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"Collecting Is Well-Planned Hoarding"
Joshua and Ryan discuss minimalist practices and principles that can dramatically simplify our lives, and they answer the following questions:Is archiving utilitarian? (00:00)What is the distinction between joy and pleasure? (14:37)How does social media contribute to hysteria? (22:12)How is success ...
Video: "Collecting Is Well-Planned Hoarding"
Joshua and Ryan discuss minimalist practices and principles that can dramatically simplify our lives, and they answer the following questions:Is archiving utilitarian? (00:00)What is the distinction between joy and pleasure? (14:37)How does social media contribute to hysteria? (22:12)How is success ...
"The Light Triad"
Joshua and Ryan discuss how to appropriately address our mental health challenges with author, podcaster, and psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb, and they answer the following questions:How does trauma affect different people differently? (00:00)How toxic is shame? (05:50)How is being proud of our accomp...
Video: "The Light Triad"
Joshua and Ryan discuss how to appropriately address our mental health challenges with author, podcaster, and psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb, and they answer the following questions:How does trauma affect different people differently? (00:00)How toxic is shame? (05:50)How is being proud of our accomp...
Simpletons or Minimizers
Some great comments on this week's Maximal episode. Let's have some fun and make this official with a patron vote! What loving moniker would you like us to use when referring to our podcast listeners? Your vote counts!
"Kill Them with Love"
Joshua and Ryan discuss the minimalism rules submitted by their patrons, and they answer the following questions:What are the questions you ask yourself before buying anything? (00:00)What is the newest nickname you’re considering for The Minimalists’ audience? (11:38)I get rid of one thing, eve...
Video: "Kill Them with Love"
Joshua and Ryan discuss the minimalism rules submitted by their patrons, and they answer the following questions:What are the questions you ask yourself before buying anything? (00:00)What is the newest nickname you’re considering for The Minimalists’ audience? (11:38)I get rid of one thing, eve...
Tour Tickets
Experience why it's better to live with less! The Minimalists are simplifying 20 cities across the United States and Canada with our Love People, Use Things Tour. Join us for a minimalism talk, book reading, live podcast, and audience Q&A.Our patrons get early access to the best seats TODAY befo...
"The Symbiosis of Love"
Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss initiating and maintaining appropriate relationships with the people, places, and things in our world with podcaster and Director of Entrepreneurial Education for FEE, T.K. Coleman, and they answer the following questions:What do you guys disagree about? (0...
Video: "The Symbiosis of Love"
Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss initiating and maintaining appropriate relationships with the people, places, and things in our world with podcaster and Director of Entrepreneurial Education for FEE, T.K. Coleman, and they answer the following questions:What do you guys disagree about? (0...
"Influenza of Influence"
Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss the positive and negative aspects of social media exposed by HBO’s Fake Famous with director Nick Bilton and artist Chris Bailey, and they answer the following questions:Are social media ads ever actually effective? (00:00)How do we help our children addr...
Video: "Influenza of Influence"
Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss the positive and negative aspects of social media exposed by HBO’s Fake Famous with director Nick Bilton and artist Chris Bailey, and they answer the following questions:Are social media ads ever actually effective? (00:00)How do we help our children addr...
"Every Day Is a Gift"
Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss how we can more appropriately express our love and affection for one another with podcaster and Registered Dietitian Rebecca Shern, and they answer the following questions:How do we be present? (08:14)How do you define happiness? (10:11)What do we really me...
Video: "Every Day Is a Gift"
Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss how we can more appropriately express our love and affection for one another with podcaster and Registered Dietitian Rebecca Shern, and they answer the following questions:How do we be present? (08:14)How do you define happiness? (10:11)What do we really me...
The Archives
Patrons,Exciting news! We have been working with the fine folks at Patreon and Acast to move the first 200 episodes of The Minimalists Podcast to The Minimalists Private Podcast. This is now complete!What does this mean? It means that, as a patron, you get yet another perk. Now all of our archives, ...
