Episodes

  • Podcast 719 – An Eye Towards AI – Part 1

    Podcast 719 – An Eye Towards AI – Part 1
    Nov 27 2025
    Paul calls up Alan Booker, Mike Haasl, and Alexandra Malecki to talk about the pros and cons of Artificial Intelligence and college, their effects on the youth of today, and possible ways through for them a rapidly changing world. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast […]
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  • Podcast 718 – Conventional Wood Stoves

    Podcast 718 – Conventional Wood Stoves
    Oct 11 2025
    Paul calls up Uncle Mud to pointedly not discuss rocket heaters, but instead talk about more traditional wood burners, the drawbacks of low-and-slow burning overnight, airflow and intakes, thermal mass, and the Scandinavian origins of non-rocket mass heaters. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on […]
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  • Podcast 717 – Gardening Gardeners – Part 2

    Podcast 717 – Gardening Gardeners – Part 2
    Oct 6 2025
    Paul and Samantha continue discussing bootcamp, going over how he’s changed it since going to Portland, and how it compares to the WWoOF programme. Paul believes that bootcamp would be a good fit for many people that didn’t quite get along with WWoOf but liked the idea. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and […]
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  • Podcast 716 – Gardening Gardeners – Part 1

    Podcast 716 – Gardening Gardeners – Part 1
    Oct 4 2025
    Paul and Samantha sit down to discuss Paul’s visit to a bunch of potlucks in Portland, and how the local over-abundance of pears on the ground comes back to bootcamp and how it tries to not only grow food, but turn people into gardeners. And how it doesn’t charge rent so you’re actually free to […]
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  • Podcast 715 – Brock’s Consultation – Part 2

    Podcast 715 – Brock’s Consultation – Part 2
    Sep 29 2025
    Brock’s consultation continues with Paul further detailing hugelkultur use and use of paddocks to raise chickens while keeping them away from human food, and that Brock should focus on roughly a quarter acre of his land at a time and make it awesome before moving to the next. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes […]
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  • Podcast 714 – Brock’s Consultation – Part 1

    Podcast 714 – Brock’s Consultation – Part 1
    Sep 27 2025
    Brock has foolishly sent money to Paul for a consultation on his 2-acre Minnesotan property with a bunch of ash trees for the inevitable hugelkultur recommendations, a persistent department-of-making-you-sad, and a goal of feeding a family of 5 on hopefully more than sunchokes and walking onions. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion […]
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  • Podcast 713 – Spokane Potluck

    Podcast 713 – Spokane Potluck
    Aug 7 2025
    Paul has wandered off to Spokane to meet up with Nicholas Thomas to have a potluck, and we get to have a potluck of pod topics! Including, but not limited to, natural control of pest (mainly earwig) populations, appropriate lawn care (build hugelkulture) and discovering new landmarks. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and […]
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  • Podcast 712 – Wheaton Labs Aspirations – Part 2

    Podcast 712 – Wheaton Labs Aspirations – Part 2
    Jul 27 2025
    Paul and Stephen continue talking about their aspirations for bootcamp and Wheaton Labs, such as seeing a dozen people living at bootcamp all year and learning how to manage their own homestead, before moving onto half-assed holidays, more on sunchokes, and a some more on bootcamp culture. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and […]
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