looked up at the sky and wondered what exists out there beyond the reaches of our imagination. And in 2013, a hero-turned-villian-turned-back-to-hero named Sean Murray dared to answer that question. His answer: Nearly infinite procedural generation.  No Man's Sky is one of the most interesting case studies among modern video games. As we near the g...

Modern games like Kirby and the Forgotten Lands and Pokemon Pokopia have put a new twist on post-apocalyptic media. These games combine the bleak realities at the end of the world with cute, cozy gameplay and aesthetics. What inspired this fresh outlook on the end of days? Who knows! But we here at DT!HQ are ready to capitalize on the trend. This week we're prepping for the collapse by rebooting o...

March has five Tuesdays so we're blessing the DT! Main Feed with a bonus episode! Our latest premium show is called Fellowship This! AKA One Does Not Simply Record a LOTR Watchalong Podcast: There And Pod Again: An Unexpected Recording . That's right, we're doing Lord of the Rings! Before we began this venture, Matt had never seen ANY of the LOTR movies or read any of the books. Do you want to exp...

The worst part about spring in the Midwest isn't the rain, it's the occasional 75-and-sunny day that sneaks in between the gray, rainy ones. Well after we received a healthy dose of vitamin D, we couldn't shake the idea of a summer vacation. For one reason or another, our travel agents encouraged us to go somewhere we'd seen in a video game. So we put our heads together and pulled out every pamphl...