Life North of the 54th

By Garett Brown, Preston Brown

Brothers Garett and Preston Brown bring out the stories and legacy of life in the Peace Country and life north of the 54th parallel.... more

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Life North of the 54th episodes:

September 01, 202321: Late Nights, with Alex Pradzinski
Alex reminisces about time spent together with friends and family while growing up in Grande Prairie. He talks about his experience growing up in the Peace Country and shares some of the lessons that he's learned along the way.
Show Notes
Why the Peace Country?
Spruce Grove, AB
Chicago, IL
Poland
Old Farm House Memories
Retaining Wall
Rebar
Piles
Around the Acreage
Pallets
Survey Stake
Wooden Bow
David Woodruff
Slingshots
Paintball
Musket ball
Bonfire
Condensate (Condy)
Aurora Borealis
Kansas City, MO
Moose
City Life
Projector
Super Smash Bros
Muskoseepi Park
All-nighter
Oil Rig
Hanging Out in Town
Body Odour
Gods and Generals
Spoilers
Dunning-Kruger Effect
Niagara Supercomputer
Stoney Plain, AB
Tree stand
Reflections on a Life in the Peace Country
Priorities
Drywall (Mudding and Taping)
Catch-22
Measurement and Calibration
Programmer
Weyerhaeuser
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48min
June 01, 202320: Old Friends, with Stephen Makus
From the previous conversation with Stephen Makus, Garett and Stephen catch up about life. They discuss how they've changed over the years and what has driven the change. This conversation was recorded in September 2022.
Show Notes
Previously On Episode 12
Drywall
Construction
Spray Foam Insulation
Oil and Gas
Adulting
Odd Jobs
Autobiography
Oil Rig
Invert Mud
Fracking
Shale
Salinity
Nuclear Fusion
Precious Metals
Iron
Both Mind and Body
Cicadas
Machinist
Muscle Atrophy
Physiotherapy
Scooter
Life as a Parent
Emotional Intelligence
Frustration
Joy
I recommend Atlas of the Heart for learning how to recognize the different emotions we experience.
Pondering the Possible Future
Friendship
Sailboat
Careers
Doc Brown (Back to the Future)
Time Travel
Parallel Universes
Primer (Movie)
Existential Crisis
Dunning-Kruger Effect
Expanding Horizons
Humanities
STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics)
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
Meaning of life
Jargon
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45min
May 01, 202319: Blending Families, with Leisa and Rick Olson
Leisa and Rick Olson lived through a Year of Hell shortly after moving to the Peace Country. They share how they were able to navigate the difficulties together and how both the people and the land of the Peace Country supported them through it.
Show Notes
Rick and Leisa's Work, fusefamilyfocus.com
Introductions and Early Memories
Port Alberni, BC
Vancouver Island
Moving to the Peace Country
The best and worst of times
Sill Plate
Saskatoon Mountain
Venison
Adventures in the North
Bronco
Flip-flops
Crown Land
First Aid
Legal Land Description
Year of Hell
Coquihalla Highway
It was about 15km from the Olson's home to Beaverlodge.
2008 Financial Crisis
Leaving the Peace Country
Ford Explorer
Coaldale, AB
Thousand Trails
F.U.S.E.
Red Deer, AB
Glenwood, AB
Yellowknife, NWT
Double-wide
Kijiji
Some Final Thoughts
Hinton, AB
Grande Cache, AB
Mark Victor Hansen
Art Linkletter
Rick and Leisa's Work
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1h 9min
April 01, 202318: Navigating Changes, with Ron and Laura Brown
Ron and Laura Brown join us to share their experience of blending their lives together. They discuss some of the details that brought them together along with a family trip to Disneyland. They also reflect on how life has changed over the years and how being empty nesters pulls them away from the Peace Country.
Show Notes
Courtship and Marriage
Harry Balfour School
Calgary Zoo
Mormon Church
Leduc, AB
Water Pump and Radiator
Plug-in Block Heater
Leap Years
Matt Parker, Leap Years
Reflections on Difficult Times
Family Reunion
Visiting Disneyland
Disneyland
Road trip
Fantasmic!
California Adventure
Lake Havasu, AZ
Kalispell, MT
Building and Moving
Wood stove
Chinook Drywall
ICF
Gadfield Elm Chapel
Boneyard
Bicycle Stack
Reflections on Moving South
Cardston County, AB
Cardston, AB
Battle of Alberta
Snowbirds
Northern Lights
Quirks and Quarks
Theory of Relativity
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58min
March 01, 202317: Listening and Reflecting, with Ron Stanford
Ron Stanford takes us through his journey of falling in love with the north and appreciating its offer of a simpler lifestyle. He discusses the north's natural beauty as well as the resilience developed from enduring the unforgiving nature.
