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DLC RequiredWriting Borderlands 4 (ft. Sam Winker, Narrative Director @ Gearbox Software)Happy holidays! It's a new season of DLC Required, and we have one of the coolest guests ever joining us to take a peek inside the writers room of Borderlands 4. You may know Narrative Director Sam Winkler (Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, Borderlands 3, Borderlands 4) as a writer on some of your favorite games, or you may know him as That Guy From Twitter. Dive into the making of Borderlands 4, the minds behind it, and a shocking amount of soup talk.Stay classy, kiddos! Follow SpeakingLion on Twitch | TikTok | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter | Threads. New episodes of DL...
2025-11-262h 01DLC RequiredBorderlands: The Hunt Starts NOW! (ft. MystiqueSiren & Paskaroni)The Borderlands Hunt is a community-ran event where people race to collect every drop in a Borderlands game while raising money for St. Jude Play Live. Today, April 4th, is the kick-off of Borderlands 2 Hunt Before the Storm, our last BL2 Hunt before the launch of Borderlands 4. With luck (and all your support), this Hunt we'll cross HALF A MILLION DOLLARS for St. Jude Play Live. It's INSANE. To talk about why we do it, some of the fun (and not so fun) incentives, goals, challenges, and general shenanigans, Paskaroni and Mystique Siren join DLC Required.
2025-04-041h 54DLC RequiredIs It September 23 Yet? (ft. JoltzDude139 & Ki11erSix)We finally have a release date for the hotly anticipated Borderlands 4. Obviously, K6, Joltz, and I had to sit down and break it down. What will the gunplay be like? Movement mechanics?!?! Does story matter? Should Joltz make a weapon tier list? Join all of this plus other tangents as we count down the days til the next BL4 reveal. Follow JoltzDude139:https://www.youtube.com/joltzdude139twitch.tv/joltzdude139Follow K6!twitch.tv/ki11ersixhttp://YouTube.com/Ki11ersixhttps://twitter.com/Ki11ersixEdited by...
2025-02-141h 12DLC RequiredWhite Board Theories (ft. EpicNNG)Forgotten lore from Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel? Emily Swan? The Watcher? Prolific modder EpicNNG joins this week’s episode of DLC Required with an enthusiastic dive into Borderlands lore and alllllll the implications for Borderlands 4. Are we crazy? Possibly. Probably. But it’s FASCINATING.Follow EpicNNG, and check out Wonderlands Redux: https://x.com/epicnnghttps://epicnng.itch.io/Edited by:https://x.com/alectheeditorxxStay classy, kiddos! Follow SpeakingLion on Twitch | TikTok | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter | Threads. New episodes of DLC Required every week!
2024-12-272h 00DLC RequiredSo, that Borderlands 4 Trailer? (ft. Miqueagul)Miqueagul comes in swinging with hot takes on the Borderlands 4 trailer, game dev, and analogies. Lots of analogies. He asks questions like, "Is Ava in BL4?" and "What's a himbo?" Follow him.https://www.twitch.tv/miqueagulhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UChc93M9XtVkTxcUtuEY_fXAEdit by AlecTheCleric➭ https://twitter.com/AlecTheClericStay classy, kiddos! Follow SpeakingLion on Twitch | TikTok | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter | Threads. New episodes of DLC Required every week!
2024-12-202h 28DLC RequiredThe Nerdiest Borderlands Podcast Ever (ft. JoltzDude139 & LilGasMask)AN EXTRA LONG EPISODE? Some hot Monster energy takes, anticipation for Borderlands 4, mini map rage, and pretty much every niche Borderlands argument in existence. Follow JoltzDude139:https://www.youtube.com/joltzdude139twitch.tv/joltzdude139 Follow LilGasMask:twitch.tv/lilgasmaskhttps://www.youtube.com/lilgasmask666Edited by AlecTheEditorStay classy, kiddos! Follow SpeakingLion on Twitch | TikTok | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter | Threads. New episodes of DLC Required every week!
