Fritter Hollow Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/fritter-hollow Fritter Hollow is a small Edmonton room for unfinished ideas, odd conversations, local voices, songs, stories, and whatever else seems worth trying. We are building a loose creative space in public, one recording at a time, and inviting interesting people to step into the process before it gets too polished to be honest. © 2026 Derek Letourneau 2b55bfb8-11c8-5567-9cff-a33b157fe852 yes en Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:28:41 -0600 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:29:03 -0600 https://img.transistorcdn.com/Zu6PFbhwKXLi8jnQCa_xhOuLV6ErenODTIkbSzxn2OQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81MjEx/ZWU3MTViMjRjZDQ0/OWEyZTJiMGVjZDU3/MTBiZS5qcGc.jpg Fritter Hollow episodic Derek Letourneau Fritter Hollow is a small Edmonton room for unfinished ideas, odd conversations, local voices, songs, stories, and whatever else seems worth trying. We are building a loose creative space in public, one recording at a time, and inviting interesting people to step into the process before it gets too polished to be honest. Fritter Hollow is a small Edmonton room for unfinished ideas, odd conversations, local voices, songs, stories, and whatever else seems worth trying. Derek Letourneau derekeverett666@gmail.com No No Building a Bunker or Planning a Journey 8 8 Building a Bunker or Planning a Journey full 86a61af3-14c9-41a9-bb7d-7611f8802788 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9b346a84 This week on Fritter Hollow, Derek and Dan try to answer a deceptively simple question: are we building a bunker or planning a journey? What starts as a conversation about podcast guests quickly spirals into creativity, long-term projects, old photographs, bookmaking, cardboard collections, memoirs, local art, and the difference between pleasure and fulfillment. Along the way they explore why some people feel compelled to make things, why the world belongs to doers, and whether modern life has lost something important in its rush toward convenience and digital everything. As usual, no firm conclusions are reached, but a surprising number of ideas are uncovered along the way.

]]> This week on Fritter Hollow, Derek and Dan try to answer a deceptively simple question: are we building a bunker or planning a journey? What starts as a conversation about podcast guests quickly spirals into creativity, long-term projects, old photographs, bookmaking, cardboard collections, memoirs, local art, and the difference between pleasure and fulfillment. Along the way they explore why some people feel compelled to make things, why the world belongs to doers, and whether modern life has lost something important in its rush toward convenience and digital everything. As usual, no firm conclusions are reached, but a surprising number of ideas are uncovered along the way.

]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:28:35 -0600 Derek Letourneau Derek Letourneau 3585 This week on Fritter Hollow, Derek and Dan try to answer a deceptively simple question: are we building a bunker or planning a journey? What starts as a conversation about podcast guests quickly spirals into creativity, long-term projects, old photographs, bookmaking, cardboard collections, memoirs, local art, and the difference between pleasure and fulfillment. Along the way they explore why some people feel compelled to make things, why the world belongs to doers, and whether modern life has lost something important in its rush toward convenience and digital everything. As usual, no firm conclusions are reached, but a surprising number of ideas are uncovered along the way.

]]> No This Week at Church 7 7 This Week at Church full 4d5a3f62-fc37-4a5d-b873-c4b32c927d24 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d3cb065f Our first guest episode didn’t quite happen, but the conversation did. This week, Derek and Dan use a last-minute cancellation to talk through what Fritter Hollow actually is becoming: a weekly creative anchor, a place to mine for ideas, and maybe something a little like church, if church meant showing up, talking honestly, and leaving with something new to think about. Along the way, they get into AI, websites, podcasting, songwriting, dopamine, fantasy novels, audience, purpose, and why making things still matters, especially when the world feels increasingly hard to make sense of.

]]> Our first guest episode didn’t quite happen, but the conversation did. This week, Derek and Dan use a last-minute cancellation to talk through what Fritter Hollow actually is becoming: a weekly creative anchor, a place to mine for ideas, and maybe something a little like church, if church meant showing up, talking honestly, and leaving with something new to think about. Along the way, they get into AI, websites, podcasting, songwriting, dopamine, fantasy novels, audience, purpose, and why making things still matters, especially when the world feels increasingly hard to make sense of.

