In this episode, we start outside and talk about how gardens can be part of a revolution for positive change, the easiest way to start as a beginner, and the connection between gardens and habit stacking. Then we move inside to talk about Lottie's kitchen obsession.

About this week's guest: Lottie Delamain is an RHS Chelsea award-winning garden designer. She trained at the Inchbald School of Design and has worked on gardens around the UK, from small urban spaces to historic estates. She is also a regular contributor to House and Garden magazine, and a trustee of We Are Grow, a charity working with schools and communities delivering programs in sustainable food growing and outdoor learning.

Show notes!

This week's sponsor: The Working Garden Project

Flower Pressing Class at Paper Canopy

Gardens That Can Change The World

Lottie's Website

Lottie's IG

Things we talked about:

Cupcake White Cosmos

Purity White Cosmos

Fizzy White Cosmos

Bunny Tails Grass

Ornamental Grasses

Nasturtiums

In this episode, we start outside and talk about the Nature Fakers controversy (and how Teddy Roosevelt was involved). Then we talk about Mason's new book and the struggle of making art while also making a living (day jobs, get rich schemes, and family help). And then Mason shares his inside thing - which leads us into a conversation about nostalgia for pre-internet days.

About this week's guest: Mason Currey is the author of the Daily Rituals books — Daily Rituals: How Artists Work and Daily Rituals: Women at Work. His new book, Making Art and Making a Living, looks at how anyone ever afforded to be an artist. Currey lives in Los Angeles and writes Subtle Maneuvers, a twice-monthly newsletter on the creative process.

Show notes!

This week's sponsor: The Working Garden Project

Flower Pressing Class at Paper Canopy

Subtle Maneuvers (Mason's newsletter)

Daily Rituals: How Artists Work

Daily Rituals: How Women Work

Making Art and Making A Living


Things we talked about:

Nature Fakers Controversy

Peter Hujar's Day (book)

Peter Hujar's Day (movie)

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In this episode, we talk coffins made of mushrooms, when perspective taking costs too much, and the difference between empathy and accountability.

About this week's guest: Karen Faith is the CEO of Others Unlimited. Previously an ethnographer, her work has shaped initiatives at Google, Amazon, Indeed, Blue Cross, The Federal Reserve Bank, The NBA, The ACLU, and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, to name a few. She's an empathy trainer named Karen, and the joke isn't lost on her. Which is how she's owned mics across 5 continents, and gave a TEDx talk that has since racked up over 3M views.

Show notes!
This week's sponsor: The Working Garden Project

Flower Pressing Class at Paper Canopy

Others Unlimited

Things we talked about:

Mushroom Coffin

Karen's Ted Talk on Empathy

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