Radio address for Nov. 3, 2012. I contemplate going to college late in life, and compare the realistic options disfavourably with the college of my dreams.

I only had 3.9MB left in my hosting service’s upload quota at the time of this writing, so I recorded everything in mono and got creative with my encoder’s compression settings. I mentioned this on Twitter, which sparked some good thoughts and exchanges on the growth of the podcast in general, which I’ll summarize as a blog post soon. Sincere thanks to Mark, Ken, and Rundy for the kind, helpful and interesting thoughts offered.

The “spoken word performance” at the end is an untitled poem from Poems (1876 - 1889), by Gerard Manley Hopkins. Music is Boy With a Coin by Iron & Wine.

Radio address for October 27, 2012: the weather gets colder, and we celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving.

Mention is made of Les Misérables. Listeners can download a free copy of the unabridged Les Misérables audiobook. To do so, go to howellcreekradio.com/audiobook and sign up for a free trial¹, then sign in and go to the Les Misérables page to download the book. If you cancel within the 30 days, the book is still yours. I myself joined Audible this way and have been a member for several years; it’s a great (and low-cost) source of mind-enriching entertainment for commutes and long trips. Whatever you do, be sure to read (or reread) the book before the new movie is released on Christmas Day, 2012.

The music at the end is Cascading by Phil Keaggy.

Radio address for October 20, 2012, in which I try to describe what inspiration sounds like.

I made a mistake while recording this one, bonus points if you can spot it.

Music is Smells Like Content by The Books, Tickle Me Pink and The Wrote & The Writ by Johnny Flynn, and Love Is All by The Tallest Man On Earth.

Radio address for October 13, 2012. Takes place on the farm, and on a three thousand mile trip through the American southwest.

The photo for this episode’s album art was taken by myself at the Garden of the Gods in Colorado. The music consists of three covers of the same song, performed by the Vitamin String Quartet, by Antonio Vargas, and by A Whisper in the Noise; as well as Paka Ua from The Descendants soundtrack.

Radio address for August 19, 2012: a short memory of a long discussion last May, and my search for a new secret bunker.

Music is Skipping Stones by Sleep Whale.