I ask my friend, Ingo Antons, about the state of Germany in quarantine, conspiracy theories, getting married during a pandemic, and his and Janine's pet-sitting and WOOFing trip around the world last year.

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Around The World In 2019 With Ingo And Janine Before COVID-19 [Life In The Time Of Quarantine]

Joy dispenses valuable knowledge and wisdom gained from the trenches of homeschooling 3+ kids before it was the thing everyone did. We talk about how she and her family decided to homeschool, how they structure their days, rules about screen time, her qualms with traditional schooling and takes on different flavors and curriculums of home education, including unschooling. Unfortunately, the quality is not great, but it's worth listening through the pops and crackles if you're deeply interested in the world of homeschooling and how its lessons apply to distance learning in the time of quarantine.

Homeschool Advice From Longtime Homeschooler, Joy Byce [Life In The Time Of Quarantine]

In the first episode of our pandemic series, Matt Wood and family are coping with life in the time of quarantine by taking on backyard projects, enjoying their son's developing vocabulary, and trying to give and get enough space for one another. This episode sponsored by: sitting at a cafe with your favorite drink, working on your laptop or skimming random stuff on your phone, with no distractions except the ones you choose. Ahhhhh.

Working Hard In The Backyard With The Woods [Life In The Time Of Quarantine]

Episode 14—Listen as I, Nate, read aloud a short post I wrote about four years ago which consistently gets more reads on Medium.com than anything else I've posted there. I mean, not like a ton or anything, but, you know. More.We used to live near Walden Pond and that led to learning more about its historic hero, Mister H.D.T. himself (Henry David Thoreau for those of you not in the know).This post was a deep dive on the overlap of two completely different topics, Thoreau and Fashion, for an issue of OCSPLORA focused on different elements of fashion, design, and clothing.As it turns out, it is mostly quotes from Thoreau’s most famous work, Walden, and a few quotes from his contemporaries, so I really didn’t write it so much as assemble it. Enjoy!

Thoreau on Clothes (Special Mini Holidays And New Year Extra Exclusive Micro Bonus Episode)

Cori and Jennie traveled the U.S. in a van, which they modified themselves into a tiny traveling home, with a small dog and a bird. They lived to tell the tale of their adventures, from Maine to Florida to California and back again. Here’s the story from Cori about how it all went down.

Traveling America By Van With A Bird, A Dog, And A Modified Dodge Ram

Episode 12—This episode is adapted from a story I wrote in 2011 called Bad Luck And Good Times On The Appalachian Trail.It's a short episode—in which I mispronounced the word vomited many times (some of which you can hear in the cold open blooper reel intro)—but the story is one of my favorite pieces I've written.In 2011, a few friends and I did a quick three day trip on the Trail. We planned everything perfectly...except for the possibility of rain.Hope you enjoy!NotesA Walk In The Woods by Bill Bryson on Goodreads.comどうかしてる (Paste this into Google Translate to find out how to correctly pronounce Do Kashiteru, the name of the band that does the music I use for the show.)

Miles And Miles Of Appalachian Trials

Episode 11—Wendy talks about Marie Kondo, hoarding tendencies, and the struggle to give things away. She lays out her cleaning process and goals and we reminisce about our big move from Massachusetts to Florida and all the stuff that came with us.NotesMarie Kondo's website and link to her Netflix show, Tidying UpTop photo by Max Hofstetter on Unsplash. Sidebar selfie by Wendy Green.

Learning To Be Clutter Free (Despite Hoarding Tendencies) With Wendy Green

Episode 10—In which I ask Jeremy Slough about running with the bulls in Pamplona, having malaria in an airport, and Pauly Shore, and in which he tells me about the California beach bum lifestyle, working with a non-profit in New Zealand for a few years, becoming a tour guide, building a travel tour business, Instagramming the world, working credit cards for frequent flyer miles and cheap travel, letting go of plans and comfort and security and just going for it, and more.Enjoy this last episode of 2018 and have a very creative, adventurous, and generous new year!NotesFollow Jeremy on Instagram for beautiful photos from around the globe (highly recommend)Check out his travel tour biz, Immeasurable JourneysLearn the basics of travel hacking from Chris Guillebeau, travel hacking enthusiastLearn the specifics of different credit cards and point programs from The Points Guy

