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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#20 Black Chocolate Cherry Drops for Black Friday, Trip to Paris and the Mona Lisa, Goodbye to Rich
December 17, 2019 14:00 - 30 minutes - 26.9 MBI talk about my upcoming trip to Paris and about the three Mona Lisa's, and I remember my friend Rich Pouncey, who made the grits for Lofty Pursuits. He passed away on the 11th of November.
#19 Childhood changes, candy response, Accidental Candy Designs, Trip to Paris
December 10, 2019 14:00 - 31 minutes - 25.8 MBI think this may be my longest podcast year. I don't stretch them, and so far they seemed to max out at 25 minutes. this one is 31 minutes. I talk about waking up early to get myself on Paris time for an upcoming trip, and I talk about the Candy Feast's response and how accident can somehow make unique designs you can't get intentionally.
#18 Finishing a Candy Feast, 500K achieved & Halloween.
December 03, 2019 14:00 - 26 minutes - 22.4 MBToday Greg talks about flavor creations and what reaching 500K subscribers is like. He also talks more about the way Beard Street celebrates Halloween in Tallahassee.
#17 A CORNicopia of candy (or is that a Corn-a-val) the Royal Hanneford circus, hiring gripes, and The Creature
November 26, 2019 14:00 - 33 minutes - 28.1 MBGreg talks about some obscure puns in the video number 117 corn candy, not candy corn. He visits the Royal Hanneford Circus, he gripes about hiring employees a little and gives application tips for jobs, and then comes the Creature. We also read your letters that you sent to [email protected] Go to www.pd.net to get our candies go to www.patreon.com/loftypursuits to sponsor this podcast and to get other cool updates.
#17 Podcast #17 A CORNicopia of candy (or is that a Corn-a-val) the Royal Hanneford circus, hiring gripes, and The Creature
November 26, 2019 14:00 - 33 minutes - 28.1 MBGreg talks about some obscure puns in the video number 117 corn candy, not candy corn. He visits the Royal Hanneford Circus, he gripes about hiring employees a little and gives application tips for jobs, and then comes the Creature. We also read your letters that you sent to [email protected] Go to www.pd.net to get our candies go to www.patreon.com/loftypursuits to sponsor this podcast and to get other cool updates.
#16 I hate rainy weekends, Corn Candy and Icehenge
November 19, 2019 14:00 - 25 minutes - 22.1 MBI go over a wet weekend where power took out my store and canceled a trip to GA to see a steam powered cane sugar crusher. I talk about making corn candy, not candy corn, and I review a book by Kim Stanley Robinson, Icehenge and I make a correction sent in by a listener. Patreon: http://www.pateron.com/LoftyPursuits Youtube: http://www.YouTube.com/loftypursuits Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PDconfection Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/LoftyPursuits Return of the golden age ...
#15 Our Ice Cream Bus, New Flavors and 500K subscribers to YouTube.
November 12, 2019 14:00 - 30 minutes - 24.5 MBI tell the tale about the strange journey I had in getting the ice cream bus I now use, I talk about ice creams influence on cultural memory, and I review a book called Frankenstein prodigal Son. Frankenstein Prodigal Son https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/94974/frankenstein-prodigal-son-by-dean-koontz/9780553593327/#targetText=Dean%20Koontz's%20Prodigal%20Son,a%20secret%20worse%20than%20death. Brittle Innings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittle_Innings Laundry Files ht...
#14 Pumpkin Spice, Being recognized, Calculating Stars and your letters.
November 05, 2019 13:00 - 25 minutes - 22.4 MBThis discussed video number 116 where I make pumpkin spice candy and I am disappointed there is no pumpkin in pumpkin spice. . I also describe what it's like to be recognized by fans in other cities, sometimes enjoyable, sometimes not. I talk about Calculating Stars this years Hugo winner for best novel, and I compare it to books that inspired it, "A canticle for Libawitz" and "Seveneves". Of course I also read letters and answer your questions. Send questions to [email protected] You ...
#13 Abby Road, failed candy making and YouTube's shallow love
October 29, 2019 13:00 - 23 minutes - 19.9 MBI write this as I battle with Caterine, my cat for control of the keyboard. Typing while petting is hard. Today I talk about this photo I took back in 1996, as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Abby Road, and I cover a candy failure that happened today. Abby Road Parody https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/71784131_2504370142991360_5982495732265910272_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&_nc_oc=AQlvG8DeeJBuDbYeN-8N3hGdqt6aPex62qx-kD0xFssyqSZ_UR6wh-92sdtA6q8BvNw&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1....
