9: Second First Book of a Series

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 pick of favorite book they read that was published in 2019 -- The Bayern Agenda by Dan Moren. In their discussion of the book, they talk about character development, world-building, and snark. Basically, everything that makes this an excellent second first book in a series. Favorite Games Ryan's Launched in 2019 Pick: Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers (expansion) - Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp Nate's Played in 2019 Pick: Whirly Word Ryan's Played in 2019 Picks: Valkyria Chronicles IV - Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp Monster Hunter World - Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp Other favorites Kingdom Hearts III AI: The Somnium Files The Outer Worlds Cooking Fever Mini Metro Nioh 1 Phoenix Wright Rime Favorite Movies of 2019 Nate's Pick: Mary Poppins Return - IMDb, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp Ryan's Picks: Tenki no ko (Weathering With You) - IMDb Avengers: Endgame - IMDb, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp Other favorites: A Beautiful Day In the Neighborhood - IMDb, Amazon.com Favorite Movies / TV Shows Watched in 2019 Nate's and Ryan's Movie Pick: Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse - IMDb, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp Ryan's TV Show Pick: Farscape - IMDb, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp Nate's TV Show Pick: For All Mankind - IMDb, Apple.com Other favorites: Spacewalk - IMDb, Amazon.com Atomic Blonde - IMDb, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp The Time Traveler's Wife - IMDb, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp The Orville - IMDb Favorite Trips Ryan's Pick: Kobe, Miyajima, Himeji Nate's Pick: Hotel Karuizawa 1130 Other favorites: Izu Peninsula Fukushima Favorite New Thing Nate's Pick: Honda Stepwgn (Japanese link) Ryan's Pick: iPhone 11 Other Favorites iPhone 11 Pro Peach & Pear Tea Soda Kirin Announcement (Japanese link) The Bayern Agenda Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Related media The Caledonian Gambit (previous first book) - Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp The Aleph Extraction (future next book) - Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jp Theme by Michael AD https://soundcloud.com/michael-ad/the-deep-end used with permission