]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:07:55 -0600 Derek Letourneau Derek Letourneau 2723 Our first guest episode didn’t quite happen, but the conversation did. This week, Derek and Dan use a last-minute cancellation to talk through what Fritter Hollow actually is becoming: a weekly creative anchor, a place to mine for ideas, and maybe something a little like church, if church meant showing up, talking honestly, and leaving with something new to think about. Along the way, they get into AI, websites, podcasting, songwriting, dopamine, fantasy novels, audience, purpose, and why making things still matters, especially when the world feels increasingly hard to make sense of.

]]> No Do the Work for the Work 6 6 Do the Work for the Work full a0e06fc6-0975-4a27-aa55-93689100b192 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d478d403 This week, Derek and Dan wander through a conversation about creativity, community, AI, live experiences, and the kinds of ideas that keep pulling people back to the table. Along the way they explore interview techniques, local identity, jazz, volunteer-driven organizations, and the challenge of building meaningful things in a world increasingly shaped by algorithms and automation. Somewhere in the middle, a larger question emerges: is Fritter Hollow a podcast, a creative project, or the beginning of a community built around interesting people and good conversations? As usual, they’re not entirely sure, and that’s part of the fun.

]]> This week, Derek and Dan wander through a conversation about creativity, community, AI, live experiences, and the kinds of ideas that keep pulling people back to the table. Along the way they explore interview techniques, local identity, jazz, volunteer-driven organizations, and the challenge of building meaningful things in a world increasingly shaped by algorithms and automation. Somewhere in the middle, a larger question emerges: is Fritter Hollow a podcast, a creative project, or the beginning of a community built around interesting people and good conversations? As usual, they’re not entirely sure, and that’s part of the fun.

]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:13:39 -0600 Derek Letourneau Derek Letourneau 3905 This week, Derek and Dan wander through a conversation about creativity, community, AI, live experiences, and the kinds of ideas that keep pulling people back to the table. Along the way they explore interview techniques, local identity, jazz, volunteer-driven organizations, and the challenge of building meaningful things in a world increasingly shaped by algorithms and automation. Somewhere in the middle, a larger question emerges: is Fritter Hollow a podcast, a creative project, or the beginning of a community built around interesting people and good conversations? As usual, they’re not entirely sure, and that’s part of the fun.

]]> No DIY, Hacky and Live 5 5 DIY, Hacky and Live full a97d891f-bbfe-49a5-8c53-18b7cc4cabcb https://share.transistor.fm/s/c753bfb6 This week, Derek and Dan celebrate getting Fritter Hollow out into the world. Fresh off launching the website and podcast, they talk about vibe-coding, AI, learning new skills, and what happens when decades of experience collide with rapidly changing technology.


Along the way, the conversation drifts into memoir writing, documenting your life, letting go of old projects and archives, and the strange challenge of deciding what’s worth keeping and what’s worth leaving behind.


They also look ahead to the next phase of Fritter Hollow: bringing interesting people into the room, recording conversations, creating events, and figuring out what this little DIY experiment might become. The website is live, the podcast is live, and now it’s time to start making things.

]]> This week, Derek and Dan celebrate getting Fritter Hollow out into the world. Fresh off launching the website and podcast, they talk about vibe-coding, AI, learning new skills, and what happens when decades of experience collide with rapidly changing technology.


Along the way, the conversation drifts into memoir writing, documenting your life, letting go of old projects and archives, and the strange challenge of deciding what’s worth keeping and what’s worth leaving behind.


They also look ahead to the next phase of Fritter Hollow: bringing interesting people into the room, recording conversations, creating events, and figuring out what this little DIY experiment might become. The website is live, the podcast is live, and now it’s time to start making things.

]]> Sun, 31 May 2026 11:55:08 -0600 Derek Letourneau Derek Letourneau 3014 This week, Derek and Dan celebrate getting Fritter Hollow out into the world. Fresh off launching the website and podcast, they talk about vibe-coding, AI, learning new skills, and what happens when decades of experience collide with rapidly changing technology.


