Out of Trouble is a pattern interrupting podcast. “Pattern Interruption” can be anything you say or do that creates a disruption needed to refresh and refocus the mind. What you’ll hear is a collection of interviews, conversations, sounds, and occurrences— all narrated and bound together by a theme. By Nikolas Harter out of the land of San Francisco, Out of Trouble is meant to distract from the existential angst that descends upon us at night, or any time. This show is my audio blog. It showcases scenes from my life and life around me as I capture and create special...
Latest episodes
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21 min
33. Standups Pt.2
This episode is the last of season 2 of Out of Trouble. It features some of my favorite reflections from this project. It’s a thoughtful, slow, relaxing episode where I muse on the…
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29 min
32. 4 a.m.
This episode is an investigation and a showcase of four in the morning, the witching hour. I stayed up for a number of weeks late last summer to conduct interviews at 4 am. The pur…
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19 min
31. Motherhood
On this episode I tell my Mom how my feelings about having kids have changed. I speak with my friend Shanthi who’s a young mother herself and we hear briefly from my father as I na…
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15 min
30. Standups Pt.1
“Standups” is a term from journalism, it refers to when a reporter is out in the field and narrates what’s going on around them. It’s a storytelling device. This is the first editi…
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15 min
29. Death with Grandma
In this episode I talk with my Grandma about her feelings about death. Her grandfather owned a funeral home where the family would gather when she was a kid, death has been a prese…
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20 min
28. Chocolate Chip Nips
This episode, despite its provocative title, is a heartwarming ode to my family. I visited them in Virginia last summer, they live in the suburbs outside of Washington D.C. My sist…
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13 min
27. Off to D.C.
Eyyyyy, story of my life continues! I’m off to Washington D.C. (last August nothing to do with current events) to visit family, help take care of Grandma post spinal surgery op. In…
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18 min
26. Noise
Did you know that sound doesn’t physically exist? When you smell, tiny particles stick inside your nose, when you eat it’s those same particles that make things taste delicious, an…
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20 min
25. Gun Tutorial
This is the last of three episodes with Austin, an old friend of mine. This one could be standalone, you don’t have to listen to the two before this but I recommend it. In this epi…
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18 min
24. OG Oddball
In this episode, we continue hanging out with my old friend, Austin. He takes us to the gun range and tells me crazy sex stories. Later, back at home, I reflect with him on the pla…
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14 min
23. One Nugget
In this episode I go back to fulfilling the promise of this season of Out of Trouble, that is, to turn my storytelling powers inward. To tell the story of my own life in the same w…
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14 min
22. Accosted
Normally when I go out recording I’m the one approaching people and asking for interviews. But every once in a while, someone will see me with my microphone, and approach me. This…
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56 min
21. The End of Lies
Find a Fake Local Newspaper Near You (search bar in the upper left). This is part 5 in a 3-part mini-series. Yes you read that correctly, no I do not give a fuck. In this episode,…
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56 min
20. More Lies
Listen to Out of Trouble on Itunes, Spotify, Google This is an extension on a three-part series “Real Eyes Realize Real Lies.” I recommend you listen to those episodes first but it…
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20 min
19. Real Lies
This is the third part in a three-part series about media polarization and disinformation entitled “Real Eyes Realize Real Lies.” I highly recommend you listen to at least Realize,…
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27 min
18. Realize
This is the second part in a three-part series about media polarization and disinformation entitled “Real Eyes Realize Real Lies.” You don’t have to listen to the episode before th…
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15 min
17. Real Eyes
This episode is the first in a three part series entitled, “Real Eyes Realize Real Lies.” Yes, that is meant to be cheeky. In this first episode, we introduce the question which st…
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15 min
16. Domestic Life
In this episode we follow the life of an apartment dog and his human servants. Gordo, king of Frenchies, blesses us with his snorts. Please enjoy this peak into a domestic life und…
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16 min
15. Bday Voicemails
For my birthday this year I asked folks to leave me a voicemail on a designated line. They called in and received three prompts: 1. One thing you’ve always known to be true about m…
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15 min
14. Heartbreak
You’ll recall perhaps an episode from last season, N.R.E., in which I was really excited about this new relationship I’d just started. Well, that relationship ended, unfortunately.…