The LOTS Project Morning Show
Audio home of The LOTS Project Morning Show. Livestream morning show found on YouTube and Nostr every Monday at 6am central. http://www.youtube.com/@LOTSProjectMorningShow https://zap.stream/p/npub17wmfr6m9y2p8jjzp8hsa53zl3hmc70n4hn3juydw4avjf256tscs4lt5f4 https://thelotsproject.com
Bread, Circuses and Biochar: Fixing What's Actually in Front of You
A chainsaw refusing to cooperate. Trees that still need clearing. A biochar experiment that didn't go exactly as planned.
And somehow, all of it led back to a bigger question: are we spending too much time watching the circus while ignoring the things that actually keep our lives running?
In this episode, Brian talks through solar field progress, diagnosing and fixing a decade-old Husqvarna, the reality of learning through failed experiments, and why biochar might deserve a place on your homestead. The conversation wanders into Idiocracy, Roman parallels, floating solar projects, Bitcoin, Echo Radios stuck...
Hotel Pool Passes, Flooring Frustrations & Bitcoin's Latest "Death" | LOTS 891
This week starts with cabin cleanup and a reality every builder eventually faces: everybody has advice and half of it contradicts the other half.
I'm getting ready for flooring installation and trying to sort through the endless opinions on subfloor prep, skim coating, underlayment, and what actually matters versus what just costs more money.
Then we dive into a surprisingly heated local debate about a new hotel selling day passes to its infinity pool. Great business idea? Maybe. Great experience for paying hotel guests? That's another question.
We also spend time talking Bitcoin...
The Cabin Is Finally Dried In, Enterprise Gets Self-Aware, and America Gets Weird
The cabin hit a major milestone this week.
After months of learning, climbing ladders, making mistakes, fixing mistakes, and figuring things out one project at a time, the trim is finally finished and the cabin is officially dried in.
That leads into a bigger conversation about learning new skills, solving problems without experts, and why YouTube may be the most valuable trade school ever created.
We also dive into Tennessee's blooming mimosa trees, the arrival of summer heat, an Enterprise commercial that accidentally highlights everything frustrating about renting vehicles, the Great American State...
Massie Fallout, Cabin Progress & The Steroid Olympics | LOTS 889
This episode starts with anniversary week and porch furniture… and somehow ends with steroid-enhanced athletes, collapsing Middle East peace talks, and the political machine steamrolling Thomas Massie.
Pretty standard 2026 conversation.
We talk about:
10 years married and the journey from Minneapolis suburbs to off-grid Tennesseea huge week of cabin progressporch trim struggles and finally seeing the place come togetherwhy we changed our solar and utility plansthe Massie Kentucky primary and what it says about modern politicsgrowing disillusionment with establishment narrativesmarket manipulation around war headlinesand the launch of the Enhanced Games — aka the open-steroid OlympicsTh...
The Cabin’s Wrapped, the Media’s Panicking & I Apparently Say “Ope” Now
The cabin officially has sheet metal on all four sides, and now comes the phase where confidence slowly turns into second-guessing your own decisions.
This episode gets into:
wrapping up the exterior metal worklearning construction skills in real timewhy I already think I may redo part of the porch trimlocal Tennessee radioa morning host voice that nearly breaks mehantavirus headlines everywhereEbola quietly returning to the conversationCuba allegedly building drone capabilitiesoil shortage rumors tied to Middle East instabilityand how modern media seems completely addicted to fear.There’s also a solid discussion about how public tr...
The Laundromat Was Worse Than the Ladder | LOTS Project Morning Show 887
Some weeks you make solid progress.
Other weeks you realize the real problem isn’t building a cabin… it’s dealing with people.
This episode starts with a win—figuring out a scaffolding + ladder setup that actually worked without killing me—and then takes a hard left into one of the most frustrating laundromat trips I’ve had in a long time.
From there it spirals into a bigger question:
Are things actually getting crazier, or are we just paying more attention?
We get into hantavirus, the way the media handle...
Gas Jumps 50¢ Overnight… While Chickens Become the New “Threat”
Gas goes up 50 cents in a single day… and nobody really questions it anymore.
