Five things that bring me joy on any given day. There will be baseball, running, beer, food, birds, college hockey, music, and many other things. Yes, the world isn’t great right now but there are little things that make me happy and I want to take a couple of minutes to highlight them.
Thank you to all my listeners. There were dozens of us. DOZENS! It is time for us to step away for a minute. There are reasons. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please visit me at www.ewabbott.com. Be Well, Be Safe, Be Happy.
In this episode, Ned discusses what he would take back if he was going to go back to 1985, The Patient on FX on Hulu, his Halloween Costume (https://www.instagram.com/p/CkN8FZjgi_u/), the World Series #VamosGatos, and a wonderfully delightful wedding (Pictures here: https://people.com/music/mary-lambert-wyatt-paige-hermansen-wedding-photos/). Video is available on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Qt0hvo6hh9CPgmL9B6B1m?si=489032fa64e24c15 Any questions, comments, or concerns can be directed to www.ewabbott.com Happy Halloween and remember to vote, friends. Be well, be safe, be happy.
In this special episode, Ned discusses the end of the Mets season and his hopes for the future of the team. Not that his hopes matter. Because as we learned from Ted Lasso, it's the hope that kills you. The audio for this pod was pulled from a video which should be available on Spotify. Any questions, comments, or concerns? Find out how to contact Ned at www.ewabbott.com.
In this episode, Ned discusses seeing Mary Lambert at Lark Hall in Albany, NY. (Supported by Aisha Burns) He also talks about ReBoot on Hulu, the Major League Baseball Playoffs, the Albany Times Unions inexplicable coverage of the comings and goings of news readers in the Albany area, and seeing the Yeah Yeah Yeahs open their "Cool It Down" tour at Forest Hills Stadium. Mary Lambert's podcast The Manic Episodes (with Wyatt Hermansen) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-manic-episodes/id1490444692 Aisha Burns' Argonauta https://aishaburns.bandcamp.com/album/argonauta ReBoot on Hulu https://www.hulu.com/series/reboot-e8c26c94-e813-4160-b36e-1b367ebcebe8 Yeah Yeah Yeahs at Forest Hills https://www.qgazette.com/articles/the-yeah-yeah-yeahs-inspire-at-forest-hills-stadium/ Questions, comments, or concerns? www.ewabbott.com Thank you so much for listening. Be Well, Be Safe, Be Happy, and Let's Go Mets!
In this episode, Ned dedicates the entirety of the run time to the new Universal Studios film, "Meet Cute" streaming on Peacock. There are spoilers. There is a trigger warning.
In this episode, Ned discusses Radiohead's OK Computer at 25, his projects, birthday, and plans for the podcast. He also discusses this article from Cool Material: https://coolmaterial.com/feature/50-things-every-man-should-own-3/ Any Questions, Comments, or Concerns can be directed to www.ewabbott.com. Thank you so very much for listening. Please like, rate, and subscribe on your favorite podcast platform.
In this episode, Ned discusses the wonderful Sweltering Summer Ultra at Clapp Park in Pittsfield, MA, a walk, running, or cycling tour of Stewart's Shops, and his plans for his 49th year, including a 5K per day, a picture a day, and a Pizza Marathon of the Albany Area, like Brendan Leonard's Pizza Marathon of Manhattan. You can find links below. Thank you so very much for listening. Direct any questions, comments, or concerns to www.ewabbott.com. 1. Sweltering Summer Ultra - Best Way To Lose A Toenail - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI9YMeMskE4 2. Tour of Stewart's - https://www.ewabbott.com/home/tour-of-stewarts 3. Semi-Rad.com Pizza Tour - https://semi-rad.com/2018/10/a-new-york-pizza-marathon/ Brought to you by Wegner's Market, a Four Seasons Landscaping Company
In this episode Ned discusses Foxy Ned Hanlon, his newfound love of empanadas, the joy of not buying running clothing, meaningful August baseball, and compares and contrasts Prey and They/Them. Spoilers in the last segment. Questions, comments, or concerns can be sent via www.ewabbott.com. Thanks for listening. Foxy Ned Hanlon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Hanlon_(baseball) Empanadas https://thetortillachannel.com/empanada-dough/ Little Victories - Running Clothes Meaningful August Baseball https://www.newsday.com/sports/columnists/laura-albanese/mets-atlanta-max-scherzer-buck-showalter-francisco-lindor-m7rywbqb?utm_source=tw_sp Prey versus They/Them They/Them Trailer - https://youtu.be/HtQk6sANmKs Prey Trailer - https://youtu.be/wZ7LytagKlc
In this episode, Ned talks about the runners wave, when to do it, and why, his love of Yeah Yeah Yeah's Maps because they don't love you like I love you, and finishing a Yeti Trail Runner's 50k. Please like and subscribe. All information necessary can be found on www.ewabbott.com.
