The Tortoise with Brooke McAlary
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Rob Greenfield on the enormous power of small changes - Summer Series
09 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the second episode of the Summer Series (/Winter Warmies!) For all of January, we’ll be bringing back the best of 2018, re-sharing so...
Florence Williams on the importance of getting our nature fix - Summer Series
02 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year, and welcome to the first episode of the Summer Series (Winter Warmies!) For all of January, we’ll be bringing back the best of 2...
40 Ways to Slow Your Holidays
05 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Cue the jazzy Christmas tunes - it’s our final episode of the year! Welcome to the crowd-sourced holiday special, where we share your tips for s...
The delicate art of dropping balls
07 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back! Thanks for hanging tight with us over the final few weeks of the book tour. In today’s episode, Brooke and Ben check in and ca...
So how does a Slow book tour actually work?
17 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to this week’s episode - a catch up on all things travel with Brooke and Ben after their US Slow book tour. They received so many questi...
Slow Book Tour Live - with Joel Zaslofsky
11 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We're not gonna lie, after some 17,000 miles, 29 US states and more than 35 incredible, heart-warming events, the Slow book tour is all wrapped up, an...
Slow Book Tour Live at Anderson's Bookshop Chicago
04 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After a few technical hiccups Brooke and Ben were finally able to record one of their live podcast recordings while on the Slow book tour, and today's...
Mindful Moments (Journalling) - A Slow Experiment
26 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the last Slow Experiment episode for September! For the final week of Mindful Moments, Brooke and Ben look at journaling as way to bring a ...
Mindful Moments (Gratitude) - A Slow Experiment
19 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It’s week three of the Mindful Moments Slow Experiment, and today’s episode is all about gratitude as a tool for mindfulness. For Ben, the...
Mindful Moment (Observation) - A Slow Experiment
13 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode Brooke and Ben continue their month of Mindful Moments for the Slow Experiment, looking at the technique of mindful atten...
Mindful Moments (Breath) - A Slow Experiment
05 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a new month, and a new Slow Experiment. Hooray! For September, Brooke and Ben are playing with Mindful Moments, and invite you to do the sa...
Slow Book Tour Live - with Jess Davis
29 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Slow book tour rolls on this week, and in this poggie Brooke sits down to chat with her irrerepressible and inspiring mate Jess Davis - a Brooklyn...
Slow Book Tour Live - with Tsh Oxenreider
15 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re coming to you live from Austin, where Brooke sat down with longtime friend of the show Tsh Oxenreider as part of the Slow Book T...
Slow Book Tour Live - with Courtney Carver
08 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the first live episode from the Slow Book Tour! This week we’re listening to Brooke’s chat with the one and only Courtney Carve...
An update from the road
01 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to this week’s fast’n’loose hostful episode. Brooke and Ben get through what must be a record number of your questions, on e...
Slow (New) Friendships - A Deep Dive in to Slow Relationships
25 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We’re onto the last of our slow relationships episodes, and this week is all about new friends: where to find them and how to get from barely kn...
Slow Friendship - A Deep Dive in to Slow Relationships
18 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re continuing the relationships theme, looking at existing friendships: not only how to maintain them, but how to deepen them. Ther...
Slow Families - A Deep Dive in to Slow Relationships
11 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It’s week two of our month of slow and relationships, and this episode we’re looking at family: kids, parents, siblings, and all those bro...
Slow Romance - A Deep Dive in to Slow Relationships
04 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Annnnd we’re back. It’s the first week of July, and while we’re due for a Slow Experiment, thanks to book tour commitments and a tig...
The stress-free guide to zero-waste living with Anita Vandyke
20 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest on the podcast this week is Anita Van Dyke: zero waste activist, literal rocket scientist, medical student, author and all-round breath of f...
An interview with Ben
13 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The spotlight is on Ben in today’s episode, as Brooke interviews him all about his journey from working a stressful, corporate job to being self...
Rob Greenfield on the enormous power of small changes
06 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Brooke sits down for a chat with Rob Greenfield, a self-described ‘dude making a difference’. He’s an acti...
Daily Creativity: Part 5 - A Slow Experiment
30 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Brooke and Ben sit down to wrap up the May creativity Slow Experiment, sharing what they’ve learned, how they’ve...
Daily Creativity: Part 4 - A Slow Experiment
23 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the fourth week of the creativity Slow Experiment, and Brooke and Ben are feeling good. Today’s episode is all about play and creativ...
