Lofty Pursuits
171 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsA podcast by Greg of Lofty Pursuits, from the Lofty Pursuits YouTube channel. This podcast is about looking at the world, being creative and seeing that art, life, business, since and play are all really the same thing.
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#113 Cherry Lime-aid Sours - Why we may have evolved to be upright before smart - your letters
January 18, 2022 17:08 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBGreg talks about the new sour candy for Valentines Day, about why he is building out shipping before building out candy production and he reads your letters. YT: http://Youtube.com/LoftyPursuits Candy: http://www.pd.net
#113 Lost Laptop - Cherry Sours and more
January 11, 2022 11:32 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBGreg bemoans the loss of his laptop, talks about Cherry-Lime-aid sours a new super sour candy for valentines day (limited edition) and he rambles on for other things that you might find interesting. Candy: http://www.pd.net Videos: http://Youtube.com/LoftyPursuits
#112 Wired in employees out and your letters
January 04, 2022 18:49 - 25 minutes - 23 MBGreg talks about WIRED coming to film candy making at Lofty Pursuits, and about the hit COVID took on our staff recently. Make: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MoBvV12C58 Candy: http://www.pd.net Videos: http://www.YouTube.com/LoftyPursuits
#111 Updates - Vandilism - Press Releases- Christmas - Boiled Custard - Letters.
December 15, 2021 03:54 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBGreg chats about a lot of stuff. Next week will probably be an off week. See you the week after.
#110 Rambles and letters, oh yes a bit about statues and business too.
December 07, 2021 16:53 - 30 minutes - 40 MBGreg talks about his week, about his statue work and reads your letters. YT: http://YouTube.com/LoftyPursuits Candy: http://www.pd.net Pig: in the photo
#109 A new statue and the old one - Interactive Fiction - Letters
November 30, 2021 17:39 - 29 minutes - 31.4 MBAfter modifying and re-sculpting the first statue, Greg decides to get another, he also talks about writing for interactive fiction, he reads your letters and does a follow up on Boiled Custard. YT: https://Youtube.com/LoftyPursuits Candy: https://www.pd.net
#108 Interview with Sarah - Letters - Statue is done.
November 24, 2021 14:53 - 28 minutes - 20.2 MBGreg interviews his wife Sarah about how she "Deals" with his "hair brained schemes" and we read your letters and update you on other projects. The statue is done by the way :) YT: https://YouTube.com/LoftyPursuits Candy: https://www.pd.net
#107 Guests vising the store to video - Dalgona - Christmas Candy - Letters
November 17, 2021 17:18 - 25 minutes - 24.4 MBToday Greg talks about the history of Dalgona Candy; About issues with planning for a pandemic and where we go from here; about a film crew coming in to shoot us making candy and we read your letters. Musk Candy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC1PrvN3AZE&t=159s Boiled Custard: https://theopinionatedfoodie.wordpress.com/2013/01/10/recreating-grannys-recipe-again-grandmas-boiled-custard/ YT: https://YouTube.com/LoftyPursuits Candy: https://www.pd.net
#106 letter from Smithfield Ham - Rare flavors of Christmas
November 09, 2021 20:17 - 26 minutes - 26.5 MBGreg reads a letter from a fan who's an expert in Ham, talks about the flavors of Christmas, and talks about marketing and how a space defines a business. I guess just another week at Lofty Pursuits YT: https://Youtube.com/LoftyPursuits Candy: https://www.pd.net
#105 statues - candy - monocles - letters
November 02, 2021 14:56 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBGreg talks about a statue he's modifying, gets interrupted by Darwin the PodCat, talks about instagramable locations, and reads your letters. Oh he also bought a monocle. Candy: https://www.pd.net YT: https://www.youtube.com/LoftyPursuits
#104 Technology Breaks - Sours sold out in 9 minutes - Re-making a statue for a instagramable location
October 27, 2021 03:03 - 31 minutes - 30.9 MBGreg talks about how everything tech related is breaking on him over the past few weeks, how the first drop of Tangerine Sours went and how he's starting an art project to rebuild a statue of summer, into his statue of summer.
