diff --git a/hammond-gtk/src/views/podcasts_view.rs b/hammond-gtk/src/views/podcasts_view.rs
index b4c41da..5b21a4a 100644
--- a/hammond-gtk/src/views/podcasts_view.rs
+++ b/hammond-gtk/src/views/podcasts_view.rs
@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@ use gtk;
 use gtk::prelude::*;
 
 use diesel::prelude::SqliteConnection;
+use hammond_data::dbqueries;
 
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
 use widgets::podcast::*;
 
+// NOT IN USE.
+// TRYING OUT STORELESS ATM.
 pub fn populate_podcasts_flowbox(
     db: Arc<Mutex<SqliteConnection>>,
     stack: &gtk::Stack,
@@ -59,6 +62,7 @@ pub fn populate_podcasts_flowbox(
             stack_clone.remove(&old);
             stack_clone.add_named(&pdw, "pdw");
             stack_clone.set_visible_child(&pdw);
+            old.destroy();
             println!("Hello World!, child activated");
         });
         flowbox.add(&f);
@@ -70,6 +74,46 @@ pub fn populate_podcasts_flowbox(
     flowbox.show_all();
 }
 
+fn show_empty_view(stack: &gtk::Stack) {
+    let builder = include_str!("../../gtk/empty_view.ui");
+    let builder = gtk::Builder::new_from_string(builder);
+    let view: gtk::Box = builder.get_object("empty_view").unwrap();
+    stack.add_named(&view, "empty");
+    stack.set_visible_child_name("empty");
+
+    info!("Empty view.");
+}
+
+pub fn pop_flowbox_no_store(
+    db: Arc<Mutex<SqliteConnection>>,
+    stack: &gtk::Stack,
+    flowbox: &gtk::FlowBox,
+) {
+    let podcasts = {
+        let db = db.lock().unwrap();
+        dbqueries::get_podcasts(&db)
+    };
+
+    if let Ok(pds) = podcasts {
+        pds.iter().for_each(|parent| {
+            let title = parent.title();
+            let img = parent.image_uri();
+            let pixbuf = get_pixbuf_from_path(img, title);
+            let f = create_flowbox_child(title, pixbuf.clone());
+
+            let db = db.clone();
+            let stack = stack.clone();
+            let parent = parent.clone();
+            f.connect_activate(move |_| {
+                on_flowbox_child_activate(db.clone(), &stack, &parent, pixbuf.clone());
+            });
+            flowbox.add(&f);
+        });
+    } else {
+        show_empty_view(&stack);
+    }
+}
+
 fn setup_podcast_widget(db: Arc<Mutex<SqliteConnection>>, stack: &gtk::Stack) {
     let pd_widget = podcast_widget(db, None, None, None);
     stack.add_named(&pd_widget, "pdw");
@@ -86,7 +130,8 @@ fn setup_podcasts_grid(db: Arc<Mutex<SqliteConnection>>, stack: &gtk::Stack) {
     // FIXME: flowbox childs activate with space/enter but not with clicks.
     let flowbox: gtk::FlowBox = builder.get_object("flowbox").unwrap();
     // Populate the flowbox with the Podcasts.
-    populate_podcasts_flowbox(db, stack, &flowbox);
+    // populate_podcasts_flowbox(db, stack, &flowbox);
+    pop_flowbox_no_store(db, stack, &flowbox);
 }
 
 pub fn setup_stack(db: Arc<Mutex<SqliteConnection>>) -> gtk::Stack {
@@ -112,4 +157,5 @@ pub fn update_podcasts_view(db: Arc<Mutex<SqliteConnection>>, stack: &gtk::Stack
     stack.add_named(&grid, "pd_grid");
     // preserve the visible widget
     stack.set_visible_child_name(&vis);
+    old.destroy();
 }
diff --git a/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/podcast.rs b/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/podcast.rs
index 794adc2..d492c4d 100644
--- a/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/podcast.rs
+++ b/hammond-gtk/src/widgets/podcast.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,24 @@ pub fn create_flowbox_child(title: &str, cover: Option<Pixbuf>) -> gtk::FlowBoxC
     fbc
 }
 
-// Figure if its better to completly ditch stores and just create the views from diesel models.
+pub fn on_flowbox_child_activate(
+    db: Arc<Mutex<SqliteConnection>>,
+    stack: &gtk::Stack,
+    parent: &Podcast,
+    pixbuf: Option<Pixbuf>,
+) {
+    let old = stack.get_child_by_name("pdw").unwrap();
+    let pdw = podcast_widget(db, Some(parent.title()), Some(parent.description()), pixbuf);
+
+    stack.remove(&old);
+    stack.add_named(&pdw, "pdw");
+    stack.set_visible_child(&pdw);
+    old.destroy();
+    println!("Hello World!, child activated");
+}
+
+// NOT IN USE.
+// TRYING OUT STORELESS ATM.
 pub fn podcast_liststore(connection: &SqliteConnection) -> gtk::ListStore {
     let builder = include_str!("../../gtk/podcast_widget.ui");
     let builder = gtk::Builder::new_from_string(builder);