We are going on hiatus for an exciting reason! Flashback to our 2021 end of year episode We might well be back, so keep us in your podcast feed! Managing creative and physical energy with long covid Our Patreon will remain open to keep the N+S website and episodes up We’re still hoping to do our retreat Thank you for listening and supporting in so …

US police solve only 2% of all major crimes Defunding the police will actually make us safer Aboriginal deaths in custody in Australia Ursula K Le Guin's speech at National Book Awards Feminist writer, coach and business woman Kelly Diels Sophie Lewis’ “Abolish the Family” book The family structure we’ve held up as the cultural ideal for the past h…

We discuss end-of-year rituals and bid farewell to the year: We talk about Wintering: The power of Rest & Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May What the heck is the Gregorian Calendar anyway? The Celtic Calendar sounds much more our style Kit recommends Spirited, the movie musical, for some holiday fun Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Viv is pl…

It’s our fifth anniversary! The episode Kit regrets…. Viv is proud of our queer episode, although we’d do it differently now Kit shouts out our blockbuster two part episode on neurodivergence (part 2 here) Check out our Reading Retreat… coming back (hopefully) in 2023! You can also join the Long Reads club if you wanna hang with us and Rage Retreat…

Join us at the 7in7 digital nomad conference in Montréal Read with us in our long-reads club Connect with Viv and Kit on Good Reads Powell’s City of Books in Portland A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers Untamed by Glennon Doyle Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev The Trauma Cleaner by Sarah Krasnostein Delilah Green Doesn't C…

Kit mentions our [very old] hobby episode Viv mentions our [also very old] vacation episode Jenny of Digital Nomad Girls shares her home base thoughts. Choir buddies! Have you joined Bumble BFF? One more old episode: How to Stay Politically and Socially Active! Carbon offsetting app Wren Marbree shares her vegetable and mushroom farming adventures …

Jewels talks about the conflicting objectives of modern weddings and how she made her wedding an event that still has her guests asking for a reunion 10 years on Jon’s proposal to Viv Viv’s favourite ever proposal (still makes me cry ten years after I first saw it) Wedding magazine editor Sally tells us why she loves weddings despite being a femini…

Please fill out Kit’s survey on neurodivergence in nomads Angie shares why she decided to take medication and learned to forgive herself for years of feeling incapable ADHD expert Dr Ned Hallowell on TikTok The worldwide prevalence of ADHD: is it an American condition? The Great Indoors: The Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape Our Behavior, H…

This is the first of our two-part series on ADHD, autism and the whole spectrum of neurodivergence. Jon’s bird content Please do Kit’s survey on neurodivergence in nomads! Dani Donovan’s ADHD comics The “Faces of ADHD” and the “3 Types of ADHD” (more great cartoons here and here) Angie shares how she balances nomading and neurodivergence Jenny of D…

What happened when Kit got Covid We mull over what next year might look like The Art of Gathering People making plans for 7in7 Shoutout to our excellent VA, Charlotte! Join the Long Reads club on our Patreon We announce our career change to screenwriters The most Australian thing ever (you are welcome) Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hel…

Content note: In this episode, we cover diet culture and fatphobia, so if that’s not good for you maybe give this one a miss! If you wanna get a sneak peek at Viv’s wedding here’s a 45 second trailer And here was the honeymoon resort in case you’re looking for the best all-inclusive holiday you’ve ever had Contribute to our episode on neurodivergen…

Need more Nomad + Spice in your life? Join our Long Reads club on Patreon With restrictions being lifted in the UK, are we seeing the light at the end of the tunnel? Dealing with uncertainty in a pandemic How Delta exposed Australia's pandemic weaknesses Sally wonders how the pandemic has changed our norms and behaviour and what anxieties we will w…

Want to read with us? Join the Long Reads club on Patreon Be our friends on Goodreads! Kit and Viv Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino Convenience Store Woman by Sakaya Murata How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States by Daniel Immerwahr Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Know your Baldwin: …

Women of colour lost the majority of the jobs in the economic downturn Report that found women booked vaccination appointments for their male partners and their parents Women skipped medical appointments more than men during the pandemic People are reporting weird periods after getting vaccinated 1% pay rise for healthcare workers in the UK is a bi…

Our new Patreon tier!! Black lives still matter Ambar shares about how learning about herself has been an important project for her this year Read more about the Dunning-Kruger Effect Women You Should Know Activists to follow: @blairimani @amandangocnguyen @iamrachelricketts @rachel.cargle @michellekimkim @keah_maria @melaninmvskoke @ajabarber @bey…

Kit’s current “home” Salem, Massachusetts, US Viv’s current “home”: Westward Ho!, Devon, UK Sarah shares her homes with us Indigenous Women Hike on Instagram (+ their story on what makes someone a local) A short summary of Australia Day protests “The past is a foreign country” Martina shares the push/pull relationship she has with her family home A…

We talk about the (few) unexpected upsides of this year, the goals we’ve surprisingly reached as a result of the pandemic and what that tells us, and set vibes (NOT goals) for the coming year/s. With, you know, laughs. Happy end of 2020! Help Lines: US, Canada, UK, Ireland - Crisis Text Line (also available on Facebook Messenger so you can ) Austra…