Water From Your Eyes, Treadmills, The Real McCoy In this episode, Ned discusses pop band “Water From Your Eyes”, why he has learned to love his treadmill, using plastic totes for packing, The Always Sunny Podcast, and Patio Finish Visiting The Real McCoy Beer Company. Water From Your Eyes https://waterfromyoureyes.bandcamp.com/ The Always Sunny Podcast https://twitter.com/TheSunnyPodcast The Real McCoy Beer Co on Patio Finish https://www.patiofinish.com/patio-finish/reviews/new-york/the-real-mccoy-beer-co
In this episode, Ned discusses Patio Finish (www.patiofinish.com), his website dedicated to the great patios for celebrating type two fun. If you would like to contribute, please send your write-up to PatioFinish@gmail.com. Ned's information can be found at www.ewabbott.com. Happy Independence Day, America!
In this episode, Ned talks about trying to hike mount Katahdin, failing at hiking Mount Katahdin, and what he likes about Millinocket, Maine.
Not a traditional episode. Ned had something written, and realized it was punching down, and he didn't know what to do. So this is a five minute apology to the fans of the Buffalo Bills for something that he may have said. Questions, comments, or concerns… Reach out to ned@ www.ewabbott.com.
In this episode Ned discusses HBO Max's Peacemaker, Netflix's archive 81, RBI Baseball 21, The Weeknd' Dawn FM, and Wordle. There are spoilers so beware. Thank you for listening. If you have any comments, questions, or concerns please reach out to Ned at www.ewabbott.com.
In this episode, Ned talks about the movie Free Guy starring Ryan Reynolds. There are spoilers.
In this episode, Ned decides to change the format of the podcast just a little bit. For those of you who don't wanna listen to me go on about it, instead of doing five separate things that make me happy, I am going to record a podcast about one thing that makes me happy and the five different ways but it does. This will still be a weekly podcast. I really appreciate you taking the time to listen.
Movies: Dune Summer of Soul The Rescue The Alpinist Television: The Beatles Get Back WandaVision Only Murders In The Building Hawkeye Books, Non-Fiction: The Baseball 100 1177: The Year Civilization Collapsed So Many Ways to Lose I Hate Running & You Can Too Books, Fiction: Termination Shock Project Hail Mary The Guide Albums: Escapades - Gaspard Auge Medicine at Midnight - Foo Fighters Solar Power - Lorde Local Valley - Jose Gonzales I Don't Live Here Anymore - The War on Drugs Soberish - Liz Phair Singles: Fire In The Sky - Anderson Paak Nothing Else Matters - Miley Cyrus Take My Breath - The Weeknd Force Majure - Gaspard Auge Purchases: Go Pro Hero 9 Black Rabbit Surf N Turf 4” Running Short Altra Paradigm 5 Hoka One One Carbon X Carhart Beanie
In this episode, Ned discusses LCD Soundsystem, soundtrack albums, adventure films, and other ephemera.
And this episode, Ned discusses seeing Genesis at Madison Square Garden, Hawkeye on Disney+, cat saddles, the joy of diner food, and a personal musical Mount Rushmore. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, reach out to him at @ewabbott.
In this episode Ned discusses Twitter blue, the new Beatles documentary on Disney+, the new Aesop Rock album, happiness soup, and the 105th anniversary of the Troy Turkey trot. Five Things 1. Twitter Blue Semi-Rad.com https://semi-rad.com/2020/11/how-to-be-positive-part-1/ 2. The Beatles Get Back The Beatles' “Get Back” https://disneyplus.com/series/the-beatles-get-back/7DcWEeWVqrkE?sharesource=iOS 3. Garbology Pitchfork https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/aesop-rock-blockhead-garbology/ 4. Happiness Soup 5. The Troy Turkey Trot My 2021 Troy Turkey Trot Film https://youtu.be/2kZ3olRZncw
In this episode, Ned discusses the new Neal Stephenson novel, “termination shock“, his love of breakfast sandwiches, the Netflix film “red notice“, why he loves Thanksgiving, and why he hates the little drummer boy. 1. Termination Shock https://www.harpercollins.com/products/termination-shock-neal-stephenson?variant=33106518966306 2. Breakfast Sandwiches and Yogurt https://twitter.com/_jen_silverman/status/1340367210578108417?s=21 3. Red Notice https://youtu.be/Pj0wz7zu3Ms 4. Why I Love Thanksgiving 5. The Little Drummer Boy Challenge https://youtu.be/Ix_vxfkVyFE
In this episode Ned interviews his partner Laurie regarding libraries, the New York library association annual meeting, and everything good about the world of no account book jockeys.