Meanwhile, headlines are pushing a “backyard chicken problem” based on 34 cases across the entire country.
In this episode, we break down both—what’s real, what’s noise, and why it feels like the focus is always in the wrong place.
On top of that, real progress on the cabin build: two full sides wrapped in metal, a few mistakes, a few do-overs, and a lot of figuring things out as we go.
This one’s a mix of boots-o...
AI Deciding If You Can Drive, Cabin Progress & a Massive Hickory
You ever notice how the story is always about “safety”… until you actually see how it gets used?
This episode starts with real progress—finally getting a full side of the cabin done and figuring out window trim the hard way. Then it shifts into something a lot of people are just starting to notice: AI creeping into vehicles and deciding whether you’re “fit to drive.”
It sounds reasonable on the surface. It usually does.
We also get into a real-world example of surveillance tech being used… and what it was actually used for. Not wh...
I Launched a Hammer… and Found a Better Business
Some weeks you make progress.
Some weeks you make progress and realize how much stuff is broken—tools, systems, and people.
This one had both.
The cabin is finally starting to come together. Metal is going up, problems are getting solved, and things are actually looking like a real structure.
At the same time:
I managed to smash my thumb repeatedly and send a hammer flyingTurned a simple weed eater swap into a full-blown headacheAnd dealt with two completely different service experiences that couldn’t have been further apartOn...
Cabin Build Delayed by Cannon Fire, Metal Siding Lessons & Trail-Clearing Upgrades
The cabin finally got its first metal on this week… which should have been the big story.
Instead, progress got sidelined by literal cannon fire because apparently that’s a normal sentence in Tennessee.
In this episode, Brian breaks down the first round of siding installation, mistakes and lessons learned with the metal, unexpected trim issues, and why the new trail-clearing setup may be one of the best property-management upgrades yet.
Also covered:
Food forest updatesComfrey patch expansionTool talkTennessee weirdnessLinks / Sponsors Mentioned:
Blockstream Jade / JadePlus: https://rewards.bloc...
Cabin Delays, a Rare Win, and Why Are We Going Back to the Moon?
The cabin didn’t move forward this week—and not for any of the reasons you’d expect.
A simple mistake stalled the build, which turned into one of those weeks where you realize how fragile progress actually is.
At the same time, I had one of the best customer service experiences I’ve had in years… which shouldn’t be rare, but somehow is.
And then there’s the bigger question:
We’re spending billions to go back to the moon.
Why?
We get into all of it—plus some...
Cabin Progress, Flock Cameras and the Price of the War Machine
The cabin took another step forward this week. Metal is ordered. That should feel like a clean win, except the water tank deal disappeared almost immediately, so now the plan shifts again.
From there, this episode goes where it naturally had to go: Flock cameras, license plate readers, AI policing, and why people should stop pretending these systems only get used on the “right” targets. The story about the Tennessee woman jailed over bad facial recognition makes that point better than any slogan ever could.
Then it shifts into oil, gas prices, and the cost of a...
Cabin Progress, Military Recruitment Ads, and the Memphis Mail Black Hole
This episode has a common theme, even if it doesn’t look like it at first.
The cabin is moving forward, but in the least glamorous way possible—door installs, bad hardware out of the box, measuring trim, planning metal, figuring tank pads, and trying to think three steps ahead so today’s shortcut doesn’t become tomorrow’s headache. It’s the kind of progress that doesn’t photograph well but matters.
Then there’s the sudden return of military recruitment commercials. Same old pitch, slightly updated wrapper, and suspicious timing. I get into what we noticed...
Cabin Progress, Tornado Reality, and My Take on False Flags
The deck is done. The storms are here. And somehow the news cycle got even dumber.
In this episode, I talk through the latest cabin progress after finally finishing the back deck, stairs, and railing, including the mistakes that will probably annoy me every time I look at it. I also get into what Tennessee spring weather feels like when you’re living in a camper, tornado warnings are rolling through, and the official “solutions” don’t really fit real life.
