Catching the Hum Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/catching-the-hum Catching the Hum is a podcast by Tracie and Heather, recording their life as it happens. The mics stay on through the messy parts of moving to a new country, the heat, the language, and the moments they have to feel their way through. They leave the texture intact so listeners can hear the hum for themselves. Stories, episode echoes, and more: https://catchingthehum.com © 2026 Tracie Perrie & Heather Ford f1e9b134-24db-5070-91cd-f6a5e2d9e94f yes en Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:59:44 -0500 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:00:18 -0500 https://catchingthehum.com https://img.transistorcdn.com/wuA1sJf0yz60Y7wA-X8Rom9RnQFF3RJAHsy0UCQMoGE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jMTM3/Y2E2ZGU2MmQxNzRi/YTEyNzQwZDI2NTE3/YmZjMC5wbmc.jpg Catching the Hum https://catchingthehum.com episodic Tracie Perrie & Heather Ford Catching the Hum is a podcast by Tracie and Heather, recording their life as it happens. The mics stay on through the messy parts of moving to a new country, the heat, the language, and the moments they have to feel their way through. They leave the texture intact so listeners can hear the hum for themselves. Stories, episode echoes, and more: https://catchingthehum.com Catching the Hum is a podcast by Tracie and Heather, recording their life as it happens. hum, expat life, Mexico, Canada, real life, relationships, daily life, reflection Tracie Perrie No Yes Heather Takes the Scenic Route 15 15 Heather Takes the Scenic Route full f9e93cc2-c47b-4c59-8cfd-46d31c373399 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c95c3cc2  Heather gets one question and takes the longest possible way around it. I lose it laughing, but stay with her. She eventually lands, and somehow the scenic route explains the whole thing. 

]]>  Heather gets one question and takes the longest possible way around it. I lose it laughing, but stay with her. She eventually lands, and somehow the scenic route explains the whole thing. 

]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:59:30 -0500 Tracie Perrie & Heather Ford Tracie Perrie & Heather Ford 1310  Heather gets one question and takes the longest possible way around it. I lose it laughing, but stay with her. She eventually lands, and somehow the scenic route explains the whole thing. 

]]> hum, expat life, Mexico, Canada, real life, relationships, daily life, reflection Yes How Far Do You Have to Go to Find Peace? 14 14 How Far Do You Have to Go to Find Peace? full 65276784-7a61-405f-9ca6-61fa18128ffd https://share.transistor.fm/s/81e06eea We left home looking for the kind of peace we thought distance might give us.

What we found was less simple. The farther we went, the more the question changed.

]]> We left home looking for the kind of peace we thought distance might give us.

What we found was less simple. The farther we went, the more the question changed.

]]> Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:58:46 -0500 Tracie Perrie & Heather Ford Tracie Perrie & Heather Ford 1253 We left home looking for the kind of peace we thought distance might give us.

What we found was less simple. The farther we went, the more the question changed.

]]> hum, expat life, Mexico, Canada, real life, relationships, daily life, reflection Yes Pool Chisme and Other Family Patterns 13 13 Pool Chisme and Other Family Patterns full 110eecce-d94b-4688-b4cb-53640c6c18e2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e070d8e0  In the pool, the conversation starts to flow from gossiping about family into the patterns underneath it. 

]]>  In the pool, the conversation starts to flow from gossiping about family into the patterns underneath it. 

]]> Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:15:05 -0500 Tracie Perrie & Heather Ford Tracie Perrie & Heather Ford 1772  In the pool, the conversation starts to flow from gossiping about family into the patterns underneath it. 

]]> hum, expat life, Mexico, Canada, real life, relationships, daily life, reflection Yes The Hum Before the Storm 12 12 The Hum Before the Storm full 5fa63a14-bcec-4573-aa2d-c06b6bd596f4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9b56b16d  The air was quiet. The country was loading. 

]]>  The air was quiet. The country was loading. 

]]> Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:14:49 -0500 Tracie Perrie & Heather Ford Tracie Perrie & Heather Ford 1009  The air was quiet. The country was loading. 

