The Stay at Work Home
by Keith and Becky Phillips
Families used to work together. Now "family time" is relegated to "play time", which is increasingly individualistic. But people were MADE to work, and work together. Let's restore the home, the family, and all that matters by recovering a right idea of the good life, as God intended, recovering productive households, personal meaning, and vibrant communities.
Episodes
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The Worst Part of Social Media- Ep 36
What's bad about social media? Keith's answer: celebrity, or psuedo-celebrity in most cases. The effects of fame are notoriously bad for most people who experience it, especially in childhood. Yet we yearn for it. Let's examine. Do you have a business that integrates family life and work? Tell us...
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Over Thinking: A little intervention from friends
Ever over think or over prepare? Happens to the best of us. It's certainly happened to my best bud Steve, who has built a really amazing bunkie... sort of. Anyway, it's a good conversation, and David's insights about community at the end are gold. Do you have a business that integrates family…
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Bother Me Ep 34
Some people are needy. Others find it difficult to be a bother, even when it's the absolute best thing to do. Let's talk about how to be a good guest. Do you have a business that integrates family life and work? Tell us about it! [email protected] Visit our sponsors, heartlandbunkies.com…
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Robert Bortins- Educating for the Good Life Ep 33
Education isn't neutral. Are you educating your children toward the good life? What's the good life, and who says so? We sat down with Robert Bortins of Classical Conversations and talked about all these things. Do you have a business that integrates family life and work? Tell us about it!...
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Calvin, Kids, Idols, and Mr. T Ep 32
Don't make kids idols. We pity the fool that over-values youth! From the horrid philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau to the verbose prose of John Calvin, to profoundly simple admonitions of Mr. T. Do you have a business that integrates family life and work? Tell us about it!…
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David and Karrie Fraser of Bunkie Life- Ep31
David and Karrie Fraser tell how they manage to grow a very complex business and homeschool with their growing family of 7. Do you have a business that integrates family life and work? Tell us about it! [email protected] Visit our sponsors, heartlandbunkies.com and popcolors.com !!! Keep…
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Foundational Family Habits Part 3: Consumerism
This is the ground level. We think there is an invisible dividing line that effects way more than anyone thinks. What is a good life? One in which you consume or produce? This is the foundational principle of the podcast. It effects everything: when to get married, when to have kids, where to…
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Foundational Family Habits Part 2: Go Outside Ep 29
Whatever else you do, get outdoors. The statistics are in. Going out and getting dirty are good. Don't make excuses. Get outside! Swallows and Amazons (Book) https://amzn.to/4hEa1h6 Do you have a business that integrates family life and work? Tell us about it! [email protected] Visit our...
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Foundational Family Habits Part 1: Reading Aloud Together Ep 28
Even when you can't "homeschool" there are things you can do to form a cohesive family, stepping in the right direction together. Here's one: read aloud together. Do you have a business that integrates family life and work? Tell us about it! [email protected] Visit our sponsors,...
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Occupational Companionship: Cultivating and Keeping Marriage Ep 27
How should you get to know a potential spouse? How should you keep your marriage growing? Expensive dinners? Profound travel? Those are nice, but not the answer. Instead, you should do what you were created to do, together. Do you have a business that integrates family life and work? Tell us…
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Community and Geography: Things that Shape Us
How does one find or create community? Can the place we live shape our lives for the good or bad? Do you have a business that integrates family life and work? Tell us about it! [email protected] Visit our sponsors, heartlandbunkies.com and popcolors.com !!! Keep up with us at... Spotify...
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Skiing for Under $3k with a Family of 8- Ep 25
Can you take a family of 8 on a weeklong ski vacation for less than $3,000? That’s what we just did and we’re going to tell you how we’ve been skiing on the cheap for over 15 years, and now with 6 skiing children. It’s the perfect vacation for the stay at work home. It’s rejuvenating, relaxing…
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Profit First: Prioritizing Spending for Our Family Businesses- Ep 24
The reason we have money for vacation this year is because we limited business expenses and shielded profit. The concept has changed the way a lot of folks do business and we think it's worth checking out. Profit First (book) by Mike Michalowicz https://amzn.to/3CVOnXh Do you have a business that...
