Best Paul Waldman Podcasts (2024)

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Working through our feelings about Joe Biden 32:25

8d ago32:25

32:25

Is the president too old to win? Are we mad at him? What happens now? Ayelet and Paul work through their feelings and look toward the bleak future.By Paul Waldman

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Lucy Lich on the Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast (How to Build a Health-Conscious Tiny Home) 48:40

1M ago48:40

48:40

#068 - Today I'm sharing an episode with Ethan Waldman from the Tiny House Lifestyle podcast who interviews me about my tiny house journey and "how to build a health-conscious tiny home." Here's the write-up from the Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast: Today, we have a very special guest, Lucy Lich, joining us from the South Coast of New South Wales Aust…

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Hidden Sources of Chemicals in Your Tiny Home (and Low-Tox Healthy Swaps) with Michelle Diener 1:00:18

2M ago1:00:18

1:00:18

#067 - Today is another healthy tiny home episode with Building Biologist, Michelle Diener from Home-Free Building Biology where we explore all about different chemicals that may be found in our homes, why they’re problematic for our health, common sources, and examples of low-tox healthy swap options. In this conversation, we discuss: All about pl…

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What's Wrong With Hollywood? 41:26

2M ago41:26

41:26

Ayelet and Paul are joined by showrunner, screenwriter, comic book writer, and novelist Marc Guggenheim, the man behind shows including Arrow, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, and Tales of Arcadia, to talk about why Hollywood is going down the tubes and everything is terrible for writers!By Paul Waldman

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Turning a Tiny Home into an Airbnb with Ethan Waldman 40:40

2M ago40:40

40:40

#066 - Ethan Waldman is a tiny house author, speaker, and teacher. He built his own tiny house on wheels in 2012, and has been passionately helping future tiny house dwellers on their own journeys ever since. Ethan’s guide, Tiny House Decisions, has helped thousands of readers answer the big questions about tiny houses and plan each system in their…

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An Unsettling Episode about Choking and Sex 50:02

2M ago50:02

50:02

Ayelet and Paul are joined by Peggy Orenstein to discuss her recent viral New York Times article about young people, sex, and choking. Parents, tune in to get freaked out about what Kids Today are doing!By Paul Waldman

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How to Decide Which Tiny House Toilet & Greywater System is Right For YOU with Anthony Smith 1:09:52

2M ago1:09:52

1:09:52

#065 - How can you decide which tiny house toilet and greywater system is right for YOU? Anthony Smith is an Environmental Engineer and the Founder & Director of Water Wally. He’s also a Wastewater Management Specialist for the Australian Tiny House Association. This is the second time Anthony has been on the show and this time we dive deeper into …

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From Losing Everything in an Earthquake to Living in a Dreamy Tiny Home with Vicki Sinclair 57:06

2M ago57:06

57:06

#064 - Vicki Sinclair is a tiny houser who lives on the Sunshine Coast of QLD. Vicki’s tiny house is one of my favourite tiny’s I’ve ever seen. In this episode, we talked about: Vicki’s story of losing her home and almost everything she owned in an earthquake in New Zealand to how she transitioned into tiny house living and turned her life around T…

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How to Electrically Wire Your Tiny Home Safely with Lyn McLean (EMR Australia) 1:28:07

3M ago1:28:07

1:28:07

#063 - Another Tiny House Conversations episode about reducing electromagnetic fields in your tiny home! Lyn McLean is the Founder and Managing Director of EMR Australia, Australia’s leading resource for creating EMR-safe homes, businesses, and learning environments. Established in 2003, EMR Australia helps Australians, no matter where in Australia…

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Tiny Homes Expo with Phae Barrett 1:03:54

3M ago1:03:54

1:03:54

#062 - Phae Barrett is a Co-Founder and Co-Organiser of the Tiny Homes Expo, Australia’s largest Tiny House events. Want to live in a tiny home? Do you have spare space on your land for a tiny house tenant? Then get yourself to an Expo! You can walk through many different tiny homes, meet tiny house builders and other aligning businesses, and learn…