#12 Tiki Candy and Experiments in sound and VR
October 22, 2019 16:00 - 29 minutes - 24.2 MBI go over some things about the Tiki Candies I'm making. How binaural audio works, and how my mic was developed Replies to questions (send them to [email protected] And that is podcast #12 Get our candy here www.pd.net Support this podcast here and get other cool updates https://www.patreon.com/LoftyPursuits
#11 Grapefruit candy and a riot of zoot suits.
October 15, 2019 16:00 - 21 minutes - 13.7 MBWe go to some background about my grapefruit tree, the grapefruit candy we make, and the music choice we made. We also cover the history of the song Zoot suit riot, and we cover the riots from the 1940's that the song was based off. We also read your letters that you sent to [email protected] Go to www.pd.net to get our candies go to www.patreon.com/loftypursuits to sponsor this podcast and to get other cool updates.
#10 Pikes Soda Fountain, New T-Shirts and a Giant Banana
October 08, 2019 16:00 - 24 minutes - 8.66 MBThis weeks podcast is about my visit to pikes soda fountain, the influence of Andy Warhol on my work, and the story about our giant banana. Get our candy at http://www.pd.net Join our Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/LoftyPursuits
#9 Raspberry Drops and how I create stories.
October 01, 2019 10:30 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBThis weeks podcast will cover the history of some of our equipment and how I come up with story ideas.
#8 Tie Died candy, a Challenge from Hercules Candy
September 24, 2019 09:00 - 21 minutes - 16.5 MBThis is a podcast about making the tie dyed candy for Terry at Hercules Candies and about the trip I made there a few years back.a year back or so. We are moving the podcasts to come out on Tuesdays. Get our candy at http://www.pd.net See our videos at http://www.YouTube.com/LoftyPursuits Join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/LoftyPursuits
#7 From the road part 2
September 17, 2019 03:32 - 24 minutes - 16.5 MBGreg returns from Atlanta and talks on the drive about candy, circuses, and other things.
#6 From the road ... Part 1
September 10, 2019 13:00 - 26 minutes - 14 MBI took a few days off and I drove to Atlanta. I decided to try and record a podcast with a pocket recorder and a clip on microphone to see how it went. This time I talked about my trip, and some candy things and what I hope to do in Atlanta.
#5 Coffee Image Candy
August 28, 2019 01:40 - 15 minutes - 4.73 MBAnother Podcast. A bit more rambly than I'd like. i'm going out of town tomorrow and I wanted to get this up. Please give feedback if any. It's about my Coffee Candy video #108 and a trip to a Mexican Circus in Atlanta. Recorded while driving.
#4 A pre-podcast for video #107
August 26, 2019 01:39 - 20 minutes - 19.5 MBI'm seeing if I could record one of these before I start editing the video. My 3d printer is too loud, and thunder is in the background. Not great for the video, but perhaps interesting for a podcast for my Patreons. http://www.patreon.com/loftypursuits Our youtube channel is at http://youtube.com/loftypursuits and our candy can be bought at http://www.pd.net
#2 The back ground on video 104
August 26, 2019 01:28 - 17 minutes - 17.8 MBThe was the first members only podcast about the reasons Greg thinks Pride month is important, and where the need from it came from. Also includes why he is confused about the disjointed nature of gay history and culture and why he thinks that is. You can find out Pateron at http://www.patreon.com/loftypursuits Our youtube channel is at http://youtube.com/loftypursuits and our candy can be bought...
#3 The grapes of wrath
August 26, 2019 01:16 - 23 minutes - 24.4 MBI could not get that pun into the video, so sorry about that. This podcast is about the Grape Video I'm going to post on Thursday July 18th 2019. It may actually go up before the main video. I'd suggest you watch the video first. As I am typing this, it is rendering in the background. This is still all experimental, so I'd love to get feedback on this Podcast. This contains the full interview on Grapes I made with Dr. Nadia Bernstein. I thought the background banter was interesting so I...
#1 Lofty Pursuits
August 23, 2019 00:28 - 24 minutes - 24.3 MBThis podcast went up for our Patreon subscribers before it went here, but this is where it started. I've learned a lot since this episode, so lets see where this goes. You can find out Pateron at http://www.patreon.com/loftypursuits Our youtube channel is at http://youtube.com/loftypursuits and our candy can be bought at http://www.pd.net