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Tsh Oxenreider

Archived in 2019, Simple hosted conversations about living well and ignoring the rest.

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Ep. 35: Travel with Kids, part 2

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2016/07/15

More travel goodness! Tsh is continuing her chat with Stephanie Langford on extended travel with kids (head to episode 34 for part 1). In this episode, they get into the how—more of the nuts and bolts, like packing and planning. There's more nitty-gritty stuff here, so if you’re hoping for the practical, this episode is for you. Head here for the show notes!

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Ep. 34: Travel with Kids, part 1

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2016/07/09

The next four episodes, starting with this one, will be an extended conversation on extended travel with kids. My friend Stephanie Langford and I have both taken round-the-world trips with our clan when they were (are) young ages, and our family's paths even crossed for six weeks last spring in southern Europe. We'll hash out stuff like what we packed, how we decided where to go, how we handled worldschooling, and yep, the things that were miserable. We talk about how we handled our own work on the

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Ep. 33: Starting a Book Club with Nicole Bennett

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2016/07/02

Ever wanted to start a book club? Nicole Bennett did, too—and so, she did. In this episode, she shares the ins and outs of how she started it—how she picked the right people, how they decide which book to read next, how often they meet, and why the right food makes it even more fun. Consider this your primer to start a club of your own. Pair this with episode 29 with Anne Bogel and her reading guide, and you'll have what you need. Head here for the show notes!

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Ep. 32: Placemaking with Christie Purifoy

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2016/06/25

Home—why does it matter? Christie Purifoy has great insight into this—the significance of what she calls “placemaking,” and what it means to dig deep into where you’re planted. Her book, Roots and Sky, is a memoir on her first year in their Pennsylvania farmhouse, and what it meant to find where she’s supposed to be, even though she never knew it. She and Tsh talk about the significance of seasons, of gardening, of being a good neighbor, and more. You'll want to be her neighbor. Head here for the

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Ep. 31: Born For This with Chris Guillebeau

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2016/06/18

When you hear the word "noncomformist," your imagination might conjure up a black-sheep rogue protestor dancing in the streets. If you hear "dominating the world," the first thing that comes to mind might be Pinky and the Brain. Chris Guillebeau is one of the nicest, most generous guys around, and yet he's a big believer in both those things. He's also a traveler and author—in this chat, he and Tsh talk about when he traveled to every country in the world, what happened when he wrote a brief guide

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Ep. 30: The More of Less with Joshua Becker

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2016/06/11

Minimalism is a word used so much these days, it’s easy to roll our eyes at it. But when it’s defined right, minimalism can actually be pretty great. That’s what Joshua Becker thinks, anyway. He's a dad of two and a writer, and his new book, The More of Less, explores the deeper benefits of living with less. Head here for the show notes! Also, head here for Tsh's recommended books on simple living.

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Ep. 29: Summer Reading with Anne Bogel

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2016/06/04

What better way to start off the summer season than a fun chat about books and reading? Tsh is joined by friend of the show, Anne Bogel, to talk all about summer reading—what you should be reading, how you should be reading, and how to help your kids with what they choose to read. (Note: The sound on Tsh's end isn't so hot. So very sorry about that. Womp womp.) Head here for the show notes! Also, sign up for the weekly digest email and never miss a new podcast episode or blog post. And check out the

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Ep 28: Fighting ISIS With Soap

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2016/05/21

We all know who ISIS is, and we all know there’s a major worldwide refugee crisis. But what does it even mean? What does it look like on the ground? In this chat Tsh talks to Jeremy and Jessica Courtney from their house in Iraq, where they’ve lived for almost a decade. We talk about ISIS, who they are, what they’re doing, what it looks like right in front of their faces. And we talk about soap—a really, really cool thing they’ve helped start to help Iraqis fighting for their lives, their homes, and

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Ep. 27: Big City Simple Living

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2016/05/05

It seems a given that "simple living" is a little easier out in the country, perhaps on a farm, or maybe in a small town. Not so much a big city. Tsh has a friend that argues otherwise. Kristen Kill is a Pacific Northwest transplant to Manhattan, and in this Simple Show episode, we chat about the benefits to big city living, and how in many ways, it's simpler than living just about anywhere else. Links from this episode: Kristen's blog Kristen on Instagram and Twitter Zipcar Seamless Instacart New

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Ep 26: Everyday Spiritual Practices with Katherine...