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Sustainable Building Design with Paul Dolphin 1:36:40

3M ago1:36:40

1:36:40

#061 - Paul Dolphin is a sustainable building designer and Director of PdD Building Design, who are a dedicated team of building designers specialising in creating liveable, low-energy homes and are based on the beautiful NSW South Coast. In this conversation, we talk about: The 3 pillars to consider when assessing sustainability About embodied ene…

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Tiny House Builders (Treehab Tiny Houses) 53:59

3M ago53:59

53:59

#060 - One of the ways Treehab Tiny Houses stands out is with their approach to sustainability. Riley Skene is the Managing Director of Treehab Tiny Houses, who are based in Victoria. Over the past five years, Treehab has helped many Australians realise their tiny house dream. They work hard to ensure your tiny house is built to the highest standar…

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Don't ignore what's happening on the West Bank 54:01

3M ago54:01

54:01

With so much attention focused on Gaza since October 7, an important story is being ignored: Harassment and violence against Palestinians who live on the West Bank has intensified, as far-right Israeli settlers and the soldiers and police who protect them have felt new permission to mistreat their Palestinian neighbors. Issa Amro, a well-known Pale…

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One Nation Under Guns 21:30

4M ago21:30

21:30

In this shorter bonus episode, Paul interviews Dominic Erdozain about his new book, One Nation Under Guns: How Gun Culture Distorts Our History and Threatens Our Democracy. We talk about what the Framers really thought about a well-regulated militia, the myth of the "law-abiding citizen," and the rights we all have to live in safety.…

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Dating in a Tiny Home and the Inconvenient Realities of Tiny House Living with Marie Beringer 1:03:34

4M ago1:03:34

1:03:34

#059 - Is dating challenging when living in a tiny home? What are some of the realities of tiny house living? What's it REALLY like? From personal experience, it's amazing in so many ways (most of the time). However, it's not always rainbows and butterflies - there are plenty of interesting, and sometimes challenging or inconvenient realities that …

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Custom Tiny House Builds with Joe Arnesen (LJM Tiny Homes) 46:19

4M ago46:19

46:19

#058 - One of the unique ways that LJM Tiny Homes stands out is with their custom tiny house builds. Back on the show for the second time is Joe Arnesen, a Co-Founder of LJM Tiny Homes. LJM are a team of passionate and talented carpenters, tradesmen, and everyday people who are dedicated to providing sustainable and affordable Tiny Homes for Austra…

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Composting Toilet Experiences (Nature Loo 650) with Anthony Hill 53:53

4M ago53:53

53:53

#057- Today we're talking all about composting toilet experiences of the Nature Loo 650 with Anthony Hill, a tiny houser based in the Northern Rivers of NSW (Bundjalung Country). He grew up in the coastal town of Coffs Harbour and spent nearly half his life traveling and living overseas. It was here that he became engaged in environmental and socia…

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My First Year Living in My Tiny House with Lucy Lich 33:32

4M ago33:32

33:32

#056 - Discover what I got up to in my first year living in my tiny house! This is the first episode of Season 2 and I'm back with a “solocast” to share all about... Why I took a break from sharing my tiny experiences in the first year Considering self-responsibility, lessening my impact, and lessons learned The practical things I learned to do on …

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The Supreme Court: Horrifying Nightmare, or Nightmarish Horror? 50:13

4M ago50:13

50:13

Just how bad is the Supreme Court? Can anything be done about it? Ayelet and Paul are joined by Sarah Lipton-Lubet, president of Take Back the Court, to discuss how and why the Supreme Court is doing such damage to the country, why so many Democrats are so cowardly in confronting it, and what the solution might be.…

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Wrestling With Manhood 44:05

5M ago44:05

44:05

Ayelet and Paul are joined by historian Natalia Mehlman Petrzela for a wide-ranging discussion on masculinity, in both politics and personal lives.By Paul Waldman

