Above the Mess

By Madi Van Houten & Izzy Miller

The podcast that follows us as we bounce between our interests, dive down rabbit holes, navigate our brains, and come up in wonderland!... more

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The podcast currently has 21 episodes available.

Above the Mess episodes:

November 02, 2022Episode 19: I Have to Go Feed the Foxes
We talk about foxes going out to dinner, renovating houses, notes, books, and finishing projects.
Useful links:
Antique Boat Museum
Canada & United States Border (video by CGP Grey)
Lost (TV Series)
Snowmageddon (2010)
Information Overload
Banking Model of Education
The Horse, The Wheel, and Language*
This is the book about archaelogical evidence for where the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) language was born
Building a Second Brain*
Practical steps for building a digital knowledge system
The Extended Mind*
The psychology, biology, neurology, etc behind how humans do their thinking
Zettelkasten
Richard Feynman’s 12 Favorite Problems
Matter (app)
Refuse to Choose*
NaNo/NaNoWriMo
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1h 1min
August 31, 2022Episode 18: Interview with a Super Spy
This podcast episode will self-destruct in 5 seconds.
Useful links:
Tib Winterfield
Competent man & Robert Heinlein quote
Gravity (2013)
Loremasters–Tib’s D&D Newsletter
Sewist, Sewer, Seamstress
Refuse to Choose!: Use All of Your Interests, Passions, and Hobbies to Create the Life and Career of Your Dreams*
The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos
The episode I am referring to was How to Identify Your Negative Emotions
Brené Brown
Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.*
Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience*
The New Yorker on Meghan & Harry, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex
Twee (definition)
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54min
July 28, 2022Episode 17: At Least Keep Your Eyes Open
We discuss being stressed, the vast difference between our gardens, climate & other refugees, and a little bit of Netrunner.
Useful links:
FoxTrot July 27, 2009 (Zucchini)
FoxTrot July 29, 2009 (Zucchini)
Hügelkultur
Netrunner: Midnight Sun
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43min
June 20, 2022Episode 16: Launched at Full Speed
We discuss being ahead of schedule, Colin Firth diving into lakes, and road trips with cats.
Note: Madi’s audio is a bit wonky this episode!
Released again after some errors with our hosting, may appear in your feed twice.
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Love Actually Lake Scene
Iron on Stabilizer Fabric
Darning Knit Fabrics
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34min
June 01, 2022Episode 15: Exist for a While
We talk about returning to abandoned systems, garden projects, careers vs callings, and hacking into ice-protected servers.
Useful links:
How to ADHD: Wall of Awful Introduction
Etymology of Cilantro
Pesto Variations
No Trees Means No Rain
Cherokee Purple
Severance
Social Validation
Android Netrunner
René “Loup” Arcemont
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58min
May 18, 2022Episode 14: Not Qualified to Talk about Any of It
We talk about a world built for everyone, spider mites, and eating raw potatoes.
Useful links:
Supreme Court Ruling Information
How to ADHD: My Channel was a Bit Ableist When I Started
ACT: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
A Liberated Mind by Stephen C. Hayes*
The Happiness Lab with Doctor Laurie Santos: Working Your Way to Happiness
Food Forests
Queen of Screams movie
Creed eating a potato
Bringing Nature Home by Douglas W. Tallamy*
Alyssum
Jacques in the Garden about alyssum
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54min
May 04, 2022Episode 13: It's Not a Good Mess
We talk about travel, global temperature change, water rodents, and body hacking.
Useful links:
Izzy’s Packing List
Maintenance Phase: Anti-Fat Bias
Clif Builder Bars
Planet Money Makes a T-Shirt
Patagonia’s Environmental Efforts
WornWear: Patagonia’s Used Clothing Shop
This Is Love: Grandfather of the Forest
What It Takes to Bring Back the Near Mythical American Chestnut Trees
Confessions of an Information Hoarder
Climate Action Tracker
A Degree of Concern
Major climate changes inevitable and unavoidable
Climate Solutions Beyond Capitalism by Tina Landis*
Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming*
Project Drawdown
Beavers as a Keystone Species
Our Flag Means Death
Scientific Basis: Dopamine Fasting
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59min
April 20, 2022Episode 12: Do What You Can
We talk about the end of the world, carbon footprints, and To Be Read lists.
Useful links:
Hyperfixation
Cracking the Cryptic
Invasive Species Legislation in the USA
Thorny Olive
Why Mint is Invasive
Japanese Honeysuckle
Southern Wax Myrtle
Planned Obsolescence
Carbon Footprint Origins
Hank Green: Fuel Efficiency
Artificially Low Speed Limits
Euclidean Zoning
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Where Good Ideas Come From by Steven Johnson*
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41min
April 07, 2022Episode 11: I Don't Even Remember
We talk about Magic: The Gathering, organization object permanence, the Shakers, and more journals.
Useful links:
Magic: The Gathering
Obsidian
Pokémon
Yu-Gi-Oh
The Wandering Emperor Card
KALLAX
Brass Label Plates
Madi’s Handmade Mending Pouch
Train Tracks RPG
Loremasters Newsletter
Field Notes
The Home Edit
Marie Kondo
Shaker Boxes
The Shakers
Hancock Shaker Village
The Victorians Hosted Funerals at Home
Leuchtturm 1917
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56min
March 23, 2022Episode 10: Middle Ground of Permanence
We talk about sleep, ephemeral poetry, talking to ourselves, and the dang ducks.
Useful links:
SwitchBot
Poor Wayfaring Stranger
Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury*
Kids on Brooms
The Wild Thornberrys
E. E. Cummings
Make Do (podcast)
Muscovy Ducks
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FAQs about Above the Mess:

How many episodes does Above the Mess have?

The podcast currently has 21 episodes available.