Best Nathan Lowell Podcasts (2024)

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Day 2507: Progress 24:09

5h ago24:09

24:09

I’d remembered that buying a car was a tedious process. My experience this time has borne that out. The number of times I heard “just a couple of minutes” in the last 24 hours beggars belief. I talked about getting the new vehicle, Tim Rangnow’s Rim Jumper series (I’m into book 4), and the process of discovering the Cat and rekindling my joy in wri…

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Day 2506: So Far, So Good 24:24

1d ago24:24

24:24

Lots of things in motion this morning including me. I talked about noisy traffic, potentially migrating some of my wordpress blogs to a static site generator (again), and the tv show, Person of Interest. The way the characters have changed over the course of the many shows. I’m nearing the end and looking forward to it almost as little as I would t…

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Day 2505: Struggling Along 23:29

2d ago23:29

23:29

Obviously, I’m struggling to get this podcast back into something like regular production. I bit the bullet this morning to walk when I probably shouldn’t have but I survived. Talked about cars, pens, and Tim Rangnow’s Rim Jumper series.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2504: Soggy 24:31

4d ago24:31

24:31

Finally. Everything is a bit soggy and it started to rain before I got back but I managed to get a nice walk in without getting soaked. Talked about bread, a lot. Pens a bit. Just finished KT Hanna’s Library Reset: Overdue. Really fun book. Too bad the sequel won’t be out until November. Really underscores the frustration some of you must feel wait…

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Day 2503: Not the Hellscape I Expected 24:10

15d ago24:10

24:10

Two wildfires within 100 miles to the west. 74F before sunrise. I walked anyway and it wasn’t terrible. A cooling breeze helped cut the heat back a bit. The smoke has dispersed enough for the moment that I couldn’t smell it (although I might just be inured to it). I had plenty of shade even if the sun was higher that I would have liked. Talked abou…

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Day 2502: Cars, Man. Cars. 22:18

15d ago22:18

22:18

I whined about the economics of car ownership where a minor fender bender can total a vehicle. Also Mackey Chandler’s Family Law series and why I find it so engaging. Also there’s a forest fire about 35-40 miles west of us. Fun times.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2501: Early Bird 23:20

18d ago23:20

23:20

Managed to get up early enough and stay focused enough to get out for the walk at sunrise for a change. It’s a beautifully cool morning where I talked about Skylar Ramirez (probably damning with faint praise, but I really did enjoy the series), Mackey Chandler, and the post-it notes on my monitor. I did not talk about that-which-shall-not-be-named,…

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Day 2500: 5000 Miles 25:14

17d ago25:14

25:14

It’s taken a while and honestly I didn’t think I’d make it this long when I started out 13 years ago. I talked about Ramirez, choices, privilege, and how much luck looks like success instead of a dice roll.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2499: So Close 24:17

21d ago24:17

24:17

Just rambled along today talking about 5,000 miles, Skylar Ramirez, and Fallout 4.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2498: Cliffs 23:14

19d ago23:14

23:14

I feel like my reading of this Ramirez series is a bad Monty Python sketch. Every day I find something else I really don’t like but I accept – grudgingly – because I like the characters. Along the way, I seem to have become even more of a grumpy old man than I thought.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2497: Novellas 23:12

20d ago23:12

23:12

I talked (again) about why I don’t like novellas as a form and present tense in story telling even as I acknowledge the the Skylar Ramirez books are both and I’m enjoying them.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2496: Hazy Day 23:08

24d ago23:08

23:08

Inside and out, it seems. Talked about Skylar Ramirez Worst Ship in the Fleet, and the usual Fallout blather.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2495: Gray and Humid 24:02

26d ago24:02

24:02

Talked way too much about Fallout 4, a bit about Sarah Painter’s series, and some about the grasses and birds.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2494: Saturday Morn 23:33

