My Hill To Die On

Recorded June 24, 2020 It has been over a year since we started talking about our various hills to die on. This week, Nate and Ryan opened by talking about their impressions from WWDC. Then, after Ryan talked about his mountain of games he's been playing and Nate talked about the mobile game that dragged him back in, they tried drinking a new drink called "Sparkle". For the main media this week, N...

Recorded June 6, 2020 This week, the show opens with a discussion of the global issues surrounding police brutality especially towards the black community in the United States. We stand with a wide community of people calling out for justice. Shifting from global issues, the Seniors from the school Nate and Ryan work at graduated. They decided to talk about the process of graduation in a distanced...

Recorded May 23, 2020 This week, Nate and Ryan are joined by a very special guest, Dan Moren the author of the Galactic Cold War series. Inviting him in to the usual routine, they talk about their current gaming trends, and their favorite espionage and heist scenes from books, television and movies. As a truly Japanese experience, the three of them eat Hi-Chew and follow it with a Calpis chaser. F...

This week is all about something we all haven't done in a while, travel. First, Nate and Ryan talk about the art of dance, or at least games in that genre. Then, they both discuss times that they had... memorable trips. After partaking in some very realistic smelling Melon Soda, they move onto the main media. For the main media this week, they talk about acceptance, chosen families, sapience, and...

Recorded April 26, 2020 Ryan is moving apartments and has many strong feelings about that process. After complaining very thoroughly about that, he also tells Nate about Final Fantasy VII Remake and how much he has enjoyed that journey. Nate and Ryan then talk about how they have passed the time in this time of "Social Distance". They decide to try out a new drink this week in Pepsi Orange. Yes, y...

Recorded April 11, 2020 This week, Nate and Ryan continued to muse about their lives under the new normal of Coronavirus. Ryan takes the opportunity to talk about his experience being in debt to a raccoon. After that, they both discuss the variety of sources they receive news from. For the main media this week, they watched the Ghost and Mr. Chicken starring Don Knotts. In their discussion, they t...

Recorded March 30, 2020 This week was something completely different. For the 15th episode Nate and Ryan invited some of their friends and they played a game together on the internet. Using a base of Disney's Beat the Parents, Genus 1 of Trivial Pursuit and Scattegories they played a few rounds of trivia to find out who was the most Trivial. Featuring special guests Keith, Terence and Angie. Disne...

Recorded March 14, 2020 This week, Coronavirus is still a thing, so Nate and Ryan continue to talk about how they are working and teaching from an appropriate social distance. Ryan mentions how social distance is giving him more time to finish his backlog of games before Final Fantasy comes out. Then, as only appropriate in the middle of March, they bring up their personal yearly themes. This week...

Recorded February 29, 2020 The world is going crazy with coronavirus. This week, Nate and Ryan discussed doing school from a distance and the struggles that presents. Then, as always, they discuss what games Ryan has been playing and they try out a new drink. After that, they decide to talk about times in the past where they made especially big intercultural faux pas. For the main media this week,...

Recorded February 8, 2020 A pretty Star Trek heavy episode this week. Nate and Ryan got a chance to meet Data and Riker in real life so they decided to talk about that experience and all it entailed. Then, they focus on it being a good time to be a Star Trek fan with two shows running right now in Picard and Discovery. They also reminisce about the past series as they bring up some of their favori...

Recorded January 28, 2020 Feeling a bit eclectic, Nate and Ryan discuss a wide variety of topics. They begin by talking about some of their favorite board games, and Nate realizes the apparent value of a 40-year old game peripheral. They then talk about the iPad's anniversary and their own history with the device. Ryan talks about games he's been playing and how one investigates the dead with a ma...

Recorded January 11, 2020 Nate and Ryan are back from the Christmas break and brought stories from their trips and adventures. Nate also reminisces about some of the very thoughtful gifts he has given to his wife in the past. Ryan brings up his desire for this year to be a year of progress and Nate plans to have a year of the same. After commiserating about the lack of a modular Mac in their lives...

Recorded December 14, 2019 This week Nate and Ryan decide to put 2019 to rest by talking about some of their favorite things from the past year. With a number of trips, movies, games, and a brand new (used) car; it has been an eventful one. Then, not learning from the disaster that was Ume Pepsi, they subject themselves to another new drink: Peach and Pear Tea Soda. The media this week was their p...

Recorded November 30, 2019 This week, Nate and Ryan take a trip down memory lane and discuss some of their favorite Christmas memories and traditions. Ryan then talks about the games he's playing and the struggles one must endure in waiting for a fully translated RPG. Nate and Ryan then drink (and regret drinking) the Japan Special Zero Calorie Ume Flavored Pepsi. It tastes exactly how that sounds...

Recorded November 17, 2019 This week, Nate and Ryan talk about why Ryan left Netflix to join the Magical Kingdom. After a long journey through Disney+'s catalog left them parched, they attempted another taste test with CC Lemon Honey, which they had strong feelings about. Afterwards, they talked about their favorite Japanese foods and Ryan discussed more games that he has been playing. For the med...

Recorded October 26, 2019 This week Nate and Ryan decided to bring out the sampler platter of content. First they celebrated the various ways eating out in Japan is extra convenient. Then, after Ryan gave a quick game update they sent a siren song out to their (as of yet) non-existent sponsors. For the media this week, they brought two mini topics to the table. They stepped into the overly-sarcast...

Recorded September 24, 2019 With both Nate and Ryan buying new iPhones, they attempt to defend the reasoning behind their own purchases, and share their impressions of their new devices. Then, Ryan went to Tokyo Game Show and decided to share the joy of queueing and getting a chance to play Final Fantasy VII Remake (among other things). For the media this week, they then focus on the need for clea...

Recorded August 10, 2019 Nate took a trip with his family to a community pool and thought he'd test out his phone's waterproofing. He discovers first hand what apps he has to have on a phone. We speculate on what we might purchase if/when Apple releases new iPhones. Our hill to die on this week is the first episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Encounter At Farpoint. A show we both watched in...

Recorded July 27, 2019 We both decide that exercise in the summer is a good thing (what are we thinking?) Then we go over our favorite things we can do in air conditioned rooms like reading and our recent trips to the movie theater. We obsess over our favorite podcast player and each try to claim our favorite podcasts for ourselves. Nate brings his hill to die on this week with the LeVar Burton Re...

Recorded June 22, 2019 We dive into the announcements of E3 and Ryan's obsession with games. Then we take a well deserved break with a refreshing Coke Clear Lime (was it really refreshing?). Nate took a trip to Tokyo Disney Resort and tries to liberate himself from his tendencies towards efficiency. Our hill to die on this week is a Japanese anime film by Makoto Shinkai called Your Name. Another m...

Recorded on June 8, 2019 On our very first episode we introduce ourselves and our podcast. We discuss WWDC: our overall impressions, features for others, and features we're looking forward to. In our health update Ryan tries to use his sickness as an excuse while Nate earned 600 points against him in our Apple Watch challenge. Our hill to die on this week is Passengers (2016), a movie both of us p...