Radical Simple Living
Episodes
Episode 6: Accident has held up podcast.
21 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I have four fractures in my pelvis. I'm in hospital and will be postponing all new podcasts until pm feeling a lot better. See you all soon!
Episode 5: Quakers and Shakers
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we look at if we can learn about simple living from these two groups. Turns out, a lot!
Episode 4: Distributism - a different way forward?
02 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Distributism may be a tricky word, but many think it's the way forward. If you've ever thought that you'd be happier living in a Hobbit hole - then he...
Episode 3: The Arts and Crafts Movement and Simple Living.
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Arts and Crafts Movement had a lasting effect on many aspects of modern life. In this episode we focus on the home, and the garden, of the simple ...
Episode 2: Cherry Picking, or Gold Mining?
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To keep you motivated in your aim of a simpler lifestyle, you need to keep yourself provided with inspiration, direction, new ideas, and new ways to l...
Episode 1: Keep on Keeping on!
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I've been away for some time - why?
Episode 24: Defining Yourself - can simple living help?
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We all develop a "self image" of ourselves which evolves throughout our lives. Defining ourselves gets complicated because we spend so much time tryin...
Episode 23: What have Traditions to do with simple living?
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our families, and our communities, all have traditions. Does living a simple life mean you have to embrace these traditions, or can you let them withe...
Episode 22: Sending out Ripples
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
All of us can make changes to our lifestyle to live more simply, but what about the community you live in, and your online community and the country t...
Episode 21: Developing a Simple Vision
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Planning is important, but vision is more important still. Simple living will involve you in using vision to help secure your future.
Episode 20: Little by little, bit by bit - solving problems in simple stages.
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Simple living involves solving some of life's problems, in fact any kind of living involves solving problems. Abraham Maslow might just help us out on...
Episode 19: "This Land is Your Land" - or is it?
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I discuss your relationship with the land. Even if you don't own land, this relationship is one of the most crucial factors in your li...
Episode 18: Agrarian - are you?
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I use a tartan to explain all about agrarianism! You will need to listen to find out more.https://youtu.be/UQ9NaqjeDGU?si=kp53rP61Vz3Q...
Episode 17: Influence - why it's not simple, and how to stay in control!
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are all influenced, from cradle to grave, but between those two landmarks we need to take control ourselves and keep influencers at arm's length!
Episode 16: Time - Have you got enough?
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We all complain that we don't have enough time, but are we putting off things that we need urgently to do?
Episode 15: Why is complexity such a bad thing, and why we should we avoid it?
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We all know that simplicity has many positive consequences, but is the opposite thing, complexity, actually bad for you, and bad for all of us?https:/...
Episode 14: Ox Weeks - what are they, and how to survive them!
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Sweden those difficult weeks between Christmas and Easter are called "Ox Weeks". Find out what they are, and what to do about them!
Episode 13: Energy - Gathering winter fuel and other ways to keep the lights on !
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Energy is expensive and always has been, what can we do to keep warm and keep the lights on. Some thoughts from Sweden in Midwinter.
Episode 12: Energy - how to simply maintain your energy levels.
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We all get tired; we all need energy to do what we have to do. In this episode I discuss lack of energy and some things that might just help.
Episode 11: Solitude, simply being alone.
03 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“It's no good trying to get rid of your own aloneness. You've got to stick to it all your life. Only at times, at times, the gap will be filled in. ...
Episode 10: Planning - and why you simply need to do it!
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We all need to plan. We need to plan for what we expect, and for what we don't expect. We need short-, mid-, and long-term plans. We need to keep simp...
Episode 9: The incredible power of Boredom!
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We often think of boredom as a negative force in our lives, but my argument is that boredom is a gateway to creativity and invention! Harnessing the p...
Episode 8: What Happens Next - Part 2
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We don't have any idea of what the future holds! That doesn't mean that we don't need to be ready for whatever events come our way. In this episode we...
Episode 7: What Happens Next- Part 1
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Living in difficult times is nothing new, and trying to live a simple peaceful life is not new either. What do when these things work against one anot...
Episode 6: Developing a Steady, Simple Core.
