Direct Upgrade
Join Patrick, Derek, and Mak in Direct Upgrade, a comedic variety podcast where we’ll discuss pretty much anything....as long as it’s interesting! We discuss video games, tabletop gaming, fantasy novels, pop culture, fitness, tech, and more!
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Direct Upgrade
We think gaming gives a lens to look at life. We host a comedic variety podcast with an emphasis on gaming of all types. Other things tend to find a way to sneak through - everything from fitness, pop culture, music, to whatever flows from our stream of consciousness.
Episodes
Thursday Sep 12, 2024
Thursday Sep 12, 2024
We let our creative nerd flags fly as we create our OWN hard magic systems! Would you read fantasy books based on these magic systems?
Thursday Sep 05, 2024
Thursday Sep 05, 2024
In this guest episode we take a deep dive with special guest Elissa into the world of HEMA - Historical European martial arts. What other hobbies can you hit people with swords?
Thursday Aug 29, 2024
Thursday Aug 29, 2024
Ooh it's getting controversial now. How do you feel about massages, Snoop Dogg, ramen in broth, NY style pizza, no-smoking commercials, MMA fighting, and cemeteries? Because WE DON'T LIKE 'EM!
Thursday Aug 22, 2024
Thursday Aug 22, 2024
It's back baby! We've got more super petty things that annoy us - grammar mistakes, TSA line etiquette, computer chairs, and ... allergy tests? Do you relate or are we just too petty?
Thursday Aug 15, 2024
Thursday Aug 15, 2024
Let's get practical! Sort of. In this episode we discuss how to merge lanes, how to get rid of furniture, and a memes we've hated but came around to.
Thursday Aug 08, 2024
Thursday Aug 08, 2024
It's a variety episode! There is singing, intolerable accents, car accident scenarios, summer camp stories, discussion of the hit reality show Jury Duty, songs stuck in your head, and what the heck is frisson?
SCP Foundation - https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/
Thursday Aug 01, 2024
Thursday Aug 01, 2024
In this cultured episode, we each start the episode with a performance of some sort - and let us say they're quite different! We also go over some of our favorite YouTube channels.
Nardwuar - https://www.youtube.com/@nardwuar
Thursday Jul 25, 2024
Thursday Jul 25, 2024
Have you ever thought - "this book would be a great movie?" Join us while we chat about some of our favorite IPs that would be great in other mediums! What's on your adaptation wish list?
Thursday Jul 18, 2024
Thursday Jul 18, 2024
r/Grimdank is descending into Femboy Madness. And we're here for it! Join us for a detailed look into how a historically exclusive tabletop hobby community is undergoing a cultural renaissance!Grimdank - https://www.reddit.com/r/Grimdank/
u/Sweet_older-Sister - https://www.reddit.com/user/Sweet_older-Sister/submitted/
r/PrimarchGFs - https://www.reddit.com/r/PrimarchGFs/
Thursday Jul 11, 2024
Thursday Jul 11, 2024
In this guest episode, we talk about some particularly memorable song lyrics, as well as some of our guest's GEAR GRINDERS.
Links
Petey - https://open.spotify.com/artist/4TeKBLCqmYXzvcgYX4t4YA
Rae Sremmurd - No Type - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzMrK-aGCug
I trust you'll be able to find Kanye, Shakira, and Bruce Springsteen music on your own....