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Wendell Berry, Identity, and Why the Tesla Cyber Truck Really is Ugly- Ep 23
The Tesla Cybertruck is an abstraction only at home in dytopian hellscapes, and that's not an accident. It reveals beliefs about the nature of reality, history, and meaning. The literature of Wendell Berry could not be more opposed to it. If you've ever thought that cities of faded old chain...
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When Should Kids Learn to Drive? Ep 22
Should you start teaching your kids to drive as soon as they qualify for a learner's permit? The answer you come up with will reflect a lot about you, and effect much more than your teen's driving skills. Hint: one of us is a helicopter pilot, but neither of us is a helicopter parent. Do you have…
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Lights Out: Did the Stay at Home Work Freeze?
How did our abode in the far flung hinterlands fair when the land was blanketed with over an inch of ice and the power grid went down for three days? Do you have a business that integrates family life and work? Tell us about it! [email protected] Visit our sponsor, heartlandbunkies.com !!!...
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Living and Learning Like Shackleton- Dr George Grant Ep 20
How can academics and exploration glorify God? We talked work, family, history and the current political environment with Dr George Grant, a truly great academic, historian, and story teller. What is the "woke left/right?" Why should we do dangerous and counter-cultural things? Why God calls us…
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Favorite Things: A Christmas Special Ep 19
Reflections on a year of working, reading, and other such favorite things. Books mentioned: That Hideous Strength https://amzn.to/4iUmaAz 100 Cupboards https://amzn.to/3By3jKR The Chestnut King https://amzn.to/407U8tJ Do you have a business that integrates family life and work? Tell us about it!...
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Music for Truth's Sake- Gregory Wilbur Ep 18
Gregory Wilbur is a prolific songwriter , writer, and the former president of New College Franklin. His insights regarding connections between music, math, art, work, and worship are profound. Enjoy this hour long journey into the classical cathedral of the mind. Here is the song he mentions at…
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Interruptions: Life
Life is what happens when you're waiting for life to happen. We had some life happen. It was a lot of work, but it was good. Leaf by Nigel https://amzn.to/3D2ghRa George Grant- Where do We Go From Here?...
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How We Get Beyond the Tech Dark Age- Eric Roman Part 2 Ep 16
Eric thinks AI represents an opportunity to get back to human and leave the dark ages of the screen. Has the last generation of screen kids already been born? Eric's Website: (https://drericjroman.com/) (https://toolkit.1lifesystem.com/) Eric mentioned a few books -The Psycology of Money...
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Life Happens: Happy Thanksgiving! Ep 15
Intentional decisions about what's important are crucial when you chart a counter cultural course for your family, because everything else will just happen to you, and that's ok too. That's life. The Plan- Lazy Genius...
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How Roasting Coffee Changed Our Lives Ep 14
Greg and Laura Sweeton made a radical shift from the daily grind to all-in on whole bean coffee roasting. With their two children they maintain a homestead and roast high quality, small batch coffee. What's it been like? Take a listen. https://www.shepherdscrookcoffee.com/...
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Family Worship: What, Why, and How Ep 13
What, Why, and How. The single greatest tool for cultivating a Christian culture inside your family, is family worship. Want your children to fearlessly ask spiritual questions? Want your teens to converse openly with you about the difficulties they're encountering in life? Start doing whole-home...
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How (Not) to Ruin Your Family and Burn Down Your Business Ep 12
My friend Eric Roman has been through it all in business, and he's helping others see how no part of people or their lives can be compartmentalized. If you want to build a business or and have a family, you should watch. Eric's Website: (https://drericjroman.com/) Eric mentioned a few books -The...