]]> hum, expat life, Mexico, Canada, real life, relationships, daily life, reflection Yes Interruptions Interrupting Interruptions 11 11 Interruptions Interrupting Interruptions full 5943de5f-5e08-4133-ae80-487722bf42d5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9158b88a  We tried to follow the thread. The thread kept tripping over itself. 

]]>  We tried to follow the thread. The thread kept tripping over itself. 

]]> Sun, 05 Jul 2026 11:37:34 -0500 Tracie Perrie & Heather Ford Tracie Perrie & Heather Ford 1435  We tried to follow the thread. The thread kept tripping over itself. 

]]> hum, expat life, Mexico, Canada, real life, relationships, daily life, reflection Yes Pay Attention 10 10 Pay Attention full 973109bc-1118-4b63-94c9-9afec0c3d3fd https://share.transistor.fm/s/2c69ece2  A Shift… and I Can’t Stop Asking Questions 

]]>  A Shift… and I Can’t Stop Asking Questions 

]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2026 20:47:38 -0500 Tracie Perrie & Heather Ford Tracie Perrie & Heather Ford 1544  A Shift… and I Can’t Stop Asking Questions 

]]> hum, expat life, Mexico, Canada, real life, relationships, daily life, reflection Yes Rushed Road 9 9 Rushed Road full 83237a81-d8c7-4581-842f-ce70b3e24fb5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/37ddfa3a Time seemed to be rushing today, so we decided to follow it rather than fight it.

]]> Time seemed to be rushing today, so we decided to follow it rather than fight it.

]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:39:10 -0500 Tracie Perrie & Heather Ford Tracie Perrie & Heather Ford 898 Time seemed to be rushing today, so we decided to follow it rather than fight it.

]]> hum, expat life, Mexico, Canada, real life, relationships, daily life, reflection Yes Hot, Mad, and Questioning Our Life Choices 8 8 Hot, Mad, and Questioning Our Life Choices full 44e844f9-f66e-4358-8bcb-9d989976c99c https://share.transistor.fm/s/720578be  The hum came back. Not gently. 

]]>  The hum came back. Not gently. 

]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:24:01 -0500 Tracie Perrie & Heather Ford Tracie Perrie & Heather Ford 1511  The hum came back. Not gently. 

]]> hum, expat life, Mexico, Canada, real life, relationships, daily life, reflection Yes A Very Loud Episodito 7 7 A Very Loud Episodito full 9aca70e0-80c6-4eba-a69f-c0ae46813778 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c143e3da  We love that Mexico doesn’t ask for the talking stick. 

]]>  We love that Mexico doesn’t ask for the talking stick. 

]]> Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:22:55 -0500 Tracie Perrie & Heather Ford Tracie Perrie & Heather Ford 620  We love that Mexico doesn’t ask for the talking stick. 

]]> hum, expat life, Mexico, Canada, real life, relationships, daily life, reflection Yes We Caught It, Felt It, Rode It. 6 6 We Caught It, Felt It, Rode It. full 6cc0b54d-c596-466a-bdd4-ccd18ad20efa https://share.transistor.fm/s/6284176e We woke up; everything was normal… until it wasn’t.

So naturally, we left the house.

]]> We woke up; everything was normal… until it wasn’t.

So naturally, we left the house.

]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2026 19:52:31 -0500 Tracie Perrie & Heather Ford Tracie Perrie & Heather Ford 2466 We woke up; everything was normal… until it wasn’t.

So naturally, we left the house.

]]> hum, expat life, Mexico, Canada, real life, relationships, daily life, reflection Yes Quiet Pyramid, Loud Town 5 5 Quiet Pyramid, Loud Town full 83be566e-ab92-40c0-86d7-1875f3e5aa2f https://share.transistor.fm/s/d485ada1  A loud, beautiful afternoon in Acanceh with pyramids, laughter, and a strange shift near the end. 

]]>  A loud, beautiful afternoon in Acanceh with pyramids, laughter, and a strange shift near the end. 

]]> Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:54:52 -0500 Tracie Perrie & Heather Ford Tracie Perrie & Heather Ford 4227  A loud, beautiful afternoon in Acanceh with pyramids, laughter, and a strange shift near the end. 

