Slow Tech

Where to technology leaders get schooled in embodied ethics?

How do they learn that THEY ARE NATURE and not just a part of it?

Meet Julia & Andrew of The School of Wise Innovation

SoWI works to re-imagine innovation education for technology leaders.

They are hosting their first in-person retreat by Mt. Shasta from September 6-11 2024.

More info at Embodied Ethics Retreat

Slow Tech pod is a creation of Adam Yasmin

Intro music by Christopher Bear

Let’s face it, we are an anxious generation of parents.

We’ve been living in relationship with smartphones for 17+ years.

We’re actively raising digitally native kids

and

we often forget…

We are models of healthy tech use.

We have our fair share of habits to always improve upon.

We need to be deliberately slow with the important decisions we make regarding tech.

Hi friends —

Does your podcast have a tea sponsor?

Slow Tech is now proudly sponsored by White2Tea!

What does this mean?

Simply put, it means that future in-person interviews will be brewing & imbibing W2T.

Also!

Future subscriber-only IRL tea meetups will be made possible thanks to the teas donated by W2T.

This does not mean that we will have referral or affiliate codes for you to purchase teas with.

Why?

Because the pricing structure at W2T is already outstanding and why not just share the love?!

(btw I brewed some 2022 Snoozefest raw puer before recording this episode)

Please enjoy this short and fun interview I had with founder Paul Murray where I got to read his responses since W2T has a strict no audio/video policy… as he put it, “we love a little mystery”.

Intro music by Christopher Bear

Interview music by Ben Nobuto

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Jose Briones discusses his journey into minimal tech, experiences with the Light Phone 2 and his book 'Low Tech Life'. He emphasizes the importance of aligning technology with one's desired lifestyle and finding devices that complement that lifestyle. Jose also talks about his work in building community and creating content around the concept of moving offline. He shares his philosophy of embracing impermanence and living life as it comes. Join his substack, Moving Offline.

Chapters

00:00 Intro

03:24 Building a Low Tech Lifestyle

07:58 Aligning Devices with Desired Lifestyle

12:37 Meaningful Relationships and Communication

16:32 Creating Content and Building Community

25:16 Considering the Light Phone 3

27:09 Closing and Where to Find More

Intro music by Christopher Bear

Slow Tech is created by Adam Yasmin

Ok friends… deep breath…

My guest this week is Joe Hollier, co-founder of Light.

Light just announced the upcoming Lightphone 3 (available for pre-order and shipping January 2025).

We touch on the ethos behind their phones, growing their community over the past 10 years, school case studies like Buckston and more.

Summary

In this conversation, Adam interviews Joe, co-founder of Light Phone, about the journey of creating the Light Phone 3 and the impact of the Light Phone community. They discuss the evolution of the Light Phone from version one to version three, the importance of user feedback, and the diverse community of Light Phone users. They also touch on the sustainability aspect of the Light Phone, the marketing campaign of the Alliance of Big Tech, and the use of Light Phones in schools. The conversation highlights the need for a larger conversation about our relationship with technology.

Time stamps

00:00 Introduction and Background

03:15 The Evolution of the Light Phone

07:35 The Engaged Light Phone Community

13:55 Sustainability and User Feedback

35:50 The Adoption of Light Phone by Schools

43:41 The Growing Movement to Ban Smartphones in Schools

Intro music by Christopher Bear

Slow Tech is created by Adam Yasmin

Slow Tech is a creation of Adam Yasmin

Music by Christopher Bear

Red Oolong by Standstill Tea

Welcome to Slow Tech, a podcast exploring the growing community of digital minimalists, dumbphone folk, humane technologists, tea people and proactive parents raising their kids in a multi-verse of screens. I'm your host Adam Yasmin. Subscribe today to get weekly thoughtful episodes featuring meaningful interviews and thought-provoking audio essays. Together we'll redefine what it means to be a modern human living in relationship to the devices we use every day.