2024-10-113h 04
CosplayBytesPAX West 2024 with SpeakingLion!When I mention how we cover all the extra nerdy bits & bytes in every intro to a show, I mean it :). In this new episode, SpeakingLion joins me for an amazingly fun chat regarding her time at PAX West, from the panels she went to alongside the games played as well. We talk about what we really love about the PAX line of conventions and how it all comes down to the friendships made and that everyone truly feels among their own kind. Lion also goes into detail about some other conventions coming up like LA Comic Con before...
2024-10-021h 35
Friend and Foe Adventure Co: A Borderlands Bunkers and Badasses EchocastRecapping 1-69We wanted to recap the show so far as a refresher for listeners and a possible entry point for new folks! Did we cover everything? NO WAY! Did we cover most things? Not even close! But hopefully we hit on a lot of the important things.
CW: Profanity, violence, and more.
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Bunkers and Badasses From Nerdvana Games
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Bunker Master: Riley
Fayleon: Kimberly
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2024-10-0134 minDLC RequiredBORDERLANDS 4 IS REAL (ft. Ki11erSix)Ki11erSix returns to DLC Required on the heels of the BORDERLANDS 4 ANNOUNCEMENT at Gamescom. We immediately just start ranting without any context, but I swear it gets more sane. We're just excited. We answer some of your questions, talk about the upcoming Borderlands Hunt (for the kids!). and -- as always -- food.Follow K6!twitch.tv/ki11ersix http://YouTube.com/Ki11ersix https://twitter.com/Ki11ersixEdited by AlecTheClericStay classy, kiddos! Follow SpeakingLion on Twitch | TikTok | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter | Threads. New episodes of DLC Required...
2024-08-231h 12
Friend and Foe Adventure Co: A Borderlands Bunkers and Badasses Echocast68.The Good Stuff (feat. MystiqueSiren and SpeakingLion)After healing Pigeon everyone has questions, but does anyone have answers?
CW: Profanity, violence, drug use, alcohol, horror tones, and perhaps more. Let me know.
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2024-08-061h 27
Friend and Foe Adventure Co: A Borderlands Bunkers and Badasses Echocast67.The Power of Three (feat. MystiqueSiren and SpeakingLion)What do you call a gathering of Sirens? A collection? Trouble? Plumbers?
CW: Profanity, violence, drug use, alcohol use, and probably more (let us know)
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2024-07-231h 32DLC RequiredJuicy GTA RP, Uno, and Games That Make You Cry (ft. BlameFrost)What do BlameFrost and Lion have in common? They have a lot of feelings about video games. And music. And Borderlands. And Myspace. And roleplay. And -- whatever, just listen. It's fun.BlameFrost: https://www.twitch.tv/blamefrost/Stay classy, kiddos! Follow SpeakingLion on Twitch | TikTok | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter | Threads. New episodes of DLC Required every week!
2024-07-123h 18DLC RequiredGreat Bro Banter Off (ft. Torbin)Torbin has been working in video games for decades. He likes to remind people of that. You may know him from Dreamhack. You may know him as the Senior Community Manager at Daybreak Games. You may know him as a legend. You may know him as infuriating. Lion and Torbin banter for far too long about the Nintendo Switch vs Steam Deck, Overwatch mains, best video games of all time, and how many hours is too many hours in a game.Follow him here, and everywhere else: https://twitter.com/torbin_Edited by AlecTheCleric @ Transmutation...
2024-06-141h 25DLC RequiredMocap & More (ft. Robert Fernandez)Robert Fernandez (@banditofernando) is a Senior Motion Capture Facial Technician working at Gearbox. He's also a really rad dude. Robert joins Lion for rants about Runescape (yes, that Runescape), the fun and the hard of making games, and other shenanigans. Buckle in!Check out Robert: https://twitter.com/banditofernandoStay classy, kiddos! Follow SpeakingLion on Twitch | TikTok | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter | Threads. New episodes of DLC Required every week!
