Be mighty, and keep your axes sharp!
When Wayne finds strange items in geocaches along the old lumber roads of northern Minnesota, he becomes obsessed with discovering who’s leaving the items behind. What he finds changes his life forever…
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Credits:
Music: Theme – Ergo Phizmiz. Story – Headlund, licensed from Epidemic Sound.
Photo: Cache Mania.
Story: Christopher Gronlund.
Narration: Jesse Harley.
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Until the last minute, I didn’t like the latest story for Not About Lumberjacks. In this behind-the-scenes look at the episode, I discuss what was wrong, how I fixed things, and what I realized along the way…
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Four strangers come together when they contract a mysterious illness from an old woman in line at a pharmacy.
Content Advisory: This story deals with illness, including mentions of COVID-19. It’s also not without moments of anxiety, regret, abandonment, nightmares, and even death. I know that makes it sound like it’s a rough tale, but this is still a story of hope.
Oh—and just like almost every episode—there’s some swearing…
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Credits:
Music: Theme – Ergo Phizmiz. Story – Oscar Colling, Ethan Sloan, and Sionya (featuring Emmi), all licensed from Epidemic Sound.
Story and Narration: Christopher Gronlund.
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My good friend, Curtis Hart, requested this episode. He wanted to know why sometimes I tease an episode…only to release it much later — sometimes even releasing multiple episodes before it.
He gets his answer in this behind-the-scenes look at what goes into an episode of Not About Lumberjacks.
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A father returns as a reincarnated, talking dog in an attempt to make amends with his estranged son.
Content Advisory: Language, some [gloriously] crude humor, and discussions about the death of a family member from cancer. Yeah, Pepper dies, so it’s technically a dead-dog story…but it’s the protagonist’s dad.
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Credits:
Music: Theme – Ergo Phizmiz. Story – Chad Crouch.
Story: Christopher Gronlund.
Narration/Voices: Christopher Gronlund, Rick Coste, Cynthia Griffith, and Mandie Coste.
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In this behind-the-scenes look at “Under the Big Top,” I talk about what I like (and dislike) about mysteries — and why I tend to not write them…
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An FBI agent nearing forced retirement races to solve the case that’s haunted him for years. Will he find the break he needs at a traveling circus?
Content Advisory: Swearing, mention of child abduction, mention of sexual assault, mention of child murders, eating disorders, and violence (fighting and a shooting). Cannibalism.
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Credits:
Music: Theme – Ergo Phizmiz. Story – Howard Harper-Barnes, Christian Anderson, and Gavin Luke, licensed through Epidemic Sound.
Story: Christopher Gronlund.
Narration: Christopher Gronlund.
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A bit about how the annual Christmas episode came to be…and what is in store for Not About Lumberjacks in the year ahead…
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For the third year in a row, it’s a handful of stories — instead of just one — all to make your holidays merry and bright! This year’s lineup:
My Grandmother Wrestled Bears – A drifter returns home to her grandmother’s house for the holidays.
The Beast in the Back – The truth behind the success of BigBoxMart. (You might remember BigBoxMart — and the manager, Susan — from last year’s Christmas episode.)
Lost and Found – A family finds more than memories when the family patriarch passes on before the holidays.
Content Advisory: Some swearing, family loss, poverty, and human sacrifice. (But humorous human sacrifice, perhaps? Up to you!)
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The latest episode of Not About Lumberjacks is a fictional podcast that takes a turn from typical to serious.
I talk about entrepreneurial podcasts in general, and then specifically discuss the inspiration behind Brooke’s story when her interview with the Lumberjack of Williamsburg falls apart…
Content Advisory: Poverty and Eating Disorders. And I think I say shit along the way.
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