This is a pre-view link. It should be live about half an hour after I post this. The video will become public tomorrow. I still have to do titles, descriptions, and ... well everything else. Let me know what you think.
2020-09-03 03:20:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Greg goes down a few rabbit holes here with the flavors he's working on, and he finds humor in Florida's "Human-Bear Conflict Response Policies and Guidelines" manual. He also reads letters.
The photo for this weeks podcast is by Brian Crum. I wonder if he'll ever find out that I borrowed it. These are not eating mushrooms, but they are so elegant and lovely I thought I'd share.
Brian Crum is also the drummer for the 2020-09-02 12:49:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Today Greg continues his confusion over pumpkin spice and talks about upcoming seasonal candy like for Halloween and Christmas. He also reads your letters.
YT: www.Youtube.com/LoftyPursuits
Buy Candy: www.pd.net
2020-08-25 22:14:31 +0000 UTC View Post
I thought you'd like to see the rough cut of our new video. It may take a few minutes to upload and render on youtube. The link is not and will not be public.
In this episode, Greg reminisces about making the video documenting the history of the NY Egg Cream and his day running around Manhattan shooting it.
2020-08-18 17:45:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Greg this weeks deconstructs on of his favorite songs "I Want you to be my baby" by John Hendricks. He thought it was written by Louis Primia, but it was just sung by him, and apparently a lot of others. Lots of updates, talks about upcoming candy for Thanksgiving and Halloween, and of course we read your letters.
YT: www.Youtube.com/LoftyPursuits
Store: www.pd.net
2020-08-12 16:30:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Today we go further into what we are doing about the taste trip around the world. Since we can't travel in person, perhaps we can do it with candy flavors. We hope to do a series of international flavors done with the flags of the countries where the flavors are know from.
The Jukebox I'm making is coming along, I'm doing an update here.
Jake is doing his first solo project. Kiwi
And of course we read your letters and give other updates.
2020-08-04 22:11:14 +0000 UTC View Post
I built a new computer to edit videos and audio on and it's great
One of our podcats had a three day outdoor adventure (Spoiler, her returned)
New candies ideas from a letter we got last week that we are going to go forward with, tastes of the world. If you can't travel, we will bring the worlds flavors to you.
YT: Youtube.com/LoftyPursuits
Store: www.pd.net
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2020-07-31 03:00:21 +0000 UTC View Post
At Lofty Pursuits we did this video on making candy from Candy Cap mushrooms that you can see here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGZMKAXkYY4
We could not fit all the interviews in, so I added some of the more interesting bits to this podcast, and we talk about upcoming projects and of course read your letters.
Send letters to podcas...
2020-07-23 20:46:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Greg is making a digital jukebox for the store, because he needs more to do with his time. He talks a little about candy and he reads letters.
2020-07-14 22:44:41 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a sneak peek at part of the next video I'm editing, it's hard. So many hours of footage to go through to build the story.
So I am working on this video, I have been for quite a while, and I need some feedback.
1. Is it interesting. Are their parts that make you lose interest?
2. Can you understand the interviews. I'm not sure I want to ad in video subtitles, but I may need to.
You can post here, or e-mail me at podcast@pd.net
-GReg
P.S. I...
2020-07-11 21:37:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Today Greg talks about planting some Gross Michel bananas, he got some sprouts from a guy in south Florida and hopes to have some nice rare more flavorful bananas in the next few years. He talks about covid-19 changes for his store (again, there is no end to these it seems), he talks about art and of course letters.
Send letters to podcast@pd.net
YT: Youtube.com/LoftyPursuits
Candy: www.pd.net
2020-06-30 15:00:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Today we talk about all sorts of things, while two of my cats (Caterine and Vanya) decide to visit and possibly express their opinion on the podcast.
2020-06-25 14:27:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Today Greg things about having a good day and talks about the current projects.
You can order a protytpe bag of our Candy Cap mushroom candy here: https://www.pd.net/node/171
This link will change to a production link when the real candy comes out.
2020-06-16 02:57:32 +0000 UTC View Post
I wanted my staff to be fashionable, so I thought I'd make some custom masks, and get some custom fabric printed. Yo can probably tell the design I based it off, but it has ice cream cones in the starts, chess board in the diamonds, and banana image candy in the circles.