Then I get into the bigger stuff: Iran, sleeper cells, false flags, government distrust, rising g...
Cabin Progress, a Trailer Purchase, and Spring Starting to Hit Tennessee
This week the cabin actually moved forward, which felt nice for a change.
I get into the deck progress, the next steps on the build, and why Kori and I finally pulled the trigger on a trailer after getting tired of fighting material runs, deliveries, borrowed equipment, and general project friction. It should make future work a whole lot easier — assuming I can get the driveway situation sorted out.
I also talk about spring finally starting to show up here in Tennessee, potting up cuttings for friends, what that means for the workload ahead, comfrey se...
Cabin Progress, UTXO Cleanup, and Why the Iran Narrative Feels “Set Up” (Ep. 877)
This one’s three threads that all connect in the same annoying way: systems break… and you either adapt or pay later.
First: cabin update. We knocked out all 10 windows, built shallow stairs for big dogs and bad hips, and I learned (again) that battery tools have feelings… and those feelings are “nope.” Bonus: I’m officially done buying lumber at Lowe’s.
Second: Bitcoin for normal people. If you’ve been stacking sats in small buys and sending them to a wallet like you’re being responsible — cool. But that creates a problem most people don’t learn a...
Cabin Progress, Surprise Tariffs, and the Alien Distraction Machine | Episode 876
In Episode 876 of The LOTS Project Morning Show, Brian checks in with real-world progress (cabin work), real-world costs (a surprise tariff bill), and the real-world circus (aliens/UAPs hitting the headlines again right when other stories get spicy).
What’s inside:
Cabin update: redoing house wrap, finishing window prep, and planning temporary stepsWood stove parts from Canada… delivered first, billed later (tariff surprise via FedEx)Supreme Court ruling on broad tariffs + the “magic wand” policy problemAliens/UAPs: what changes if it’s true… and why it might be the pointBitcoin Guessing Game:
Bitcoin w...
Cabin Build Progress, Ring’s Super Bowl AI Ad, Paywalled Olympics & Blockstream Sats | Ep 875
In Episode 875 of The LOTS Project Morning Show (Feb 16, 2026):
Brian shares progress on the Tennessee cabin build after weather delays, including window installs and deck planning. Then we break down the Ring Super Bowl commercial and what it signals about AI surveillance, neighborhood camera networks, and cloud-linked monitoring systems.
We also talk about:
Why the Olympics are no longer freely accessible in the U.S.The expansion of Flock license plate camerasAI voice spoofing and digital identity risksA new way to stack sats using Blockstream’s updated rewards systemFold debit card Bitcoin stacking strategiesIce Storm Damage, Fed Side Hustle Rules, GR35 Flashlight Review & Epstein File Noise | Ep. 874
In Episode 874 of The LOTS Project Morning Show (2/9/2026), Brian breaks down the real-world aftermath of the ice storm at the cabin property (including minor solar panel damage), explains why federal disaster rules can accidentally kill local cleanup side hustles, reviews the Imalent GR35 PE flashlight (white light + green laser + UV), and closes with the latest round of Epstein file chaos—and why it’s starting to feel like endless rage-bait.
☕ Coffee: Light Ethiopian from Food Forest Farms — LOTS10 for 10% off (free shipping)
Links (Partners/Sponsors)
Flashlight: https://amzn.to/46qNq4SSignature Solar: https://signaturesolar.com/?ref...Ice Storm Reality Check: Water, Propane, Power, and What I’d Do Differently | Ep 873
Episode 873 is a real-world breakdown of riding out a West Tennessee ice storm while living in an RV—what Brian did to prep, what failed (hello, cracked hoses), what worked (water storage, propane generator strategy, comms), and what changes he’s planning before the next storm—especially with the cabin/property plans in mind.
He also opens with quick commentary on the recent Bitcoin drop and silver pullback, and restarts the Telegram Bitcoin guessing game.
Sponsor / Partner Links (some are affiliate links):
Signature Solar: https://signaturesolar.com/?ref=LOTS
Blockstream (Jade / Jade P...
