Episodes

318
Aug. 25, 2025

What Are We Doing Here Bungie?! #318

This week, Mike and Todd discuss the latest This Week in Destiny blog from Bungie that rocked the Destiny community...and we disagree what this means for the players that are grinding power in the new Edge of Fate. It might get heated. We have another new Topic of the Week that if you are 400 plus power in Edge of Fate, need to listen to for success to pinnacle power cap. We answer questions from the community and review our Question of the Week which is posted in our Discord community. Don't fo...
317
Aug. 18, 2025

Is Gaming Too Easy Now? #317 ft BarrelBarley406

Welcome to Guardian Down Cast: A Destiny Podcast...if you love to play the game Destiny 2, you've come to the right place. We're a podcast community full of like minded Guardians who love the game. Have you ever wondered who that gamertag next to you is in a raid? Where are they from? How did they find Destiny? Well, it's our mission to hear the stories of our Destiny community, wherever that may be. We report the latest updates and news within the game and community and we're a podcast that emp...
316
Aug. 10, 2025

The Solstice and Edge of Fate Grind Continues #316

Welcome to Guardian Down Cast: A Destiny Podcast...if you love to play the game Destiny 2, you've come to the right place. We're a podcast community full of like minded Guardians who love the game. Have you ever wondered who that gamertag next to you is in a raid? Where are they from? How did they find Destiny? Well, it's our mission to hear the stories of our Destiny community, wherever that may be. We report the latest updates and news within the game and community and we're a podcast that emp...
315
Aug. 4, 2025

"A Tale of Two Guardians" #315 The Grind Is REAL!

This week, Kingsleymac and ToddtheGatr are talking Destiny 2 Edge of Fate. The Destiny community is very split with the new way that Bungie wants Guardians to play the new content. Kingsley and Gatr are two very different types of Destiny gamers and we expose why that is in this episode. Welcome to Guardian Down Cast: A Destiny Podcast...if you love to play the game Destiny 2, you've come to the right place. We're a podcast community full of like minded Guardians who love the game. Have you eve...
314
July 28, 2025

So Is Edge of Fate Any Good? #314 ft HDTech

This week, we have an active member of our community that streams on and helps many of our members get that raid completed or compete against other Guardians in the Crucible. He's so busy that he's know to fall asleep while streaming! We...
313
July 20, 2025

Edge of Fate "NO SPOILERS" First Impressions #313

This week, Kingsleymac and ToddtheGatr share their initial impressions of Bungie's new Edge of Fate Expansion going forward with Destiny 2's new multi-year saga. This episode is spoiler free as to the story or campaign, and they only talk about their likes/dislikes of what they have played so far. We answer community questions and go over This Week in Destiny as well. Don't forget the outtakes at the end of the show! Welcome to Guardian Down Cast: A Destiny Podcast...if you love to play the gam...
312
July 13, 2025

Edge of Fate Waiting Room #312 ft ElmmerFuddGames

This week, Kingsleymac is on vacation spending money in Vegas, so I asked a long time friend to guest co-host for me...he's been supporting our podcast since the beginning in 2019 and has a long running gaming podcast Just Some Gamers and a more personal interview podcast Get On In Here . He has a vibrant community where he streams live on his Twitch Channel . We review some of the most exciting things coming to the new Edge of Fate, including this week's "This Week in Destiny" blog from Bungie....
311
July 6, 2025

It's Almost Time for Destiny 2: Edge of Fate #311 Mega-TWAB 2!

This week, Todd and Mike discuss our impressions from the Bungie's second livestream and catch up on our week. We have a new gentleman's wager for the two weeks leading up to Edge of Fate, Bungie's lastest major expansion. Another Mega Twab has dropped and we will go over all the important highlights from it. We have another topic of the week and then answer questions from our community and share our results from the GDC Question of the Week. Don't forget the outtakes at the end of the show. Wel...
310
June 30, 2025

Edge of Fate "Bungie Livestream Reactions" #310 ft Tajo Trade

This week, Todd is back from the UK and joins Kingsleymac and guest Tajo Trade. We discuss our impressions of last week's Bungie Edge of Fate livestream. We also hear more about Tajo and put him through the SpeedRun. We go over This Week in Destiny and answer questions from our community. We also add more music to our GDC time capsule with our GDC Show Playlist. Don't forget the outtakes at the end of the show. Welcome to Guardian Down Cast: A Destiny Podcast...if you love to play the game Dest...
309
June 23, 2025

Gatr is BACK From the UK: Part 2 Special Episode #309

This week, ToddtheGatr returns from the UK and shares his experience of the week. Next we go over the latest news from Bungie in their weekly blog and this week, how we melee in Destiny 2: Edge of Fate will change forever...Todd explains how. Lots of re-tuned Exotic Armor is also coming to Edge of Fate. Todd shares a sneak peek at his new "side" podcast and final thoughts about my trip to the UK with some bonus footage you won't want to miss! Don't forget the outtakes at the end of the show as w...
308
June 16, 2025

Gatr is in the UK: Part One Special Episode #308

This week, Kingsleymac has the week off partly due to the fact that ToddtheGatr has flown across the pond to the Guardian Down Cast UK meetup. Todd shares his week, and the latest info from Bungie in their This Week in Destiny blog. Then we have a special montage of past clips from our community that is normally content that has never gone public and exclusive to our patron supporters of the show in special Patreon episodes, however you will get a sample of these clips handpicked from Todd that ...
307
June 9, 2025

Ep 307: Destiny 2 Edge of Fate Infosplosion!

