Above the Mess

Madi Van Houten & Izzy Miller
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The podcast that follows us as we bounce between our interests, dive down rabbit holes, navigate our brains, and come up in wonderland!

  1. 11/02/2022

    Episode 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 Where to find Above the Mess: Follow us on Twitter! Follow us on Instagram! Send us an email! Izzy’s Website Madi’s website Links marked with an asterisk(*) are affiliate links through Bookshop.org, an online bookseller that supports your local bookstores!

  2. 08/31/2022

    Episode 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) Where to find Above the Mess: Follow us on Twitter! Follow us on Instagram! Send us an email! Izzy’s Website Madi’s website Links marked with an asterisk(*) are affiliate links through Bookshop.org, an online bookseller that supports your local bookstores!

  3. 07/28/2022

    Episode 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 Where to find Above the Mess: Follow us on Twitter! Follow us on Instagram! Send us an email! Izzy’s Website Madi’s website Links marked with an asterisk(*) are affiliate links through Bookshop.org, an online bookseller that supports your local bookstores!

  4. 06/20/2022

    Episode 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. Useful links: Love Actually Lake Scene Iron on Stabilizer Fabric Darning Knit Fabrics Where to find Above the Mess: Follow us on Twitter! Follow us on Instagram! Send us an email! Izzy’s Website Madi’s website Links marked with an asterisk(*) are affiliate links through Bookshop.org, an online bookseller that supports your local bookstores!

  5. 06/01/2022

    Episode 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 Where to find Above the Mess: Follow us on Twitter! Follow us on Instagram! Send us an email! Izzy’s Website Madi’s website Links marked with an asterisk(*) are affiliate links through Bookshop.org, an online bookseller that supports your local bookstores!

  6. 05/18/2022

    Episode 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 Where to find Above the Mess: Follow us on Twitter! Follow us on Instagram! Send us an email! Izzy’s Website Madi’s website Links marked with an asterisk(*) are affiliate links through Bookshop.org, an online bookseller that supports your local bookstores!

  7. 05/04/2022

    Episode 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 Where to find Above the Mess: Follow us on Twitter! Follow us on Instagram! Send us an email! Izzy’s Website Madi’s website Links marked with an asterisk(*) are affiliate links through Bookshop.org, an online bookseller that supports your local bookstores!

  8. 04/20/2022

    Episode 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* Where to find Above the Mess: Follow us on Twitter! Follow us on Instagram! Send us an email! Izzy’s Website Madi’s website Links marked with an asterisk(*) are affiliate links through Bookshop.org, an online bookseller that supports your local bookstores!

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

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  • Creator
    Madi Van Houten & Izzy Miller
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    21
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2022 Madi Van Houten & Izzy Miller
  • Show Website
    Above the Mess