AltF4.co
by Brandon Hayes
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200 - Are the Old Days Really Better
200 - Are the Old Days Really Better
About this podcast
End Your Programming, Do Things That Matter: This podcast is a companion to AltF4.co daily blog. Subjects that I routinely cover are Projects around the house, Opinion analysis on things happening around the world, cooking, books both fiction and non-fiction, recreational shooting, preparedness, faith and family. Basically, a little bit of everything.
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- 200 - Are the Old Days Really Better · 38 min · Season 5I recently made it through my wife's record collection that she purchased used. I am familiar with most of the bands, but not necessarily the song names. My first order was to…
- 199 - The Most Important Election of Our Lives, 2026 Edition · 36 min · Season 5You have heard it from all sides. Today, I examine my ballot, the local political situation and the statistics to see if this is a true statement. You probably know where I am…
- 198 - What a Dying Dog Has Taught Me About Compassion · 41 min · Season 4You would think that with my experience with cancer I would have learned all the things that I should have before this incident. There are some differences between this one and…
- 197 - South Carolina, A Chapter Finally Closed · 29 min · Season 6Only a month later than planned, I had some reflections about my summer vacation. I had these thoughts while I was on the plane. Today I am going to talk about my return to the…
- 196 - Main Street Oral History · 1 h 10 min · Season 5This is a special edition of the podcast. We are coming to finally close on our house, selling it to new owners this week. I wanted to make sure that the history that I knew it…
- 195 - When Things Go Silent · 45 min · Season 6After putting out a podcast week after week and then all of a sudden to go silent, it is strange. I will admit that I think about it a lot, but time, time, time. And even then…
- 194 - It's Easter Week · 34 min · Season 5In case you are wondering, it is not a coincidence that our current book is Surprised By Joy by C.S. Lewis. That is because it is the holy season. I was hoping to end it here but…
- 193 - It Is Forever · 43 min · Season 5Last week was an emotional one. We were supposed to be moving and then we weren't. I have to admit that I have no idea what to do. The safest thing is to continue preparing to…
- 192 - Oceana has always been at war with Eastasia · 35 min · Season 5You have believe that Orwell was going to come up again, how could it not? There is just so much always related to what is going on with current events and our government. This…
- 191 - This is the Last · 47 min · Season 5This is a swan song to my podcasting in my office. Man, I am going to miss this place when (if) we move. There very well may be one more podcast after today but I don't know…
- 190 - Its a First · 49 min · Season 5Brace yourselves, this is my first podcast in my new office. Yes, the audio quality is not good at all. The room is super echo-y and I am on my Bluetooth headset for a…
- 189 - Not Tools But Fishing · 1 h 1 min · Season 5I have fishing on the mind. We are headed out to the lake house again for a couple of days and so I thought that I would throw in on how to get started with fishing. This is not…
- 188 - A Starter Home Tool Kit · 44 min · Season 5Before you go to the supercenter and plunk down $50 on a substandard tool kit, consider spending twice that amount and get the tools that you will actually need and last a…
- 187 - The Truth Is In the Middle · 58 min · Season 5You might have been wondering where I am at such a polarizing time. That time has come. I comment on the Minneapolis, ICE shooting that occurred a couple of weeks ago. I also…
- 186 - A Starter Mechanics Tool Set · 1 h 3 min · Season 5Today's podcast was born out of some question my son was asking me. Today I talk about things to consider when starting out buying tools. It is really hard to recommend brands…
- 185 - Is Goal A Dirty Word · 31 min · Season 5We are in that time of year where a lot of people are thinking about ways to become a different person. You might call it a resolution or just a goal but despite the fact that…
- 184 - AltF4's 2025 In Review · 49 min · Season 4Today I go through my work in 2025 and sum up the highlights for the year. I analyze the general theme of the month/quarter/year as well as highlight my favorites of the year…
- 183 - Festivus 2025 · 1 h 26 min · Season 4I've got a lot of problems with you people. It is time for the annual airing of grievances. You can probably guess some of the items because it seems like they are on my list…
- 182 - Who Do You Want to Be · 47 min · Season 4While the deal is not completely done, we are in the process of packing. We are also paying rent in the new house and so we have the keys but I am a little leery of doing too…
- 181 - Tis the Season 2025 · 58 minIt's that time of year again. It is time for my gift buying episode. The thing that is different about this year is that I also talk about strategies that I typically use for my…