A Banking Scare, Cabin Door Wins, and What You Notice on Dog Walks
In Episode 872 of The LOTS Project Morning Show, Brian shares real-world updates from the cabin, including door installation progress, winter prep, and upcoming weather concerns.
He also talks through a personal banking scare that highlights how dependent we’ve become on centralized systems, observations from daily dog walks along the county road, and follow-ups on both a propane regulator repair and a recent gas station robbery attempt involving local minors.
The episode also includes:
The weekly Bitcoin price guessing gameSilver market observationsUpdates on using propane vs gas for generatorsThoughts on easing back into NostrCabin Updates, Small-Town Break-In & Minnesota’s Dumpster Fire | Episode 871
Episode 871 kicks off with a cabin build update after a weekend of bad weather, mud, and making progress anyway — plus the reality of juggling two-person build tasks when life and work schedules get in the way.
Then we get into a local small-town story: a gas station attempted break-in that blew up across every Facebook group in the region… and ended with three suspects apprehended — all minors. The wild part? One of them showed up with a rifle.
From there, Minnesota keeps doing Minnesota: protests, outrage cycles, and people watching the same footage and somehow arrivi...
Cabin Momentum, Venezuela’s Extraction & Minnesota’s Daycare Fraud
Episode 870 opens the new year with a full cabin progress update after a strong week on site, followed by a deep dive into the sudden U.S. military action in Venezuela and what it signals geopolitically. The episode also revisits the Minnesota Somali daycare fraud case — a story that exploded briefly before disappearing from the news cycle.
Along the way, Brian covers Bitcoin price action, silver market oddities, and why “seeing is believing” no longer applies in the age of AI-generated narratives.
No scripts. No filters. Just real commentary.
Show Notes & Links:
• S...
Silver’s Parabolic Move, Cabin Progress & the Grocery Store Smell Test
In Episode 869 of The LOTS Project Morning Show, I break down the latest cabin build progress as framing wraps up, dive deep into silver’s explosive price movement, and share a grocery store moment that had me questioning whether I smelled terrible—or if something else was going on entirely.
We also talk about physical vs paper silver, real supply constraints, local food sourcing, and reconnecting with farmers as we move closer to settling in long-term.
☕ Coffee for this episode:
Holiday Blend – See the Light from Food Forest Farms
🔗 Partners & Resources
Signa...
Cabin Progress, Bitcoin Price Chaos & Marijuana Rescheduling
In Episode 868 of The LOTS Project Morning Show, Brian dives into major cabin and road progress, including framing updates, layout changes, and what’s finally coming together after years of planning. He also discusses a strange local activity Kori noticed that raises more questions than answers, and shares his thoughts on the executive order to reschedule marijuana—and why it may ultimately benefit Big Pharma more than everyday people.
The episode also features the weekly Bitcoin price guessing game, commentary on rising silver prices, reflections on Christmas without the chaos, and the reality of building a life outs...
Rock Delivery Chaos, Cabin Framing Updates & C4 Coffee Sale — LOTS Project Ep. 867
In Episode 867 of The LOTS Project Morning Show, Brian breaks down a week of freezing-cold nights, unexpected cabin layout changes, and yet another twist in the rock delivery saga. Plus — it’s the annual C4 Coffee Club sale, and Brian shares his top Bitcoin holiday gift picks for 2025.
In This Episode:
• Surviving 13°F nights with a tiny wood stove
• Road work + the “no rock… then rock… then some rock” nightmare
• Cabin framing progress and new window layout challenges
• Rethinking the bathroom + living area floor plan
• Air-roasted coffee vs. drum roasting
Hard-Won Firewood, Slow Framing Progress & Netflix Rabbit Holes | Episode 866
In Episode 866 of The LOTS Project Morning Show, Brian talks through a challenging early December: slow cabin framing progress, nonstop cold rain, the mental grind of gloomy weather, and the physical grind of hauling firewood out by hand because the easement road is still impassable.
We also dive into weekend Netflix picks — including Pepsi, Where’s My Jet?, Kings of Tupelo, and the explosive Diddy documentary — plus the weekly Bitcoin guessing game and how to stack even more sats using the Fold debit card during the Blockstream Jade 21% holiday sale.
