Interview: Brisbane family, Jon and Emelie Watson, and their kids, have escaped the W.E.I.R.D. world and are now 'Living More With Less' episode artwork

EPISODE · Jan 25, 2026 · 27 MIN

Interview: Brisbane family, Jon and Emelie Watson, and their kids, have escaped the W.E.I.R.D. world and are now 'Living More With Less'

from Climate Conversations · host Robert McLean

Brisbane family, Jon and Emelie Watson, and their two children (pictured) are "Living More With Less" in the Queensland capital city, creating a life free of the W.E.I.R.D.; way of living that most wealthy westerners seem addicted to.Jon and Emily don't insist that others follow their example; rather, they hope to illustrate how living with less brings joy and happiness, a state that eludes most.W.E.I.R.D - "Western, Educated, industrialised, Rich, Democratised.

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