March 24, 2025: The Daily Podcasts

I’ve always enjoyed podcasts, even when they were a hassle.

Back in the Stone Age, this meant manually downloading episodes from a computer (with a cord) to my iPod.

Then I’d hook that device up to a cassette adaptor thingy so it could play through my car speakers. During my commute, I listened to hundreds of sermons, interviews, and one of my favorites… a discussion about theories from the Lost tv show.

4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42.

If that sequence means anything to you: you’re welcome, fellow nerd.

These days, I’m still tuning into new content.

Recently, a show taught me two interesting ideas:

• Songs often end on a major chord — it feels resolved, like a happy ending.

• In storytelling, protagonists have to act — no one else can steal their moment, or the plot flops.

Learning never gets old, but my cassette adapter sure did.

And, yes, I’m still wondering what Lost was actually about.