Stationery Adjacent

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A podcast at the intersection of analog and digital productivity

Justin Twyford and Stuart Lennon


    • Jun 10, 2026 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 8m AVG DURATION
    • 237 EPISODES


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    Episode 236 - Pray for Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2026 76:40


    This episode deals with death, grief and discusses assisted suicide.Inevitably, it also includes all sorts of detail about gravel. Not a common combination.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/236

    EPISODE 235 - ANALOG CONTENT CALENDAR AND WORKFLOW

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2026 79:33


    Stu is terrified by the prospect of physical labour, while Justin wrestles with a new species of AI from the rainforest.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/235

    EPISODE 234 - THE CHANGING QUALITY OF SUPPORT CHAT

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2026 96:06


    After an unexpected week off, the old timers ramble on and on and on...eventually they whine about all the usual nonsenseShow notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/234

    Episode 233 - Instagram is awesome.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2026 73:20


    Having called social media the root of all evil for months, Stu opens a new account on Instagram and likes it. Justin is too cold, no wait, too hot; too something, anyway.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/233

    Episode 232 - Tiny Experiments. More homework for Justin.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2026 78:56


    Episode 232 - Tiny Experiments. More homework for Justin.Briefly, Justin entertains the possibility of a book that is not...a hardback! Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/232

    EPISODE 231 MOMENTS IN LOVE

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2026 99:24


    Justin turns his house into a winter-proof version of a Jean-Michel Jarre stage setup while Stu tortures Star Wars metaphors. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/231

    Episode 230: Time Travel. Can one go back in time?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2026 74:07


    Stu is buried under a mountain of Filofax refills while Justin can't find his VST controller. (No, Stu doesn't know what that means, either.) Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/230

    Episode 229 - Margin

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2026 80:11


    Stu meanders off in random directions while Justin manfully tries to keep the old fool on track Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/229

    Episode 228 - Ageing - What nobody tells you

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2026 83:28


    An explosion of old man energyShow notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/228

    Episode 227 - Tech Stocks

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2026 91:45


    Justin plumbs new depths of grumpiness while Stu rediscovers time-honoured pro-procrastination techniques. Both ramble on and on.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/227

    Episode 226 - Revisiting AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2026 56:17


    NEW Pry-bar updates! For real. A rapid-fire episode, brought to you by hiccups and thunder storms.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/226

    Episode 225 - Rethinking Analogue Productivity

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2026 74:18


    The pry bar and the Nero's firm are ever-present. JT has a hole punch that can kill people.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/225

    Episode 224 - Trust

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2026 86:06


    Where has all the trust gone? Oh - and there's a war on. Which is nice.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/224

    EPISODE 223 - MARRIAGE (AND HOW TO MAKE IT WORK)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2026 65:09


    Marriage. What could possibly go wrong?Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/223

    EPISODE 222 - ROBLOX. WHO KNEW?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2026 85:18


    At the tender age of 55, Stu discovers that parenting is hard. Justin sighs.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/222

    Episode 221 - Digital Legacies

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2026 67:03


    Justin and Stu accidentally frighten the bejesus out of themselves as they consider the admin load of death.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/221

    Episode 220 - Productivity Stacks 2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2026 87:36


    Justin and Stu swap acronyms and jargon. Medical versus Accountancy. Nobody has a clue what anyone else is talking about. Business as usual, then.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/220

    Episode 219 - Where's the Joy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2026 87:49


    A palate cleanser after the heavy vibe of last week's show. (And another plug for the classic movie (Justin's favourite) Love Actually.)Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/219

    Episode 218 - The Opioid Crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2026 102:37


    Two bewildered old men try to work out addiction and how best to deal with it. People dying on our streets. Is that the best we can do?Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/218

    EPISODE 217 - 2026 PROJECTIONS / GOALS / THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2026 90:10


    JT and Stu walk through their goals for 2026 (and try to outdo each other in grumpiness). Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/217

    EPISODE 216 - ENSHITTIFICATION OF THE INTERNET. HOW DO WE FIX IT?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2026 71:51


    Stu's grumpy. JT is getting into leather. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/216

    Episode 215 - If we don't go to the office, where do we meet people?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2025 78:12


    Stu's confused. People study online, work online, even date online. Where do we expect younger folk to learn people skills?Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/215

    Episode 214 - Christmas chaos

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 87:32


    JT is in a Christmas mood - as long as Christmas comes exactly as specified...Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/214

    Episode 213 - Supercomputers or phones, as some call them

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2025 69:42


    Mobile phones are essentially supercomputers, that do memes too. Damned by faint praise?Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/213

    Episode 212 - Whoop!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2025 73:17


