web02.fireside.fm Tue, 05 May 2026 10:04:11 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Not There Yet - Episodes Tagged with “Architecture” https://www.ntyessays.com/tags/architecture Thu, 07 Dec 2017 07:00:00 -0700 The Not There Yet podcast is a ongoing series of short essays covering a wide range of subjects from the perspective of the third decade of the 21st century. They are intended to be thought provoking, challenging, skeptical and hopefully funny once in a while. They are sometimes conventional in nature and others are a little more experimental. They cover science, history, sports, technology, philosophy or just about whatever subject comes to mind. Sometimes they look forward, other times they look back. They will not, however, take up a lot of your time and will be told in an interesting and accessible way. en-us episodic Eclectic essays podcasted from the third decade of the 21st century. Terence C. Gannon The Not There Yet podcast is a ongoing series of short essays covering a wide range of subjects from the perspective of the third decade of the 21st century. They are intended to be thought provoking, challenging, skeptical and hopefully funny once in a while. They are sometimes conventional in nature and others are a little more experimental. They cover science, history, sports, technology, philosophy or just about whatever subject comes to mind. Sometimes they look forward, other times they look back. They will not, however, take up a lot of your time and will be told in an interesting and accessible way. no Terence C. Gannon ntyessays@intellog.com Grand Designs https://www.ntyessays.com/022-grand-designs dd6b48f0-8ac3-4594-891a-2e1ec8760ff5 Thu, 07 Dec 2017 07:00:00 -0700 Terence C. Gannon full Terence C. Gannon The shear number of home improvement shows on television — heck, there are entire networks dedicated to them — you would think it would be difficult to make out any signal coming through all that noise. For 17 seasons, however, Britain's Channel 4 has been cranking out Grand Designs hosted by Kevin McCloud—a home improvement show truly worthy of your time. 12:31 no <h3>The quirky charm of a British homebuilding show. It seems to happen every time. The affable Kevin McCloud, host of British television’s <em>Grand Designs</em>, describes the house project he will cover in the upcoming episode, and fairly predictably I find myself thinking: <em>They have got to be out of their minds.</em> Whether it’s the extreme locale the owners have chosen, the seeming folly of restoring and subsequently inhabiting a derelict theatre, for example, or the absurd expectations of time, budget or a combination thereof, the viewer is always left with a sense that — <em>this time</em> — it’s all going to hell... <span>Listen to the rest by clicking the play button, above. The text version of this essay can be found on <a href="http://www.medium.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Medium</a> where it was <a href="https://medium.com/@TerenceCGannon/grand-designs-the-quirky-charm-of-a-british-homebuilding-show-ae8901d07e3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">published</a> in July of 2016. (photo: <a href="http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/entertainment/homesandgardens/10662982.Screen_star/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Northern Echo</a>)</span> </h3>

The quirky charm of a British homebuilding show.

It seems to happen every time. The affable Kevin McCloud, host of British television’s Grand Designs, describes the house project he will cover in the upcoming episode, and fairly predictably I find myself thinking:

They have got to be out of their minds.

Whether it’s the extreme locale the owners have chosen, the seeming folly of restoring and subsequently inhabiting a derelict theatre, for example, or the absurd expectations of time, budget or a combination thereof, the viewer is always left with a sense that — this time — it’s all going to hell...

Listen to the rest by clicking the play button, above. The text version of this essay can be found on Medium where it was published in July of 2016. (photo: The Northern Echo)

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The quirky charm of a British homebuilding show.

It seems to happen every time. The affable Kevin McCloud, host of British television’s Grand Designs, describes the house project he will cover in the upcoming episode, and fairly predictably I find myself thinking:

They have got to be out of their minds.

Whether it’s the extreme locale the owners have chosen, the seeming folly of restoring and subsequently inhabiting a derelict theatre, for example, or the absurd expectations of time, budget or a combination thereof, the viewer is always left with a sense that — this time — it’s all going to hell...

Listen to the rest by clicking the play button, above. The text version of this essay can be found on Medium where it was published in July of 2016. (photo: The Northern Echo)

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