#103 DOS attack - Hastings - Letters
October 19, 2021 16:04 - 29 minutes - 28.6 MBToday Greg talks about what took the website down last week, about the new www.pd.net, about a rabbit hole he went down connecting the Battle of Hastings to the fall of the Viking period (a surprise to Greg, but not to historians) and he reads your letters. YT: https://Youtube.com/LoftyPursuits Candy: https://www.pd.net
#102 design - tackling problems - dealing with failure - your letters
October 12, 2021 14:06 - 33 minutes - 31.4 MBToday Greg talks about design changes, dealing with limitations and how failure is a construct. YT: http://www.youtube.com/LoftyPursuits Candy: www.pd.net Coupon code for sticker: PODSTICK
#101 Greg in NYC and a temporary special link.
October 05, 2021 13:05 - 36 minutes - 35.1 MBGreg sets up at about 7:30 and watches the city wake up on his trip to NYC. He tells about what he's done so far. The photo by the way, is of our waiter at the Jazz Club "Tomi Jazz" YT: http://www.YouTube.com/LoftyPursuits Candy: http://www.pd.net Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LoftyPursuits
#100 Sours - Things Breaking - Travel Plans - URi is back- Letters
September 28, 2021 14:00 - 27 minutes - 26.5 MBGreg rambles a bit today, with sour updates and his travel plans. He is joined by Vanya the podcat and talks about new projects, about things breaking in the store, gives you a code for a free sticker, and reads your letters. He also updates you on new Patreon Levels.
#99 Scissors - Tangerine Sours and how to get them - Trip to Atlanta ... Calder ... Picasso ... Bansky.
September 21, 2021 22:27 - 27 minutes - 28.1 MBSorry this is late. We had what I thought was a bad electrical issue here and I was afraid it would push production behind. thankfully it did not. Greg goes down a deep dive into the Scissors he uses for candy making, he talks about Tangerine Sours yet again, and he talks about his Trip to Atlanta and seeing the Calder/Picasso exhibit and the Bansky Exhibit. YT: http://Youtube.com/LoftyPursuits Candy: http://www.pd.net
#98 Trip to Atlanta- Marketing in the high renaissance - Sours update - Letters.
September 14, 2021 13:59 - 29 minutes - 28.3 MBToday I talk about my upcoming trip to Atlanta and about the Art I want to see up there, as well as my experiences I've had through my daughter about looking at music schools for college. We will do a Tangerine Sours update (Spoiler: first 3 batches made!) and your letters. YT: http://www.YouTube.com/LoftyPursuits Candy: http://www.pd.net
#97 Taking a cat for a walk - It's national biscuit month - Your letters - Candy updates.
September 07, 2021 13:00 - 36 minutes - 34.9 MBGreg starts the process of leash training his polydactyl (The next step up from Pterodactyl) 15 year old seven toed candy name Darwin (He has thumbs so he's more evolved), He talks about national biscuit month and what that means at Lofty Pursuits, reads your letters, and of course gives candy updates. YT: www.YouTube.com/LoftyPursuits Candy: www.pd.net Works of Shigeo Fukuda: https://www.spoon-tamago.com/2015/07/15/antiwar-posters-by-graphic-designer-shigeo-fukuda/
#96 More on Tangerine Sours and your letters.
August 31, 2021 14:34 - 27 minutes - 24.1 MBToday Greg talks more about challenges facing the making of Tangerine Sours, mostly packaging at this point and he reads your letters. YT: http://www.YouTube.com/LoftyPursuits Candy: http://www.pd.net
#95 Tangerine sour update - Captain Crunch Bosun whistle - Letters.wav
August 24, 2021 15:27 - 29 minutes - 28 MBGreg gives an update on the Tangerine Sour Candies and talks about a cool toy whistle he got, originally found in boxes of Captain Crunch cerial from the 1960's YT: http://Youtube.com/LoftyPursuits candy: http://www.pd.net
#94 Rain on my front porch
August 17, 2021 13:30 - 31 minutes - 26.2 MBIt's a podcast about nothing this week. Just sitting around listening to tropical storm Fred rain on my front porch, and just musing on whatever is on my mind, relaxing, and enjoying a bourbon. YT: http://Youtube.com/LoftyPursuits Candy: http://www.pd.net
#93 Taking it over by Marshall Ledbetter
August 10, 2021 15:00 - 32 minutes - 31.1 MBThis is not a candy podcast, but Greg recounts the Ballad of Marshall Ledbetter as he new Marshal, and it's a story that he felt he needed to tell one more time. YT: Youtube.com/LoftyPursuits Candy: www.pd.net Six, six, six, Dunkin' Donuts A twenty inch veggie pizza from Gumby's Extra jalapenos on the side And a case of Asahi Dry I wish to speak with Timothy Leary Lemmy, jello, and Ice Cube Too Cartoon of Lucky's with filters And bring a CNN news crew Talahasse, Florida Fou...
