My Hill To Die On

Nate Rudd and Ryan Smith

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Everyone has things they are passionate about; things we want our friends to try and experience. So we've convinced each other to try different things. We talk about these experiences to see if we can just get one more person to join us on our hill to die on.

2d ago

A Love Letter to the Fans

Recorded June 13, 2026 The big 100. Nate and Ryan celebrate their 100th anniversary in the only way that seems appropriate — by talking about fans and fandom with some of their closest friends as they discuss the film Galaxy Quest along with it's documentary Never Surrender. By Grabthar's Hammer, what a savings. Connect with us Become a member: myhilltodieon.com/members Email: myhilltodieon@gmail.com Reddit: r/MyHillToDieOn Mastodon: @myhilltodieon@mastodon.social Instagram: @myhilltodieon Threads: @myhilltodieon X: @myhilltodieon Other Recommended Media Star Trek Star Trek: The Next Generation Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Star Trek: Voyager Star Trek: Enterprise Star Trek: Discovery Star Trek: Lower Decks Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Star Trek (2009) Farscape Firefly Star Wars Rouge One Andor The Madalorian Once We Were Spacemen (podcast) The Orville Moon Gargoyles Monk Men in Black Wings Spaceballs Spaceballs: The New One Space Quest (video game) Redshirts Terminal Alliance Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Third Rock from the Sun Mork & Mindy ALF Resident Alien Master of Formalities Futurama Idiocracy Muppets from Space Red Dwarf Forever Young Space Cases Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century Mom Can't Cook (podcast) Eureka Warehouse 13 The Fifth Element Mystery Men Galaxy Quest IMDb Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary IMDb Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Theme by Michael AD https://soundcloud.com/michael-ad/the-deep-end used with permission
Oct 1

Recognized as Living Beings

Recorded August 30, 2026 Detectives, Detectors, and Detectoring Ryan went to the theatre and Nate found another way to injure himself. After that, Nate forced Ryan to have yet another Calpis soda. Afterwards, they talk about some of the more memorable detectives before turning their attention to the main media, where they addressed vampire heraldry, female dwarves, and half-baked golems in the Terry Pratchett book, Feet of Clay. Connect with us Become a member: myhilltodieon.com/members Email: myhilltodieon@gmail.com Reddit: r/MyHillToDieOn Mastodon: @myhilltodieon@mastodon.social Instagram: @myhilltodieon Threads: @myhilltodieon X: @myhilltodieon Summer Adventures 54: The Second Book Made Me Angry (our episode about The People of Sparks) Chicago The Musical Tour Fantasy Springs (area of Tokyo DisneySea) George Washington Day Race Results Shadow Gambit Official Site Taste of Japan Clapis Cool Pine Pick 2: Detectives or Detective Stories Nate: Monk - IMDb Ryan: Columbo - IMDB Nate: Data as Sherlock Holmes in Elementary Dear Data - Start Trek: The Next Generation Ryan: Hildibrand in Final Fantasy XIV Feet of Clay Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Audible Libro.fm Theme by Michael AD https://soundcloud.com/michael-ad/the-deep-end used with permission
Sep 1

Effects of the Time Period in Space

Recorded June 28, 2026 Rockets, Martians, and a terrible lack of communication. This week we have Nate's programming projects, a game from Ryan, and "guilty pleasure" soda. After that, there are lots, and lots... and lots of rockets. Then, Nate and Ryan turn their attention to the main media, The Martian Contingency, where they discussed the importance of good communication, cultural context, some examples of Chekhov's gun that may as well have been a cannon. Connect with us Become a member: myhilltodieon.com/members Email: myhilltodieon@gmail.com Reddit: r/MyHillToDieOn Mastodon: @myhilltodieon@mastodon.social Instagram: @myhilltodieon Threads: @myhilltodieon X: @myhilltodieon To the Moon Official Site Taste of Japan Nope Pick 2: Rocket Stories Nate: October Sky - Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp, IMDb Ryan: Hidden Figures - Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp, IMDB Nate: The Inner Light - Start Trek: The Next Generation - Memory Alpha, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp Ryan: Final Fantasy VII Remake - Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp The Martian Contingency Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Audible Theme by Michael AD https://soundcloud.com/michael-ad/the-deep-end used with permission
Aug 1

A Million to One Chance Always Works Out

Recorded June 7, 2026 Girls don't marry princes all the time, so why should today be any different? This episode Nate and Ryan talk about running, heat, logic games, and board games. Then, after discussing altered and retold fairy tales, they talk about the power of stories, travelogues, how to talk "foreign", and the power of cats over vampires in their discussion of Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett. Connect with us Become a member: myhilltodieon.com/members Email: myhilltodieon@gmail.com Reddit: r/MyHillToDieOn Mastodon: @myhilltodieon@mastodon.social Instagram: @myhilltodieon Threads: @myhilltodieon X: @myhilltodieon Lex.Games Official Site The Legacy of Mars Board Game Geek Taste of Japan Mitsuya White Grape Baskin Robins Strawberry Cheescake KitKat Pick 2: Fairy Tale Related Stories Nate: Tangled - Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp, IMDb Ryan: Books by T. Kingfisher, specifically: Nettle & Bone (Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp, Audible, Libro.fm) and A Sorceress Comes to Call (Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp, Audible, Libro.fm) Nate: Qpid - Start Trek: The Next Generation - Memory Alpha, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp Ryan: Lies of P - Official Site, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp Witches Abroad Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Audible Libro.fm Theme by Michael AD https://soundcloud.com/michael-ad/the-deep-end used with permission
Jul 1