"40 Life Lessons"
Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss the adjustments in their perspectives of life as they approach their fourth decade, and they answer the following questions:Why is the truth so difficult to determine? (00:00)What is the difference between advertising and promoting? (26:40)What is “advert...
Video: "40 Life Lessons"
Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss the adjustments in their perspectives of life as they approach their fourth decade, and they answer the following questions:Why is the truth so difficult to determine? (00:00)What is the difference between advertising and promoting? (26:40)What is “advert...
"The Minimalist Diet"
Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss the intentional consumption of food with author, podcaster, and fitness expert Ben Greenfield and podcaster and Registered Dietitian Rebecca Shern, and they answer the following questions:What do you mean by “minimalist diet”? (00:00)How do you plan you...
Video: "The Minimalist Diet"
Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss the intentional consumption of food with author, podcaster, and fitness expert Ben Greenfield and podcaster and Registered Dietitian Rebecca Shern, and they answer the following questions:What do you mean by “minimalist diet”? (00:00)How do you plan you...
"Mutual Coincidence of Wants"
Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan talk about a world in which we could trade for everything we need with the founder of HaveNeed, Josh Kline, and they answer the following questions:How is HaveNeed different from Buy Nothing? (00:28)How does HaveNeed differ from Freecycle? (01:18)What is a “barte...
Video: "Mutual Coincidence of Wants"
Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan talk about a world in which we could trade for everything we need with the founder of HaveNeed, Josh Kline, and they answer the following questions:How is HaveNeed different from Buy Nothing? (00:28)How does HaveNeed differ from Freecycle? (01:18)What is a “barte...
"The Joy of Hate Watching"
Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan talk about identifying and addressing our desires to free ourselves from their allure with author and professor Luke Burgis, and they answer the following questions:What is the “joy of hate watching”? (00:00)What is the origin of “scapegoat”? (03:05)Why wou...
Video: "The Joy of Hate Watching"
Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan talk about identifying and addressing our desires to free ourselves from their allure with author and professor Luke Burgis, and they answer the following questions:What is the “joy of hate watching”? (00:00)What is the origin of “scapegoat”? (03:05)Why wou...
Video: "Creative Control"
Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss how to achieve professional independence through audience support with the CEO of Patreon, Jack Conte, and they answer the following questions:What makes Patreon different from other audience-supported platforms? (01:38)What is the difference between critic...
"Creative Control"
Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss how to achieve professional independence through audience support with the CEO of Patreon, Jack Conte, and they answer the following questions:What makes Patreon different from other audience-supported platforms? (01:38)What is the difference between critic...
"People Are People Too"
Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss how we must learn to appropriately manage our relationships so they don’t control us, and they answer the following questions:How do you appropriately manage relationships with others? (00:00)Is wanting others to change toxic behavior? (08:03)What friends...
Video: "People Are People Too"
Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan discuss how we must learn to appropriately manage our relationships so they don’t control us, and they answer the following questions:How do you appropriately manage relationships with others? (00:00)Is wanting others to change toxic behavior? (08:03)What friends...
New Monthly Pricing!
Patrons!To avoid confusion, The Minimalists aretransitioning from billing patrons per-podcast (also known as per-creation) to monthly pledges, which will take effect on June 1. Patreon is encouraging all of their creators, including The Minimalists, to make this change.Rest assured, the default amou...
"The Void"
Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan talk about the many distractions that prevent us from finding fulfillment in our lives with podcaster, writer, and director Jennette McCurdy, and they answer the following questions:What is success? (00:00)What is the difference between criticism and feedback? (05:...
Video: "The Void"
Patreon Exclusive. Joshua and Ryan talk about the many distractions that prevent us from finding fulfillment in our lives with podcaster, writer, and director Jennette McCurdy, and they answer the following questions:What is success? (00:00)What is the difference between criticism and feedback? (05:...