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White Rural Rage 1:02:47

5M ago1:02:47

1:02:47

White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy is now on sale! Ayelet and Paul welcome Paul's co-author Tom Schaller to discuss the book: What doing their reporting was like, what's going on with the politics of rural America, and whether democracy can be saved.By Paul Waldman

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What happened to liberal Zionism? 47:00

5M ago47:00

47:00

What happened to liberal Zionism? This issue is personal for Ayelet and Paul: Their father was a committed Zionist and socialist who fought in the War of Independence and founded a kibbutz. Reading from letters he wrote home in 1948, they explore the leftist origins of Zionism, its blind spots, and what happened to the dream. With David Myers, prof…

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Leaving and left behind: the struggles of women in rural America 46:32

6M ago46:32

46:32

Ayelet and Paul are joined by Monica Potts, senior politics reporter at FiveThirtyEight and author of The Forgotten Girls: A Memoir of Friendship and Lost Promise in Rural America. Potts’s book tells the story of her childhood in rural Arkansas and how her fate diverged from that of her childhood best friend, who suffered through many of the strugg…

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An Israeli perspective on the price of occupation 56:42

6M ago56:42

56:42

With the war in Gaza still raging, Ayelet and Paul are joined by Avner Gvaryahu, the executive director of Breaking the Silence, an Israeli organization dedicated to exposing the reality of the occupation. Through the testimony of soldiers who have served in the West Bank and Gaza, BtS forces Israelis to confront the ongoing cost of occupation not …

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Someone is wrong on the internet, and it's you 42:51

6M ago42:51

42:51

Why are we so attracted to misinformation, oversimplified narratives, and questionable ideas that reinforce our beliefs? When we venture into the online world, what are we communicating about ourselves? Ayelet and Paul discuss these questions with University of Delaware professor Dannagal Goldthwaite Young, author of Wrong: How Media, Politics, and…

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Introducing Boundary Issues 6:02

6M ago6:02

6:02

Welcome to Boundary Issues! In this brief preview episode, siblings Ayelet and Paul Waldman introduce themselves and discuss their plans for the show.By Paul Waldman

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Season 2 of Tiny House Conversations is Here in March 2024! 4:17

7M ago4:17

4:17

You've been asking me for months... "Hey Lucy, when are you doing Season 2 of the podcast?" Well, the suspense is almost over! After taking a good chunk of last year off to simply LIVE and be present in my first year of tiny life, it felt important for me to take space and be immersed in it for myself, without capturing everything on camera to shar…

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Closing Out Season 1 + How You Can Support the Show! 3:11

1+ y ago3:11

3:11

Hey it’s Lucy. I’m just dropping in here to let you know that I’m closing out Season 1 of Tiny House Conversations and taking a break from the show for a while. I really appreciate you being here week after week for all 55 current episodes, taking the time to listen to the podcast, to reach out and ask questions or share your feedback on how the sh…

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What I'd Do Differently With My Tiny House Build with Lucy Lich 44:00

1+ y ago44:00

44:00

#055 - There are many things I wish I had known when I was designing my tiny house, and here's what I'd do differently. Here’s what I talked about… The cladding My sleeping loft The storage loft The wall colour The length of my tiny The height of the deck... and more! Find out more about the podcast and get the episode show notes & links here: http…

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Elsewhere Pods & Modular Buildings with Matt Decarne 35:56

1+ y ago35:56

35:56

#054 - Matt Decarne is the CEO of Elsewhere Pods. Elsewhere Pods are prefabricated, fully modular and customisable outdoor studios and tiny homes. Their mission is to develop a luxury ecotourism industry in Australia, and alleviate the pressure on housing and accommodation affordability. In this conversation we talk about: Elsewhere Pods’ mission a…

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Low-Tox Tiny House Builders (Removed Tiny Homes) with Brendan Woodley & Bayden Stinson 57:08

1+ y ago57:08

57:08

#053 - Brendan Woodley and Bayden Stinson are the Co-Founders of the low-tox tiny house building company, Removed Tiny Homes, based in Brisbane, QLD. In order to demonstrate a different way of life that is more environmentally conscious and sustainable, Removed was established. Removed Tiny Homes accomplishes this by building high-quality, off-grid…

