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Jenn & Brandon

by Jennifer Ruth

Looking for a new podcast? Can't figure out how to seek adventure with a 9-5 job? Hopefully we can help. We are full time cargo pilots living nomadic dreams! You can find us living full time in our RV, sleeping in our converted ford transit on the weekends or planning our move into a sailboat in the San Francisco Marina. Living tiny may seem simple, but there are a lot of hard conversations that have to be had. We are here to talk about our adventures, what we have learned and specific challenges that come with being active duty mil-mil spouses. Thanks for joining us. We are glad you are here!

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Episodes

  1. How To Live An Alternative Lifestyle While Working Full-Time Jobs

    For our friends and family that know us, you know we are always on the search for a new adventure. We kind of go where the wind blows us and prefer to have little ties. We are finally all settled into our Airbnb in Sacramento for the next month in half before our next move and wanted to share a...

  2. Bodie- The Most Famous Ghost Town in America

    13 miles down a bumpy, slow road just off State Highway 395 sits the most famous ghost town in America called Bodie. It is home to 110 standing structures from the 1800s and a place where 10,000 people used to call home. You can see more photos on our blog...

  3. How to Go From Enlisted to Officer in the Military

    Military- We are so happy to finally be sharing this episode with you all because it is a topic we wrote down from the very beginning over a year ago. Brandon and I both went from Enlisted Crew Chiefs turning wrenches to Officers flying the C-17. If you are interested in the process you can read...

  4. 5 Tips to Maximize Your Productivity

    There are so many things to get done and so little time. Sometimes this thought stresses us out to the point we don't get anything done at all because we don't even know where to start. This week on our podcast we talk about 5 tips we use to maximize our productivity- you can also read about it…

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  5. Finding Freedom by Having Less

    Lifestyle- This past month I (Jen) have learned that I love our nomadic lifestyle. It gives us so much freedom that we wouldn't have and also alleviates a ton of financial pressure. I used to feel like a nomadic lifestyle was unachievable while working 9-5 jobs, but we have found a way. I (yes…

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  6. North Americas Smallest Hotel Room

    Learn Something New- In one of the busiest cities lies one of North Americas smallest hotel rooms. We went and visited it and let me tell you it was quite the experience. You can read more about it on our blog https://www.jennandbrandon.com/post/visiting-one-of-north-america-s-smallest-hotel-rooms

  7. Our Podcast Trailer

    Welcome to our podcast! We are both cargo pilots in the military and hope to share with you our love for tiny living and adventure. You can follow us on instagram for more @jennandbrandon or on our website jennandbrandon.com

  8. Mid-year check-in and our exciting future plans for this podcast!

    We have moved over 2,000 miles and are finally getting settled in to our place in CA. Today we share with you a brief overview of what that move looked like and what plans we have continuing this podcast. We can not wait to dive into season 2. To follow along for more check out our website...

  9. Global Security and Intelligence with Ashtin and Ed

    Today we talk to some of our dearest friends, Ashtin and Eddie! Jen met Ashtin in college when she played soccer for Embry-Riddle. This was the beginning of an amazing friendship. They both were in the Global Security field and they shared a little bit about that. Also, they are working hard...

  10. Happy New Year- Change Your Mind, Change Your Life! What are your goals?

    Episode 14 is all about the goals we set for ourselves this year. Also, we talk in depth about the book Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins. This book is a must read!! It has really changed our outlook on life. So if you need some motivation give it a read. Also, be on the look out for next week’s...

  11. Guest Speaker: Trent Dunn. The Road to Mastery through Undergraduate Pilot Training | ZA013

    We had our very first guest speaker today! Trent Dunn. He is an amazing friend and we love the energy he brings. Also, make sure to check out his podcast Lunch Pail Hockey Podcast! We are three graduates from pilot training. It has been a year and 1/2 like no other, but we learned so much. We...