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Shawn and Beth Dougherty talk about Family, Food, and Living Toward the Good. Ep 11
Shawn and Beth Dougherty have become a magnet for families seeking to move toward a life of productive agrarian independence. If you don't know who they are, you should. If you do know who they are, you're already listening and not reading this. https://one-cow-revolution.com/book/...
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DIY Family Entertainment Ep 10
No, you can't work all the time. No one does. But you can still eschew consumerism when your family is just looking to have a good time. Here's a slew of activities in which your family can produce it's own entertainment. Do you have a business that integrates family life and work? Tell us about...
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Family Business: Flipping and Renting Real Estate Ep 9
My good friend Jordan is way ahead of me in the real estate game. The thing is, he doesn't care to celebrate. He and his family just keep on working, together. He's got a ton of useful insights and good stories in his new book as well, which you need to read if real estate investing is something...
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Dirt and Devotion: Persevering in Faith, Family, and Business
Brent and Amy Wellborn run a business from their productive household. We had a great time getting to know them at the Ozarks Homesteading Expo in Marshfield, MO. Their journey from dad's 14 hour away days to a stay at work home is one you won't want to miss. Go see them t-shirts:...
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Short Term Rentals: Earning Together Ep 7
Despite the truly awful audio quality (apparently the super high quality podcast mic wasn't being used and instead the computer mic was) we hope you'll find our wandering rental (short and long term) story entertaining, if not compelling. Please do sign up for our Short Term Rental Kick Starter...
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How to Hyper Drive a Homestead Community- TJ Visiodei Ep 6
I talked to T.J. Visiodei of ACTS Decentralized Real Estate talk about the value of farm work, cultural re-synthesis, and realities of independent living. Bring on the raw milk truck coop! T.J.'s company purchases large parcels of of the country's best land and develops off-grid communities, also...
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A Business You Can Run From Your Home- Ep 5
Lannette Yingling started a home business with zero upfront capital and grew it to become profitable local enterprise with multiple employees. What was it? Doggie day care. Regardless of your path, you can learn from her experience. Do you have a business that integrates family life and work?…
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Loving the Doing, Not the Done: Embracing Mundane Work- Ep 4
Ever have a hard time folding laundry or making your bed? We sure do. Let's talk about it and see if we can't figure out how to redeem the mundane. Do you have a business that integrates family life and work? Tell us about it! [email protected] Visit our sponsor, heartlandbunkies.com !!!...
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Homeschool to College: Myth and Fact, with David Shirley- Ep 3
If anyone knows the truth about homeschoolers getting into a college, it's my friend David Shirley. As a University exec and homeschool dad, he's very familiar with the particulars for homeschoolers and larger trends in education. I think you'll find our conversation helpful. Grab your FREE...
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A New Kind of Affluence
What makes you rich? Who is living the good life? Are the Amish the new aristocrats? Today we talk about choosing the great over the not so great. Small cabin kits you can build in a weekend for extra space, or whatever you want. heartlandbunkies.com Our YouTube:...
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Introduction
This is a podcast about many things. It's about vocation. It's about family. It's about work/life balance. It's about enjoying the mundane. It's about raising children. It's about culture. It's about church. It's about being more human. It will quote Wendell Berry more than necessary.
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Trailer- The Stay at Work Home
Welcome to the stay at work home. We're here to talk about reclaiming work as a force of purpose for unfragmented family and community. Subscribe to the podcast and visit stayatworkhome.com Transcript Welcome to the stay at work home. We're here to question prevailing assumptions about the…
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About this show
Families used to work together. Now "family time" is relegated to "play time", which is increasingly individualistic. But people were MADE to work, and work together. Let's restore the home, the family, and all that matters by recovering a right idea of the good life, as God intended, recovering productive households, personal meaning, and vibrant communities.
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Keith and Becky Phillips
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