Along the way, the conversation drifts into memoir writing, documenting your life, letting go of old projects and archives, and the strange challenge of deciding what’s worth keeping and what’s worth leaving behind.


They also look ahead to the next phase of Fritter Hollow: bringing interesting people into the room, recording conversations, creating events, and figuring out what this little DIY experiment might become. The website is live, the podcast is live, and now it’s time to start making things.

]]> No Too Fancy by Half 4 4 Too Fancy by Half full 8d619b0d-5998-44b2-95a7-3a34796fa8b6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0eef2346 Episode 4 of Fritter Hollow starts with a numbering problem and somehow ends up in documentary ethics, privacy, AI, release forms, jazz improvisation, story mining, podcast music, prairie winters, homesteaders, and homelessness. Derek and Dan talk through what happened when their surprise guest plan did not quite land, what it means to record people honestly, and why the Hollow might be less of a podcast and more of a strange little lab for turning conversations into future projects. There is also a lot of practical plotting, a little legal anxiety, and the phrase “audio alchemy,” which may or may not explain the whole thing better than they intended.

]]> Episode 4 of Fritter Hollow starts with a numbering problem and somehow ends up in documentary ethics, privacy, AI, release forms, jazz improvisation, story mining, podcast music, prairie winters, homesteaders, and homelessness. Derek and Dan talk through what happened when their surprise guest plan did not quite land, what it means to record people honestly, and why the Hollow might be less of a podcast and more of a strange little lab for turning conversations into future projects. There is also a lot of practical plotting, a little legal anxiety, and the phrase “audio alchemy,” which may or may not explain the whole thing better than they intended.

]]> Tue, 26 May 2026 07:58:56 -0600 Derek Letourneau Derek Letourneau 3305 Episode 4 of Fritter Hollow starts with a numbering problem and somehow ends up in documentary ethics, privacy, AI, release forms, jazz improvisation, story mining, podcast music, prairie winters, homesteaders, and homelessness. Derek and Dan talk through what happened when their surprise guest plan did not quite land, what it means to record people honestly, and why the Hollow might be less of a podcast and more of a strange little lab for turning conversations into future projects. There is also a lot of practical plotting, a little legal anxiety, and the phrase “audio alchemy,” which may or may not explain the whole thing better than they intended.

]]> No A Little Bit of Intent 3 3 A Little Bit of Intent full 7944cb95-0e20-47bc-9147-a8f22296a4f6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f0154544 Episode 3 of Fritter Hollow was not supposed to happen, which is probably why it feels useful. Derek and Dan meet again the day after the last episode and start poking at the actual room, where the gear goes, where a performer might stand, what microphones make sense, whether the HVAC is a villain, and how much polish a scrappy little production needs before it stops being honest. They also wander into songwriting workflows, AirPods as accidental lead guitar tools, AI, DAWs, old recording constraints, and the strange problem of having enough equipment to make anything, but not yet knowing exactly what the anything is. Underneath the cable talk and chair math is the larger Fritter Hollow question: what can we do with what we already have, if we add just a little bit of intent?

]]> Episode 3 of Fritter Hollow was not supposed to happen, which is probably why it feels useful. Derek and Dan meet again the day after the last episode and start poking at the actual room, where the gear goes, where a performer might stand, what microphones make sense, whether the HVAC is a villain, and how much polish a scrappy little production needs before it stops being honest. They also wander into songwriting workflows, AirPods as accidental lead guitar tools, AI, DAWs, old recording constraints, and the strange problem of having enough equipment to make anything, but not yet knowing exactly what the anything is. Underneath the cable talk and chair math is the larger Fritter Hollow question: what can we do with what we already have, if we add just a little bit of intent?

