Episodes 30
Avg. Duration 1h 51m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (5)
Since Jun 2023
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Where gamers talk about gaming and whatever gamers talk about. Hosted by the charismatic SpeakingLion, DLC Required welcomes streamers, developers, and video game lovers for passionate and unfiltered conversations. From hot takes and lore rants to lively debates, Lion and her guests embrace the chaos with genuine enthusiasm to create a show for gamers from all walks of life that is as authentic as it is endearing.

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Behind the Music of Borderlands 4 (ft. Joshua Carro)

Mar 20, 2026 57m

The incredible, innovative composer Joshua Carro (Borderlands 4) joins DLC Required for a second time to dive into the world of video game music composition (and other nerdy things).Currently the…

S3E1 Writing Borderlands 4 (ft. Sam Winker, Narrative Director @ Gearbox Software)

Nov 26, 2025 2h 1m

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…

S2E18 Borderlands: The Hunt Starts NOW! (ft. MystiqueSiren & Paskaroni)

Apr 04, 2025 1h 54m

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…

S2E17 Is It September 23 Yet? (ft. JoltzDude139 & Ki11erSix)

Feb 14, 2025 1h 12m

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…

S2E16 White Board Theories (ft. EpicNNG)

Dec 27, 2024 2h

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…

S2E15 So, that Borderlands 4 Trailer? (ft. Miqueagul)

Dec 20, 2024 2h 28m

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…

S2E14 The Nerdiest Borderlands Podcast Ever (ft. JoltzDude139 & LilGasMask)

Oct 11, 2024 3h 4m

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…

S2E13 BORDERLANDS 4 IS REAL (ft. Ki11erSix)

Aug 23, 2024 1h 12m

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.…

S2E12 Juicy GTA RP, Uno, and Games That Make You Cry (ft. BlameFrost)

Jul 12, 2024 3h 18m

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:…

S2E11 Great Bro Banter Off (ft. Torbin)

Jun 14, 2024 1h 25m

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…

S2E10 Mocap & More (ft. Robert Fernandez)

May 31, 2024 1h 52m

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),…

S2E9 Gotta Rank 'Em All (ft. bzk25)

May 17, 2024 1h 45m

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…

S2E8 Bunkers & Badasses & Other Nerdy Stuff (ft. Riley of Friend & Foe Adventure Co)

May 03, 2024 2h 7m

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…

S2E7 Video Game Music SLAPS and Other Objective Facts (ft. Joshua Carro)

Apr 12, 2024 1h 51m

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…

S2E6 DDR (Dungeons & Dragons & Rants) (ft. Hawkinaround)

Mar 08, 2024 2h 30m

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.…

S2E5 The Opposite of an Echo Chamber (Ft. LilGasMask666 & Miqueagul)

Mar 01, 2024 2h 29m

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,…

S2E4 Paskaroni Strikes Back! (ft. Paskaroni)

Feb 23, 2024 1h 48m

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,…

S2E3 It Started With LAN Parties (ft. TweetyExpert)

Feb 16, 2024 1h 42m

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!…

S2E2 Until Dawn is GOATED (and All Things Supermassive Games), ft. MCMDesigns

Feb 09, 2024 2h 5m

MCMDesigns 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…

S2E1 Video Games & Cosplays (ft. Phaseknight)

Feb 02, 2024 1h 15m

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…

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