25d ago23:33

23:33

After a few days of dancing to the music others have been playing, I’m back to digging around in my own music box. Terrible metaphor, although music has been a background theme for my brain over the last few days while I sat in hospital waiting rooms and dental offices. This morning was a recap of all the stuff.…

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Day 2493: Another Hot One 26:05

1M ago26:05

26:05

My penance for sleeping in until after 5. It gets to be too close to 7 (or later) before I make it out for the walk.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2492: Too Hot 25:01

1M ago25:01

25:01

I waited too long but figured the cloud cover would give me enough time to make the loop. I was wrong but I made it home safely.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2491: Mumble Along 23:41

1M ago23:41

23:41

Not much to talk about today. My legs are really tired and my hips might not lie, but they complain a lot this morning.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2490: Bread Making 23:54

1M ago23:54

23:54

It’s on my mind this morning because I have bread in the pans ready to bake. The oven is heating up as I type this. Talked Fallout 4 and bread. Still reading Sarah Painter.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2489: Why? 24:11

1M ago24:11

24:11

Lots of navel gazing about Why? this morning. Why am I doing anything? The morning readings come from 365 Tao. Today’s reading for day 192By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2488: NPC Life 23:58

1M ago23:58

23:58

Waxed philosophical this morning about feeling awake vs lost in the fog and how we’re all NPC’s in somebody’s life.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2487: Chilly Morn 22:35

1M ago22:35

22:35

Much chillier than I had expected but it felt pretty good. Talked about the last couple days – bread, pens, books. A lot about bread. More about Fallout 4 and the current play through.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2486: Balancing on a Day 23:43

2M ago23:43

23:43

It’s the middle day of the year. I talked about that a lot. Also Fallout 4. Along with the normal blather.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2485: Ramblin’ Man 23:53

2M ago23:53

23:53

Talked about the weather, the game, the Cat, and the book I’m reading: Westside Oracle by T.J. Deschamps.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2484: A Near Thing 24:04

2M ago24:04

24:04

Almost didn’t walk today. Glad I did. Mostly cloudy and a nice breeze kept the temps manageable even though I started late. Talked about Jerry Boyd, Fallout 4, and Roger Mulligan.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2483: Baker’s Hours 23:15

2M ago23:15

23:15

Got the bread baked by 6am. Ate breakfast while it cooked and got on the road as soon as it came out. Talked about changing up the bread recipe (forgot to mention lowering the hydration to 60% to allow for the einkorn amendments), Jake’s Magical Market, and Fallout 4.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2482: Early and Quiet 25:24

2M ago25:24

25:24

Not much to talk about today. The hearing aid journey, Jake’s Magical Market, Fallout 4, and – predictably – rye. Oh, and turkeys! I practically walked right through the flock of chicks.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2481: Writing? 24:45

2M ago24:45

24:45

I seem to have spent a lot of time talking about writing and very little talking about Fallout 4. I’m taking that as a Sign. If you look carefully at today’s image, you might spot the black dog racing through the tall grassBy Nathan Lowell

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Day 2480: Pens, Ink, Fallout 25:20

2M ago25:20

25:20

And grasses. Crested. Darn. Caught the post in the image but it’s taken in the same minute as yesterday’s. What’re the odds?By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2479: Up and At ‘Em 23:42

2M ago23:42

23:42

Talked about hearing aids, pens, and what a lovely morning it is.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2478: Pens-ive 23:58

2M ago23:58

23:58

Still getting used to the tin ears but I’m getting used to them. The world sounds very different and my brain wants to say “wrong” when it’s probably closer to “right” than I’m used to.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2477: New Ears 25:07

2M ago25:07

25:07

Well, old ears with new appliances. It’s going to take a while to get used to having treble again.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2476: Windy 23:03

2M ago23:03

23:03

So was the weather. Talked Honor Rae and All the Skills, a lot about my pens, and a bit about Fallout 4 – along with the usual gaffing about the grasses and trees.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2475: Dark and Gloomy 22:52