The Shi Rule

Recorded May 17, 2026 As we continue to seek the truth in all things and the inane details within everything, Ryan attempts to bring us the least educational of educational games. He has brought together old "favorite" contestants Keith, Nate, Shi, and Terence as they attempt to out-nerd each other in pedantic details with the 1.0 version of the game Technically Correct. Connect with us Become a member: myhilltodieon.com/members Email: myhilltodieon@gmail.com Reddit: r/MyHillToDieOn Mastodon: @myhilltodieon@mastodon.social Instagram: @myhilltodieon Threads: @myhilltodieon X: @myhilltodieon Theme by Michael AD https://soundcloud.com/michael-ad/the-deep-end used with permission
Jun 1

Gravity Is the Good Stuff

Recorded April 19, 2026 A one way trip to save all mankind… I'd trust that to a middle school science teacher, but did he submit plans for the sub? This week Nate and Ryan talk about teachers, healing, and fighting the embodiment of time. Then they turned their attention to the main media, Project Hail Mary, where they discuss emotionally distant characters, the gratefulness of aliens, and the dangers of ripping out parts of your spaceship. Connect with us Become a member: myhilltodieon.com/members Email: myhilltodieon@gmail.com Reddit: r/MyHillToDieOn Mastodon: @myhilltodieon@mastodon.social Instagram: @myhilltodieon Threads: @myhilltodieon X: @myhilltodieon Yamazaki Bread Points Official Site Taste of Japan Sakura Lemonade KitKat Banana Hades 2 Official Site Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Pick 2: Teachers Nate: Mr. A (high school vice principal) Ryan: Mr. D (high school social studies teacher) Nate: Dr. C (college professor in the computer science department) Ryan: Dr. F (college professor who was president of Tokyo Christian University) Project Hail Mary Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Audible Libro.fm Hank Green - Project Hail Mary's "Science Mistakes" Theme by Michael AD https://soundcloud.com/michael-ad/the-deep-end used with permission
Apr 30

Feel the Cold Rage

Recorded March 28, 2026 Spies in space! This week Nate talks about the world baseball classic and hurting himself skiing… again. Ryan talks about a game in which he fights a sentient refrigerator. Then after both of them share some interesting spy stories they turn to their main media. For their discussion of The Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette Kowal, they discuss character likability, theologically inconsistent choices, and how far to take your revenge. Connect with us Become a member: myhilltodieon.com/members Email: myhilltodieon@gmail.com Reddit: r/MyHillToDieOn Mastodon: @myhilltodieon@mastodon.social Instagram: @myhilltodieon Threads: @myhilltodieon X: @myhilltodieon Nate's Excursions Hakkaisan World Baseball Classic Taste of Japan CC Lemon Vitamin Mikan Control Official Site Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Pick 2: Spy Stories Both: Galactic Cold War Series by Dan Moren - Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp, Libro.fm, Audible Nate: Face of the Enemy - Star Trek: The Next Generation - Memory Alpha, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp Ryan: Spy x Family - Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp Nate: Spy Ski School by Stuart Gibbs - Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp, Libro.fm, Audible Ryan: Shadow of the Hegemon by Orson Scott Card - Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp, Libro.fm, Audible The Relentless Moon Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Audible Theme by Michael AD https://soundcloud.com/michael-ad/the-deep-end used with permission
Mar 31

Crafting of All of These Parodies of the World

Recorded February 25, 2026 Let the music take control! This week, Nate and Ryan talk about running, difficult games, and music with rocks in. Then for the main media, they address taking advantage of artists, leopards with hearing problems, and when death gets a little too existential in their discussion of Soul Music by Terry Pratchett. Connect with us Become a member: myhilltodieon.com/members Email: myhilltodieon@gmail.com Reddit: r/MyHillToDieOn Mastodon: @myhilltodieon@mastodon.social Instagram: @myhilltodieon Threads: @myhilltodieon X: @myhilltodieon Fukaya City Half Marathon Official Site Results Page Hollow Knight Official Site Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Taste of Japan Yuzu & Honey KitKat Advent Calendar Pick 2: Music with Rocks In Nate: The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek by Relient K - iTunes, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp Ryan: Requiem For Hell by MONO - iTunes, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp Nate: Beautifully Broken by Plumb - iTunes, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp Ryan: A Night at the Opera by Queen - iTunes, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp Soul Music Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Audible Libro.fm Terry Pratchett Coat of Arms Theme by Michael AD https://soundcloud.com/michael-ad/the-deep-end used with permission

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Everyone has things they are passionate about; things we want our friends to try and experience. So we've convinced each other to try different things. We talk about these experiences to see if we can just get one more person to join us on our hill to die on.

Creator

Nate Rudd and Ryan Smith
Years Active

2019 - 2026
Episodes

100
Rating

Clean
Copyright

© 2019
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My Hill To Die On