In this episode Ned describes his love for the new book The Baseball 100, Why he doesn't think Buster Posey belongs in the Hall of Fame, the interpretation of Henry the fifth called the king, the new album from the band the war on drugs, train travel, and he spends a good amount of time talking about a text he sent to his brother, his sister, and his partner about the dog getting out.
Mythical Kitchen. The podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-hot-dog-is-a-sandwich/id1500763931 Link to Josh making cat food: https://youtu.be/QJdGQzJmo1w https://youtube.com/c/mythicalkitchen Art Omi http://www.artomi.org
In this very special episode dedicated to the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary about the 1986 New York Mets, Ned gets really self-indulgent and talks about the Mets, the Yankees, and that baseball should be fun.
This episode of the podcast is for one person. Are you that person?
In this episode Ned discusses why he didn't run a race, his love of random playlists on Spotify, the game civilization 6, a podcast discussing the worst things about the Mets, and the saga of the shed.
1. Ted Lasso Season 2 is better than you think. 2. Only Murders In The Building https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/arts/television/review-only-murders-in-the-building.html 3. Books 4. The Claw Mile Fun Run, #DefendTheBelt, and the Run 4 The River Half Marathon https://youtu.be/qLZcJCWbCY0 https://narkrunningstrength.com/run-4-the-river-half-marathon 5. September! https://youtu.be/Gs069dndIYk
This is an episode about the types of fun. There's also a long rant about Javy Baez at the end. Types of Fun https://www.rei.com/blog/climb/fun-scale https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/32110505/javier-baez-new-york-mets-jab-booing-fans-thumbs-celebration https://nypost.com/2021/08/29/sandy-alderson-slams-mets-players-thumb-war-with-fans/
Here are the links that were promised in the podcast: Keith Haring at the Fenimore Art Museum https://www.fenimoreartmuseum.org/current-exhibitions/keith-haring The Mets Won A Game https://youtu.be/U5pG9uI2rzU Courtney Dauwalter winning UTMB 2021 https://youtu.be/GVd3yZfU2uA I can be found at ewabbott.com
1. Vacation https://youtu.be/ybLVxXV2FjI 2. Mets Twitter 3. Andrew Cuomo https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/08/nyregion/cuomo-executive-assistant-sexual-harassment.html?referringSource=articleShare 4. The MurderBot Diaries & Circe https://www.goodreads.com/series/191900-the-murderbot-diaries https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35959740-circe 5. Headphones
1. NY Times “How I Spend My Sundays” https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/30/nyregion/rockaway-beach-rock-locations.html 2. FBoy Island FBOY Island | HBO Max Originalshttps://www.hbomax.com › coming-soon › f-boy-island 3. Everything I Wish I Knew Before My First Marathon https://youtu.be/v5KkIapezJg 4. Where Dreams Go To Die https://youtu.be/NDZdsqbcGTU
I have opinions about condiments. I know that's not surprising. In this episode I discuss my five favorite condiments and give you a recipe for fancy sauce. I hope you enjoy.