2M ago22:52

22:52

But not in pain. Oh, the weather was a bit on the lowery side as well. I talked about Jason Hill’s Artisan series and Honor Rae’s All the Skills. Also – inevitably – Fallout 4.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2474: Turkeys 25:45

2M ago25:45

25:45

Right at the beginning of the walk, a hen with about a dozen chicks came out of the shadows and crossed the road right in front of me. I wasn’t close enough to get a picture but it made my morning.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2473: Cloudy and Foggy 22:31

2M ago22:31

22:31

Cloudy sky. Foggy brain. Bread in the making. Talking about Fallout 4, Culinary King, and the state of the flora along the way.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2472: Early Bird, No Worm 23:14

2M ago23:14

23:14

Mostly just enjoyed being out in the air this morning. Lovely floral smells on the breeze – up until the end. Not sure what that smell was. Talked about Fallout, Culinary King, and Intermediate Wheatgrass.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2471: Old Man Rambles

2M ago

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Talked about Jacob Logan’s Culinary King, too much about Fallout 4 and Cait vs Danse as companions.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2470: Quiet Ramble

2M ago

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I talked about Rathweg’s book again, the numbers on my house, and the lovely petrichor this morning. Like the pencil shavings from the old school crank sharpeners.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2469: Foggy

2M ago

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Not just the external weather. I’m a bit foggy this morning, too. Talked about trying to find self published authors, Gabriell Rathweig’s From Chef to Crafter…, and adventures in bread baking.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2468: Hot One

2M ago

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Storms coming in from the southwest. The overnight didn’t offer much by way of cooling. That’s pretty normal for this place. The recorder worked this morning. I talked about Jerry Boyd, Fallout 4, and the grasses already forming up seed heads.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2467: Blue Sky

2M ago

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It’s that time of year where I need to walk at sunrise – or as near as I can get to it. I’ve been horrible about keeping to my values. I want to get back to them so – with luck and a tube of stick-to-it, we’ll start the year again today.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2466: Lots of Flowers

3M ago

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Mostly pointless rambling about Fallout 4 and the landscape around me. Workmen due today. With luck, only one day.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2465: Pens and Fallout 23:59

3M ago23:59

23:59

Mostly I talked about the plants along the way, pens, and playing Fallout 4. Mindless rambling for the most part. Very quiet out there this morning. The camera did catch the hot air balloon, just above the taller trees on the horizon left of center. It made me happy to see it out there this morning.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2464: Bluebird Day 21:52

3M ago21:52

21:52

Not that I saw any bluebirds but it was a lovely – if somewhat chilly – walk this morning. I talked about the bushes and grasses. The seasonal disconnect between haiku summer and astronomical summer. Fallout 4. I don’t think I gave any spoilers.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2463: Well, Hello! 23:15

3M ago23:15

23:15

Been almost a month. Good to catch up, sorta. Talked about getting hearing checked, house painted. The Cat a little. I don’t know why I suddenly decided it was 9am instead of 7. I got it right at the beginning of the walk but maybe that tells you something about my mindset.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2462: Early Riser 21:21

4M ago21:21

21:21

Got my stuff together early this morning and took it on the road. Talked a lot about the landscaping.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2461: Earth Day 20:15

4M ago20:15

20:15

It’s looking a lot more like spring. I talked pens and reading mostly. There’s a wood chipper just after the Monk Post. I clipped it out and put a beep in its place. I might have gotten the Monk Post in that trim job. It was really loud.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2460: Sunny Sunday 25:29

4M ago25:29

25:29

Very warm sun on a cool morning. Felt good to be out for a stroll. I talked about Ark Survival, Scott Baron, and the Cat in between noticing the blossoms.By Nathan Lowell

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Day 2459: Cloudy and Chilly 20:48

4M ago20:48

20:48

But at least I got out. Talked about pens a lot and met somebody on the way who knows I’m an author. I don’t remember his name but I must have run into him somewhere.By Nathan Lowell