Daily Creativity: Part 3 - A Slow Experiment
16 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Brooke and Ben are knee-deep in the May Slow Experiment, and in this episode they explore what daily creativity has looked like for them so far, ideas...
Daily Creativity: Part 2 - A Slow Experiment
09 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the second episode of this month’s Slow Experiment, all about daily creativity. The last week or so has been interesting for Brooke a...
Daily Creativity: Part 1 - A Slow Experiment
02 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time for the new #slowexperiment, and for the month of May it’s all about daily creativity. In today’s episode Brooke and Ben s...
Slow travel, fast kids and making counter-cultural choices
25 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Happy hostful! Today Brooke and Ben sit down to answer your burning questions, as well as update you on what’s been happening in their world, an...
Jocelyn Glei on fast tech and slow work
18 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a podcast love-in today, as Brooke sits down with the awesome Jocelyn Glei, creator of the equally awesome podcast Hurry Slowly. Jocelyn&rs...
Elise Bialyew on the science of mindfulness
11 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Want less mindless, more mindful? Join the club. Today Brooke chats to Dr Elise Bialylew, founder of Mindful in May and author of a brand new book, Th...
Florence Williams on the importance of getting your nature fix
04 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the perfect follow-up to March’s Great Outdoors Slow Experiment, today Brooke chats with Florence Williams, author of The Nature Fix. Whether...
The Great Outdoors: Part 5 - A Slow Experiment
28 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the last episode for the Great Outdoors Slow Experiment, and this week Brooke and Ben look at the mental health benefits of spending time o...
The Great Outdoors: Part 4 - A Slow Experiment
21 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s get physical. Yep, we’re in week three of the Great Outdoors Slow Experiment, and this week Brooke and Ben are looking at a bunch of...
The Great Outdoors: Part 3 - A Slow Experiment
14 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 229, and to the end of the second week of the Great Outdoors Slow Experiment! In today’s episode Brooke and Ben turn their at...
The Great Outdoors: Part 2 - A Slow Experiment
07 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We’re one week into the Great Outdoors experiment, and it’s off to an enjoyable start. In today’s episode, Brooke and Ben talk about...
The Great Outdoors: Part 1 - A Slow Experiment
27 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Let the experimenting begin! Yep, the #slowhomeexperiment is back for 2018, kicking off this month and happening every second month hereafter. March i...
Secrets of Professional Organisers with Kirsty Farrugia
21 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode Brooke chats to the delightful Kirsty Farrugia, founder of Feels Like Home professional organising, and co-host of the podcas...
Rachel Jonat on the Joy of Doing Nothing
14 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Three-time guest Rachel Jonat of The Minimalist Mom is back! This week brings some real-talk to the topics of slow living as a family, as we catch up ...
Welcome to the great experiment of 2018
07 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It’s good to be back! Welcome to the first new show of 2018, a week late and all the better for it (thanks for your patience with and understand...
Sarah Wilson on sucking at meditation (and doing it anyway) - Summer Series
24 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, and welcome to the Slow Home Summer series! For 5 weeks over December and January we’ll be revisiting some of our favourite episodes from...
Tim Silverwood on circularity and saying no to plastic - Summer Series
17 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, and welcome to the Slow Home Summer series! For 5 weeks over December and January we’ll be revisiting some of our favourite episodes from...
Rebecca Sullivan wants you to embrace your inner granny - Summer Series
10 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, and welcome to the Slow Home Summer series! For 5 weeks over December and January we’ll be revisiting some of our favourite episodes from...
Annie Raser-Rowland on the art of Frugal Hedonism - Summer Series
03 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, and welcome to the Slow Home Summer series! For 5 weeks over December and January we’ll be revisiting some of our favourite episodes from...
Katy Bowman talks barefoot walking and couchless living - Summer Series
27 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, and welcome to the Slow Home Summer series! For 5 weeks over December and January we’ll be revisiting some of our favourite episodes from...
Top 10 of 2017
20 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the last (new) episode of the year! Today’s hostful was going to be a “year-in-review” type affair, but Brooke is officia...
Goals and resolutions and to-do lists, oh my!
17 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Ben loves goals, Brooke doesn’t. Will they be able to find a way around this and continue in life, love and podcasts? You’ll have to liste...
Cait Flanders on her year of less, and why consumption isn't just about stuff
13 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode Brooke talks to the awesome Cait Flanders, mindful money extraordinaire, author and slow living advocate. The last time Cait ...
Slow by name, Slow by nature
10 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Slow by name, slow by nature is the topic for this Monday episode. After last week’s Facebook Live hostful and the end of the very first Live Li...