#92 What do you really sell - Displaying golf Discs - Candy Hammers - It's made to be used so use it - Letters
August 05, 2021 02:21 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBThis week Greg talks about they way he re-imagined displaying a product in his store and how people interact with things. This lead to understanding what you really sell. He talks about the tangerine sours and a new project toffee and toffee hammers. He also drinks a beer that he helped devise with Ology brewing and reads your letters. YT: Youtube.com/LoftyPursuits Candy: www.pd.net/candy
#91 Lofty Pursuits colab with Ology Beer - More on sours and more problems and your letters.
July 27, 2021 19:07 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBToday Greg records from the patio at Ology Brewing, where today we are canning a colab beer (and candy) that Lofty Pursuits and Ology made. (Well they made the beer, we made the candy.) We discover some new things about tumbling candy and we read your letters. YT: http://www.Youtube.com/LoftyPursuits Candy: www.pd.net Ology: https://ologybrewing.com/
#90 If you don't serve your customers, someone else will.
July 20, 2021 21:50 - 27 minutes - 26.7 MBGreg talks about some early business advice that did him well, even 27 years later, he talks about sour packaging and he talks about the new Orchard assortment. YT: YouTube.com/LoftyPursuits Candy: www.pd.net
#89 stories of other businesses that change - Tangerine sours - beer candy colab - your letters
July 13, 2021 16:43 - 30 minutes - 28.5 MBToday GReg talks about how businesses change and a new candy project that is beer related. He gives updates on Tangerine sours, and he reads your letters. YT: Youtube.com/LoftyPursuits Candy: www.pd.net Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LoftyPursuits
#88 Marketing with the Evoked Set - More on our Sours and some punk music
June 29, 2021 13:00 - 34 minutes - 21.8 MBGreg talks about the Evoked Set, what it is and how it effects marketing and business. He also rambles on about the panning machine and the sour candies he's making. YT: http://www.YouTube.com/LoftyPursuits Candy: http://www.pd.net Patreon: http://www.Patreon.com/LoftyPursuits Lard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLwud9aLh0U
#87 Panning Machine, Trip to Orlando, broken laptop
June 22, 2021 21:11 - 20 minutes - 13.1 MBGreg talks about getting the panning machine working and how this effects his development of his tangerine sour candy. YT: http://www.youtube.com/LoftyPursuits Candy: http://www.pd.net
#86 trip to sarasota and tampa - ringling museum - panning machine updates - letters.
June 15, 2021 13:16 - 26 minutes - 18 MBGreg goes to Sarasota and Tampa and visits the Ringling museum. He also talks about the candy under development, then reads your letters and answers your questions. YT: http://Youtube.com/LoftyPursuits Candy: http://www.pd.net Ringling Museum: https://www.ringling.org Raspberry Pi: https://www.adafruit.com/product/4296
#85 The Letters episode - Tom Lehrer, Vegan Ice Kreme
June 08, 2021 13:00 - 31 minutes - 23 MBGreg answers some great letters one about Vegan Ice Cream that we make at Lofty Pursuits, the other on Tom Lehrer and the website greg runs. YT: http://Youtube.com/LoftyPursuits Candy: http://www.pd.net Tom Lehrer: http://www.TomLehrer.org
#84 Meeting Douglass Adams for Towel Day - Tangerine Sours update - Alxeandar Calder - Your letters
May 25, 2021 23:23 - 28 minutes - 20.5 MBGreg talks about Douglass Adams for Towel Day. He updates on experiments with different candy acids, talks about Alexander Caldar (the artist) and how he effected him and of course your letters. Vote if you have time http://LoftyPursuits.com/vote YT: http://www.Youtube.Com/LoftyPursuits Candy: http://www.pd.net Cata: https://www.instagram.com/catathielemann/
#83 Two favors, one that might get you candy - The next development step on Tangerine Lofty Sours - How we are addressing the unravling of covid rules - Your letters
May 18, 2021 16:04 - 40 minutes - 30.1 MBGreg talks asks you to vote for Lofty Pursuits in an on-line contest Vote: http://LoftyPursuits.com/Vote He also talks about the development of his Tangerine Lofty Sours. He discusses how he's approaching, and the ethics of rolling back mask requirements at Lofty He reads your letter. (not letters. it would be great if it were letters) Send letters to [email protected] YT: http://youtube.com/loftypursuits candy: http://www.pd.net
#82 How I got here and letters
