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How a Military Family Found Connection and Serenity in Tiny House Living

Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast - April 19, 2024 10:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratings
Today we delve into the story of a listener turned tiny home owner, Maegan Bell. Maegan is an active duty Army logistics officer who's going to share with us how she exchanged the blueprints of a traditional house for the compact efficiency of a custom-built tiny home in the Blue Ridge Mountains...

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Introduction to the Park Model Tiny House Lifestyle

Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast - April 12, 2024 10:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratings
Today we're exploring the cozy nooks of park model tiny homes with Cindy Ballaro. Cindy is not only a resident of a charming tiny home, but also a multipreneur who wears many hats including that of a publisher and marketer. Living in the picturesque mountains of North Carolina, Cindy has turned ...

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Transforming a Semi-Trailer into a Stylish Tiny Home

Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast - April 05, 2024 10:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratings
I am thrilled to introduce our guest, Mike Crowhurst, a seasoned tiny house dweller and the creative mind behind one of the most unique tiny homes I’ve seen in a while! Mike and his wife Heidi spent three years crafting a 45-foot ex-refrigerated semi-trailer into a gorgeous tiny home. Throughout...

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The Art of Resizing: Living Big in a Smaller Home

Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast - March 29, 2024 10:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratings
Judy comes to us with 36 years of experience as a custom builder and remodeler, with a passion for well-appointed, smaller living spaces. We'll dive into her expert advice on maximizing functionality without sacrificing style and comfort, and explore her journey from a 4,000 square foot dwelling...

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Building and Using Compost Toilets for Tiny Homes

Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast - March 22, 2024 10:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratings
Today, I'll be talking with Elizabeth, one of the team members behind a new and innovative entry into the world of compost toilets, the Throne Composting Toilet. Throne offers both a ready made AND DIY solution to the traditional compost toilet that promises ease and simplicity. We'll delve into...

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Tips for Low-Tech Off-Grid Living

Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast - March 15, 2024 10:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratings
I'm thrilled to have you join us for another adventure into the fascinating world of compact and conscious living. Today we're venturing off the beaten path and into the realm of off-grid living with our inspiring guest, Reesa, who has carved out her own piece of paradise on a multi-generational...

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Breaking Barriers in Affordable Housing with Tiny Home Communities

Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast - March 08, 2024 11:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratings
Over the past five years, Kim DeLaney has made strides in transforming the traditional housing model by utilizing her business savvy and passion for sustainability to champion tiny home communities. Kim DeLaney is the Co-Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of HaZi Enterprises and the Executive D...

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107. Rethinking the American Dream

Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast - March 01, 2024 11:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratings
Sophia and Henry self-designed and built their 28′ THOW in Northern Minnesota, where they experience a full range of seasons, including a very cold and long winter. We start with an in-depth discussion of how they are staying warm in their tiny house and preventing their water from freezing on t...

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071. Design a Tiny House To Fit Your Lifestyle

Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast - February 23, 2024 11:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratings
Erin Maile O'Keefe is a talented designer who designed and built the Paper Boat tiny house for herself and her husband, where they live in the backyard of a house that they own. In this conversation we'll break down the Paper Boat design and share some of the ways that Erin thinks about designin...

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038. The 99% Repurposed Tiny Homestead in Orlando: Extreme Lifestyle Design

Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast - February 16, 2024 11:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratings
Get inspired to build with repurposed materials and introduce yourself to the world of food freedom. Rob Greenfield is not a conventional kind of guy. He’s currently living in a tiny house that he built with 99% repurposed materials. He doesn’t have running water in the house and his current pro...

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098. How a Tiny House can Support a Growing Family

Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast - February 09, 2024 11:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratings
Malissa and Chris Tack did one of the first tiny house builds to be fully documented in photographs every day. I remember poring through their daily time-lapses to figure out how they did certain things. Their beautiful design included dormers in the loft, which inspired my tiny house and countl...

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009. How to Rightsize Your Life and Retire to a Tiny House

Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast - February 02, 2024 11:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratings
This episode features Jody Brady. In 2014, after living in a series of traditionally scaled houses, Jody and her husband Bill decided it was time to "right-size" their living space. They designed and built their tiny home in the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia, and they've been living tiny for ...

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014. How Tiny House Living can Shape Your Relationships, Career, and Life

Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast - January 26, 2024 11:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratings
It’s not just about finances. Though many people are drawn to tiny house living for the financial benefits, living tiny has a way of changing the way you look at everything in your life. Living tiny for 3.5 years has had a lasting impact on my guest, Alek Lisefski. In this conversation, we’ll ...

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DIY Living Spaces: Exploring the Creativity and Challenges of House Truck Living

Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast - January 05, 2024 11:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratings
This episode features an incredible guest. Joining me is Kai, who's not only living in a house truck but has a wealth of knowledge about the ins and outs of this unique lifestyle. We'll explore Kai's journey, from finding and customizing a commercial truck to navigating the practical challenges ...

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Building a DIY Tiny House for Under $20k While Still in High School

Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast - December 22, 2023 11:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratings
Tiffany DaSilva is a passionate real estate investor and loan officer with a love for tiny living. She's here to share her incredible journey of building her own twenty by eight and a half foot handcrafted tiny house while she was still in high school. Tiffany's story is truly inspiring from lea...