It's a Hostful and it's Live!
06 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Coming to you live from Facebook, this week’s hostful episode sees Brooke and Ben talk all things life updates, travel, 2018 plans and more. Fir...
Slow Holidays: Traditions
26 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the 27th of November, and if anyone listening is already on holidays, Brooke and Ben salute you. It’s one month til Christmas, and th...
The Check In: Part 2
22 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a few months since Brooke and Ben shared their 2018 plans with you and thought it was time for an update, because, well, things have c...
Slow Holidays: Presence Over Presents
19 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing the Slow Holidays theme, in today’s episode Brooke and Ben talk about valuing presence over presents as the year comes to an end. Thi...
Chelsea Pottenger on depression, wellness and creating a mindful workplace
15 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Brooke sat down to chat with mindfulness expert and advocate for awareness of postnatal depression Chelsea Pottenger. Chelsea works wi...
Slow Holidays: The Pre-Christmas Catch-Up
12 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This Slow Holidays episode is all about The Pre-Holiday Catch Up, and includes complimentary Christmas puns, now even earlier in the year! We all know...
Jess Davis is leading the analog rebellion
08 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
They’re happy, they’re delighted, they’re back. This week Brooke chats with the founder of Folk Rebellion, AKA Chief Rebel Jess Davi...
Slow Holidays: Gift Giving
05 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the most wonderful (exhausting?) time of the year… and it’s almost upon us. Considering we’re now well in to November, B...
Courtney Carver on heart-centred living and soulful simplicity
01 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is such a treat. Courtney Carver, one the first ever guests on the show (Episode 10!) returns to chat with Brooke about her story of s...
The Age of Distraction and what to do about it
29 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past few weeks Ben and Brooke have been talking about social media and how they utilise it while still maintaining a slow(er) paced life.&nbs...
Live from the State Library of NSW
26 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Brooke's book tour has given her the opportunity to speak with hundreds of people over the past few months at libraries and bookstores around the stat...
Slow Living and Social Media: Facebook
22 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this final episode of the social media series, Brooke and Ben talk about the behemoth that is Facebook. Ben’s only just returned to Facebook ...
Community with Dr Monty Badami
18 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today's poggie, Ben sits down to chat with Dr Monty Badami, who has what can only be described as the most varied and fascinating resume ever! ...
Slow Living and Social Media: Instagram
15 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this second episode in the social media series, Brooke and Ben take on Instagram (Ben’s favourite social media channel!), and talk about how ...
How to go zero waste (slowly) with Erin Rhoads
11 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Last week Brooke and Ben attempted to answer a listener question about dealing with eco-anxiety. That is, the pressure or frustration we feel when eve...
Slow Living and Social Media: Twitter
08 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Quite often Brooke and Ben are asked about social media and slow living. That is, how have they managed to build a business that relies of social medi...
How to tame the eco-anxiety and tit-for-tat gift giving
04 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It's hostful time again, and this week Brooke and Ben answer three very different listener questions and launch the big, exciting project they've been...
The biggest lesson
01 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Happy 200th! The Slow Home Poggie is now 200 episodes old and in today’s show Brooke and Ben talk through some of the lessons they’ve lear...
Rachael Kable talks kindness
27 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Last episode Brooke and Ben went deep in to the idea of mindfulness - what it is, what it's not and how we can create opportunity for living more mind...
Mind-full versus mind-less
24 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past few weeks Ben and Brooke have been looking at some of their favourite ideas from SLOW, and have left one of the biggest for last. Mindfu...
The Mike Campbell Take-Over
20 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is a little different. It’s hosted not by Brooke, and it’s not hosted by Ben either. It’s hosted by their mate...
Disconnect to reconnect
17 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Technology is an inevitable part of even the slowest of modern lives. This podcast, news sites, social media, blogs, forums, videos… even if yo...
Slow travel with the World Wanderers
13 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A few weeks ago Ben and Brooke flew over to LA to speak at a podcasting event. And while they figured they’d probably meet some interesting podc...
De-own. Don't just declutter.
10 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Brooke first discovered the idea of deowning via Joshua Becker and initially found it quite challenging to understand. Surely isn't decluttering the s...
The Check Up
06 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a couple of months since Brooke and Ben announced their plans to head off in to the wild and spend 2018 travelling, and quite a lot ha...
Care more. And care less.
03 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate the release of SLOW in Australia and New Zealand this month, Brooke and Ben are spending the next few Mondays diving in to four central i...