]]> Fri, 22 May 2026 13:14:41 -0600 Derek Letourneau Derek Letourneau 2898 Episode 3 of Fritter Hollow was not supposed to happen, which is probably why it feels useful. Derek and Dan meet again the day after the last episode and start poking at the actual room, where the gear goes, where a performer might stand, what microphones make sense, whether the HVAC is a villain, and how much polish a scrappy little production needs before it stops being honest. They also wander into songwriting workflows, AirPods as accidental lead guitar tools, AI, DAWs, old recording constraints, and the strange problem of having enough equipment to make anything, but not yet knowing exactly what the anything is. Underneath the cable talk and chair math is the larger Fritter Hollow question: what can we do with what we already have, if we add just a little bit of intent?

]]> Yes Friendly Friction 2 2 Friendly Friction full e33fda73-feeb-47d4-9683-531b48deb496 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1c2b0ae7 Episode 2 of Fritter Hollow finds Derek and Dan realizing the website exists, the podcast exists, and now they have to figure out what the thing actually is. They talk work, third places, churches, small business headaches, insurance, flaky people, local weirdos, podcast hosting, AI content, mini shows, live events, and the strange value of recording the idea while it is still half built. It’s part planning meeting, part social diagnosis, part two older media guys poking the future to see if it bites. The concept is still loose, but the shape is getting clearer: make things, document the process, follow the friction, and maybe drag up something better than boots.

]]> Episode 2 of Fritter Hollow finds Derek and Dan realizing the website exists, the podcast exists, and now they have to figure out what the thing actually is. They talk work, third places, churches, small business headaches, insurance, flaky people, local weirdos, podcast hosting, AI content, mini shows, live events, and the strange value of recording the idea while it is still half built. It’s part planning meeting, part social diagnosis, part two older media guys poking the future to see if it bites. The concept is still loose, but the shape is getting clearer: make things, document the process, follow the friction, and maybe drag up something better than boots.

]]> Mon, 18 May 2026 08:13:18 -0600 Derek Letourneau Derek Letourneau 3674 Episode 2 of Fritter Hollow finds Derek and Dan realizing the website exists, the podcast exists, and now they have to figure out what the thing actually is. They talk work, third places, churches, small business headaches, insurance, flaky people, local weirdos, podcast hosting, AI content, mini shows, live events, and the strange value of recording the idea while it is still half built. It’s part planning meeting, part social diagnosis, part two older media guys poking the future to see if it bites. The concept is still loose, but the shape is getting clearer: make things, document the process, follow the friction, and maybe drag up something better than boots.

]]> Yes Just Start Walking 1 1 Just Start Walking full 14ede392-7287-42df-88f1-25fa9eb85d1c https://share.transistor.fm/s/1d3039a1 Fritter Hollow begins with two guys in a small room trying to figure out whether they accidentally started a podcast, a promotions company, a community arts thing, or some weird little machine for getting unfinished ideas moving. Derek and Dan talk through fly on the wall recordings, local events, weird speakers, singer songwriters, websites, podcast hosting, AI slop, liability, legacy, and the wisdom of starting before the map is finished. It’s loose, funny, a little reckless, and probably the right amount of underprepared. For now, the plan is simple: start walking and see what the road turns into.

]]> Fritter Hollow begins with two guys in a small room trying to figure out whether they accidentally started a podcast, a promotions company, a community arts thing, or some weird little machine for getting unfinished ideas moving. Derek and Dan talk through fly on the wall recordings, local events, weird speakers, singer songwriters, websites, podcast hosting, AI slop, liability, legacy, and the wisdom of starting before the map is finished. It’s loose, funny, a little reckless, and probably the right amount of underprepared. For now, the plan is simple: start walking and see what the road turns into.

]]> Fri, 15 May 2026 08:13:34 -0600 Derek Letourneau Derek Letourneau 3427 Fritter Hollow begins with two guys in a small room trying to figure out whether they accidentally started a podcast, a promotions company, a community arts thing, or some weird little machine for getting unfinished ideas moving. Derek and Dan talk through fly on the wall recordings, local events, weird speakers, singer songwriters, websites, podcast hosting, AI slop, liability, legacy, and the wisdom of starting before the map is finished. It’s loose, funny, a little reckless, and probably the right amount of underprepared. For now, the plan is simple: start walking and see what the road turns into.

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