  12. Staying positive during the COVID spike and where we are going for our next assignment | ZA012

    We found out what our assignment is!! We are so excited to share this news with you and what our plans are for the next few months. We will also share some exciting news about our podcast as well! Our next episode we will have our very first guest! We talk a little about who this person is and…

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  13. We are FINISHED with Pilot Training and meet our newest family members!! | ZA011

    Sorry for the break in episodes. We are back. We are super happy and feel so free finally being done. We find out where we are moving in ONE day. We are sooo excited. We also introduce our newest family members. Our fur babies!!

  14. Minimalism- Part 2 | ZA010

    This week's episode is started off by the true minimalist master, Brandon. He discusses three points 1. Try to think of what you take backpacking, this helps channel what things you actually need. 2. Decrease your waste by being intentional with your purchases. 3. If you can re-buy an item from a...

  15. Meaning of Zo Agape | ZA 009

    Yes, our name has changed. Honestly, we are so excited we made this change. We were wishing we had just started out this podcast originally as Zo Agape, but we didn't so oh well. Living Simply was fun, but on to bigger and better things! Zo Agape is here to stay. So this podcast is all about what...

  16. REAL TALK- Working On That Communication! | ZA008

    It is said, from my very reliable source of google, that people speak around 5000 words a day. You think that would mean we are all pros by now right? Haha that is definitely not the case for Brandon and I. This episode we attack one of our biggest weaknesses… communication. We talk about how we...

  17. Minimalism- Part 1 | ZA007

    Minimialism is a unique journey for every single person, there is no right way or wrong way! What is important is that every piece you have, you value. Today we talk about 3 points that we have learned from our van adventures last year. 1. Minimalism looks different for everyone 2. As long as it...

  18. 44 states and 4 1/2 months on the road | ZA 006

    This has to be my favorite episode we have recorded this far. We start out by tackling chapter one of The Power of Habit. Set a goal for yourself to break a habit during this podcast! Also, we had so much fun telling stories of our van adventures. We talk about picking up a hitchhiker from AK to...

  19. How Jolene Became Family | ZA005

    First off, exciting news on a new journey of self improvement! This is so important to Bran and I and we wanted to get our listeners involved. Also, we will be talking all about how we bought our van Jolene and converted it! Don’t worry Bran didn’t go too far in the weeds on the conversion part!…

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  20. Climbing 60k out of debt | ZA 004

    Sick of watching your hard earned money go directly to hundreds of dollars of interest every month? Yes, us too! We got in a deep hole of debt so we decided to take out the biggest shovels we could find and started digging. After a full year, we are now debt free and we feel FREE! We are by no...

  21. Flooded RV, No problem | ZA 003

    Grab the best snack you have near by and tune in to one of our favorite topics to talk about.. our home on wheels, Delilah! We love living in the RV and the $$ we save while doing it. In this episode we talk all about our experience buying it (for 14k and put in 4k in renovations), what we love...

  22. Our Experience with COVID-19 | ZA 002

    We knew we had a problem when we couldn't tell the difference between carrots and ice cream. Last week Brandon and I tested positive with COVID-19. It is really bad timing in our training, but to make the best of it we finally have time to kick off our podcast. COVID-19 presented itself in two…

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  23. First podcast, famous now right? | ZA 001

    Hello everyone! We are so excited to finally kick this thing off. What better time to kick off a podcast than when you are quarantined because both of us tested positive for COVID? In today's episode we will talk a little bit about us, where we came from and topics we are going to discuss in our...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Looking for a new podcast? Can't figure out how to seek adventure with a 9-5 job? Hopefully we can help. We are full time cargo pilots living nomadic dreams! You can find us living full time in our RV, sleeping in our converted ford transit on the weekends or planning our move into a sailboat in the San Francisco Marina. Living tiny may seem simple, but there are a lot of hard conversations that have to be had. We are here to talk about our adventures, what we have learned and specific challenges that come with being active duty mil-mil spouses. Thanks for joining us. We are glad you are here!

HOSTED BY

Jennifer Ruth

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Looking for a new podcast? Can't figure out how to seek adventure with a 9-5 job? Hopefully we can help. We are full time cargo pilots living nomadic dreams! You can find us living full time in our RV, sleeping in our converted ford transit on the weekends or planning our move into a sailboat in...

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