My Hill To Die On

Nate Rudd and Ryan Smith

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My Hill To Die On

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.

MAY 26

School Life, Owning a Car, Pick Post-Apocalypitc Stories, Main Media: The Stone Sky

Recorded February 12, 2024 It’s the end of the world as we know it. Or at least the end of the Stillness. This week Nate and Ryan reach the conclusion of the Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin. In the lead up to their discussion on the book they talk about the start and stop lifestyle of their school and some surprise car expenses for Nate. Then, they turn to discuss some of their favorite post-apocalypses to live (vicariously) in. Finally, they talk about a longing for justice, supporting your children, and the difference between cilia and a cat-bus in their discussion of The Stone Sky by N.K Jemisin. 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 Pick 2: Post-Apocalyptic Stories Nate: WALL•E - IMDb, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp Ryan: Paranoia - Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp Nate: The Matrix - IMDb, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp Ryan: Horizon Games (Zero Dawn) - Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp Taste of Japan Calpis Orange and Mango Strawberry Shortcake KitKat The Stone Sky Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Audible 78: Energy transfer and "magic" (our episode about The Obelisk Gate) 76: Heat and Lava and the Movement of the Earth (our episode about The Fifth Season) Theme by Michael AD https://soundcloud.com/michael-ad/the-deep-end used with permission

1h 35m
MAR 28

Get to Know Death More

Recorded January 7, 2024 Goals, clubs, and the undead! This week Nate and Ryan talk about their new year, new goals (and themes) including the difficulty of normal bedtimes. Then, they discuss informal groups and clubs while having Matcha KitKats and yet another Lemon drink. Finally, as they talk about Terry Pratchett’s “Reaper Man” they discuss how the death of civilization is a shopping center, the differences between a man-wolf and a wolf-man, and Death’s abhorrence of drama. 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 Goals/Themes Nate: Run 1900km in 2024 Ryan: Intentionality Your Theme (CGP Grey YouTube Video) Christmas Break The Super Mario Bros. Movie - IMDb, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp Barbie - IMDb, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp Wonka - IMDb The Princess Switch - IMDb, Netflix Family Switch - IMDb, Netflix Haneda Airport runway collision 2024 Noto Earthquake Pick 2: Clubs or Organizations Nate: High School AV Club Ryan: Board Game Club Nate: Earthkeepers Ryan: Murder Mystery Improv Group Dredge Official Site Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Taste of Japan Fanta Premier Lemon Matcha and Original KitKat Reaper Man Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Audible 24: Are We Having Fun? (our episode about Mort, Death book 1) Theme by Michael AD https://soundcloud.com/michael-ad/the-deep-end used with permission

1h 7m
JAN 31

Energy Transfer and "Magic"

Recorded November 12, 2023 Time and tide wait for no one. And so, another year has passed. As is their tradition, Nate and Ryan look back on everything that has happened in the past year and remember their favorite things about it. Then, turning their eyes from their favorite things of the past year, the two discuss a fantastic book with a slightly more troubled world. Picking up from where The Fifth Season left off, Nate and Ryan discuss carnivorous insects, fraught mother-daughter relationships, and long distance murder in N. K. Jemisin’s The Obelisk Gate. 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 Favorite Game Nate: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Honorable Mention (of course): Disco Zoo Ryan: Baldur's Gate 3 Favorite Movie Nate: Elemental - IMDb, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp Ryan: Guardians of Galaxy Volume 3 - IMDb, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp Favorite TV Series Both: Picard Season 3 - IMDb Favorite Book Read Nate: Spy Ski School - Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp, Audible Ryan: Nettle and Bone - Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp, Audible Favorite Event Ryan: Visiting Family Nate: Visiting Lotte Arai Resort and enjoyed the high ropes course Favorite Music Ryan: Misty Mountains - Apple Music Nate: Beautifully Broken - Plumb - Apple Music, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp Favorite Thing Nate: DS923+ Taste of Japan Ice Cream KitKat Caramel Sweet Milk Tea The Obelisk Gate Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Audible 76: Heat and Lava and the Movement of the Earth (our episode about The Fifth Season) Theme by Michael AD https://soundcloud.com/michael-ad/the-deep-end used with permission

1h 26m
12/29/2023

Getting Close but Not Touching

Recorded October 1, 2023 This week Nate and Ryan talk about summer, events, and robots. Nate went on a trip to Okinawa and got a new Synology. Meanwhile, Ryan went to Tokyo Game Show and got sick on a mountain. Then, they talked all about their favorite robots (and robot adjacent beings). After trying a Fanta roulette and a chunky peanut butter KitKat, they turned to their main media where they discussed post-capitalism, what constitutes a human failure, and the importance of a good satchel in their discussion of A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers. 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 Synologys DS1815+ DS923+ Synology Photos Binged TV shows Picard - Official Site, IMDb, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp Ghosts (American version) - Official Site, IMDb, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Official Site, IMDb, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp Nature Excursion 70: Polar Opposites but Very Similar (the time they talked about the nature excursion of 2022) If We Treated Teachers Like Pro Athletes - Key & Peele Pick 2: Robots Nate: Data from Star Trek: The Next Generation Ryan: Cait Sith from Final Fantasy VII Nate: Isaac from The Orville Ryan: Sidra from A Closed and Common Orbit Taste of Japan Fanta Mystery Chuncky Peanut Butter KitKat A Prayer for the Crown-Shy Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Audible 73: Dragged Along Into Contentedness (our episode about A Psalm for the Wild-Built) Crown shyness in Wikipedia Theme by Michael AD https://soundcloud.com/michael-ad/the-deep-end used with permission