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2016/04/16

Tsh's guest for this episode is Katherine Willis Pershey, a pastor who's also a mom to two little kids, so she personally knows the challenge of incorporating daily spiritual practices into life. She’s a smart cookie who is very much a normal person who gets real life. They talk about things like Lectio Divina, Examen, praying with color (yep, that’s a thing), meeting with spiritual directors, why the simple act of reading is a spiritual practice, and why we need to celebrate truth and beauty

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Ep 25: Raising Kids on Harry Potter with Robin Dance

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2016/04/02

Lots of listeners have asked Tsh the simple but broad (and sometimes loaded) question, “How and when should I introduce my kids to Harry Potter?” In this episode Tsh asked one of her great friends (and AoS contributing writer), Robin Dance, to join this chat. Tsh's three kids are between ages 5 and 11, yet Robin's three kids are all in their late teens/early twenties and out of the house. They talk about all things raising kids around Harry Potter: Is there a magic age for the series? How about the

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Ep. 24: Life in Cambodia with Marla Taviano

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2016/03/19

Have you ever been so moved by something that you sold just about everything and moved your entire family to the other side of the world? After learning about the atrocities of the sex trade industry in Cambodia, Marla Taviano and her husband moved there to play a small part in helping eradicate that disease. In this podcast episode, Marla and Tsh talk about the craziness of language learning, cross-cultural adjustment, eating questionable food, unschooling, and of course, traveling with kids. Links

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Ep. 23: How We Work, part 1 with Anne Bogel

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2016/03/05

This is the first in a series of conversations on the topic of WORK. Anne Bogel has an online business of blogging and podcasting about books while handling a million other things. She and Tsh both often get asked "how they do it all," so they dispel that myth. They also share their daily routines, what motivates them, and why they make time for our work (hint: it's because they love it).Links from this episode: Anne's blog, Modern Mrs. Darcy Anne's podcast, What Should I Read Next? Anne's Daily

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Ep. 22: Cubicle Life to Farm Life with Haley Stewart

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2016/02/20

When you feel like your life just isn't jiving with your passions, what do you do? How do you know when it's time to make a big risky change? That's what this episode is about as Tsh talks with Haley Stewart, who just moved across the country with her family. They left what they knew but was a less-than-ideal job and moved to live on a farm, where her husband is an intern. They're learning to farm! Links from this episode: Haley's blog, Carrots for Michaelmas Haley on Instagram, Facebook, and

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Ep. 21: Neighbor's Table with Sarah Harmeyer

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2016/02/06

Sarah Harmeyer recently started something called Neighbor's Table, which really is a simple concept... it's a handcrafted table big enough to seat lots of people, brought to your home for the purpose of sharing meals with others. This was spurred on by her realizing how she didn't know her own neighbors, so she took what felt like a risk and invited them all over for dinner. I love what happened after that. Neighbor's Table has taken off to ten states now, and she has the audacious goal to be in all

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Ep.20: Better Than Before with Gretchen Rubin

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2016/01/23

Why does it seem easier for some people to make new habits than others? Maybe it's not so much that it's easier... they're just forming a new habit in a way that works best for them. Gretchen Rubin loves studying this sort of stuff, so she and Tsh talk all about habits. Her research led her to this idea that we can each fall in to one of four tendencies?upholders, questioners, obligers, and rebels?and knowing which one you are is monumentally helpful in habit forming. She's well-known for her

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Ep.19: Strength in Someone's Story with Mary Carver

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2016/01/07

What would it be like to take world from someone posthumously and share it with the world? That's what Tsh talks about with Mary Carver, whose book, Choose Joy, shares the life and wisdom of Sara Frankl, a blogger who passed away a few years ago at age 38. They talk about what real strength looks like, what it means to CHOOSE joy, and the power of something called partial solutions. And like every chat, they talk about what's making them happy (hint: Tsh likes a rather ridiculous podcast). For show

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Ep.18: Learn by Doing with Maggie Whitley

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2015/12/15

What if you're a creative at heart and have an entrepreneurial drive, but you also have small kids at home and are up to your eyeballs in parenthood? That's what I talk about with Maggie Whitley, who's been rethinking her personal direction and her vocational calling so that work better fits her life and current stage. Maggie is a great model of a young person who wants to create and do work that allows her to be fully with her kids, so if this is you and you feel a little stuck, this episode is for

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Ep.17, Ask Tsh: Handling Well-Meaning Gift Givers...

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2015/12/12

Listener Jackie asks, “How do you deal with grandparents and relatives who give WAY too many gifts to your kids for Christmas, especially gifts you don’t really like anyway? I just don’t know what to do.” In this short episode, I share three things to keep in mind when it comes to your relationships with the gift-givers in your life, along with a call to action - please share your bits of wisdom! Head to http://theartofsimple.net/17 to add your thoughts, and to get links mentioned in this

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Ep.16: Hot Mess with Hummus, with Amber and Brady Black

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2015/11/14

What do you do when you have two passions, and there are two of you with unique skills and callings? You merge it all together. Brady and Amber Black both work with refugee children at a home in Beirut, Lebanon, AND they run an online art shop called Serious Creatures. Brady is a gifted artist; Amber is skilled as an entrepreneur, and together, they share whimsical art with the world that, in turn, helps support their daily work in Lebanon. It's a win-win for all of us. // For Show Notes with links

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