2024-05-311h 52DLC RequiredGotta Rank 'Em All (ft. bzk25)Borderlands heartthrob and lifelong content machine bzk25 joins this week to tell you entirely too much about himself. Is Borderlands 3 too easy? Most embarrassing stream moment? Which Pokémon movie is the best? What's the reaction gonna be to the Borderlands movie? Who knows -- Lion and bzk ramble for a while. Join us!Check out bzk25: https://linktr.ee/bzk25Stay classy, kiddos! Follow SpeakingLion on Twitch | TikTok | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter | Threads. New episodes of DLC Required every week!
2024-05-171h 45DLC RequiredBunkers & Badasses & Other Nerdy Stuff (ft. Riley of Friend & Foe Adventure Co)Hyperfixations, Bunkers & Badasses & TTRPGs, the best Cyperpunk 2077 characters, Borderlands movie & video game adaptations, bad dice rolls, Siren lore, too many segues. Riley, the BM of FFAdventureCo, joins Lion for a wonderfully chaotic podcast about all the things you'd expect. (It was his birthday, too!)Follow FFAdventureCo: https://linktr.ee/FFAdventureCoEdit by AlecTheCleric @ Transmutation Media➭ https://twitter.com/AlecTheCleric➭ https://twitter.com/Transmute_MediaStay classy, kiddos! Follow SpeakingLion on Twitch | TikTok | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter | Threads. New episodes of DLC Required every week!Stay classy, kiddos! Follow SpeakingLion on Twi...
2024-05-032h 07DLC RequiredVideo Game Music SLAPS and Other Objective Facts (ft. Joshua Carro)ROLL FOR INIATIVE! Josh, the composer of the bangin' soundtrack behind Tiny Tina's Wonderlands joins us this week for an insightful and little bit wild talk about making game music, indie games, and more for a peek behind the curtain on how games are brought to life.Currently the In-House Composer at Gearbox Software, joshua michael carro is a versatile multimedia artist, percussionist, sound designer, producer, teacher, and composer. carro's current work strives to develop new methods of graphic modular composition for instruments of any kind with the extension of electro-acoustic and visual elements. Aside from his...
2024-04-121h 51DLC RequiredDDR (Dungeons & Dragons & Rants) (ft. Hawkinaround)Lion and Hawkin make a drink and talk very fast about things they love. Hawkin makes the case for their Top 5 Games list and spicy things. Lion gets distracted by dice and tells embarrassing stories. Two lore nerds dive into DND, video games, coffee, fluidity, and much, much more. Spoiler: you're not ready for Glitterbomb.Follow Hawkin: https://www.twitch.tv/hawkinaroundEdit by AlecTheCleric @ Transmutation Media➭ https://twitter.com/AlecTheCleric➭ https://twitter.com/Transmute_MediaStay classy, kiddos! Follow SpeakingLion on Twitch | TikTok | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter | Threads. New episodes of DLC...
2024-03-082h 30DLC RequiredThe Opposite of an Echo Chamber (Ft. LilGasMask666 & Miqueagul)Gas, Miq, and Lion unite to talk in circles and gang up on each other about Borderlands stuff, and IMPORTANT stuff, like what type of french fry is the best fry. They accidentally ranted for, like, six hours. Here are the highlights.Follow Gas: https://www.twitch.tv/lilgasmaskhttps://www.youtube.com/lilgasmask666Follow Miq: https://www.twitch.tv/miqueagulhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UChc93M9XtVkTxcUtuEY_fXAEdit by AlecTheCleric @ Transmutation Media➭ https://twitter.com/AlecTheEditorxxStay classy, kiddos! Follow SpeakingLion on Twitch | TikTok | YouTube | In...
2024-03-012h 29DLC RequiredPaskaroni Strikes Back! (ft. Paskaroni)What does it take to make a Borderlands cosplay? Where do you even start? What is Fortnite? Is Gearbox actually teasing Borderlands 4? Recorded on the heels of the FIRST BORDERLANDS MOVIE TRAILER, Paskaroni joins Lion for a return episode full of laughter, rage, and a Paskaroni original song.Follow Pask on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/paskaroniEdited by Alec from Transmutation Media.Stay classy, kiddos! Follow SpeakingLion on Twitch | TikTok | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter | Threads. New episodes of DLC Required every week!