May 11, 2021 13:58 - 31 minutes - 23.7 MBI've been thinking a lot over the past few days about how I got to where I was, and I traced it back to an unassuming event in middle school (We called it JR High.) I traced this back, and read your letter. If you have a moment, please vote for us in the Best of Tallahassee awards http://www.LoftyPursuits.com/Vote will tell you how to vote. It's free and open to the public. Thank you. YT: http://Youtube.com/LoftyPursuits Candy: http://www.pd.net
#80 May the 4th be with you candy, how a promotion became owned by the customer, candy updates and ideas, and your letters where I talk about how anyone can start a business at any time.
May 04, 2021 18:54 - 36 minutes - 23.8 MBGreg rambles a lot this week. He talk about a promotion getting owned by the customer and how that is good and bad. He talks about new projects and asks for help and he answers a letter with way to much information about starting a business. Vote for us for the month of MAY for Best of Tallahassee http://www.loftypursuits.com/vote Candy: http://www.pd.net YT: http://YouTube.com/LoftyPursuits
#81 May the 4th be with you candy, how a promotion became owned by the customer, candy updates and ideas, and your letters where I talk about how anyone can start a business at any time.
May 04, 2021 18:54 - 36 minutes - 23.8 MBGreg rambles a lot this week. He talk about a promotion getting owned by the customer and how that is good and bad. He talks about new projects and asks for help and he answers a letter with way to much information about starting a business. Vote for us for the month of MAY for Best of Tallahassee http://www.loftypursuits.com/vote Candy: http://www.pd.net YT: http://YouTube.com/LoftyPursuits
#80 New Scissors - Secret Garden explanation - New Candy - Your letters
April 29, 2021 15:55 - 23 minutes - 15.4 MBGreg talks about a new acquisition, some hand forged scissors from Ernest Wright, makers of scissors since 1902 in Sheffield UK. He also talks about his garden, stress, some new candy project updates and your letters. Candy: http://www.pd.net YT: http://www.YouTube.com/LoftyPursuits Ernest Wright: https://www.ernestwright.co.uk/ Wilebore Leather: https://www.portlandworks.co.uk/
#79 Greg interviews game designer James Ernest on creativity business and life
April 20, 2021 16:16 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBGreg has a conversation with his friend James Ernest who he has a lot in common with. He knew him when he was a juggler, and now as a game designer Greg sells his games in his shop. Jame Ernest: https://www.crabfragmentlabs.com/ YT: http://Youtube.com/LoftyPursuits Candy: http://www.pd.net
#78 Secret Garden - Star Wars Candy - Fruit Sours - We need letters
April 06, 2021 13:00 - 23 minutes - 16.8 MBGreg's garden and yard design is expanding to include building a secret garden next to his house. He also talks about upcoming star wars candy for May 4th, and a discontinued candy he hopes to recreate. YT: http://YouTube.com/LoftyPursuits Candy: http://www.pd.net
#77 Designing a front yard, an upcoming interview and your letters
March 30, 2021 22:59 - 26 minutes - 18.7 MBGreg talks about renovations and how he plans renovations. This time it's his front yard. He talks about his friend Lucky, who he will be interviewed by on the evening of April 1st 2021. You can find this on Doc Lucky's Yo-Yo talk on facebook. Photo: Darwin the PodCat looking and concrete being installed. YT: http:/YouTube.com/LoftyPursuits Candy: http://www.pd.net
#76 My front yard fire pit and your letters
March 23, 2021 15:51 - 26 minutes - 19.3 MBGreg just sits in his front yard around his newly assembled fire pit area and talks about making it last week. We also read your letters. Send letters to [email protected] YT: http://Yoube.com/LoftyPursuits Candy: http://www.pd.net
#75 Greg's on vacation - Marketing and maintenance of an ice cream school bus - Your Letters - Easter candy
March 16, 2021 13:00 - 25 minutes - 18.1 MBGreg goes to Orlando, visits his folks, deals with the usual visiting issues. He talks about how he got a short school bus to use as an ice cream truck, reads your letters and gives some candy updates. YT: http://Youtube.com/LoftyPursuits Candy: http://www.pd.net/
#74 Yo-Yos for sale - Differentiating yourself in a market with Disc Golf - How Linux saves me thousands per year
March 09, 2021 21:57 - 43 minutes - 40.5 MBGreg talks quite a bit of business this week. He invites you to an on-line Yo-Yo sale that is geared to yo-yo enthusiasts on March 10th. He talks about differentiating yourself in a market and how he did it recently with Disc Golf, and he answers a question and talks about how much he saves by using Linux and open source software rather than the brands you know. Links: See his Hackintosh in Wired: https://www.wired.com/2008/09/os-x-leopard-on/ Buy our candy: http://www.pd.net See us ...