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Tiny House Builders (Big Life, Tiny Home) with Bryh Joy & Cris Edwards 49:44

1+ y ago49:44

49:44

#052 - Cris and Bryh from Big Life, Tiny Home are back for round 2 to update us on how they've officially become tiny house builders. Bryh Joy & Cris Edwards are two middle-aged single mums, besties, interior designers and tiny home builders based in Tweed Heads in NSW! They see and feel the housing affordability crisis and aim to provide a uniquel…

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Tiny House Toilets (Cinderella Incinerating Toilet) with Megan & Colin Leeson 28:40

1+ y ago28:40

28:40

#051 - Colin and Megan Leeson are tiny housers living in Brisbane, QLD, in what they call the "Serenity Tiny House". They have lived in their tiny since late 2019. Megan and Colin were guests on the show right back in episode #2, and I’ve asked them to join me again to talk all about their Cinderella Incinerating toilet. In this conversation we tal…

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Australian Tiny House Association & Legalisation of THOWs with Janine Strachan 55:31

1+ y ago55:31

55:31

#050 - Is a tiny house on wheels legal to live in full-time? Janine Strachan is the President of the Australian Tiny House Association. Janine is a wealth of knowledge and very passionate about all things tiny houses on wheels, as you’ll get to hear in the episode today. In this conversation we talked about: The recent progress with tiny house plan…

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My Tiny House Cost Breakdown with Lucy Lich 46:54

1+ y ago46:54

46:54

#049 - In this episode, I share with you the total cost breakdown of my tiny house. Here's what I talked about: The total cost of the build The features of the deck and how much it cost The total cost of my off-grid solar trailer (including how I customised some equipment) The costs of the different tradespeople that helped set up my tiny Other add…

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Tiny House Lessons Learned From This Year's Podcasts 39:36

1+ y ago39:36

39:36

#048 - This week on the show is part 2 of tiny house living highlights and lessons learned from many of this year's podcasts. Here's what we discussed: The benefits of shipping container homes The biggest misconception about financing a tiny home Making a case to take to your local council for approval of long-term tiny house living Tiny house secu…

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Tiny House Highlights From This Year's Podcasts 39:18

1+ y ago39:18

39:18

#047 - This week on the show we talk about the tiny house living highlights and takeaways from many of this year's podcasts. Here's what we discussed: Tiny house parking spaces and why tiny houses are an important part of the affordable housing conversation Relationships in small spaces and being aware of each other in a small space Important consi…

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My Tiny House Parking Space Story with Lucy Lich 34:12

1+ y ago34:12

34:12

#046 - Today is another “solocast” and in this episode, I’m sharing more details about how I found a parking space for my tiny house. Here’s what I talked about… Some different ways that I and other tiny housers have successfully found a tiny parking spot (including exactly what information I included on a tiny house flyer) How I actually found two…

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Building Energy-Efficient Tiny Homes with Everett Norris 51:54

1+ y ago51:54

51:54

#045 - How do you build an energy-efficient tiny home? What are the important aspects to consider? Everett Norris is a Certified Passive House Tradesperson, qualified licensed Builder & Director of EverHomes Ltd. During his apprentice years, Everett built his first tiny house on the weekends, and eventually led tiny house workshops annually. Everet…

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The Healthy Features of My Tiny Home with Lucy Lich 52:42

1+ y ago52:42

52:42

#044 - Today is another "solocast" and in this episode, I'm sharing more details with you about the healthy features of my tiny home. Here's what I talked about... What I did with electrical wiring, appliances, lights, and my off-grid solar system, when it comes to reducing exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) What I did to prevent creating th…

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Self-Sufficient Life in a Tiny Home with Amy & Greg 56:16

