In Here, Out There: Stories from the Road
Binge all of Season 1 now! — Season 2 starts January 2020! A short audio exploration by Christopher Ives, a nomadic artist and storyteller, traveling the country in his campervan and listening to the world around him. Featuring an alternating selection of travel and adventure stories; quality field recordings; spontaneous interviews; and thoughts on minimalism and vanlife. Each episode is only 5-10 min in length. It is recorded, produced, and edited EVERY day, from the road, and then published fresh the next morning at 6:00 am Eastern Time. 🎧 Headphones Recommended 🎧
Episodes
Today, I'm closing out Season 1 with a little bit of a recap and some thoughts on Season 2. Thanks for listening.... talk to you soon. 🤙
Please share an episode or two with a friend, leave a review, and I'll be back in a few weeks.
Today the reading of a story by my friend Sara. It's written for kids, but good vibes for everyone. If you'd like to help her get this book illustrated or published. Reach out.
A sleepy day... Here's a poem I wrote a few years ago about a moment of energy, an electric high, a time when I realized that I'd be ok again.... someday.
Part of this podcast is examining myself in relation to the world. Looking 'in here' while I'm 'out there.' Dig?
Yeah I know, it's obscure. It's a poem. So.... I dunno, listen a few times, maybe you'll get something out of it.
Today was the last day of the Great American Tiny House Show - Tampa edition. A few of us created a neat little impromptu community there, and honestly, for the first time in a while, I felt a bit of hope for humanity.
Macon, GA Tiny House Festival Next weekend: https://unitedtinyhouse.com/2019-georgia-tiny-house-festival/
Great American Tiny House Show: https://www.greatamericantinyhouse.show/
I'm so tired. There was so much.
Please don't be mad at Tulsi, she got scared.
I'm at the Great American Tiny House Show this weekend, showing off the Vitruvian Van, talkin about vanlife, minimal living, .... probably going to gush on Thoreau a bit.
Stay tuned!
Van: www.VitruvianVan.com
I wrote this while cruising the straights of I-95 South through Georgia and Florida this week. After chilling with some owls this evening, I thought I'd share my thoughts on becoming more aware of existence - by listening, learning, and building fluency in the -way- existence unfolds.
I'm not deep..... YOU'RE deep. 🥺
(oh, and, pretty sure it was two barred owls, if you were wondering.)
Today, the story behind the theme music for "In Here, Out There" — a track from almost exactly 10 years ago, called 'False Pretenses', written by ... me! (kinda).
Info on RJDJ: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RjDj
Info on RPM Challenge (it's still a thing!): https://rpmchallenge.com/
The 50th Episode!
Today, I visited one of my favorite little restaurants. A 'dot' of something different, a place for the community to gather and grow, a place for new beginnings. Thanks to Molly, Doug, and Brent for taking the time to talk with me about the Little Grill Collective.
If you enjoyed the episode, please share with a friend and/or leave a comment on Apple Podcasts, and/or click 'follow' on Spotify... Or do...
I'm headed back down to Florida for the Great American Tiny House Show with the van. I got up early to get a head start, but then I opted to take it slow..... why rush?
VAN: www.VitruvianVan.com
Today, a story from Sara about confronting her own ignorance and choosing respect, even if it made her uncomfortable.
Turns out yesterday's 'saying' may have been less common than I thought, oops. Try this one on instead.
Also mentioned: Check out the Great American Tiny House Show in Tampa next weekend. I'll be showing off my van, come say hi.
Music today by both, myself and Terrible Horrible Enormous Things
Hard on the heels of a government shutdown -averted and with the declaration of a 'state of emergency' by the president, I thought we could chat about a little thought-experiment/colloquialism. I'm wondering if you've ever heard of this saying before.... take a quick listen.
I received a cryptic postcard in the mail... to an address almost no one has. There was a just a phone number and a note that said "Ask for Jennifer". Today I call the number.
I recorded this podcast three times before coming to a more concise thought. Here it is. (Also some exciting news about tomorrow's episode.)
Today I'm thinking about passive and institutional racism, how it spreads, how it comes to exist. I could tell you my theories, but let's cut to the chase and get to work.... listen, I think you'll get what I mean.
Today some folks are having a snow day. I'm leaving work early to venture through the snow and sleet in my adventure van. Let's talk about snow days and driving theory and land preservation, yeah?
Cool.
I met this guy Rob a while back. I don't remember much about him, but he gave me a little wisdom and I'm going to try and pass it on today.
And today I'm taking that wisdom in the direction of expanding your perspective; to try and use the information and ART around you to connect with people who live differently than you do.
Here's a playlist of Kendrick: https://spoti.fi/2tftWNG
Here's a playlist of Beat-...
A little bear story from about a year ago, when I was standing just where I'm standing tonight.
Also - Come say hello to me in Tampa, FL next week at the Great American Tiny House Show.
I was listening to the wind in the trees and thought about the local lake here. It's man-made and fed by a small creek. I felt bad for the creek and I wrote this little thing.
Check out more of my stuff: www.christopherives.com
I want to hear from you! All 22.6 (on average) of you who listen to each episode. (Also, listen to reeds as I hike all over northwest Connecticut.)
Leave a comment on whatever app you're on - it's helps boost the ratings for the show or head over to www.christopherives.com and leave a comment on the contact page, or in Instagram if you fancy the photo-land.
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