#73 The history of FSU's Monarchy Party and what I learned and how Lofty Pursuits is transitioning into Disc Golf.
March 02, 2021 15:21 - 28 minutes - 27.7 MBThis week Greg talks about his time with the Monarchy Party at FSU and what he learned, and he starts a conversation about the growth of Disc Golf. YT: Youtube.com/LoftyPursuits Candy: www.pd.net Video of a Monarch Party Corrination: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=monarchy+party+fsu Monarchy Part on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia-on-ipfs.org/wiki/Monarchy_Party.html
#72 Greg is sick, Irish Cream Drops, Monarchy Party, Your letters
February 23, 2021 14:00 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBGreg is sick, and is recording this while he is sick (Not COVID, I was tested, just a cold) and it may be a bit disjointed because of this. Please forgive us. YT: Youtube.com/LoftyPursuits Candy: www.pd.net Cata's Cakes: instagram.com/catathielemann
#71 Cleaning the warehouse and how I learned to market to the press thanks to the World Yo-yo Contest
February 10, 2021 02:34 - 25 minutes - 22.6 MBGreg is still puttering around his warehouse trying to clean it, pack it and get out of it. He talks about his love of woodworking, and the tools he is moving, and he talks about how he learned to market to the press thanks to the World Yo-Yo Competition. YT: YouTube.com/LoftyPursuits Store: www.pd.net
#70 More on the warehouse - St. Patrick's day - letters
February 03, 2021 15:40 - 27 minutes - 25 MBMore rambles by Greg on cleaning the warehouse. He's been doing this about 50-60 hours per week and we're on the final days. He needs to be out in 5 days so this is all he can think about it seems. YT: YouTube.com/LoftyPursuits Candy: www.pd.net
#69 YoYos from warehouse - a meme candy that won't be and your letters
January 27, 2021 01:58 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBGreg needs to move out of his warehouse and is finding cool stuff along the way.
#68 An interview with Jake our candy maker.
January 19, 2021 17:46 - 27 minutes - 18.4 MBGreg interviews Jake. You've seen him on videos making candy, and we realized you have not heard him talk. He has worked on and off with us for many years with a large break in the middle. YT: Youtube.com/LoftyPursuits Buy candy: www.pd.net
#67 Fun with Chocolate and Valentines day. Your letters.
January 13, 2021 19:29 - 30 minutes - 28.6 MBToday Greg talks about the Valentines day assortment, shipping issues with Christmas, and goes over some of the chocolate plans he has in the near future. He's going to get some chocolate equipment in the near future and will start experimenting with it. YT: http://youtube.com/loftypursuits Order: http://www.pd.net
#66 Cleaning out stuff from the History of Lofty Pursuits, my eyebrows and a flame thrower, and your letters
December 31, 2020 17:02 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBGreg goes down memory lane cleaning a warehouse he's had for over 25 years, and he talks about the flaming trombone that he and his daughter build for her 12th birthday, and how he will be re-building it for her 17th. YT: Youtube.com/LoftyPursuits Site: www.pd.net