Épisodes

  • Summer at the Inn
    Jul 29 2024

    Our stories today get you out of the house in the warm summer weather. We’ll start with Back to the Bakery, where we’ll tip fresh bagels from the trays as they come out of the oven and box up a treat for someone special. Then, we’ll fill our water bottles and head to the shore for Beach Walk, where sandpipers race the waves, and big thoughts can help us find our place. Finally, we’ll end the day at the summer fair, where kids race by with sno cones and booths full of handmade pieces waiting to be discovered.

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    • Woolzies: Lavender Roll-On.

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    31 min
  • Bakes, the Beach, & Booths at the Fair
    Jul 22 2024

    Our stories today get you out of the house in the warm summer weather. We’ll start with Back to the Bakery, where we’ll tip fresh bagels from the trays as they come out of the oven and box up a treat for someone special. Then, we’ll fill our water bottles and head to the shore for Beach Walk, where sandpipers race the waves, and big thoughts can help us find our place. Finally, we’ll end the day at the Summer Fair, where kids race by with son cones and booths full of handmade pieces waiting to be discovered.

    Follow us on Instagram.

    Save over $100 on Kathryn’s hand-selected wind-down favorites with the Nothing Much Happens Wind-Down Box. A collection of products from our amazing partners:

    • Eversio Wellness: Chill Now
    • Vellabox: Lavender Silk Candle
    • Alice Mushrooms: Nightcap
    • NutraChamps: Tart Cherry Gummies
    • A Brighter Year: Mini Coloring Book
    • NuStrips: Sleep Strips
    • Woolzies: Lavender Roll-On.

    Subscribe for ad-free, bonus, and extra-long episodes now, as well as ad-free and early episodes of Stories from the Village of Nothing Much! Search for the NMH Premium channel on Apple Podcasts or follow the link below nothingmuchhappens.com/premium-subscription.

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    31 min
  • Peaches, Pen Pals, & Pillows
    Jul 15 2024

    Our stories today take you through the fruit orchards on the edge of town, to a sunny spot on the back porch, and eventually to dreamland after a good, quiet day. We’ll start with Stone Fruit, where we’ll pick the perfect peach. Then we’ll check the mail, in A Letter in an Envelope, and spend some time flipping through photos and sheets of stationery. Finally, we’ll close the windows as the rain comes down, make a nest on the sofa, and listen to the dog snores in the summer storm.

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    Save over $100 on Kathryn’s hand-selected wind-down favorites with the Nothing Much Happens Wind-Down Box. A collection of products from our amazing partners:

    • Eversio Wellness: Chill Now
    • Vellabox: Lavender Silk Candle
    • Alice Mushrooms: Nightcap
    • NutraChamps: Tart Cherry Gummies
    • A Brighter Year: Mini Coloring Book
    • NuStrips: Sleep Strips
    • Woolzies: Lavender Roll-On.

    Subscribe for ad-free, bonus, and extra-long episodes now, as well as ad-free and early episodes of Stories from the Village of Nothing Much! Search for the NMH Premium channel on Apple Podcasts or follow the link below nothingmuchhappens.com/premium-subscription.

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    33 min
  • Pasta, The River, & A Sunken Garden
    Jul 8 2024

    Our stories today lean into the romance and sentimental feelings of the summer. We’ll start with In the Kitchen, During a Storm, as the wind picks up and the Pomodoro sauce simmers on the stove. This story, by the way, mentions alcohol, in case that doesn’t work for you and you need to skip it. Then we’ll put the river on our left and roll down the windows as we visit The Turnaround; we’ll look out at the lighthouses and creep close to the shore to listen to the water lap at the rocks. Finally, we’ll follow the call of a summer evening out to the park where a memory, long forgotten, arises in Someplace Only We Know.

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    Save over $100 on Kathryn’s hand-selected wind-down favorites with the Nothing Much Happens Wind-Down Box. A collection of products from our amazing partners:
    Eversio Wellness: Chill Now

    • Vellabox: Lavender Silk Candle
    • Alice Mushrooms: Nightcap
    • NutraChamps: Tart Cherry Gummies
    • A Brighter Year: Mini Coloring Book
    • NuStrips: Sleep Strips
    • Woolzies: Lavender Roll-On.