If I were to sell these, they would be $29.99, which I think is too high, but getting fabric printed in low quantities is not cheap. Any thoughts of either the design, or of the idea of selling them.
2020-06-15 19:15:35 +0000 UTC View Post
I needed to show off a new machine I got. Well new about two years ago. I finally found good enough machinists to get it working again. It's a cutter, to do what I do with the anvil. My wrists have been hurting more and more the longer I do this, and I wished I had this machine. I only knew of two of these. One was in Ireland, the other in Austria. I found a third in England, but it was clearly a work in progress. I finally found someone with the talent to help me get it working, and it's her...
2020-06-15 18:53:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Today I do something different, I do an interview. Today I talk to Jane my daughter who literally grew up at Lofty Pursuits. I've never really talked to her about her perceptions about the business before. Its there every day, and it just is not something we've done. This is a bit longer than our normal podcasts.
2020-06-09 12:43:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Greg talks about some encounters with fame, upcoming candies in development, and tells the story of when he made candy that looked like a laundry tablet and what proctor and gamble told him.
Get our candy : http://www.pd.net YT: http://www.youtube.com/loftypursuits
2020-05-31 21:40:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Vote for us here before May 30th
http://www.loftypursuits.com/vote
Greg rambles a bit about things happening to Lofty Pursuits. I apologize it's a bit rushed for me on a podcast, but I got it out, so that I take as an accomplishment.
http://www.pd.net <-- get candy here
2020-05-22 18:08:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Greg explores where Horehound fits in the family of plants and flavors, talks about redesigning a restaurant for post COVID-19, and talks about wanting to open a drive in movie theater.
2020-05-11 18:00:36 +0000 UTC View Post
I thought you'd like to know first.
Horehound promotes salivation, and Marshmallow Root soothes your throat as it sticks to the sort bits. This cough drop recipe has been made for over a hundred years. Keep in mind, this is marshmallow root, not marshmallow flavor, so it's not going to effect the flavor much. Horehound is a oil from an European flower that is in the taste family of licorice, but a bit more floral. Yummy and soothing. Made on a set of rollers from a candy store that open...
2020-05-08 14:40:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Greg muses on what history has taught us and does some predictions of what could change in society due to the universality of COVID19, he also reads letters, but weirdly does not talk much about candy.
Two in one day? Getting ahead again I hope.
2020-05-05 02:17:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Greg gets a new kitten he also talks about the next cough drop he is making this time with marshmallow root a plant from France they no longer use in marshmallows the candy, but that does make your throat feel good. He also talks about how other pandemics changed how we did business and created new businesses.
2020-05-05 01:39:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Sorry about it taking so long. I know I'm behind and I hope to catch up and get ahead again, just not sure how that will happen.
Today's podcast is about what I've been doing the past few weeks, about the history of cough drops and about a book series I've been reading.
2020-04-26 18:36:12 +0000 UTC View Post
So much going on. I've been working 18 hour days transforming the business for the current situation. We have as many people working as many hours as were were before COVID-19, so I think we're doing good.
We made the first cough drops on an old cough drop roller we have, and they are up for ordering. We did a small batch at first, so there are limited supplies. Thank you for all the support, I hope to catch up on podcasts very soon. Things are getting to the point I have time to do thi...
2020-04-24 17:39:14 +0000 UTC View Post
In this podcast I discuss more about the transformation of Lofty Pursuits due to the Corona Virus, I get a letter from a fan in Indonesia and I tell her about my metal working experience. and I talk about mushroom candy. Not that kind of mushroom.
2020-04-06 14:10:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Yup, like the last podcast, late and shorter. Sorry about that. It's been a weird week folks and it's been a week of being reactive not proactive. With things changing so fast that's the only option. Thanks for supporting what we do. I'll try to get closer to schedule next week.
... Try.
-GReg
Yes, we need to transition to a war economy as it was, and this is a short update on what we are doing in house to deal with the changes.
2020-03-20 12:52:28 +0000 UTC View Post
We also update on the on-going calliope project and we update on plans on how we are dealing with prepping for Covid-19 if it comes.
2020-03-10 13:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Yup. give me feedback if you can. Secret link here.
2020-03-05 04:53:52 +0000 UTC View Post