My Hill To Die On

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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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"

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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Recorded January 25, 2026

This week, Nate thinks back on his break, and Ryan dreads upcoming bureaucracy. Then, Ryan takes a moment to show true humility regarding his pick for 2025 Game of the Year. Afterwards, they both bring up some of their favorite space travel stories. Then, for the main media, they discuss problem solving, sibling-like relationship dynamics, and laundry assignments of The Fated Sky by Mary Robinette Kowal.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

• Official Site
• Amazon.com
• Amazon.co.jp

Taste of Japan

• Craft Boss Shiikwaasa & Ume
• Blueberry Cheesecake KitKat

Pick 2: Art Experiences

• Both: The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet - Becky Chambers: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp, Audible.com, Libro.fm
• Ryan: Ninefox Gambit - Yoon Ha Lee: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp, Audible, Libro.fm
• Nate: Project Hail Mary - Project Weir: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp, Audible, Libro.fm
• Ryan: Master of Formailities - Scott Meyer: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp, Audible, Libro.fm
• Nate: (Murderbot Series) All Systems Red - Martha Wells: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp, Audible, Libro.fm

The Fated Sky

• Amazon.com
• Amazon.co.jp
• Audible

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Recorded December 14, 2025

Sometimes it seems necessary to hide in another era just to get time off. This week, cross country season came and went and Nate thinks back on how it was. Then, both Ryan and Nate address the dangers of nostalgia and if those movies we remember were actually any good. After that, the two discuss art before they shift the discussion to parodies, cats, and the sentience of a time line as they discuss the Connie Willis book, To Say Nothing of the Dog.

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Taste of Japan

• Craft Boss Acerola & Lemon
• Raspberry KitKat

Pick 2: Art Experiences

• Nate: Clown Painting
• Ryan: Ecce Homo
• Nate: Starry Night
• Ryan: AI Art

To Say Nothing of the Dog

• Amazon.com
• Amazon.co.jp
• Audible
• Libro.fm

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Recorded July 27, 2025

What if it was the Earth… but different? This week, Nate and Ryan discuss new TVs, water parks, and alternate earth stories. That discussion culminates in The Calculating Stars, a book by Mary Robinette Kowal in which they discuss the possibility of social change, being just the character the story needs, and the science in science fiction.

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Tokyo Summerland Rides

• Monster Stream
• Dekasla

Blue Prince

• Official Site
• Amazon.com
• Amazon.co.jp

Taste of Japan

• Mitsuya Kiwi
• KitKat Biscoff

Pick 2: Alternate History Stories

• Nate: The Man in the High Castle - Philip K. Dick - Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp, Audible, Libro.fm
• Ryan: Bone Shaker - Cherie Priest - Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp, Audible, Libro.fm
• Nate: For All Mankind - IMDb, Apple.com
• Ryan: Fallout (Video Games) - Official Site, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp

The Calculating Stars

• Amazon.com
• Amazon.co.jp
• Audible

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