My Hill To Die On Nate Rudd and Ryan Smith

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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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