{"id":3676,"date":"2021-10-23T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?p=3676"},"modified":"2021-11-20T23:30:29","modified_gmt":"2021-11-20T10:30:29","slug":"episode-one-hundred-and-sixty-five-its-all-downhill-from-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/2021\/10\/episode-one-hundred-and-sixty-five-its-all-downhill-from-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode One Hundred And Sixty Five &#8211; It&#8217;s All Downhill From Here"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4002\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3676-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-165-ItsAllDownhillFromHere.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-165-ItsAllDownhillFromHere.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-165-ItsAllDownhillFromHere.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-165-ItsAllDownhillFromHere.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=3676-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-165-ItsAllDownhillFromHere.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BRC-165-ItsAllDownhillFromHere.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/165-Downhill.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/165-Downhill.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3688\" width=\"613\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/165-Downhill.jpg 613w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/165-Downhill-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/165-Downhill-588x331.jpg 588w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Greatest Kingdom In History is facing certain destruction, and while they can&#8217;t save the place, they can save the people.<br>Of course, to do so, someone has to stay behind to close the doors after everyone else has left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A society living on the endless sloping face of a Megastructure, where heading downhill is a matter of balance and a platform with wheels on it, and where they have no idea whether there&#8217;s anyone else out there.<br>And if you&#8217;re stuck on the surface of a Megastructure, with no immediate ability to escape &amp; a strong desire not to attract the attention of the builders of that Megastructure, how far will you have to travel to collect the parts you need without anyone noticing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more LINKS!-->\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/turtlebun\/questlandia-updated-and-expanded\/widget\/card.html?v=2\" width=\"220\" height=\"420\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Auckland\">Auckland<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Waiheke_Island\">Waiheke<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hessian_(soldier)\">Hessian (soldier)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doggerland\">Doggerland<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oddfishgames.com\/pages\/how-to-rpg-with-your-cat\">How To RPG With Your Cat<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Warhammer_40,000\">Warhammer 40k<br><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/numenera.com\/\">Numenera<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dc.fandom.com\/wiki\/Sandman_Vol_2_50\">The Sandman #50 &#8211; Ramadan<\/a><br><em>( Craig got the title wrong; It&#8217;s set in Baghdad, but not called Baghdad ~ T. Jones )<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cavalrygames.com\/ten-candles-info\">Ten Candles<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Quiet_Earth_(film)\">The Quiet Earth<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkenstonepublishing.net\/zombiecinema\">Zombie Cinema<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Road_(2009_film)\">The <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Road\">Road<\/a>, by Cormac McCarthy<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Road_(2009_film)\"><br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/On_the_Beach_(novel)\">On The Beach<\/a>, by Nevil Shute<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Girls%27_Last_Tour\">Girls Last Tour<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Taking_of_Beverly_Hills\">The Taking of Beverly Hills<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Avatar:_The_Last_Airbender\">Avatar: The Last Airbender<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Raumpatrouille_%E2%80%93_Die_phantastischen_Abenteuer_des_Raumschiffes_Orion\">Raumpatrouille Orion \/ Space Patrol Orion<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fullmetal_Alchemist:_Brotherhood\">Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Skaterdater\">Skaterdater<\/a> (1965 movie)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/2020\/06\/episode-one-hundred-and-forty-two-power-drift\/\">Episode One Hundred And Forty Two \u2013 Power Drift<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hyperbolica: A Non-Euclidean Adventure [Old Trailer]\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EMKLeS-Uq_8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dyson_sphere\">Dyson Sphere<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Made_in_Abyss\">Made In Abyss<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Doctor%27s_Daughter\">The Doctor&#8217;s Daughter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Inverted_World\">Inverted World<\/a>, by Christopher Priest<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Euclidean_space\">Euclidian Space<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/9283922-barking-death-squirrels\">Barking Death Squirrels<\/a>, by Douglas A. Van Belle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orbitsville\">Orbitsville<\/a>, by Bob Shaw<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wetherspoons\">Wetherspoons<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"474\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Found my new favourite Facebook group. Can&#39;t wait to make my first contribution. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sxPPmXpkas\">pic.twitter.com\/sxPPmXpkas<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Joseph Gibbons (@JoeBillGibbo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBillGibbo\/status\/1449982385408331776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption><em>( Craig wanted me to let you know that they&#8217;re not wrong, but they did choose their menu items poorly if they wanted a lot of chips; &#8220;Go with the loaded fries\/chips&#8221; was his suggestion ~ T. Jones )<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Night_of_the_Living_Dead_(film_series)\">Night of the Living Dead film series<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Return_of_the_Living_Dead_(film_series)\">Return of the Living Dead film series<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4004\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3676-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-165-ItsAllDownhillFromHere.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-165-ItsAllDownhillFromHere.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-165-ItsAllDownhillFromHere.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-165-ItsAllDownhillFromHere.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=3676-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-165-ItsAllDownhillFromHere.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BRC-165-ItsAllDownhillFromHere.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-165-ItsAllDownhillFromHere.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: RSS The Greatest Kingdom In History is facing certain destruction, and while they can&#8217;t save the place, they can save the people.Of course, to do so, someone has to stay behind to close the doors after everyone else has left. 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