    Whoop! What is it? Why is it? Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/212

    Episode 211 - Arete & Kakia

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2025 78:17


    Justin poses a profound question on the Choice of Heracles, Stu responds with Tom & Jerry (although in a marginally less sibilant fashion than last week).Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/211

    Episode 210 - Memento Mori

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2025 64:00


    The Giggle Bros get chatty about death. How jolly.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/210

    Episode 209 - A Solid Foundation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2025 58:02


    Justin is keeping his wheels and boosting Ring sales. Stu's not doing very much at all.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/209

    Episode 208 - Rethinking the Material Stuff

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2025 66:59


    Stu wants a medal for well, walking a bit and Justin wants more time for hobbies and more money for less work.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/208

    Episode 207 - Nice bag, big boy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2025 64:43


    Stu turning heads in London, while Justin supervises construction of a apocalypse-proof shed.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/207

    Episode 206 - Duck, Duck Jeep

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2025 78:33


    Stu is playing, and losing, at Monopoly, and Justin fesses up to driving around with silly rubber ducks on his car windshield.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/206

    Episode 205 - Pole to Pole

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025 94:08


    Two spoiled middle-aged men have a privileged, first world problem whine before opining on things they barely understand.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/205

    Episode 204 - Apples, Desks and other First world Problems

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2025 72:08


    Stu gets all gooey over Oakywood and ambivalent about Apples and Windows. Justin gets a new chainsaw and shed.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/204

    Episode 203 - Productivity Writers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2025 76:36


    The Best Ever Episode 203 of Stationery Adjacent. We've always been bright orange. #justsayinShow notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/203

    Episode 202 - Life before the Internet?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 94:39


    No! Really. There was life before the internet. Two old men meander through their failing memories of getting by without the World Wide WebShow notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/202

    Episode 201 - What makes a good desk?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2025 72:00


    Stu is embarrassed by the sheer volume of computer equipment in his house and is horrified by Apple's interface devices. Justin casually mentions his "home office complex”. Is JT actually a Bond villain?Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/201

    Episode 200 - Living with Tourists

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2025 75:38


    Justin finds the marauding hordes of millennial wine hooligans unbearable, while Stu appreciates Cyprus' divide and conquer strategy. first world problems, anyone?Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/200

    Episode 199 - The Belated Watches

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2025 81:55


    Travel. Wildfires. Illness. What a month it has been! Justin eases Stu back onto the podcasting saddle.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/199

    Episode 198 - Fire!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 86:38


    A Wildfire swept through the village where Stu lives. Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/198

    Episode 197 - Identity - what labels do we identify with, and what have we moved on from?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2025 64:07


    Who are we anyway?Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/197

    Episode 196 - Taking Notes on Books

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2025 65:06


    Stuart is moved by the generosity of listeners, while Justin is traumatised by a trip to Costco.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/196

    Episode 195 - Social Media F&cked the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2025 89:56


    Justin finally discovers a use for Large Language Models.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/195

    Episode 194 - Boxstores versus Amazon versus Digital Books

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2025 81:41


    Stu throws words at a Google doc to create a completely nosensical episode title, and Justin immediately parses the words into something that makes sense.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/194

    Episode 193 - Gone but not Forgotten

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 80:48


    Justin dog wrestles while Stu blunders around fighting insurance companies, bureaucrats and any other windmill he can tilt at. Stop Press! JT recommends music that includes ACTUAL musical instruments!Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/193

    Episode 192 - Listening to Books

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025 75:35


    Almost entirely an episode of whining and whingeing.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/192

    Episode 191 - What was Stationery like as a kid?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 64:09


    Alright my lovers? Gurt smashing episode this week.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/191

    Episode 190 - Work in the 80s, 90s compared to Now

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 90:09


    "When I was a lad we lived in a shoebox and ate gravel". Stuart meanders off in that aimless way old men do, and uses Eurovision to make Justin's ears bleed.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/190

    Episode 189 - Life Before Mobile Phones

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 91:58


    Listeners Rebecca, Phil, and James hijack the show with questions, and frankly, the whole thing is better for it.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/189

    Episode 188 - A Perfect Daily System

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 76:59


    Justin takes his first steps as a stationery manufacturer, outlining a design for his Daily Journal.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/188

    EPISODE 187 - A GRAVEYARD OF DAILY SYSTEMS

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 67:44


    Stu makes the tech work on his Linux machine, giving Justin a whole new set of audio issues with which to deal.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/187

    Episode 186 - Doing Hard Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 82:16


    Doing Hard ThingsJustin proposes an excellent topic, which Stu hijacks, barely letting Justin get a word in.Show notes at: https://stationeryadjacent.com/episodes/186

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