Lofty Pursuits

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#93 Taking it over by Marshall Ledbetter Aug 10, 2021

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This is not a candy podcast, but Greg recounts the Ballad of Marshall Ledbetter as he new Marshal, and it's a story that he felt he needed to tell one more time.

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Six, six, six, Dunkin' Donuts A twenty inch veggie pizza from Gumby's Extra jalapenos on the side And a case of Asahi Dry I wish to speak with Timothy Leary Lemmy, jello, and Ice Cube Too Cartoon of Lucky's with filters And bring a CNN news crew Talahasse, Florida Four AM, June 14, '91 Capitol Building's occupied Broke the glass, walked right inside Wouldn't be advisable to enter You don't know the number of hostiles Of it anyone's got guns Or is there's hostages I just want to speak my mind More for you than just one sound bite This whole world is disturbing me I wanna cut a rap record each month And mail my little pinkie to George Bush Agh, agh Where are my friends Where are you Where are you I can't believe it's come to this Sharpshooters on surrounding roofs Traffic blocked off by SWAT troops Evacuate the people inside Pretend we're CNN, say Leary's dead I just want to speak my mind More for you than just one sound bite Twelve forty five, he emerged unharmed J.D. in one hand, in the other, cigars Hendrix t-shirt and his underwear on Guess what, he never had no gun I only broadcast my freakout to the world I was a prisoner for twenty two years When I broke through that door, I was free Not to mention pretty damn lucky (Nowadays, boy, you'd just get shot)

#92 What do you really sell - Displaying golf Discs - Candy Hammers - It's made to be used so use it - Letters Aug 05, 2021

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This week Greg talks about they way he re-imagined displaying a product in his store and how people interact with things. This lead to understanding what you really sell. He talks about the tangerine sours and a new project toffee and toffee hammers. He also drinks a beer that he helped devise with Ology brewing and reads your letters.

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Candy: www.pd.net/candy

#91 Lofty Pursuits colab with Ology Beer - More on sours and more problems and your letters. Jul 27, 2021

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Today Greg records from the patio at Ology Brewing, where today we are canning a colab beer (and candy) that Lofty Pursuits and Ology made. (Well they made the beer, we made the candy.) We discover some new things about tumbling candy and we read your letters.

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Candy: www.pd.net

Ology: https://ologybrewing.com/

#90 If you don't serve your customers, someone else will. Jul 20, 2021

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Greg talks about some early business advice that did him well, even 27 years later, he talks about sour packaging and he talks about the new Orchard assortment.

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Candy: www.pd.net

#89 stories of other businesses that change - Tangerine sours - beer candy colab - your letters Jul 13, 2021

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Today GReg talks about how businesses change and a new candy project that is beer related. He gives updates on Tangerine sours, and he reads your letters.

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Candy: www.pd.net

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#88 Marketing with the Evoked Set - More on our Sours and some punk music Jun 29, 2021

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Greg talks about the Evoked Set, what it is and how it effects marketing and business. He also rambles on about the panning machine and the sour candies he's making.

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Candy: http://www.pd.net

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Lard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLwud9aLh0U

#87 Panning Machine, Trip to Orlando, broken laptop Jun 22, 2021

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Greg talks about getting the panning machine working and how this effects his development of his tangerine sour candy.

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Candy: http://www.pd.net

#86 trip to sarasota and tampa - ringling museum - panning machine updates - letters. Jun 15, 2021

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Greg goes to Sarasota and Tampa and visits the Ringling museum. He also talks about the candy under development, then reads your letters and answers your questions.

YT: http://Youtube.com/LoftyPursuits

Candy: http://www.pd.net

Ringling Museum: https://www.ringling.org

Raspberry Pi: https://www.adafruit.com/product/4296

#85 The Letters episode - Tom Lehrer, Vegan Ice Kreme Jun 08, 2021

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Greg answers some great letters one about Vegan Ice Cream that we make at Lofty Pursuits, the other on Tom Lehrer and the website greg runs.

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Candy: http://www.pd.net

Tom Lehrer: http://www.TomLehrer.org

#84 Meeting Douglass Adams for Towel Day - Tangerine Sours update - Alxeandar Calder - Your letters May 25, 2021

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Greg talks about Douglass Adams for Towel Day. He updates on experiments with different candy acids, talks about Alexander Caldar (the artist) and how he effected him and of course your letters.

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