This is My Thing
This is My Thing
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This Is My Thing explores the ways we find and bring joy into our lives. It’s about the things we do not because it’s a job or a necessity, but simply because we love to do them. You’ll meet a guy who finds satisfaction in using his metal detector to find other people’s lost objects and you’ll hear from a group of retired ladies who started a ukulele band just because it sounded fun. And that’s just the start.
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The podcast delves into various themes centered around joy and personal interests, with episodes featuring topics such as metal detecting, vintage railroading, tattoos, sword fighting, curling, ukulele music, lumber milling, and flag football, highlighting unique stories and experiences from diverse guests.
This Is My Thing explores the ways we find and bring joy into our lives. It’s about the things we do not because it’s a job or a necessity, but simply because we love to do them.
You’ll meet a guy who finds satisfaction in using his metal detector to find other people’s lost objects and you’ll hear from a group of retired ladies who started a ukulele band just because it sounded fun. And that’s just the start.
This Is My Thing is supported by Texas Orthopedics.
On this episode of This Is My Thing, we’re talking with Matt Jeanes about his love of vintage film photography. Matt’s taken photos all his life, but a few years ago he made the switch back to using old-school cameras — the kind that use physical film. That quickly led to a hobby of collecting vintage and unique film cameras and a love of experimenting with different film, including some rolls that expired decades ago.
Matt shows off some of the cameras in his collection, which range from the sublime to the ridiculous — he’s got 1930s era cameras that look like works of art (and still work!) and a 1980s era Voltron toy that’s also a working 110 camera. And lots more, too, of course!
We’ll talk about the the unpredictable nature of using decades-old film in decades-old cameras, why that unpredictability is actually the point, and whyhe wouldn’t have it any other way.
You can see a treasure trove of Matt’s photos (and one photo I took of Matt using his vintage Minolta Hi Matic) on KUT show page.
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This is My Thing is a listener-supported production of KUT & KUTX Studios in Austin, Texas. You can support this podcast by making a donation at supportthispodcast.org
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