Back when we knew nothing about the pandemic, we recorded this episode! Benedict Cumberbatch can’t pronounce “penguins” Here’s our beautiful castle … we can’t wait to go back once we’re allowed Kathryn shares her close call with the law Marie reflects on illness on the road The definition of bogan Nomads who…. scrub toilets? Angie Cole shares a cau…

Do you miss plane food? These people are missing it this much If you’re vegan-curious, try signing up for Veganuary in 2021 Chani shares how going mostly vegan has helped with her mental health Digital Nomad Girls’ Jenny Lachs shares her environmental reasons for cutting down her meat consumption Viv refers to Yoga with Adriene, another January cha…

We have thoughts, we have feelings, we have reactions. They are raw and so are we. In this episode, we talk about joy, disbelief, apprehension, and what white women all over the world need to do now. ... Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet…

All the books we’ve loved this year in which time has no meaning. Kit’s Goodreads list grows apace! Shoutout to the “cozy mystery” genre (and its many subgenres), introduced to us via A Deadly Inside Scoop Viv’s book recommendations: The Guest List by Lucy Foley The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wal…

What does the rest of 2020 look like for location independent women? We reflect on the first five months of the pandemic Marie makes the most of her new circumstances Viv bangs on about Couch to 5k (again. We have forgotten what we said on the previous episode) Tweets on capitalism Sarah is adjusting and adapting, and holding still Check out our Bl…

The second installment of our three-part documentary series tracking how nomads are handling this wild year. In our third month of lockdown (oh, sweet summer children) Viv’s doing Couch to 5k with a remote run club Kit’s playing Beat Saber on a VR Headset (neither of us is as good as the video) We read Braiding Sweetgrass in our book club Robin the…

We offer a COVID-19 time capsule from a million years ago (March) Jenny Lachs shares how she was feeling in the early days of the pandemic, particularly around productivity and self-care We discuss how we’re parenting our parents regarding coronavirus safety Tiff shares what it’s like being stuck far from home and how the what-ifs are causing stres…

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Check out our glam Albanian wedding photos in the Facebook Group Kit wrote about why 7in7 is exclusively for experienced nomads - because the truth is most don’t make it past the one-year mark Buffer’s annual State of Remote Work Report Digital Nomad Girls has a great resource where 50 women share their nomad jobs Hannah Dixon’s 5 Day VA Challenge …

We recorded this in summer, but it got pushed back by some of our other episodes, and we’re thrilled to finally get it out! Jenny Lachs from Digital Nomad Girls thinks nomads have a responsibility to be politically and socially active Activist burnout is a real thing and we need to have strategies for coping with it We discuss integrating activism …

Check out our Reading Retreat in a Scottish Castle! Just ONE spot left! A mother-daughter team created the Myers-Briggs test in the 1940s, based on a discredited idea from Carl Jung It’s now a $20 million per year industry Viv’s article on the Myers-Briggs Vox’s mini-documentary on the Myers-Briggs Janice from the Career Introvert thinks the person…

Viv’s going to bootcamp run by a 60-year-old Dolly Parton lookalike 🙌 There’s a coworking space with a climbing wall in London, and we want more Shout out to Very Nomad Problems’ Nomad Olympics Friend of the show Jenny Lachs likes the “evil” Carrot Fit app Kit likes trying new things with ClassPass Kayla tells us how being a nomad makes keeping fit…

Viv wouldn’t have read anything if it weren’t for our Book Club Kit’s thankful for our Charge What You’re Worth Club to help fund her insane Goodreads habit Viv recommends Circe by Madeline Miller and we talk about the current popularity of ancient myths Kit recommends the Shades of Magic trilogy by V.E. Schwab for all your magical adventure needs …

We’ve nicked our format from Reddit’s (very interesting) AMA The villa in Bali where we had daily massages Remote nomading in Trømso Hermione’s undetectable extension charm Moana, the DN princess His Dark Materials inspired Kit’s love of nomading Kit references our Charge What You’re Worth Club Beck Power knows about putting yourself out there Chec…

Wanna come meet us IRL? We’ll be in New Zealand for Kit’s conference for experienced nomads, 7in7, in October If you haven’t already, check out Michelle Obama’s book Becoming Kyrie relates how being a nomad can make it harder to ask for help Ways you can connect with other nomads regularly: Charge What You’re Worth Club, 7in7 Society, Nomad Feminis…

TWIST! Our guest hosts are Hannah Dixon and Nicole Abramowski!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOO! Lynn & Alba have our first voice memo focusing on having to come out to everyone you meet while travelling Sam talks about language and coming out to clients Kyrie offers her perspective on labels and dating on the road and introduces the classic U-Haul joke Chrys deep…

We discuss the ethics of tax paying… or not Hiring someone to help is very important! Under the UK system earning £150,000 is the same as earning over £1 million This topic makes us want to bury our heads in the sand - but let’s fight that instinct together! We got just ONE voice memo for this scary episode, from the amazing Jenny Lachs of Digital …