Make second hand normal with Guido Verbist of The Bower
30 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest is Guido Verbist from The Bower Reuse and Repair Centre, and he is on a mission to make buying second hand normal. If you watched ...
Slow Learning - Go informal
27 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This is the last one of the slow learning poggies, and this week it’s all about informal learning. If you’re someone who will spend a long...
Permaculture (it’s more than just gardening!) with Robyn Rosenfeldt
23 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
If you enjoy gardening (or perusing gardening photos on social media!!) permaculture is a term you may have heard bandied around. It’s most comm...
Slow Learning - Collaborate
20 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week Brooke and Ben continue their look into the different types of learning and how understanding personal learning styles will help us develop ...
Katy Bowman talks nutritious movement and couchless living
16 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s poggie Brooke speaks with Katy Bowman, a biomechanist, founder of Nutritious Movement and all-round activity advocate, about the curs...
Slow Learning - The personal learner
13 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Brooke and Ben have taken a bit of a departure for these current Monday episodes, as they’re talking about learning - a topic that sits more at ...
The sharing economy in action with Justin Morrissey of Toolo
09 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today Brooke chats with Justin Morrissey, the founder of Toolo, the Blue Mountains’ first tool library and co-op. As you probably know, a huge p...
Slow Learning
06 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve got something a little different lined up for the next four weeks, and while at first glance it might not seem to be too closely related t...
On boundaries, compromise and communication
02 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This will probably come as a surprise to exactly no-one, but Brooke used to really over-complicate things (and sometimes still does). She would over-e...
Do men and women do simplicity differently?
23 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This is a bit of a departure from the usual themes of the Monday shows, but Brooke was involved in a fascinating Twitter conversation a few weeks ago ...
Tim Silverwood on circularity, connection and saying no to plastic
22 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Silverwood is one of Brooke’s environmental role models. He maintains that he’s just an ordinary guy who somehow found himself at the ...
JOMO - The Joy of Missing Out
22 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Most of us have heard of (and experienced) FOMO at some point. FOMO is the Fear of Missing Out and it strikes at the heart of modern life. We do thing...
Making mindfulness simple again with Linda Esposito
18 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The lovely Linda Esposito, Brooke’s favourite psychotherapist, returns to the poggie today! Linda can always be relied on to cut through the BS ...
The time is now
16 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On last Thursday's poggie Brooke and Ben went deep in to some upcoming changes in their life and have been completely blown away by your support and g...
BIG changes and hitting reset
12 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s poggie is a hostful with a difference. This week it’s all about Brooke and Ben and the challenges they’ve been facing over t...
Carolyn Tate on finding purpose in your work (without quitting your job!)
05 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today's poggie, Carolyn Tate returns to talk about purpose. And while the current iteration of "purpose" seems to involve quitting your job, becomi...
Listener Chat with Louisa
20 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a while since Brooke has had a listener chat on the poggie and today’s episode is a gem. Brooke chats with Louisa from Western A...
Plastics: Tackling the packaging
20 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Ben and Brooke have spent the past few weeks discussing ways to reduce our plastics consumption. They've looked at doing away with single use plastics...
Plastics: Take 3 for the Sea
20 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s plastics episode, Ben and Brooke take their inspiration directly from an organisation they're very very fond of: Take 3 for the S...
Plastics: Talk to your butcher
19 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Last week Ben and Brooke introduced a new four-part Monday series dealing with plastics. Specifically, how to use less of them in day to day life. The...
Embrace your inner granny with Rebecca Sullivan
19 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode Brooke sits down to chat with Rebecca Sullivan - founder of the ‘granny skills’ movement, serial entrepreneur, fo...
Plastic: Say No to the Big 4
16 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Last year Ben and Brooke tried their hand at Plastic Free July. They tried to cut their use of plastics to zero for a full month, alongside tens of th...
50 ways to (seriously) reduce your food waste
14 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Just so you know straight off the bat, today’s episode is BIG. It’s packed full of practical tips and it moves prettttty fast. But it&rsqu...
Meditation Basics - Present Moment Awareness
11 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today is the third and final episode in our meditation basics series and Kevin Janks is back for one final, insightful meditation mini-workshop. In to...
The little things are the big things, with Helen Hayward
07 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Brooke chats with Helen Hayward - an author, freelance writer and psychotherapist who lives on a beautiful old property in Hobart and ...
Meditation Basics - Emotions
04 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Janks is back this week with the second mini-meditation workshop, and this week he’s helping you focusing on your emotions. In today&rsquo...