21 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You cannot live a radically simple life without a steady, simple core within you. Steadiness, contentment, hope, certainty, and a feeling of being at ...
Episode 5: Progress - and how to avoid it!
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Progress has become an empty word. It is used by people who want to sell us something, people who want us to join something, or people who want us to ...
Episode 4: The Future - Crystal Ball Time
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What the future really holds in terms of the economy, stability, the environment, and our personal wealth. All this plus something I've been meaning t...
Episode 3: How to Live in a Simple Home
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A house is not a home. You can buy, or rent a house, but you need to make a home. how can your home be a place of simplicity and joy?https://radicalsi...
Episode 2: Say it Simple! Your use of words, and what they really say.
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Simple speech is an important way of communicating what you mean, but it is also a way in which your simple life is displayed to others. Good language...
Episode 1: The change to Simple Living - how far? how fast?
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Changes to your lifestyle can make all the difference. In this episode I discuss big changes, and little changes, to move towards towards simpler livi...
Episode 40: End of Season One - The Summing Up!
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The end of Season One - summing up what's been said, what needs to be done, and how to make progress towards radical simplicity!
Episode 39: Look Out and Look After!
16 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A major factor in a radical simple lifestyle is looking after what you have. Look after your things, look after your plants, your animals, your family...
Episode 38: Summertime here in southern Sweden.
02 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Summertime in Småland, southern Sweden. Simple living here is always good, but summer is always the busiest time of the year, here's why.......
Episode 37: When things go wrong!
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes things go wrong. Some of these are big things that wreck, or take lives, and many are little things that we need to cope with. How can we do...
Episode 36: All about Work.......and Badgers!
04 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We all have to work. Paid or unpaid, job or career, hate it or love it, alone or part of a team. Our attitude to work determines our success in simple...
Episode 35: Children and Simple Living - can you inspire them to join in?
27 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You can make the decision to make you lifestyle more simple, but if you have children, or grandchildren, can you motivate them to join you, or do you ...
Episode 34: Simple Living - The hardest part!
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Without a doubt, the hardest part of simple living is being part of, or forming, a community.
Episode 33: Rewilding - how to do your bit!
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Many people recognise the importance of rewilding, but most of us leave it to someone else to do. The truth is that you can play a part even if your g...
Episode 32: All good dreamers pass this way someday.
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When we are young we are all idealists, we want to change the world, as we get older we let go of these ideals, or put them on a high shelf, out of re...
Episode 31: Appliances - the good, the bad, and the OK.
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We all use household appliances, but can we do without them, use them less, or use them more efficiently? If we can do any of these things we can save...
Episode 30: Stealing Ideas ~ and why you should!
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Living simply involves developing new ways of doing things. Selectively stealing, and modifying older ideas is the way forward. Why reinvent the wheel...
Episode 29: Plain and Simple ~ What does that mean?
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The words "plain" and "simple" mean something on their own, but capitalize them and put them together, they mean something quite specific - Plain and ...
Episode 28: Changes - they come in three types, and we've got to cope with all of them!
09 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We all have changes in our lives, some are natural changes, some are the things we change ourselves, and some are the changes thrust upon us! How we...
Episode 27: Simple Health - and how to achieve it! ~ Part 2
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of 2 about simple ways to look after your health, and how to keep those doctors away. Advice on what to do when things go wrong!https://radical...
Episode 26: Simple Health - and how to achieve it! ~ Part I
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Health is so important for every aspect of our lives. Simple living means putting ourselves in charge of our own health. (Part 1 of 2)
Episode 25: Simple Clothing - what you wear, and who you are!
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We all wear clothes for a variety of reasons. Simplicity in our clothing is important to us, and important for the planet!
Episode 24: Attitudes - Four to keep, and Four to drop!
19 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Attitudes are important to simple living, or any living for that matter! Here are four attitudes to work on, and four to work on eliminating!https://r...
Episode 23: Can Simple Living bring you Happiness?
12 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Happiness can be so hard to pin down, but we should all be trying to do just that. What can simple living do to help you towards contentedness, joy, a...