This week, Kingsleymac and ToddtheGatr catch up with their week, then they dive right into OUR impressions from Destiny content creators who got a preview of the upcoming Edge of Fate expansion from Bungie. Armor 3.0 and Weapons 3.0 are discussed as well as more little info pieces we got from the various videos released about it. We answer questions from our community and go over our GDC Question of the Week. A special announcement at the end of the show also. Welcome to Guardian Down Cast: A D...
306
June 1, 2025

Ep 306: State of the Gaming Industry Report//May Roundtable Episode

This week is our May Roundtable episode and we have four topics to discuss, one of which is a State of the Gaming Industry report from Epyllion, a Venture Capital company reporting to their investors. Here is the report to view for yourself: State of Video Gaming by Matthew Ball . We welcome two of our longtime community members that were here well before our community was created as they have their long running gaming podcast: Potato Thumbs Podcast . We welcome FluffyFingersMD and AdmiralN...
305
May 25, 2025

Ep 305: Bungie Actually Listened to Their Employees? ft Cyn

This week, Cyn joins Kingsleymac and ToddtheGatr to discuss our week, the weekly Bungie Blog and a topic of the week where Bungie management listened to their employees for once...but maybe they should've made this decision anyway? You tell us. We'll be answering questions from our community and we go over our Question of the Week results and comments. Don't miss the outtakes at the end of the show where Todd mentions an important date coming up for his future of podcasting. Welcome to Guardian...
304
May 19, 2025

Ep 304: What Are We Playing This Summer/Fall? ft Grackle

This week, we have a brand new guest of the show, Grackle. He's been a part of our community for over 4 years and we finally get to hear his Destiny story and a few things that might surprise you. We go over the highlights from This Week in Destiny and answer questions from our community and it's also time to add some music to our show playlist. Uncle Scumdeth has a touching question for us as well at the end. Don't forget the outtakes at the end of the show music. Welcome to Guardian Down Cast...
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May 11, 2025

Ep 303: Bungie's REVEALING Future for Destiny 2

This week Kingsleymac and ToddtheGatr discuss their initial impressions of Bungie's reveal livestream. Bungie announced the next four expansions for 2025-2026, the first being Edge of Fate. The question remains: will this be enough to bring back past Guardians and will Bungie see numbers like Lightfall and Final Shape? We discuss with the live chat. We share our week in gaming and life as well. We answer questions from our discord community and reveal the results of our Question of the Week. Don...
302
May 5, 2025

Ep 302: Powerade Buddies//Thinking "Outside the Box" for Marathon?

This week, Kingsleymac and ToddtheGatr discuss their week and also talk about the community puzzle and the upcoming Bungie Destiny reveal event.  For the topic of the week, Todd has an idea that might persuade more players to buy Marathon,...
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April 21, 2025

300 Episodes Celebration! So...Marathon?

This week we celebrate our 300 episode which is a real milestone for me personally with all of the ups and downs of the podcast over the years.  We first share our week, go over the This Week in Destiny and talk about our thoughts coming from the...
298
April 7, 2025

Ep 298: Destiny 2 Heresy Act 3 Week ONE // Kingsleymac Takes the SpeedRun

This week, Kingsleymac and ToddtheGatr share their Week 1 Impressions of Destiny 2 Heresy Act 3.  Todd also brought another hot topic of the week and we answer questions from the community and Kingsleymac takes the SpeedRun! Welcome to Guardian...
297
March 30, 2025

Ep 297: Destiny 2- Three "Magic" Builds ft Magic Mike

This week, we have a new guest on the show...he's the Destiny Guardian from West Virginia...Magic Mike.  Kingsleymac and ToddtheGatr learn more about him and run him through the SpeedRun as well.  We also catch up on our week, report on the...
296
March 23, 2025

Ep 296: March Roundtable Episode "...and now for something COMPLETELY different" ft Cyn Media

This week it's our monthly Roundtable Episode and we have some brand new topics of discussion this week...probably the most diverse topics we've ever talked about.   Welcome to Guardian Down Cast: A Destiny Podcast...if you love to play the...
295
March 17, 2025

Ep 295: Destiny 2 Heresy Act 2 is REALLY Good!

This week, Kingsleymac and ToddtheGatr share our week one impressions of Destiny 2 Heresy Act 2 and SURPRISE...it's really good!!  Bungie's storytelling is cooking!  We go over the latest TWAB and answer questions from our community. ...