Just Around The Corner

Atwoodland Productions
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A meandering look at here and now, and what might be next… This is a show about place - both physical and existential. Veteran podcasters Jeremy Holiday and Eli Steenlage share stories about where they live on the east side of Madison, Wisconsin as a way of exploring the uncertain times in the world at large and the uncertain times in their own lives. These stories are shared in an attempt to provide a real glimpse into this moment in time as well as offer some insight into how to make the next moment better. Each episode of this podcast is unique, come join us on our meandering journey forward.

Episodes

  1. 18h ago

    Ep. 3 - Something in a Nothing Town

    Bringing some ideas they have been thinking on for years, Eli and Jeremy connect with folks from their childhood for a sober look back at their hometowns and how they shaped their respective views of the world.   Chapter 1: 16 Tons During the cold war, people in Jeremy’s hometown bragged that the coal-fired power plant there was so crucial to the power grid in the eastern seaboard that it put it high up on the Russian’s nuke list.  In 2023, the Homer City generating station was finally decommissioned (and hastily demolished in 2025…)  It turns out that his childhood best friend., Eric Barker, broke the story. Jeremy and Eric chat about growing up in a fading coal mining town, and the ways that shaped their lives.   Chapter 2: Packing Rural racism, cultural awakenings, and meat packing plants. Eli takes a noir’ish trip down memory lane to his hometown of Britt, IA to reminisce with his old friend, Abel Ortiz. They realize that they had different experiences of their community but both shared the draw of new cultural experiences in bigger cities. Guest Abel Ortiz relates the story of his parent’s arrival in the rural Midwest from Mexico and how they worked hard to make a sustainable life for their family.   Atoms smasher Picture online Wikipedia page on power plant Current plan for the redevelopment of the former power plant site.

  2. Aug 21

    Ep.2 - Ace on Willy

    There are very few places on earth like the Ace Hardware on Willy Street.  In a sense, it is the embodiment of an American ideal that is quite hard to find in our modern corporatemaxxed world. Jeremy takes the lead on this episode, and gives us a look at things from a view of the backroom in an interview with one of the store’s co-owners, Tom Shepherd.  As Jeremy discovers, the store is on the cusp of a change as new leadership is moving into place, setting the store up for its third generation of ownership.   Atwoodland Productions

  3. Aug 21

    Ep.1 - LIVE: from Hippo Park!

    Recording began for this episode more than two years ago when Eli and Jeremy were pulled to create something new after a several year hiatus from their first podcast collaboration ExtraTextual. From COVID, to the Trump elections, the growth of AI, the increasingly chaotic climate, gun violence, and the ever changing legacy media and social media landscape… so many things make it hard to even define this moment in time. To Eli and Jeremy, it feels like a time of chaos (or is it just their own mid-life crises), and they are trying to bring some meaning and order to that chaos. To do that, they are starting small, connecting to things in their neighborhood, and having a look at how these big things can be made more manageable when you take a different perspective and start with what is Just Around the Corner.    Google Maps to Hippo Park   Gretta Wing Miller’s Movies on Sid Boyum: Sid Boyum Sculpture Project Sid Boyum: Life is an Illusion   Atwoodland Productions

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A meandering look at here and now, and what might be next… This is a show about place - both physical and existential. Veteran podcasters Jeremy Holiday and Eli Steenlage share stories about where they live on the east side of Madison, Wisconsin as a way of exploring the uncertain times in the world at large and the uncertain times in their own lives. These stories are shared in an attempt to provide a real glimpse into this moment in time as well as offer some insight into how to make the next moment better. Each episode of this podcast is unique, come join us on our meandering journey forward.

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  • Creator
    Atwoodland Productions
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Just Around The Corner