1+ y ago56:16

56:16

#043 - Amy and Greg are tiny housers based in South-East Queensland who are creating a self-sufficient life in a tiny home for their family of 4. They share their journey on social media as “Life Done Simple” which serves as a vessel to share with you their pursuit of a more simplified life, financial empowerment and a lifetime of great memories al…

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Tiny House Construction, Trailers and Safety with Fred Schultz 56:54

1+ y ago56:54

56:54

#042 - There are many considerations around safety when it comes to tiny house construction and tiny house trailers. Fred Schultz is a thought leader, innovator, advocate, and teacher in Australia's Tiny House movement. He designed, built, and lived in his own off-grid (fossil-fuel free) tiny house with his family and in doing so, innovated the Uni…

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Tiny Home Tours & Finding the Perfect Place with Zeisha and Bronson Te Tau 41:48

1+ y ago41:48

41:48

#041 - Zeisha and Bronson Te Tau are the creators and hosts of "Find the Perfect Place", a YouTube series that features gorgeous homes of all shapes and sizes. They understand the "Perfect Place" is different for everyone and their mission is to showcase variety, uniqueness and beauty within all. The idea to find the Perfect Place is one that reson…

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Are Building Materials Affecting Your Health? with Zara D'Cotta 50:27

2y ago50:27

50:27

#040 - Could building materials be affecting your health and making you sick? Zara D’Cotta is a Building Biology New Build Consultant, Keynote Speaker & Founder of The Healthy Home. She discovered her passion for environmental health after going through cancer. Through her own experiences with environmental illness, including four years on the move…

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Tiny House Builders (Havenwood Tiny Homes) with Rick Smith 1:11:40

2y ago1:11:40

1:11:40

#039 - Rick Smith (and his wife Shani) is one of the Founders of tiny house builders, Havenwood Tiny Homes, who are based in Albion Park and Oak Flats on the South Coast of NSW. Havenwood wants to provide people the opportunity to live simply. They make it their mission to serve their clients well, to provide homes that bring life and joy to their …

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Tiny Life on a Hobby Homestead with Mieke & Tom Lashford 59:41

2y ago59:41

59:41

#038 - Mieke and Tom Lashford are tiny housers based in the Noosa Hinterland in Queensland and have created their tiny life on a hobby homestead. Their journey to transitioning from living a life stuck in the rat race working 6 days a week and paying a big mortgage in a life not aligned, to moving to tiny house living and building a hobby farm in t…

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Tiny House Builders (Aussie Tiny Houses) with Thiago Perrone 58:56

2y ago58:56

58:56

#037 - Thiago Perrone is the Managing Director of tiny house builders, Aussie Tiny Houses, based on the Sunshine Coast of QLD. Aussie Tiny Houses are passionate about tiny living and providing alternatives to the current housing market. Their team of industry experts has been designing and building Tiny Houses in Australia since 2017. They speciali…

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My Tiny House Design with Lucy Lich 49:47

2y ago49:47

49:47

#036 - Walk with me through my tiny house design process in this "solocast" episode. Here’s what I shared: Why I chose to go with Designer Eco Tiny Homes to build my tiny How I prepared for the custom design process, including resources I used and notes I made The layout of rooms in my tiny home Some features I had to have when it comes to creating…

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Custom Designing Your Tiny Home with Danielle Dooley 1:02:04

2y ago1:02:04

1:02:04

#035 - Have you felt uncertain about how to approach the custom design process of your tiny home? Danielle Dooley is the Custom Designer for the tiny building company, Designer Eco Tiny Homes, based on the South Coast of NSW. Danielle has a background in architecture and interior decorating. She has designed/built over 70 tiny homes with Designer E…

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Building a Tiny House & Buying Land in Your 50's with Mel Sparkles 59:19

2y ago59:19

59:19

#034 - If you've ever thought you were too old to build a tiny house or buy land, this one's for you! Mel Sparkles is a tiny houser from the Sunshine Coast in QLD. With a lifelong passion dedicated to tiny spaces, traditionally a Graphic Designer, Mel went on to study Building Design, Interior Design and Construction. After helping with other tiny …

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