1. Squid Statue https://news.avclub.com/japanese-town-decides-to-use-covid-relief-money-to-buil-1846837586 https://static01.nyt.com/images/2021/05/06/world/06-virus-briefing-japan-squid/merlin_187352391_7fb2b062-002f-4b64-aef3-57b3fdff2974-superJumbo.jpg?quality=90&auto=webp Japanese town uses COVID relief funds to build big squid statue 2. Ezra Klein And Ted Chiang in conversation https://boingboing.net/2021/05/06/ted-chiang-talks-about-magic-ai-capitalism-and-superheroes.html Ted Chiang talks about magic, AI, capitalism, and superheroes 3. Snacking via algorithm https://www.outsideonline.com/2422757/best-trail-snacks-log I Wrote an Equation to Find the Perfect Adventure Snack 4. Van Weezer and Dad Rock. Van Weezer Does Dad Rock Right https://www.fatherly.com/play/van-weezer-review-dad-rock/ 5. Tom Nichols and MTV's Nuclear War https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/05/my-mtv-cold-war-retrospective/618812/
1. Stepbrothers 2. Casablanca 3. Lost In Translation 4. It's A Disaster 5. The Royal Tenenbaums
1. The Case Against The Eagles https://www.theringer.com/music/2021/5/5/22420083/the-eagles-glen-frey-don-henley-50-years 2. New Modest Mouse https://www.brooklynvegan.com/modest-mouse-announce-first-album-in-6-years-the-golden-casket-share-we-are-between/ 3. Sanni & Alex, Sitting in a tree, Alex loves to climb in Yosemite. https://www.outsideonline.com/2422241/free-solo-sanni-mccandless-essay
1. Mothra! https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/05/giant-wood-moth-found-queensland-australia-school 2. The Fifth Anniversary of A Moon Shaped Pool https://www.gq.com/story/radiohead-a-moon-shaped-pool-secret-goodbye-five-year-anniversary Burn The Witch https://youtu.be/yI2oS2hoL0k 3. High Meat! https://news.avclub.com/people-are-eating-old-rancid-meat-to-get-high-1846821841 4. Stephen Fry in The NY Times https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/05/03/magazine/stephen-fry-interview.html?referringSource=articleShare 5. I Am All In With Scott Patterson https://tv.avclub.com/grab-your-coffee-mugs-scott-patterson-has-launched-a-g-1846820631 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-am-all-in-with-scott-patterson/id1563792491
1. Building a bridge https://www.backpacker.com/stories/my-friend-max-died-trying-to-cross-a-river-now-his-parents-want-to-build-a-bridge/ 2. Drowsing: science or magic? https://www.outsideonline.com/2422818/dowsing-water-magic-mystery 3. While Prince's Guitar Gently Weeps https://apple.news/AliUjvm7GS2-ki8TB6D-E_A 4. Last Week Tonight's Vaccine Cicada https://www.vulture.com/2021/05/john-oliver-vaccines-joe-rogan-tucker-carlson.html 5. Cameo
1. The Bipartisan Appeal of Ted Lasso https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/05/02/ted-lasso-charlie-baker-485105 2. The Mets!!!! Are Tied For First! https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mets-hand-phillies-crushing-loss-and-move-into-first-place-tie-in-nl-east/ 3. Brie Larson's YouTube Refuge https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/01/style/brie-larson.html?referringSource=articleShare 4. Being a Stranger In A Stranger Land of the Cheugy https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/style/cheugy.html?referringSource=articleShare 5. An Anthropological Review of Eshlads. https://manofmany.com/lifestyle/what-is-an-eshay
1. Time After Time Cover https://youtu.be/BexCa2C4cME 2. Cat Fights Roomba https://boingboing.net/2021/04/28/watch-cat-fights-a-robot-vacuum-that-has-invaded-its-territory.html 3. Sex Dolls as Influencers https://www.inputmag.com/features/sex-dolls-instagram-influencers?utm_source=GetTheElevatordotcom 4. Paint on your mask, get what you deserve https://apple.news/AedkXqkjlQ1uEsQs3Ul0Y8A 5. Daft Science by Coins https://coinsmakeyoudance.bandcamp.com/album/daft-science
The NY Times and AARP https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/24/style/generation-gen-x-aarp-oscar-ad.html?referringSource=articleShare
Five Things 1. Redesigned Beer Cans https://boingboing.net/2021/04/27/an-artist-made-new-beer-can-designs-based-on-the-pantone-colors-of-the-beer-inside.html 2. The ‘69 Mets https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31317684/friendship-memories-year-1969-new-york-mets 3. Above the Law and the Woke Disney Deputy DA https://abovethelaw.com/2021/04/of-course-a-lawyer-is-behind-that-idiotic-anti-woke-disney-rant/ 4. Fasted Running During Ramadan https://youtu.be/dF2AEhRKdvA 5. Bands, Bikes, and Charities. https://pitchfork.com/news/foo-fighters-radiohead-lcd-soundsystem-and-more-design-bikes-for-fundraiser/
