Younger Old Man

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Weekly review and ramblings of an old man in a younger man’s body. Topics include anything and everything from hobbies like DIY projects and outdoor adventures, all the way to philosophy and being a dad.

Zach Markowitz


    • Mar 20, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 31m AVG DURATION
    • 38 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Younger Old Man

    Coffee Mills and Homemade Stain

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 41:51


    Zach welcomes his good ole friend Carl to discuss coffee grinders, home made wood stain, and plans for the spring when it finally arrives for good. Follow Zach on Instagram @zachmark40

    Roadtrip Recap pt.2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023 46:33


    Zach rambles about the next section of his family's Roadtrip across the country, art installations, snow covered mountains, and his main campaign issue for running for office. Follow Zach on Instagram @zachmark40 and @youngeroldmanpodcast

    Roadtrip Recap pt.1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 43:55


    Zach rambles about the first leg of his family cross country road trip, yuns vs y'all, how the south is a different world, sleeping in the 4Runner, regenerative ranching, Texas, and much more! @zachmark40 on Instagram

    Elation at High Elevation and a Roadtrip Ahead

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2023 32:49


    Zach rambles about his trip to Utah, off roading the rental, backpacking, mountain biking, sick kids, the greatest beer of all time and the greatest power tool of all time. Oh, and so much more… Follow Zach on Instagram @zachmark40 or @youngeroldmanpodcast

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    Utah Preamble & Another Deer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2022 15:51


    Zach rambles about T-Gives, Utah, and wrapping up the hunting season. Follow him on Instagram @zachmark40 and @youngeroldmanpodcast

    Of Bucks and Tallow

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2022 34:35


    Zach talks about his recent hunting success, the incredible experience of providing your own sustenance, rendering beef tallow, and freezing in a 4Runner.

    Upgrades & Updates

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 32:25


    Zach rambles about upgrading his 4Runner, building a sleeping platform for it, and so much more! @zachmark40 on Instagram

    Two Dudes Talking With Carl Frey

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 70:09


    Zach welcomes back a very special guest, Carl. The two ramble on about cars, chickens, Nalgene bottles in sleeping bags, Utah, and much more.

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    Slight Return

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2022 25:21


    Zach rambles about in his usual way to catch the audience up on what has been going on in his dysfunctional mind for the last few months.

    Kids Crawling on Oaks & Hemlocks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2022 25:50


    Zach rambles about loved ones and their comfort zones, Independence Day, toddler towers and more. Follow him on Instagram @youngeroldmanpodcast

    Falling Down A Mountain…With Style

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 34:58


    Zach rambles about being busy like everyone else, winter plans, porcupine quills, and oh so much more. Follow him on Instagram @youngeroldmanpodcast

    Find What Makes You Laugh

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 21:13


    Zach rambles about sitting and enjoying “the quietness”, laughing while trail running, drinking and being merry. Find him on Instagram @zachmark40 and @youngeroldmanpodcast

    Trial of Threes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2022 32:03


    Zach rambles about challenges coming in threes, future plans, maintaining routine when there isn't one, and more. Follow this podcast on Instagram @youngeroldmanpodcast and @zachmark40

    Change of Scenery

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 16:04


    Zach rambles about roofing, spring chores, and yawning. Follow along on Instagram @youngeroldmanpodcast and @zachmark40

    Marathoning the Sweet Fantastic

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 28:13


    Zach rambles about “franken-fencing”, devious chickens, running a marathon through Big Valley, PA and experimentation. Look for Zach on Instagram at @youngeroldmanpodcast and @zachmark40

    Running On Black Sabbath

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 27:30


    Zach rambles about chicken fencing, Black Sabbath, preparing for a marathon, and many much more multiple things.

    Tempus Fugit

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 16:14


    Zach rambles about a broadfork's maiden voyage, training for a marathon, time management, hotel disgust, “ooo oooo that stain, the stain of that stain”, and more!