It’s a packed...
Material Delivery, Loss, and a Long Road Trip Home — Two Weeks in Review
In Episode 865 of The LOTS Project Morning Show, I recap the last two weeks — a stretch filled with highs, lows, and everything in between. After finally getting the long-awaited cabin material delivery, life took a sharp turn when my father passed away. What followed was a 15-hour road trip to New York with two St. Bernards and a cat, a beautiful military service, and a whole lot of reflection.
Inside this episode:
• The material delivery, unloading, and getting everything under cover
• The emotional details of my father’s passin...
Alternator Trouble, Aurora Theories & Bitcoin News | The LOTS Project Ep 864
From dash-light chaos and a DIY alternator swap to wild Northern Lights theories and fresh Bitcoin news — episode 864 of The LOTS Project Morning Show is packed with stories, laughs, and insights from the road.
☕ Coffee of the Day: FTO Blonde Espresso from Food Forest Farms — use code LOTS10 for 10% off and free shipping: https://foodforestfarms.com
🟠 Sponsors & Partners:
• Blockstream Jade & Jade Plus — Protect your Bitcoin with secure cold storage: https://store.blockstream.com/?code=TheLOTSProject
• Signature Solar — Your source for off-grid power systems and compo...
Dolly’s Spay Recovery, Universe 25 & A True Crime Rabbit Hole | The LOTS Project Ep 863
In episode 863 of The LOTS Project Morning Show, Brian shares an update on Dolly’s spay recovery and the confusing mix of vet vs. internet aftercare advice. Then he explores the eerie parallels between the Universe 25 mouse-utopia experiment and modern society, talks about his latest true crime docuseries binge, and wraps up with a quick cabin road and delivery update.
Grab a mug of Survivor Series Aces Blend from FoodForestFarms.com (use code LOTS10 for 10% off + free shipping) and settle in for another filter-free Monday morning conversation.
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Roadwork, Biochar, and SNAP Shutdown Real Talk | The LOTS Project Ep 862
In episode 862 of The LOTS Project Morning Show, Brian dives into roadwork progress, a new biochar barrel build, and straight talk on the SNAP funding saga. Plus: quick notes on Netflix’s Trainwreck docuseries, firing up the Cubic Mini for the season, and what’s next on the property.
☕ Coffee of the Day: Light Ethiopian from FoodForestFarms.com — 10% off with code LOTS10 and free shipping.
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Cabin Build Pivot, 3I/ATLAS Watch, and a SNAP “What If” — Survivors Blend Sips (Ep 861)
Brian closes out October with a pragmatic pivot on the cabin build: muddy roads, house-wrap check, and clearing a new ground-mount solar field while mapping the balance-of-system parts and a booster-pump water setup. Then it’s a look at 3I/ATLAS as it nears perihelion—sorting signal from noise—and a thought-experiment on a SNAP/EBT shutdown and what that could mean for everyday life. All with a hot cup of Food Forest Farms’ Survivors Blend (Aces & Eights).
Partners & resources
Signature Solar: https://signaturesolar.com/?ref=LOTS
Blockstream Jade & J...
A Win, A Draw & A Loss – Cabin Progress, New Partnerships & No Kings Living | Ep 860
In this week’s episode of The LOTS Project Morning Show (Ep 860), Brian recaps a roller-coaster week: finishing the subfloor, ordering windows and doors, and facing a road wash-out that halts progress on the off-grid cabin.
He also unveils a new affiliate partnership with Signature Solar, outlines fresh content plans for The LOTS Project, and shares thoughts on living free with “No Gov, No Kings, No Problem.”
☕ Coffee: FTO Blonde Espresso from Food Forest Farms – use code LOTS10 for 10 % off and free shipping.
Sponsors & Partners:
• Signature So...
From Suburbia to Self-Sufficiency: Our Journey & Cabin Update | Ep. 859
In this episode of The LOTS Project Morning Show, Brian shares more progress on the off-grid cabin build and takes listeners through the full journey that led here — from suburban homeownership, to building a Minnesota homestead, to years of full-time RV living, and now breaking ground on a Tennessee off-grid property.
