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  • (7) How much money is ENOUGH money? Jo Nemeth encourages us to rethink the question
    2026/08/24
    E7// Jo Nemeth


    Questions hosts Hayden Kessinger and Evelyn Wallace discuss:

    • What is the antidote to despair?
    • How does living without money make you closer to the people in your circle?
    • How much money can you save growing your own (climate appropriate) food?
    • What comes to mind when you hear “actively using?”
    • What do Frederick Douglass and Jo Nemeth have in common?


    Links and people we mention:

    • The Black Forager (Alexis Nicole Nelson) // INSTAGRAM
    • 30 Rock // “probably the most humble person in the whole world”
    • Jo Nemeth's blog & FAQs
    • Guardian article on Jo Nemeth:
    • Short YouTube film about Jo
    • Mark Boyle / “The Moneyless Man”:


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    37 分
  • (6) A bin-free restaurant (that means there's no trash cans ANYWHERE)... featuring Douglas McMaster
    2026/08/11

    E6// Douglas McMaster

    • We talk about a restaurant not having a “bin.” We mean a trash receptacle. And we mean no bin in the front of the house and no bin in the back kitchen.
    • Waste is a Failure of the Imagination - TEDx talk by Douglas McMaster
    • 9-min video short by Douglas McMaster
    • Silo Restaurant homepage
    • Don't worry! Our JUICY Eco Ego Quiz is coming soon!


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    39 分
  • (5) What if we wore our trash? Highlighting: Robin Greenfield
    2026/07/27

    Today we learn about what unicycling has to do with sustainability, how our gardens domesticated US, and how Robin Greenfield transformed from a wannabe millionaire (as in, he wanted to be one) into a trash-wearing, nothing-owning "extremist" -- his words.

    Links mentioned in the show, to the best of our ability:

    • “I wore all my trash for 30 days” TED Talk/ Youtube
    • Foraging 100% of my food for a year // Robin Greenfield’s website
    • The Vassar Farm: (Technically, "The Preserve" at Vassar) // Vassar website
    • KRS-One// Temple of Hip Hop // lecture archive
    • Rich Roll Episode #896 with Robin Greenfield:Barefoot walking 1600 miles, living in harmony with earth, and finding freedom through simplicity


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    31 分
  • (4) What happens when a successful business switches to a sustainability mindset? With a feature on Ray Anderson of Interface Carpet
    2026/07/13

    Has there ever been a moment in your life that went through you like a spear in the chest? Ray Anderson had that moment when he read Ecology of Commerce for the first time in the early 1990s. Learn more about Mr. Anderson as our Hero of History... and then later about what dating looks like "on" sustainability.

    Links mentioned in show:

    • Ecology of Commerce free download: https://p2infohouse.org/ref/31/30233.pdf
    • Tomorrow’s Child (poem): https://www.raycandersonfoundation.org/articles/tomorrows-child
    • Interface carpet: https://www.interface.com/US/en-US/sustainability/our-history.html


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    43 分
  • (3) Can you be a snowbird AND an environmentalist? With a feature on Stratton Matteson
    2026/06/29

    On this episode, we share how it feels when friends report on *new* sustainable habits, what we love about winter sports (and what we don't love so much), and how to avoid one-upsmanship.

    Links mentioned:

    • Burton blog: splitboarding 101
    • Dirtbag Diaries Podcast
    • Stratton Matteson's short film Shift: A Bike to Board Journey


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    40 分
  • (2) Experts: "old" technology will never work // Thor Heyerdahl: watch me prove you wrong
    2026/06/16

    Hayden Kessinger and Evelyn Wallace discuss in this episode:

    • their own struggles with living more sustainably
    • one special Hero of History who cut down a bunch of trees in Peru
    • a cross-cultural dare

    Links mentioned in the episode... and more coming soon!

    • Kontiki (1950)

    Please keep in mind this whole podcast is for entertainment only. We hope it's clearly evident, but let's just spell it out: we are not giving medical advice or legal advice. Talk to your own appropriate professionals if you have questions about that kind of stuff.

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    57 分
  • 1. Hayden Kessinger & Evelyn Wallace -- Overcoming (capital-R) Resistance
    2025/09/28

    Welcome to the pilot episode of Bulk Beans & Bicycles! If you are sustainability-minded and need a reminder you're not alone, this podcast is for you. If you are sustainability-curious and are looking for a good point of entry, this podcast is for you. If sustainability isn't on your top five high-value priorities, this podcast is especially for you.

    In this episode, Hayden and Evelyn discuss:

    • an unusual response to "good morning!"
    • large dogs in laps
    • giant calaveras/ sugar skulls
    • living off-grid in Manhattan, NY
    • 200 miles biked in one day ("double century")
    • sending voice memos to old friends

    Links mentioned in the episode:

    • 7:00 – Circle Game Inc
    • 7:40 – Lifegasm book by Evelyn Wallace
    • 11:35 – flightfree.org
    • 19:20 – Ulman Foundation – 4K For Cancer
    • 21:15 – Rich Roll Podcast
    • 23:45 – The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
    • 40:15 – Josh Spodek – SpodekMethod.com

    To see photos from many of the events mentioned and to get more in-depth content, check out the episode page HERE

    Special thanks to Skyler Chab for the intro vocals, Prince Loci for the original music, Joe Spradley for website consultation, and Beth Bailey for support and guidance. Heads up, this episode was recording in the spring and there is some conversation about seasonal weather.

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