2024-02-231h 48DLC RequiredIt Started With LAN Parties (ft. TweetyExpert)The Queen of janky gaming, TweetyExpert, joins this episode of DLC Required! Lion gets schooled in all things Tarkov and more. Follow TweetyExpert: https://beacons.ai/tweetyexpertStay classy, kiddos! Follow SpeakingLion on Twitch | TikTok | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter | Threads. New episodes of DLC Required every week!
2024-02-161h 42DLC RequiredUntil Dawn is GOATED (and All Things Supermassive Games), ft. MCMDesignsMCMDesigns is BACK. The man with the majestic mustache (and fellow Supermassive Game superfan) returns to rant all things Until Dawn, The Quarry, and Dark Pictures Anthology. From Tier Lists and a regrettable round of smash or pass to our favorite moments and thoughts on the recently announced Until Dawn movie, it's a hell of a ride.Follow MCM!Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mcmdesignsTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mcmdesignsStay classy, kiddos! Follow SpeakingLion on Twitch | TikTok | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter | Threads. New episodes of DLC Required every week!
2024-02-092h 05DLC RequiredVideo Games & Cosplays (ft. Phaseknight)Cyberpunk, Baldurs Gate 3, Borderlands, cosplay? The fantastic Phaseknight joins Lion on the first episode of Season 2 of DLC Required to talk all kinds of games, cosplay, and nerdy crap. Including dying on the hill that is Maya's eyebrows. linktr.ee/Phaseknight_Stay classy, kiddos! Follow SpeakingLion on Twitch | TikTok | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter | Threads. New episodes of DLC Required every week!
2024-02-021h 15DLC RequiredThe One Where They Judge Steam Libraries (ft. V0cal_Assassin)V0cal_Assassin returns post his 1Life completion for a delightfully unstructured ramble on the possibility of BL4, dialogue in video games, each other's Steam libraries, why not to play League of Legends, and how sleepy they both are. Follow V0cal:twitch.tv/V0cal_AssassinEdit by AlecTheCleric @ Transmutation Media➭ https://twitter.com/AlecTheCleric➭ https://twitter.com/Transmute_MediaStay classy, kiddos! Follow SpeakingLion on Twitch | TikTok | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter | Threads. New episodes of DLC Required every week!
2023-11-241h 30DLC RequiredBL3's Story is Good and Other Correct Gaming Takes (ft. BadKarma)BadKarma joins Lion for a ramble on a completely nonsensical conversation about Ava being a good character, Dead by Daylight, Peyton Manning, competitive shooters, fantasy football, and too much. Join us! Follow BadKarma:twitch.tv/BadKarmatwitter.com/BadKarmaLuckyEdit by AlecTheCleric @ Transmutation Media➭ https://twitter.com/AlecTheCleric➭ https://twitter.com/Transmute_MediaStay classy, kiddos! Follow SpeakingLion on Twitch | TikTok | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter | Threads. New episodes of DLC Required every week!
2023-11-102h 25
CosplayBytesTwitchCon 2023 with SpeakingLionThere is just so much about this episode that surprised me about SpeakingLion in addition to our chat about her time at TwitchCon last month. You get her cosplay origin story, tidbits about her life being a union member of SAG-AFTRA, game adaptations at the start of the episode, streaming life, and just so much more. Learn about her obsession with any sort of gaming lore (hell yes fellow Kingdom Hearts gremlin!) and how it connects to her podcast DLC Required! I'll just let you guys listen to this 2 hour chat we had. It was really something :)
2023-11-101h 54DLC RequiredThe Art of Being Too Stubborn (ft. LilGasMask666)LilGasMask666 joins Lion to rant about a lot of things. Mostly energy drinks, playing dumb challenges in video games that make them harder than they need to be, people thinking they're into that, and a lot of chaotic stuff.Follow Gas: https://www.twitch.tv/lilgasmaskhttps://www.youtube.com/lilgasmask666Edit by AlecTheCleric @ Transmutation Media➭ https://twitter.com/AlecTheEditorxxStay classy, kiddos! Follow SpeakingLion on Twitch | TikTok | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter | Threads. New episodes of DLC Required every week!