World Tour Travel Entrepreneur, Jeremy Slough

Episode 09—Nate asks his friend Kim a bunch of questions about how she celebrated her 40th birthday by walking the Camino de Santiago de Compostela for ten days.NotesThe Camino de Santiago on WikipediaAmerican Pilgrims On The Camino Facebook groupSay hi to Kim on TwitterPhoto by Jorge Luis Ojeda Flota on Unsplash. Sidebar photos courtesy of Kim Priore.

Kim On The Trail, A Camino Tale

Episode 08—Ed has lived and worked in Haiti for 23 years, going around with his guitar and making peoples' lives a little brighter. He went on a couple trips to Haiti in the late 80s and got hooked on the country and the people, then finally moved there from the U.S. in '95. We talk about corruption, danger, church missions trips, the 2010 earthquake, what Haiti needs, and Ed's hopes for his adopted country.NotesEd's Facebook PageMissionary VenturesWikipedia's Haiti Entry

Ed Lockett Jr., Two Decades In Haiti And Still Excited For The Future

Episode 7—I got to know Dusty at a school we both attended in Hawaii at the end of 2002, beginning of 2003. He was one of my favorite people there, really down to earth and humble, but very smart and capable and always up for anything. 7 years ago, Dusty and his wife, Amy, moved from Montana to Casablanca with their kids. Dusty taught math at an international school and is now vice principal at the same school. We talk about the big move, first impressions, struggles with language and culture, western education in a non-western country, raising kids in a foreign land, and the things Dusty misses about life in the States, as well as advice for people thinking about moving overseas.NotesGeorge Washington Academy in Casablanca, Morocco

Dusty Smith, 7 Years In Morocco With Wife And Kids

Episode 06—Ever dreamed of opening and owning your own business?My friend Jake Ostreicher did, then he opened his own barber shop, The Chop Shop, in Milford, Massachusetts in 2011. Seven years later, it's still going strong and growing every year. Find out some of the tips and tricks he's learned and lucked into along the way, along with some of his backstory, including how he picked up the alias, 'The Hot Dog Bandit.' It's a fun episode and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Jake Ostreicher, Bandit To Barber To Business Self-Starter

Episode 5—1—Nate and Wendy talk about what it means when other couples' marriages fail.2—Ryan and Stacey Ewasko talk about living their dream of an around-the-world trip, how they saved up and planned for it, and what it's like going nomadic.

Planning, Saving, And Prepping For Round-The-World Adventuring

Episode 4—What makes science fiction, fantasy, and other forms of speculative fiction so valuable? Are stories today better written than the classics of literature? What's a role-playing game? How is speculative fiction doing in the realm of social justice? How do you work a day job and build a high quality multi-author writing and storytelling website? All this and more from the co-founder of Mythcreants.com, Chris Winkle!NotesThe Four Critical Elements That Make Stories PopularOutline a Short Story in Seven StepsFive Signs Your Story Is SexistFive Signs Your Story Is Sexist - Against MenThe Mythcreant Podcast

Chris Winkle, A Winkle In Time...

Episode 03—Nate and Wendy talk about the old year and the new—what went well, what didn't, and what they're hoping for from 2018. Nate talks about trying to evaluate and plan every year. Wendy talks about trying to be more creative.And...Nate interviews Suzanne Nolan Wilson, a photographer living in Calgary, Canada with roots in the UK and South Africa. They cover the difficulties and joys of moving from English city life to the Canadian countryside, building a business around photography, starting over again as a freelance photographer with no customer base, and some of Suzie's favorite cameras.

2018 Goals & Photographing With Story And Soul

Nate and co. try to work out in wide-ranging conversations how to lead interesting lives and make dents in the world, while tracking down adventurers, storytellers, entrepreneurs, and worldchangers of all kinds to find out why and how they do what they do.

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