The Hill We Die On

So. The Super Bowl.
Bryan likes football. Amanda likes… everything else.Which means this episode is about the game and the commercials, the halftime show, prop bets, food opinions that get way too intense, and why the Super Bowl somehow works even when you don’t actually care who wins.
No deep stats. No play-by-play. Just two people watching the same thing for very different reasons and arguing about it.

Amanda and Bryan break down why New Year’s resolutions fail, why vague self-improvement goals are doomed, and why bingo cards might actually work better. Featuring Dry January debates, fad diets, half-marathon trash talk, a fake coyote attack, and one extremely convincing lie.

Holiday parties used to mean something—now they’re just cupcakes, chips, and obligation.This week, Bryan and Amanda debate whether holiday parties are worth saving at all. From disastrous corporate “celebrations” to themed home parties, standing-room-only rules, and the true hierarchy of holiday appetizers, we break down what makes a party great… and when it’s better to just hand out a gift card and call it a day.Along the way: white elephant resentment, meatballs vs vegetables, bologna nostalgia, and a deeply divisive eggnog take.If you’re going to throw a holiday party, do it right—or don’t do it at all.

This week, Amanda welcomes Megan and Nani to the Women’s Caucus for a high-altitude round of travel hot takes. We cover everything from Italy’s snack superiority to zipper-merge vengeance, airport-timing chaos, and the moral failure of duffle bags.
Plus: kids should legally be required to have iPads on planes, lounges need a 21+ policy, and we design Venus Airlines — the first carrier exclusively for women and gay men, where you don’t even have to be conscious.
Come for the short ribs in business class, stay for the chaos at Gate N.
 

Pumpkin spice, irrational anger, haunted dogs, and too many opinions about candy. Welcome to creepy times.
The Hill We Die On — where siblings argue about everything that doesn’t matter.
 

Milk wars, limp wrists, and K-Pop demon movies set the stage before Amanda and Bryan dive into the chaos of fantasy football. Team names get out of hand (“Only Hams,” “Turd Cutters”), Bryan relives a panic draft, and the siblings brainstorm the most ridiculous league punishments—from pancake marathons to open-mic standup. Plus: a ghost story, an in-person draft debate, and Amanda’s very questionable football rules quiz.Sibling roasts, sports chaos, and just enough nonsense to keep you entertained. This is The Hill We Die On.

Amanda and Bryan dive headfirst into summer blockbuster madness — from Jurassic Park’s latest (and possibly most anatomically questionable) sequel to the eternal glory of Twister, Independence Day, and Armageddon. Along the way, they detour into alien “what ifs,” rank their ride-or-die movies, debate movie-theater snacks (Frickles vs. Lifesaver Gummies), and celebrate the triumphant return of McDonald’s Snack Wraps. Equal parts nostalgia, sibling chaos, and cinematic hot takes — exactly how summer movie season should feel.

Amanda and Bryan take a swing at the greatest baseball movies of all time — and completely strike out trying to agree. From A League of Their Own to Rookie of the Year, childhood favorites resurface with chaotic detours into rom-com sabotage, Little Big League slander, and one very on-brand desire to own the team instead of play on it.

Still not full from last time? Amanda and Bryan are back for a second helping of fast food takes no one asked for. This time: donut showdowns, McNugget loyalty, dad’s Whopper fail, and Amanda’s deeply questionable Subway order. It’s short, unhinged, and ends with a dare that could ruin dinner.

Amanda and Bryan set out to rank the best fast food breakfasts… and promptly veer off-course into a chaos buffet. There’s a celebrity bathwater draft (Oprah? Tiger Woods?), a passionate defense of McGriddles, a betrayal by the Big Mac, and an unexpected Rachel Ray detour. Come for the spicy chicken takes, stay for the unhinged sibling logic.
Topics in this episode:
Fast food breakfast power rankings
Why the Big Mac might be a scam
The “Whose Bathwater?” draft
TV chefs we trust (and those we don’t)
A McGriddle origin story, kinda
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