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111 – Integrity and Being Alone

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Paul Wheaton talks about holding true to your value set or having friends. Paul’s started communities and left and they’ve

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One Cob Cottage at Cobville, with a Rocket Mass Heater

People have been asking me for a video of a completed rocket mass heater, so I hereby submit this tiny

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wood burning stoves – super efficient rocket mass heater

Ernie and Erica Wisner have created over 700 rocket mass heaters, quite probably the most efficient woord burning stoves made.

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Rocket Stove Mass Heater Workshop How To Tutorial

Rocket Stove Mass Heater – I attended this workshop in February 2009. The primary instructor was Ianto Evans, author of

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Egg Slides Around on a Cast Iron Skillet

First, fry a single egg on a cast iron griddle, and then a six egg scramble on a cast iron

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110 – Consensus and Assholes

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Paul Wheaton talks with Jocelyn Campbell about deviating from the norm. Paul prefers to be “an asshole” than to sugar

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109 – North Facing Slope

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Paul Wheaton talks with Josh, who has 5 acres on a north facing slope in Monroe, WA. His greenhouse won’t

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108 – Listener Questions and Starting from Scratch

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Paul Wheaton talks with Jocelyn Campbell about reddit, and then get into some listener questions. Paul talks about “putting things

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107 – Fluorescent Lighting

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Paul Wheaton talks with Jocelyn Campbell about a recent dinner they had with people who had a full energy audit

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106 – Social Justice Big Picture with Kelda Miller

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Paul Wheaton talks with Kelda Miller, who has taught several PDCs and is a current instructor. She spent 2 years

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105 – Sepp Holzer Permaculture Chapter 1 Part 5

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Paul Wheaton and Kelda Miller continue reviewing chapter 1 of Sepp Holzer‘s Permaculture. Kelda starts by describing her blind taste

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104 – Rocket Mass Heaters with Ernie and Erica

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Buy Ernie and Erica’s detailed plans Paul Wheaton talks with Ernie and Erica Wisner about rocket mass heaters. They talk

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103 – Eco Poser Test

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Paul Wheaton talks with Jocelyn Campbell about the state of the jungle. Paul starts out by sharing a youtube about

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102 – Thrive

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Paul Wheaton and Jocelyn Campbell review the film, Thrive. They also mention the graphic novel by Derrick Jensen, “As the

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101 – Letter From a Birmingham Jail

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Paul Wheaton reads Martin Luther King Jr’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail, prefaced by the letter to the editor by

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100 – CFL Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs

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Paul talks with Andrew Monkhouse, an epileptic friend of his from the world of software engineering. Andrew shares his story

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099 – Lessons from the Forest

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Paul talks with Jack Spirko ofthesurvivalpodcast.com on lessons from the forest. Some points: 1. Contour is king. The healthiest trees

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098 – Hot Water

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Paul talks with Caleb and Krista about rocket mass heaters and getting hot water out of the deal. They talk

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097 – The Man Who Planted Trees

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Paul reviews “The Man Who Planted Trees,” a beautifully animated short film, with Caleb and Krista. Paul gives a synopsis

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096 – The Man Who Stopped the Desert

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Paul reviews “The Man Who Stopped the Desert” with Caleb and Krista. The film is about Yacuba, in the Sahel,

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