83: Everyone Had Bought Into His Leadership
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Recorded June 28, 2024 This week, Nate brings the perfect trifecta of “Nate topics” to discuss: He bought (yet another) Synology, expresses his concerns over Cross country event planning, and also talks about a new, old amusement park he visited. Then Ryan endures another Calpis (mango this time), before they discuss books that were influential for the young Nate and Ryan. They then wrap up the episode by discussing detail-oriented writing, being a decent person, and Ryan’s insidious plot to make his student read good books in their discussion of The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison....
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82: Best Teammate Nate's Ever Had
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Recorded April 7, 2024 On this episode, Nate and Ryan have invited their friends Keith, Nash, Scott, and Shi to once again abuse the English language (and Ryan’s self-esteem) in a game of words and definitions that is definitely legally distinct from any other definition based game. Connect with us Become a member: Email: Reddit: Mastodon: Instagram: Threads: X: Theme by Michael AD used with permission
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81: Not Important Enough to Have a Footnote
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Recorded March 31, 2024 And we’re back! After a (not so) short hiatus, Nate and Ryan resume their antics with a discussion of what makes a game, bread point inflation, and musical theatre. Then after judging Flan KitKats and sparkling juice, they turn their attention to the theatre. All this leads up to their main media discussion of the Sir Terry Pratchett novel Wyrd Sisters, where they talk about plot structure, breaking rules, and how to transplant a country. Connect with us Become a member: Email: Reddit: Mastodon: Instagram: Threads: X: Bread and Synologys Taste of Japan ...
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80: I Want the World to Be Better
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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...
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79: Get to Know Death More
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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. Connect with us Become a member: Email: Reddit: Mastodon: Instagram: Threads: X: Goals/Themes ...
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78: Energy Transfer and "Magic"
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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. Connect with us Become a member:...
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77: Getting Close but Not Touching
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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. Connect with us Become a member: ...
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76: Heat and Lava and the Movement of the Earth
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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. Connect with us Become a member: Email: Reddit: Mastodon: Instagram: Threads: X: Summer Activities, etc. The...
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75: Slightly Supernatural Quality
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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. Connect with us Become a member: Email: Reddit: Mastodon: Instagram: Threads: X: End of the School Year Activities, etc. Book...
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74: Let’s Make a Part of the Movie Have Character Growth
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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: Email: Reddit: Mastodon: Instagram: Threads: X: Final Fantasy Remaster I - VI Bundle Pick 2: Sequels Better Than the...
info_outlineRecorded July 9, 2022
This week, Nate and Ryan talk about a little bit of everything. First, they talk about their summer trips and what it would be like to have your brain severed. After that, they bring up about some of their favorite portable devices. Finally, after some seltzer for the taste of the week, Nate and Ryan turn to the main media. During which, they discuss gaslighting, the power of the creative arts and how everyone agrees about the book We’re Not From Here.
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Summer Adventures
Pick 2: Handheld Devices
Connected #404: The Non (the one where they rank iPhones)
- Ryan: Gameboy
- Nate: Handspring Visor
- Ryan: Kindle
- Nate: iPhone 7
- 4: The Persnicketiness of It (the episdoe where we talk about the end of Nate’s iPhone 7
Taste of Japan
We’re Not From Here
Theme by Michael AD
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