1. Classic Sci Fi http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51461 2. The secret life of bears https://www.backpacker.com/stories/issues/environment/this-is-what-happens-when-you-strap-a-gopro-to-a-bear/ 3. Happy Harvey Day! https://nypost.com/2021/04/26/matt-harvey-stunningly-became-dark-knight-again-vs-yankees/ 4. Leaving Beef Behind https://www.epicurious.com/expert-advice/why-epicurious-left-beef-behind-article 5. Walking from D.C. to New York https://www.outsideonline.com/2422532/neil-king-walk-washington-dc-new-york
1. The Quiet Storm https://youtu.be/B1BdVnpaBtY Never Too Much by Luther Vandross https://youtu.be/pNj9bXKGOiI 2. New music from Justice! https://open.spotify.com/track/6awGeLHTgIOVBuHtwI6hat?si=hilQeTErQwKjjBUyWEUyQg 3. This is not my first podcast https://audioboom.com/ewabbott 4. 8 Bit Metal https://www.loudersound.com/news/hear-slayer-tool-and-iron-maiden-classics-reinvented-as-8-bit-super-nintendo-themes 5. Rutherford Falls on Peacock
1. The Great Froyo Scandal of 2021 https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/04/demi-lovato-froyo-yogurt-drama-explained.html 2. desperation is not a plan Dean Karnazes on the Life-Changing, Soul-Searching Magic of Ultramarathons https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a35878355/dean-karnazes-ultramarathons/ 3. What does War Pigs need? Brass! https://youtu.be/KQOTXbty0FU 4. #LOLMets 5. Earth Day and the things that you can do. https://dirtbagrunners.com/2021/02/17/make-tuesdays-for-trash-your-weekly-dedication-to-our-planet/
Five Things 1. Jeff VanderMeer in the NYT https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/15/books/review/jeff-vandermeer-by-the-book-interview.html?referringSource=articleShare 2. Accountability Buddies Trail Friends 3. New Liz Phair! https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/liz-phairs-songs-of-experience 4. Compositions for the Young & Old https://youtu.be/9EGSpcfLG8k 5. NASA flew a helicopter on Mars https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/19/science/nasa-mars-helicopter.html?referringSource=articleShare
1. Baron Zemo Dancing https://www.polygon.com/22374384/falcon-and-winter-soldier-zemo-dancing-hourlong-video-marvel-daniel-bruhl 2. Steamed Hams at 25 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/steamed-hams-at-25-simpsons-cast-and-crew-attempt-to-decipher-classic-moments-extraordinary-cult-following 3. Using NextDoor for Good https://nextdoor.com/news_feed/?post=183222013 4. The Machine Gets a Sequel https://film.avclub.com/mark-hamill-to-star-in-movie-based-on-famous-story-from-1846678842 5. How To Make A Classic Spring Cocktail https://youtu.be/BYgn1Lq2rXU
1. Oh Q! Q Accidentally Outed Himself, But QAnon Followers Don't Care - VICE https://apple.news/AobiIck4TTfuS1pJdZkFpoA 2. Brooklyn, never change Nextdoor snitch tries to call 311 on legal pot, actual 311 responds - The A.V. Club https://apple.news/AvGB2RoblRK-hnaOXKwQ8rA 3. Amazing. Congratulations UMass! Local Sports Anchor Gets Around NCAA Broadcast Restrictions With Stunning MS Paint Highlights https://defector.com/umd-bulldogs-sam-ali-ncaa-hockey-highlights/ 4. A must watch The History of the World According to 'Ancient Aliens' https://youtu.be/vDq8vQ0t67A 5. Changes to the podcast
1. Godzilla versus Kong (but based in science) https://www.theringer.com/movies/2021/4/5/22367270/godzilla-vs-kong-scientists-paleontologists 2. Best Announcers in Baseball https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/ny-cohen-hernandez-darling-walkoff-20210408-eax227qnhrb4fd3loxcwwx6dve-story.html https://defector.com/i-cant-believe-this-didnt-happen-to-the-mets/ https://defector.com/keith-hernandez-explains-the-story-of-his-hungry-cat-homer/ 3. When you find that an unpopular opinion is validated. https://screenrant.com/community-best-worst-seasons-imdb/ 4. Segway's Hybrid Motorcycle Concept https://manofmany.com/rides/motorcycles/segway-apex-h2 5. Let Your Toes Breathe https://www.mensjournal.com/style/best-mens-sandals-flip-flops-summer/reef-draftsmen-w482509/
1. Running Shorts https://www.runinrabbit.com/collections/mens-bottoms https://www.thenorthface.com/shop/mens-flight-series-vent-shorts-ca1f https://www.ems.com/ems-mens-techwick-impact-training-running-shorts/32161700021.html 2. Filming a Gilded Aged Drama in Troy. https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Get-your-extra-bustle-on-for-Troy-s-Gilded-Age-16081669.php 3. I like it when people agree with me. https://youtu.be/m8U2DWOH7bg 4. LaCroix Limoncello https://www.lacroixwater.com/flavors/limoncello/ 5. The best hoodie? https://www.outsideonline.com/2421467/ode-kari-traa-rothe-long-hoodie