You’ll hear about lessons learned through each phase, the challenges of cold-climate farming, adapting to simpler systems, and what it really takes to build a life rooted in independence and purpose.
Today’s Coffee: Light Colombian with Medium Dark Peruvian from F...
Cabin Progress, Bitcoin ATH, and Etsy Wins | The LOTS Project Morning Show Ep 858
In this episode of The LOTS Project Morning Show (Ep 858), Brian shares a packed week of off-grid progress, entrepreneurship, and Bitcoin insights.
🏕️ Cabin Build Update: 52 joists hung, blocking installed, subfloor staged, and full house wrap completed around the new cabin at Delinquents Gully. Hear how Brian and Kori tackled logistics, weatherproofing, and four straight days of hard work to push the project forward.
💰 Bitcoin & Silver Surge: Bitcoin breaks a new all-time high above $125,000 while silver nears $50/oz—Brian explains why decentralization, hardware wallets, and real assets matter more than ever.
🔐 Hardware Wallet Tip: The Blockstream J...
In-Laws, Cabin Fixes & Property Walk with Kerry Brown | Episode 857
In episode 857 of The LOTS Project Morning Show, I share updates from a week with the in-laws, mistakes we’ve already made on the cabin build (and how we fixed them), a property walk with Kerry Brown, and a preview of some upcoming product reviews. Coffee talk, Telegram exclusives, and more inside.
☕ Coffee: New experimental blend—Light Colombian with Medium Dark Peruvian from FoodForestFarms.com — use code LOTS10 for 10% off + free shipping.
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🌱 Comfrey Roots: https://ComfreyRoots.com
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New Grill Build, Dog-Walk Stories & Cabin Progress | Ep 856
In this episode of The LOTS Project Morning Show, I share the story of ordering and assembling a new grill, the latest addition to the “things people say when we’re walking the dogs” list, and a surprise encounter with an electrical contractor on the easement road. I also cover updates on comfrey sales, water and solar planning, building a picnic table, and preparing for visitors at the cabin site.
☕ Coffee of the Day: FTO Blonde Espresso from FoodForestFarms.com – Use code LOTS10 for 10% off + free shipping.
📌 Sponsor & Mentioned Links
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Bitcoin JS Wallet Scare, 9/11 Reflections, Charlie Kirk & Cabin Progress (Ep. 855)
In Episode 855, Brian recaps the week’s Bitcoin wallet scare tied to a malicious JavaScript/npm package (clipboard address swaps), why full-string address verification and hardware signing matter, and how Jade/Jade Plus workflows help. Then: reflections on 9/11 twenty-four years on, the online reaction spiral to the Charlie Kirk assassination, and what it says about media dynamics and free speech. We wrap with hands-on cabin progress—2-ply 2×12 girders in hangers, the plan for a 35' center beam, and setting up for subfloor.
☕ Coffee: Light Costa Rican from FoodForestFarms.com — code LOTS10 = 10% off + free shipping.
Spon...
Electrical Nightmares, Concrete in the Woods & Costco Drama | Ep. 854
Episode 854 of The LOTS Project Morning Show dives into:
Middle-of-the-night electrical fun gone wrong
Pouring 40 bags of concrete deep in the woods
Why ding-dong ditch shouldn’t be a crime
And Costco’s “controversial” membership perk
Grab your coffee and join Brian for a filter-free look at the week’s stories.
☕ Coffee of the Day: FTO Blonde Espresso from FoodForestFarms.com — Use code LOTS10 for 10% off + free shipping.
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Ep. 853 | Cabin Build Shift, Dolly Settling In & Local Drama
In this Labor Day episode of The LOTS Project Morning Show (Ep. 853), Brian talks about making a slight course correction but charging full steam ahead on the cabin build, Dolly the kitten settling into RV life with the dogs, and the ridiculous local town drama heating up. Plus, a look at the social media shakeups reminding us why you can’t rely on borrowed platforms.
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