1h 10m
11/18/2023

76: Heat and Lava and the Movement of the Earth

Recorded June 21, 2023 This week Ryan and Nate talk about vacations and trips and rocks. Specifically in that order. Nate tried to keep his children up later than the Tokyo government would allow and Ryan took a flight with a seat partner who was all elbows. After that, the two recall stories about rocks for all the geology nerds out there. Finally, the two discuss a beautiful, horrible world and the power of narrative in their discussion of The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin. 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 Activities, etc. There are no cats in America The Little Mermaid - IMDb, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp Wizarding World Zelda for the Switch Breath of the Wild Official Site Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Tears of the Kingdom Official Site Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Taste of Japan Mitsuya Cider Nashi Choco Mint KitKat Pick 2: Rock Stories Ryan: Stepping Stones Nate: Purchasing an Engagement Ring Nate: Fuji Rock Ryan: Tunnels in Ome The Fifth Season Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Audible Theme by Michael AD https://soundcloud.com/michael-ad/the-deep-end used with permission

1h 27m
09/02/2023

Slightly Supernatural Quality

Recorded May 28, 2023 This week, it’s a listener pick episode. First, Nate and Ryan address the shotgun blast of mini topics: everything from bread points, recently read books, to graduation. Then, they try café au lait Kit Kats and… yet another Calpis. Finally, for the listener picked main media, they talk about monsters of the week, melding fantasy and realism, the mysteries found in America’s attic in their discussion of the TV show Warehouse 13. 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 End of the School Year Activities, etc. Yamazaki Point Campaign Yahoo Auction Goodnotes Book of Three - Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp, Audible Rincewind Elder Race - Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp, Audible Ninefox Gambit - Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp, Audible Dragon’s Dogma Official Site Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Pick 2: Items of Value Nate: Metal Bass Player Desk Ornament Ryan: Keychain Collection Nate: iPhone Ryan: Game Tchotchkes Taste of Japan Calpis Lemonade Soda Café Au Lait KitKat Warehouse 13 IMDb Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Theme by Michael AD https://soundcloud.com/michael-ad/the-deep-end used with permission

1h 14m
07/16/2023

Let’s Make a Part of the Movie Have Character Growth

Recorded April 23, 2023 This week, Nate and Ryan have returned from a conference and on their return both engaged in some light consumerism. Then, after drinking a “milk and melon” drink and having some dark cacao Kit-Kats, they discuss the sequels that improved upon the original. Finally, for the main media they discuss cinematography, actors in airplanes, and where to find actual character development in Top Gun: Maverick. 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 Final Fantasy Remaster I - VI Bundle Official Site Pick 2: Sequels Better Than the Original Nate: Star Trek 2 (also 4, 6, 7, 8, 9) IMDb Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Ryan: Thor: Ragnarok IMDb Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Nate: A Closed and Common Orbit Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Audible.com Ryan: To Say Nothing of the Dog Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Audible.com Taste of Japan Melon & Milk High-Cacao KitKat Top Gun: Maverick IMDb Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Theme by Michael AD https://soundcloud.com/michael-ad/the-deep-end used with permission

1h 11m
06/27/2023

Dragged Along Into Contentedness

Recorded April 9, 2023 This week Nate talks sports and cameras and Ryan talks games (tabletop) and games (video). Then the two of them try some pomegranate juice and cassis KitKats before talking about places they’d like to visit and explore. Finally, for the main media of the day, they discuss immortality, identifying with characters, and what people need in the first Monk and Robot book, A Psalm for the Wild-built. 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 Baseball and Cameras World Baseball Classic Sony A7iv Olympus E-M10 Mark III The King's Dilemma Board Game Geek Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Octopath Traveler 2 Official Site Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Pick 2: Places to Go on a Journey Nate: Grandparents House in New York State SimTower Jesus Freak Ryan: Going to the Theater Nate: Tokyo Disney Resort / Guam Ryan: Scotland Taste of Japan Pomegranate Mix Cassis KitKat A Psalm for the Wild-Built Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Audible 18: A Chosen Family (our episode about The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet) 27: Writing in Your Purpose Text Field (our episode about A Closed and Common Orbit) 38: Character Observation Kind-of Story (our episode about Record of a Spaceborn Few) 56: Seal the Respect for Each Other (our episode about The Galaxy and the Ground Within) 60: Research So That Humankind Can Grow (our episode about To Be Taught if Fortunate) Theme by Michael AD https://soundcloud.com/michael-ad/the-deep-end used with permission

1h 22m

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 - 2024
Episodes

80
Rating

Clean
Copyright

© 2019
Show Website

My Hill To Die On