Direct Upgrade

If you had the power of a god-emperor, what societal systems would you change? We talk about how we provide feedback in the USA, "harm done" penal systems, and driving. 

In this episode we talk about "Death of the Author" in two ways.  1. If you interpret art differently than the author intended, is it less valid? 2. Can you enjoy a work of art if the author is a bad person?

Do you think our memes are clever? Because we sure do. This is a primer into some our innermost inside jokes from various games we've played. Oh, and we talk about Balatro. 

How long until YOU get replaced by AI? We debate it for our jobs. 

In our first ever GUEST EPISODE, Jake joins us to dole out some sage wisdom on how to balance gaming and life, bookended with discussion of crab rangoon and an argument over "No Peeing" signs. 

Call me Alice, because we're going down some rabbit holes! We talk about things we've become accidental "experts" on, namely Oppenheimer, razorblades, and what would happen if the sun suddenly disappeared?

We’re getting hot and bothered! We’re excited to share one of our topic ideas that spurred us to make a podcast - what are the small things in life that irk you more than they should? Do you agree with ours?

Do you think gambling in games with real money is ok? Do you like to pre-order things? Are microtransactions cool? What's an autoshooter? Are we made of meat? Find out on this episode of DIRECT UPGRADE!   Link: They're Made Out Of Meat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6JFTmQCFHg  

What's your Spotify algorithm giving you? We discuss our recent favorites and dive into some things that we DON'T know, but WISH we did. 

Have you ever been the villain in someone else's story? Hear our answers, as well as - discussing happy memories, the rise of TikTok doctors, and filming at the gym.

In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only DIRECT UPGRADE - where we discuss recent books and games we're enjoying, what does "grimdark" mean, and are you pro Dr. Pimple Popper?  Links He Who Fights with Monsters - https://www.audible.com/pd/He-Who-Fights-with-Monsters-A-LitRPG-Adventure-Audiobook/1774248182 The Will of the Many - https://www.amazon.com/Will-Many-Hierarchy-Book-ebook/dp...

Stocks are high on memes in this episode, where we talk about some new games we're playing, our favorite trending new memes, the most dangerous hike we've been on, and some medical oddities. 

In this 6th episode of DUG (we counted 1.5) - Patrick runs a game show, quizzing us on of our favorite video game types - MOBAs!  

We hit our stride with a jam-packed fourth episode, discussing the PC vs Console wars, our experience building PCs, early access games, Roguelite vs Roguelike, and our deckbuilder tier list! Link to the referenced "The Tetris God" skit from College Humor for those that haven't seen it - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Alw5hs0chj0  

In this episode we give some SPICY hot takes on celebrities we're not so fond of, talk about fights we've gotten in, and delve into our oldest memories!

Join us this week as we discuss how DnD archetypes relate to life, why we think some people don't like to play games, current fantasy reading list, and current pop culture recommendations. 

A very special bonus episode - listen in as we decide on the name of our podcast! 

Join us as we embark on this journey! In this episode we introduce ourselves, discuss our goals for the podcast, talk about deckbuilders, go over our gaming styles, discuss our ideal podcast guest, and ask our "gym culture" questions.