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    33 min
  • A Summer Day in the Village, Three Ways
    Jun 24 2024

    Our stories today follow three separate villagers through a summer day to see how they spend it. We’ll start with Magic Words, a story about starting out on the right foot, a walk into town for breakfast, and the joy of following the subtle signs of the world around you on your way. Then we’ll make a list of needful things and head out to The Hardware Store, peruse the boxes of nuts and bolts, rows of plants, and shelves of tools as we think through all we can create. Finally, we’ll let the evening steer us in Joyride as we roll the windows down and turn the music up.

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    Save over $100 on Kathryn’s hand-selected wind-down favorites with the Nothing Much Happens Wind-Down Box. A collection of products from our amazing partners:

    • Eversio Wellness: Chill Now

    • Vellabox: Lavender Silk Candle

    • Alice Mushrooms: Nightcap

    • NutraChamps: Tart Cherry Gummies

    • A Brighter Year: Mini Coloring Book

    • NuStrips: Sleep Strips

    • Woolzies: Lavender Roll-On.

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    32 min
  • Rowboats, Hammocks, & Care Packages
    Jun 17 2024

    Our stories today take us to one of the most popular spots in the Village, the Inn. We’ll start by chasing the morning mist, wading out to row boat, and watching the swans at the shore in The Lake at the Inn. Then we’ll wind our way back to the dock and enjoy a slow barefoot walk through the grass around the old house till we find a spot for a perfect summer’s day nap in From the Hammock. Finally, we’ll go across town to a house where a friend is packing something up to spread some cheer and chase away homesickness in the Care Package.

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    Save over $100 on Kathryn’s hand-selected wind-down favorites with the Nothing Much Happens Wind-Down Box. A collection of products from our amazing partners:

    • Eversio Wellness: Chill Now
    • Vellabox: Lavender Silk Candle
    • Alice Mushrooms: Nightcap
    • NutraChamps: Tart Cherry Gummies
    • A Brighter Year: Mini Coloring Book
    • NuStrips: Sleep Strips
    • Woolzies: Lavender Roll-On.

    Subscribe for ad-free, bonus, and extra-long episodes now, as well as ad-free and early episodes of Stories from the Village of Nothing Much! Search for the NMH Premium channel on Apple Podcast or follow the link below nothingmuchhappens.com/premium-subscription.

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    35 min
  • Wind, Rain & Hummingbirds
    Jun 10 2024

    Our stories today celebrate some of the joys of being outside in the changing weather of the summer. I wrote the first one, Wind and Wildflowers, a couple of years before the second two, which are meant to be heard together as a two-part series, but I realized they feel like they are happening at the same time and since many of our storylines cross over one another, I suggest we think of these two narrators as neighbors, each enjoying the heat and then the cooling air and rain from their porches. They might wave at each other when heading out to their mailboxes, if one has a bumper crop of summer squash, a basketful will appear at the other’s door. In winter, when the days are short, they take comfort from the lighted window of the other.

    So let’s visit them, first in Wind and Wildflowers, we’ll hike the trail behind the house, listen for woodpeckers and watch the grasses sway in the wind. Then, in Rain and Shine, we’ll finish up some work in the garden, take a long hot shower, and eat dinner on the porch as the storm rolls in. Finally, in Hummingbird, after a good night’s sleep, we’ll step outside with a glass of iced coffee and meet the morning and any visitors coming to breakfast from the flowers.

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    Save over $100 on Kathryn’s hand-selected wind-down favorites with the Nothing Much Happens Wind-Down Box. A collection of products from our amazing partners:

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    28 min
  • The Inn, Fireflies & Stones
    Jun 3 2024

    Our stories today have a bit of magic in them. Whether it is the mundane sort, like minnows swimming in schools beside the shore, or the more unexplainable type, like millions of fireflies blinking in unison. We’ll start at one of the favorite locations in the Village, with the original story of the Innkeeper, as she looks out from the porch and guests begin to stir up in their rooms. Then, we’ll head out with our trowel and net to find some small treasures in the sand in The Beachcomber. Finally, we’ll set out after the sun goes down to commune with the lightning bugs in Fireflies on a Summer Night.

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    Save over $100 on Kathryn’s hand-selected wind-down favorites with the Nothing Much Happens Wind-Down Box. A collection of products from our amazing partners:

    Eversio Wellness: Chill Now, Vellabox: Lavender Silk Candle, Alice Mushrooms: Nightcap, NutraChamps: Tart Cherry Gummies, A Brighter Year: Mini Coloring Book, NuStrips: Sleep Strips, Woolzies: Lavender Roll-On.

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    31 min