Show Notes
Background and Audiology
Fairview, AB
Fairview College
Red Deer, AB
Harley Davidson
FHS
Abbotsford, BC
Lethbridge, AB
Audiology
Everett, WA
Earplugs
Hearing Aid
BYU
Working in the North
Quads
Assets
Corporate Culture
Warranty
Living in the North
High Level, AB
Peace River, AB
Manning, AB
Beaverlodge, AB
Dawson Creek, BC
Valleyview, AB
Grande Cache, AB
Dunvegan, AB
Elk
Moose
Bobcat
Logs may swing into your lane
Northern Lights
Aurora Borealis
Twilight
Bezanson, AB
Solar Cycle
Solar Cycle and Aurora
Summer Solstice
Reflections on Moving South
Resilience
Grit
Seasonal Depression
Great Boreal Forest
California Redwoods
Appreciation
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51min
February 01, 202316: Teaching and Learning, with Kim Houlder
Kim Houlder recently retired as the chemistry teacher at Peace Wapiti Academy, having taught there since the school opened in 2001. With many years of experience and even more stories, Kim shares some laughs and insights into life as a teacher and what it means to be part of a community in the Peace Country.
Show Notes
Background
Peace Wapiti Academy
Grimshaw, AB
Grimshaw High
Kleskun Hills
Becoming a Teacher
PCAT
UofA
GPRC
UofL
Fox Creek, AB
Holy Family School
ATA
Up to no good
HVAC
Home canning
Silk screen printing
Heat gun
TI84 Programming
Mischief Managed
Luminol
Call of the void
The COMP
ATCO
Drumheller, AB
Smart Board
Reflections on Teaching
Alberta Learning
Dolly the Sheep
CRISPR
Spina bifida
Erwin Schrödinger
What is Life?
Mars Sample Return
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1h 11min
January 01, 202315: There and Back Again, with David Woodruff
David Woodruff embraces opportunities for self-reflection and personal development. He shares the winding path of his experiences that brought him to better understand why he calls the North home.
Show Notes
Background
Pincher Creek
Cross-country skiing
Axis and Allies
O'Brien Park
Explore - Second Language Program
Bear Creek Trails
Biking Across Canada
Personal and Professional Development
Victoria, BC
San Diego, CA
Rome wasn't built in a day
Boyle Street
Nonprofit
Nashville, TN
Room in the Inn
Austin, TX
Finding Community
Identity
Privilege
Community
Pillars of Identity
Some Stories
Winter Tires
South Common
Emotion and Memory
Fugitive (game)
Renamed Sledding Hill
Northern lights
Sun dogs
Light pillars
Little Bear
YTV
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54min
December 01, 202214: Creative Endeavours, with Arlin Fehr
Arlin Fehr shares his experiences and feelings about growing up on a farm north of Fort St. John. He exchanges stories related to driving and weather along with some of his feelings surrounding building community with others.
Show Notes
Links to Arlin's work
Ravania Entertainment
Kobo.com
Amazon.ca
Growing up on a farm
Quarter section
Churning butter
Getting a driver's license in BC
Fort St. John, BC
Community Forest
Cross-country skiing
Peace Canyon Dam
WAC Bennet Dam
Hudson's Hope
Stories around Fort St. John
1987 Chrysler New Yorker
Auction
Capture the flag
Wolf and Coyote Howling
Collie
Bobcat
Weather and Driving
Thunderstorms
Generator
Outhouse
Moose
Chinook
Snow Day (film)
Jacks
Building Community
Dungeons and Dragons
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57min
November 01, 202213: Dr. Mary Percy Jackson
Garett and Preston discuss the remarkable life of Dr. Mary Percy Jackson, the only doctor to much of the Peace Country during the first half of the 20th century. Her stories are recorded in the letters she wrote to her family in England and the biography written of her life.
Show Notes
Sources
wikipedia.org
alberta.ca
drmaryjackson.com
albertadoctors.org
goodreads.com
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26min
October 01, 202212: Rediscovery, with Stephen Makus
Stephen Makus digs deep and shares the evolution of his feelings for the Peace Country. He talks about how the complexities and complications of life have helped him to rediscover the beauty of the Peace region and how his path to self-understanding lead through surprisingly similar spaces.
Show Notes
Some Early Memories
La Glace, AB
Softball
Fastball
Track and Field
Bicycle Adventures
Muskoseepi Park
Scrap Bicycles
Accidental Tech Tangent
Overclocking
Raspberry Pi
Arduino
PCB
SMT Components
High-performance computing
Scientific Computing
Retrocomputing
Fast inverse square root
Technical debt
Growing into Adulthood
Drywall
Reno
Spray insulation
Machining
Bezanson, AB
Peace Country Beauty
Banff National Park
Waterton National Park
Dawson Creek, BC
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46min

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