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clean & dirty

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clean & dirty | the tortoise & the hare

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drunk & sober | the tortoise & the hare

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drunk & sober

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rigid & flexible | the tortoise & the hare

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wrinkles & pimples | the tortoise & the hare

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fast & slow | the tortoise & the hare

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coming soon | the tortoise & the hare

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A Fond Farewell: Episode 17

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Balance: Episode 16

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Body Image: Episode 15

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Body image: Episode 15

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Pleasure: Episode 14

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Pleasure: Episode 14

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Soft Life: Episode 13

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Soft life: Episode 13

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Curveballs: Episode 12

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Curveballs: Episode 12

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Joyful Living: Episode 11

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Joyful Living: Episode 11

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Top Ten of 2023: Episode 10

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2023 Top Ten: Episode 10

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Addiction: Episode 9

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Addiction: Episode 9

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Hard Times: Episode 8

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Hard Times: Episode 8

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Seasonal Living: Episode 7

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Seasonal Living: Episode 7

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Self-care: Episode 6

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Self-care: Episode 6

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Tech and kids: Episode 5

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Tech and Kids: Episode 5

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Mental Load: Episode 4

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Mental Load: Episode 4

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The Sandwich Generation: Episode 3

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The Sandwich Generation: Episode 3

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Social Media and Wellness: Episode 2

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Social Media and Wellness: Episode 2

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The Four-Day Work Week: Episode 1

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The Four-Day Work Week: Episode 1

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Introducing The Tortoise (A Plodcast)

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Introducing The Tortoise

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The End - A Hostful

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Outdoors and unedited - A Hostful

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What a year this week has been - A Hostful

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How to live an embodied life with Mary Beth Larue

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Cyclical living with Tricia Walker

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Art as activism with Brenna Quinlan

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Slow productivity with Dr Kate Litterer

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Bounce out of bed with Amanda Ewin

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When simple living has to change with Clare Reilly

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Practising Simplicity with Jodi Wilson

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Nutritious Movement with Katy Bowman - Summer Series

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The slow way of wabi-sabi with Beth Kempton - Summer Series

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50 ways to (seriously) reduce food waste - Summer Series

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Analog creativity with Jess Davis - Summer Series

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Hostful: Top 10 of 2021

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Transformation and healing with Rebecca Sullivan

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People over profit with Dr Clinton Schultz

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Regenerative living with Meg Berryman

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Advocacy and care with Hannah Diviney

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Eating for a happier planet with Alexx Stuart

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Reclaiming activism with Hannah Maloney

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So this is 40 with Ben McAlary

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A deep dive into Imposter Syndrome: A Hostful

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Futuresteading with Jade Miles

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The reality of zero-waste family life with Anita Van Dyke

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The evolution of hustle with Jacki Carr

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Analog creativity with Jess Davis

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The (impromptu) Hostful

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Optimistic activism in a COVID impacted world with Em Ehlers

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The Hostful with the Mostful

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Were back!

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Meditation, acceptance and relinquishing control with Kevin Janks - Life in the Time of Covid-19

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Looking towards a 'new normal' - Life in the Time of Covid-19

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Loneliness and learning to look forward with Sarah Wilson - Life in the Time of Covid-19

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Understanding your stress response and how to balance it out with Ellen Carr - Life in the Time of Covid-19

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How to make remote learning work for your family with Sarah Durack - Life in the Time of Covid-19

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Permaculture in a crisis with Robyn Rosenfeldt: Life in the time of Covid-19

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Working from home tips with Louise Miller: Life in the Time of Covid-19

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Managing screentime, finding balance and future plans - A Coronavirus Hostful

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Life in the time of coronavirus

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Self-care: A Slow Living Deep-Dive

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Technology: A Slow Living Deep-Dive

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Community: A Slow Living Deep-Dive

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Reducing Waste: A Slow Living Deep-Dive

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Stuff: A Slow-Living Deep Dive

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Rhythms: A Slow Living Deep-Dive

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Season 5 Sneak Peek

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Katie Patrick on how to save the world - Summer Series

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Kali Gray on body positivity, mindful eating and living counter-culturally - Summer Series

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Meg Berryman on moving beyond wellness - Summer Series

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How to go zero waste (slowly) with Erin Rhoads - Summer Series

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Jacki Carr on redefining balance (and making room for failure) - Summer Series

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Top 10 of 2019

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Busy and slow – can they co-exist?

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The imperfect reality of low-waste living

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When slow becomes fast and no is hard to say

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Can you live slow in your 20s, or is burnout inevitable?

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How to make a difference

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