2023-11-032h 26DLC RequiredSiren Lore & More (ft. MystiqueSiren)The World of Borderlands book came out and MystiqueSiren and Lion have a lot to discuss. From theories on Borderlands 4 and the fate of Lilith to the seventh Siren — and inevitable detours into Portal lore, zombies, GameStop, Pop! Funkos, and other absurdity — Lion and Mystique are here to talk too much and entertain.www.twitch.tv/@MystiqueSirenEdit by AlecTheCleric @ Transmutation Media➭ https://twitter.com/AlecTheCleric➭ https://twitter.com/Transmute_MediaStay classy, kiddos! Follow SpeakingLion on Twitch | TikTok | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter | Threads. New episodes of DLC Required every week!
2023-09-262h 08DLC RequiredAnything But Top 5 (ft. Ki11erSix)Ki11er Six is known for his Top 5 Borderlands videos and for being a really cool dude. Lion and K6 were going to make Top 5 lists about a ton of things, but ended up ranting about movies, Wendy's sucking, and -- wait for it -- Borderlands. Shocking, I know.Follow K6 Everywhere:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/Ki11ersixTwitch: https://twitch.tv/Ki11ersixTwitter: https://twitter.com/Ki11ersixEdit by AlecTheCleric @ Transmutation Media➭ https://twitter.com/AlecTheCleric➭ https://twitter.com/Transmute_MediaStay classy, kiddos! Foll...
2023-09-221h 31DLC RequiredThe One With The Borderlands Rants (ft. Miqueagul)Miqueagul makes games harder than they need to be. You probably know him from his Borderlands videos, where he makes Borderlands harder than it needs to be. Miq and Lion accidentally rant about Borderlands for 90 minutes. Go follow him.https://www.twitch.tv/miqueagulhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UChc93M9XtVkTxcUtuEY_fXAEdit by AlecTheCleric @ Transmutation Media ➭ https://twitter.com/AlecTheCleric ➭ https://twitter.com/Transmute_MediaStay classy, kiddos! Follow SpeakingLion on Twitch | TikTok | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter | Threads. New episodes of DLC Required every week!
2023-09-151h 39DLC RequiredA Wide Ranging Conversation (ft. Paskaroni)AKA, the one where Lion cries about Handsome Jack. Paskaroni (variety streamer, Bacon overlord) joins DLC Required this week for a talk on former lives, Borderlands 3, sexy video game villains, and the best Christmas movie of all time. Follow Pask: https://www.twitch.tv/paskaroniStay classy, kiddos! Follow SpeakingLion on Twitch | TikTok | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter | Threads. New episodes of DLC Required every week!
2023-08-062h 11DLC RequiredFirst Thought, Best Thought (ft. MCMDesigns)Lion is joined by fellow chaos gremlin and Supermassive Games enthusiast, MCMDesigns, for a rapid-fire debate on a wide variety of video game topics... and probably a ton of other tangents, too. Check out more from our favorite Aussie!https://www.twitch.tv/mcmdesignshttps://www.tiktok.com/@mcmdesignsStay classy, kiddos! Follow SpeakingLion on Twitch | TikTok | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter | Threads. New episodes of DLC Required every week!
2023-07-211h 50DLC RequiredThe Sand Hawk is Overrated (ft. V0cal_Assassin)V0cal_Assassin joins Lion from across the globe for a conversation about gaming that ends up just being Borderlands rants, games that made V0cal cry, and Lion crying about Bloodwing again. It's past V0cal's bedtime, Lion overslept -- vibes are set for the debut episode of DLC Required with this odd little duo.Audio Edited by Mugai.Stay classy, kiddos! Follow SpeakingLion on Twitch | TikTok | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter | Threads. New episodes of DLC Required every week!
2023-07-151h 45DLC RequiredDLC Required: The TrailerDLC Required, a new podcast where gamers talk about whatever gamers talk about. Coming soon! Subscribe now on whatever you're listening to this on and be one of the real ones.Stay classy, kiddos! Follow SpeakingLion on Twitch | TikTok | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter | Threads. New episodes of DLC Required every week!
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