Episode 22: Of Cooking and Kitchens - Simplicity at the heart of the home!
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nowhere in your home is simplicity more important than the kitchen. Cooking to produce good, nutritious, healthy, meals is at the very center of simpl...
Episode 21: Out of Time - is simple living really just living in the past?
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One criticism of those who aim for a simple life is that they are really trying to live in a mythical golden age. In this podcast I argue that we all ...
Episode 20: Ten Stepping Stones to help you on your way to Simpler Living!
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Making your life more simple may involve you in making small steps in the right direction. These ten points are the stepping stones that will help you...
Episode 19: Simple Eating - it's much more important than you think!
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why discuss eating when we live in such a troubled world? Because only by eating in the calm are we ready to face the storms!
Episode 18: You can't always get what you want - so how do we do things now?
19 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In these difficult times it's hard to know how to make ends meet, and how to get what we need. In considering this dilemma we need to develop a little...
Episode 17: Remember, you don't have to do what everyone else is doing!
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How do you define a nonconformist? Do you consider yourself to be one? Do you have to be a nonconformist to embrace radical simple living?
Episode 16: Growing food outdoors - some big ideas about small places!
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Whatever, and wherever you have the use of some land you can grow some food. Help feed your family, help reduce the stress on your pocket, help save t...
Episode 15: Joining up the Dots - Using the parts of your life to reveal the complete picture.
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Living a simple life is much easier when we join up the components into a full, and more rewarding whole. If your life feels more 'Jekyll and Hyde' th...
Episode 14: Producing Food with no Land! (Or if you have land and want to produce even more!)
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Even if you live in an apartment with no garden you can still produce a lot of food! if you do have a garden this episode has ideas about producing ev...
Episode 13: Limiting Factors - some of the things that are stopping you from living a simple life.
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We all want to do things, but obstacles get in the way and stop us from making progress. In this episode we explore some of the circumstances that are...
Episode 12: Heritage Skills - things that your grandparents could do, but you can not !
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We all use skills every day, but radical simple living needs us to reach back in time and pick up some of those skills from the past. We don't know wh...
Episode 11: Shopping II - your money, your power, your choice!
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The real power of your money lies in what you choose to do with it! Buying secondhand clothing, furniture, crockery, cutlery, computers, phones and to...
Episode 10: Shopping I - Can a trip to the supermarket really be a radical act?
15 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
However self-sufficient, or not, we may be, all of us need to do some shopping, possibly a lot of shopping over time. How can we ensure that our aim o...
Episode 9: Personal Revolution - what is it and have you had one yet?
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Before you build a pyramid you need to have a strong base. Your simple life needs a strong base, that's where the personal revolution comes in.
Episode 8: Homesteading, time to make that term more inclusive!
08 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If your home is not only the place you live, but also the place you might grow some food, keep animals, cook from scratch, make some of your own cloth...
Episode 7: Only Connect, or is that the right thing to do?
02 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We will come into contact with others following the simple living path, but do they believe in the same things as us? Why was Susan B Anthony wrong, a...
Episode 6: Living in harmony with clock and calendar. Time is on your side.
26 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To live a simple life, you need to be in harmony with time. Days, weeks, months, seasons, and years, work with them and simplicity follows. Find out w...
Episode 5: Putting ourselves in context, and being honest about it.
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss why people are tuning to simple living, and ask, has this hapened before? Talk of Diggers, kings, cats, crofters and Mennonites. Are we bei...
Episode 4: How can you move forward if you don't know which direction you're heading in?
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The first thing to explore in any simple life is not what you do, but who you are!
Episode 3: Technology, should we embrace it or reject it for a simple life?
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Technology can help us in working towards a more simple life. But, how do we decide when to use technology, and when to avoid it. My needs in the fore...
Episode 2: Is simple living really going to have any effect? Am I making any difference?
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A little more about the man in the woods. Two words we use, but what do we mean by them, radical and minimalist. Do they mean what we thinḳ̣?The ma...
Episode 1: Where did all these ideas about simple living come from?
25 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Discussion of radical simple living, what is it, why should we consider it as a lifestyle option. Where did it all come from and will it help us?