]]> hum, expat life, Mexico, Canada, real life, relationships, Yucatán, Acanceh, Pirámide de Acanceh, Palacio de los Estucos, pyramids, field notes Yes Don't Mind Us, We're Just Talking to the Pool 4 4 Don't Mind Us, We're Just Talking to the Pool full 3e814dc8-1688-4b99-a62a-11c8a4865944 https://share.transistor.fm/s/82d97494  The pool felt heavy. We had questions. 

]]>  The pool felt heavy. We had questions. 

]]> Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:30:08 -0500 Tracie Perrie & Heather Ford Tracie Perrie & Heather Ford 1026  The pool felt heavy. We had questions. 

]]> hum, expat life, Mexico, Canada, real life, relationships, daily life, reflection Yes Our Easy Drive Included a Chicken, a Dump, and a Tropical Rainstorm 3 3 Our Easy Drive Included a Chicken, a Dump, and a Tropical Rainstorm full 24f7799d-de5e-47cd-8d26-bdc1423a8a3b https://share.transistor.fm/s/89277f1f An easy drive around Mérida turns into exactly the kind of ordinary weirdness we love: a chicken, a dump, sudden rainstorm energy, neighbourhood observations, and the little moments that make a day feel more alive than planned.

In this episode, we follow the hum through casual conversation, road thoughts, weather shifts, and the strange charm of noticing what catches our attention.

]]> An easy drive around Mérida turns into exactly the kind of ordinary weirdness we love: a chicken, a dump, sudden rainstorm energy, neighbourhood observations, and the little moments that make a day feel more alive than planned.

In this episode, we follow the hum through casual conversation, road thoughts, weather shifts, and the strange charm of noticing what catches our attention.

]]> Sun, 31 May 2026 17:19:10 -0500 Tracie Perrie & Heather Ford Tracie Perrie & Heather Ford 3124 An easy drive around Mérida turns into exactly the kind of ordinary weirdness we love: a chicken, a dump, sudden rainstorm energy, neighbourhood observations, and the little moments that make a day feel more alive than planned.

In this episode, we follow the hum through casual conversation, road thoughts, weather shifts, and the strange charm of noticing what catches our attention.

]]> hum, expat life, Mexico, Canada, real life, relationships, daily life, reflection Yes The Ants Canceled the Pyramid 2 2 The Ants Canceled the Pyramid full 7ed97629-623c-4486-a4f8-c7626b869e1f https://share.transistor.fm/s/63fcd2f8 We meant to go to a pyramid. The day had other plans. Flying ants, thunder, weird errands, old-life static, and one very swarmy reminder that sometimes catching the hum means noticing when the plan is already changing. 

]]> We meant to go to a pyramid. The day had other plans. Flying ants, thunder, weird errands, old-life static, and one very swarmy reminder that sometimes catching the hum means noticing when the plan is already changing. 

]]> Thu, 28 May 2026 21:23:50 -0500 Tracie Perrie & Heather Ford Tracie Perrie & Heather Ford 1821 We meant to go to a pyramid. The day had other plans. Flying ants, thunder, weird errands, old-life static, and one very swarmy reminder that sometimes catching the hum means noticing when the plan is already changing. 

]]> hum, expat life, Mexico, Canada, real life, relationships, daily life, reflection Yes We Went Out to Feel the Day 1 1 We Went Out to Feel the Day full 38163706-2d4f-476d-9832-4def2360c547 https://share.transistor.fm/s/fd838b38 Heather and Tracie head out for a drive through the Yucatán with no real destination in mind, just wanting to get out and see where the day takes them.

]]> Heather and Tracie head out for a drive through the Yucatán with no real destination in mind, just wanting to get out and see where the day takes them.

]]> Sun, 24 May 2026 09:40:15 -0500 Tracie Perrie & Heather Ford Tracie Perrie & Heather Ford 2694 Heather and Tracie head out for a drive through the Yucatán with no real destination in mind, just wanting to get out and see where the day takes them.

]]> hum, expat life, Mexico, Canada, real life, relationships, daily life, reflection Yes