The eternal carry-on versus checked baggage! Cassie from Bucketlist Bombshells has big bags – here’s what she has to say If you want to see the opposite end of the minimalism spectrum, check out Consumed on Netflix Marie Kondo’s gratitude practice – so nice! Come and join our Facebook page where our Liz Scully: she loves a pencil Viv used to carry …

Behind every woke man… Our friend Simon talks about dicks Steve points out how the typical nomad dude might feel uncomfortable inclusive spaces Zach blows our minds If you can’t picture it, here’s Leslie Knope’s rage face Note to our emailer: #byefelipe We hear from our boyfriends who credit us with their feminist awakenings, you’re WELCOME, and Le…

Wiki definition of cultural appropriation. Actually quite good! Viv’s friend’s article about white male chefs Generational differences on cultural appropriation in Indian families Tips for practicing yoga minus the cultural appropriation The British Museum and its many abuses of other cultures’ stuff Check out Bond Women’s Festival Don’t buy the Bu…

Viv is in Sydney, and Kit is in Chiang Mai! Look us up! We’re talking about financial planning!!!!!!! The ‘By the time you’re 30’ meme Deanna Marie serves us some financial realness. You can’t be in startup mode forever! Join our Charge What You’re Worth Club! Mark Manson’s turning 30 post (not the one Viv was thinking of!) Amber Monaco owns her de…

We look back on 2018 and weigh up how we did on the goals we set at the end of 2017 Holiday season mental health check-in! Viv is getting a VA via our friend Hannah Dixon The Bromad episode: a perennial fave with our listeners. Our Digital Nomad with Kids episodes, How Women Build Confidence, and Advice to our Pre-Nomad Selves Highlights: the media…

We’re talking about being fat! Read this article! Everything you know about obesity is wrong Coffee with butter in it Jewels tell us what her badass curvy body can do On Eating by Susie Orbach Martina shares the bravery required to move through the world as a fat person If you don’t follow Roxane Gay, get on that right now!! And read her book, Hung…

We had a live recording at 7in7! It was so much fun! We were talking about what it means to be a nomad Check out Amy Scott’s Nomadtopia if you don’t already know it Marbree calls in from out of town Want to come along to 7in7 next year? We’ll be in Wellington, NZ Nicole from Queer Women Digital Nomads is running Nomad Misfits in June next year Sara…

Watch out for our live recording from 7in7! Shine Theory: Why Powerful Women Make the Best Friends More on Shine Theory + CYG Episodes on Shine Theory + Shine Theory in practice Watch Anita Sarkeesian on the Smurfette Principle (and while you’re there, check out all her Feminist Frequency and Tropes vs Women pop culture analysis because they’re gre…

We’re back from our summer break! VIV GOT ENGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGED, you can weep at the video here This is how it could have gone, imagine! Check out Kit’s #NASASocial posts The tweet from Amy @ Wherever Writer that starts the whole discussion Hannah at the Nomad VA shares her home-visiting philosophy Kit’s childhood friendship nursery rhyme Check out …

Go to our voice memo page to share your thoughts about visiting home and family as a digital nomad! And now, let's replay one of our favorite episodes, in which we talk about privilege in the nomad world! “Anyone can be a digital nomad if they try hard enough” - can they though? We hear from Chrys, Pauline and LaToya, who wade into the waters of di…

Get $100 OFF your ticket to this year's 7in7 with the code SPICE And now, let's replay one of our favorite discussions with the coolest nomad women we know... We talk to Natasha Stanley (This Is For You), Beck Power (Nomad Fly, Nomad Work and Nomad Me) and Jennifer Lachs (Digital Nomad Girls) We’re all fresh out of 7in7 and absolutely buzzing This …

Kit’s chilling on a beach this August before 7in7 stress kicks in Viv is ramping up for Edinburgh Fringe It’s our 30th episode AND our one-year anniversary! Catch up on old episodes here How we read: paperback vs Kindle vs audiobooks The Nomad + Spice Book Club was born because of our Hobbies episode It’s helped us get in the habit of reading with …

Find a fuck-up night near you LinkedIn: actually quite valuable for careers Nomading: not necessarily about travel Money: the bit you need to get right Metaphors: plentiful in this episode We rip on Tim Ferriss for a while Michelle Dale from Virtual Miss Friday shares her fuckup story Chani from the Unlikely Vegan shares an aromatic mess she made w…

BLOOPER LOL Call Your Girlfriend’s business episode Say no to yourself! We hire Podcasting Press to edit our podcast episodes We record via Zencastr Kit uses this tiny microphone We use Libsyn to distribute (check out their helpful videos and their Twitter feed) Our website is on Squarespace The story of how Kit met Madame Gandhi at Lesbians Who Te…

Viv has turned 30! Kit is in Austin! It’s harder to say no in business when you’re operating from a scarcity mindset Western culture is full of advice to say yes (i.e. Shonda Rhimes’ book and TED Talk) We heard from Audrey Louisa about how she taught herself to stop people-pleasing Look after your spoons Join the Nomad Feminist Bookclub via Patreon…