Podcast written and read by Oakie McDoakie.

What building an off-grid cabin taught me about dependence, power, and freedom

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An story about prime rib, slot machines, and my increasingly lazy merrymaking

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All about why storytelling, writing, counseling, teaching, and other “soft” skills still matter in a social collapse

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An exploration of Giovanni Maria de Agostini, Hermit Peak, and the uneasy art of solitude.

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A tale of two solitaries—what makes a Hermit, what makes a Grinch, and how to tell these two oddballs apart.

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Neither crippling poverty nor billionaire weirdness: Here’s what centuries of wisdom say about finding the safe and sane middle.

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A wander up the road into a surprisingly modern Old Order community—and the bargains I couldn’t resist.

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A look at the “quaint village” above Taos—the luxury elite retreat where the air is thin and the poors aren’t welcome.

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A reflection on why self-reliance ain’t the heaven I imagined — and why I’m this close to swapping the vegetable beds for rocks.

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A reflection on how I learned to live in blissful ignorance — and stopped chasing the Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything.

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