Episodes

  • Episode 02: The Biggest Environmental Problems… and Some Solutions

    Episode 02: The Biggest Environmental Problems… and Some Solutions
    Feb 17 2020
    The list of global problems is huge. But a lot of them are related. This episode covers 5 problems that are holding us back from living a happy, healthy, life on a sustainable planet. And since Shawn doesn't enjoy talking about the problems, he'll also start introducing some solutions for each of them. The five […]
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    16 mins
  • Episode 01: Introduction to Building a Better World in Your Backyard

    Episode 01: Introduction to Building a Better World in Your Backyard
    Feb 17 2020
    The world's problems are massive and overwhelming. Fortunately, for nearly every global problem there are solutions we can implement in our backyard that, at the same time, save us money and help provide more luxuriant lives. In this introductory episode, Shawn Klassen-Koop discusses his preferred approaches to solving the world's problems from his book "Building […]
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    11 mins
  • Episode 03: The Most Effective Way to Make Your Voice Heard

    Episode 03: The Most Effective Way to Make Your Voice Heard
    Feb 17 2020
    The most effective way to make your voice heard is not writing letters, signing petitions, or going to a protest. It's making the right choices each and every day. Angry about the impacts of fracking? Vote with your wallet. Want a food system that heals the planet instead of destroying it? Vote with your wallet. […]
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    11 mins
  • Episode 04: A Tool for Helping Us Understand the Eco Journey

    Episode 04: A Tool for Helping Us Understand the Eco Journey
    Feb 19 2020
    Having conversations with others about environmentalism can be extremely frustrating – even with other environmentalists. It's important to remember that life is a journey, and different people are at different places on their journey. And the things they want to talk about where they are on their journey might be much different from what we […]
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    11 mins
  • Episode 05: How to Drastically Reduce Your Home Heating Bill

    Episode 05: How to Drastically Reduce Your Home Heating Bill
    Feb 21 2020
    Most of us heat our homes by heating all of the air in the whole house and then blowing it around in the hopes that it will eventually heat some people. Why not just heat the people instead? By focusing on heating the person instead of heating the space, it is possible to save up […]
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    12 mins
  • Episode 06: Super-Efficient Sustainable Wood Heat

    Episode 06: Super-Efficient Sustainable Wood Heat
    Feb 24 2020
    In a cold climate, heat is almost 2/3 of home energy use. Rocket mass heaters are super efficient wood-fired heaters that are pretty much smokeless and use one tenth of the wood of a conventional wood stove. They can be built for as little as a few hundred dollars and a weekend's worth of time. […]
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    13 mins
  • Episode 07: Eliminating Household Toxic Gick

    Episode 07: Eliminating Household Toxic Gick
    Feb 26 2020
    People are getting sick at an alarming rate. The list of factors is immense, but there are things we can do at home to reduce our exposure to toxins that will also save us money at the same time. This episode shares strategies for home care that use cleaners that are so healthy, you can […]
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    15 mins
  • Episode 08: A Big Solution That Is Hard to Get Right

    Episode 08: A Big Solution That Is Hard to Get Right
    Feb 28 2020
    Living in community is one of the biggest solutions for solving our environmental problems. Unfortunately, it is also really hard to do in a way where people actually want to do it. Oftentimes discussions on community assume that people are going to be noble. It's important to plan for a community that recognizes that people […]
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    13 mins