    Progress, Slow and Steady

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 23:38


    Zach rambles about his many ongoing projects, status updates, fixing a broadfork, and weird weather. Find him on Instagram @youngeroldmanpodcast

    Spring…..Time!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 24:32


    Zach rambles about spring projects, Mother Nature's inconvenient weather, time, and staying positive in all these negative waaavves maaaan

    The Saga of Carl's Tractor

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 40:41


    Zach welcomes back his good buddy Carl to the podcast to share the anticipated “tractor unloading debacle” story, the lessons learned by things going south, and more!

    Do You Do It, Or Does It Do You?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 28:27


    Zach rambles about warm weather running, books, and how our adventures and projects can be projects on ourselves.

    Projects & Happy Little Accidents

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 24:24


    Zach rambles about numerous small projects, giving kids purpose, chain binders, back hoe rescues, and more!

    Self Reliance & Starting From Scratch With Alex Zhu

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 39:25


    Zach welcomes his bad-ass brother in law to the podcast to talk about getting your feet wet with hunting, self-reliance, and trying out new things.

    The Value of DIY With Carl Frey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 48:07


    Zach welcomes his long time friend and renaissance man hero, Carl, to discuss the learning process of doing things for yourself, the value of raising your food, and the benefit of trying something you've never done before. Carl is a Jack of All Trades, Master of None, but Better Than a Master of One.

    Maintenance Required

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 27:14


    Zach rambles about maintenance, playing in the snow, Viking blood families, and so much more!

    Through the Clouds & Into the Mist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 33:00


    Zach rambles about hiking, scrambling over rocks, yelling at inclines, struggle becoming challenge, and accepting where we all are.

    Sick Perspectives

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2021 24:53


    Zach rambles about “the holidays”, gaining a new perspective from feeling under the weather, single man cold remedies, resolutions vs goals, and the limbo between Christmas and NYE.

    Showering With Meteors

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 29:48


    Zach rambles about book shop dates, meteor showers, being humbled by the universe, and hearing the space between.

    Mini Mountain Climbers & Forming Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 37:47


    Zach rambles about kids climbing “mountains”, seeing the world through the eyes of a child, forming fitness habits, chicken shenanigans, and more!

    Of Division & Sovereignty

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 44:54


    Zach goes down a rambling rabbit hole about division, listening to others speak, value, being removed from our responsibilities, and more. But fear not little buddies, we're all just ants!

    Working With Your Own Two Hands

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 26:20


    Zach rambles from his sleep deprived state about manual labor, better holiday gifts, the end of archery season, and doing things a little differently.

    Forking Around With a Custom Broadfork

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 30:55


    Zach rambles about Halloween and trick or treating, fabricating and welding a broad fork with his buddy Carl, doing things yourself, and the value of your time. Check out the Instagram story showing the creation of the broad fork on Zach's Instagram page @zachmark40, where you can also message him your questions and comments about the podcast! If you like the podcast please review it wherever you listen to the show.

    Wandering Mind on Adventures With Jessi Markowitz

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 32:58


    Zach speaks with his cousin, Jessi, a lifelong adventurer and optimistic life of any road trip. They discuss her recent bike trip through the Carolinas, where your mind goes when pushing through miles, your brain “on nature”, ethics, and much more! Like the podcast? Subscribe and follow Zach on Instagram @zachmark40

    Injured Backpacking

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 37:14


    Zach rambles on about full moons and “Chicken Little Syndrome”, backpacking 37 miles on the Midstate Trail in Pennsylvania, plantar fasciitis, Park Rangers, gratitude, and so much more.

    Hunting and a Wedding

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 24:50


    Zach rambles about opening day of archery hunting, climbing trees that are too thin or too thick, wedding toast symbolism, and a rattlesnake.

    Chicken Run

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 25:55


    Zach rambles about fall cleaning, hunting season preparation, Amish chicken butchering, and yes, chickens in flight.

    Completing the Standing Stone Trail

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 25:36


    Zach talks about the Standing Stone Trail located in central Pennsylvania, meditative exercise, masochistic tendencies, and the game in your head.

    Serendipitous Woodwork

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 16:01


    Zach talks about butcher block gifting and crafting, the serendipitous nature of life, being a stranger in a strange land, Bill Burr, and walks in the woods for mental resets.

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