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There’s A Mouse in the [Tiny] House!

Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast - December 08, 2023 11:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratings
I’m sharing my own captivating [and slightly humorous] tale of dealing with unexpected visitors in my tiny house. It all starting with light scratching sounds, which led to the shocking discovery of these unexpected guests. In this episode, I am walking you through the entire process of diagnosi...

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Amazing!

Life with Johnny Nocash - December 03, 2023 10:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Hey strangers of the internet! I got a little life update as well as something I had to keep quiet for almost a year that I'd like to share with ya! Grab yourself a beer and get rusty will me. Hope Support the show https://linktr.ee/JohnnyNocash

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Amazing Race!

Life with Johnny Nocash - December 03, 2023 10:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Hey strangers of the internet! I got a little life update as well as something I had to keep quiet for almost a year that I'd like to share with ya! Grab yourself a beer and get rusty will me. Hope Support the show https://linktr.ee/JohnnyNocash

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The Effort to Legalize Tiny Homes and Create a National Standard

Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast - November 17, 2023 11:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratings
As the president of THIA and the director of Government relations for the American Tiny House Association, Dan Fitzpatrick is at the forefront of the movement to legalize tiny homes as a viable housing option in the United States. In this episode, we'll dive into the progress being made in legal...

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Investing in Your DIY Skills: Turning Van Life into a Profitable Venture

Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast - November 03, 2023 10:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratings
Nate Murphy is an adventurous builder and filmmaker who has taken on not just one, but countless incredible projects, converting several vans into cozy living spaces and renovating a centuries old house in the beautiful Pyrenees Mountains. In our conversation, Nate shares his experience of build...

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Tiny House Dweller Reluctantly Becomes Lobbyist to Legalize Movable Tiny Houses

Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast - October 20, 2023 10:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratings
I met Vera a decade ago and we were both invited to speak at Deek Diedrickson's Tiny House workshop in Connecticut. She explained that my first pictures of my tiny house that I built in 2012 with rain screen inspired her to deep dive into everything from thermal bridging to mold mitigation for t...

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Discovering the Joys and Challenges of Living on a Tugboat

Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast - October 06, 2023 10:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratings
Pamela has a fascinating story to share about her life aboard a 100 year old tugboat called the Zenia Sophia. From the day before she got married, Pamela and her husband Ulrich have made this boat their home, raising their two daughters on board, creating a unique and adventurous lifestyle. We'l...

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Toilet Types for Tiny Houses

Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast - September 29, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratings
The type of toilet you choose to install in your tiny home will definitely affect things like your budget, your other systems, and your ability to travel. It's a question that I get from time to time, so I thought I would share this short and informational session with you. I am talking through ...

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Black 'n BLUE

Life with Johnny Nocash - September 24, 2023 09:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Here's a little trailer life  update along with my time at the soon to be legendary BLACK and BLUEGRASS festival in North Gower Ontario. But first, I can't find my main microphone so I've resorted to a cheap back up. I hope it's ok til I find the old one or get a new one cause this episode was a...

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On Demand Hot Water for Tiny Homes: Discovering PrecisionTemp's Innovative Solutions

Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast - September 15, 2023 10:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratings
Gerry Wolter is an inventor and entrepreneur who has revolutionized tankless hot water systems for small and tiny houses. His company, PrecisionTemp, offers innovative and American made water heating solutions for both heat and hot water. From onboard hot water for sailors to portable heaters fo...

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Creating Financial Security in a Tiny House: Insights from a Certified Financial Planner

Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast - September 08, 2023 10:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratings
Laura Lynch is a certified financial planner who specializes in helping people financially execute their plans to go tiny. Laura shares her insights on the unique aspects of tiny living, including the financial considerations and the importance of creating a supportive community for the longterm...

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The Journey to Building an Affordable Tiny House Community

Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast - September 01, 2023 10:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratings
Jinkie Echols is an incredible advocate for affordable housing and the founder of Peace Wind, a successful tiny house community in Cocoa Florida. Jinkie shares her remarkable journey and the lessons she's learned along the way, from buying raw land, to getting codes and zoning changed, all the w...

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Creating the Perfect Tiny Kitchen: FOTILE’s Micro Appliances for the Tiny House Lifestyle

Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast - August 25, 2023 10:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratings
This episode features special guest, Jason Gastman, the new business development manager for FOTILE America. We discuss Jason's role in bringing FOTILE appliances into the mainstream markets, making them a premier choice for appliances with premium retailers, architects, and builders. Jason has ...

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The 3 Keys to Parking Your Tiny House Legally in Colorado

Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast - August 18, 2023 10:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratings
Tracy Manchego-Baker, is the co-founder of Tiny Building Experts based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Tracy and her husband Austin have built a reputation as experienced ethical and high quality tiny home builders, with Austin leading the way by being part of almost 500 Tiny House builds since 2...

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Tiny Dreams on a Budget: Navigating Construction as Your Own Contractor

Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast - August 11, 2023 10:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 155 ratings
Laura Kuntz is an elementary school teacher and a mother of three grown daughters. She's here to share her journey of building her own tiny house. Since high school Laura has been obsessed with the idea of living in a small home and now as an empty nester, she finally had the perfect opportunity...