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Nomad + SpiceGoing on Hiatus We are going on hiatus for an exciting reason! Flashback to our 2021 end of year episode We might well be back, so keep us in your podcast feed! Managing creative and physical energy with long covid Our Patreon will remain open to keep the N+S website and episodes up We’re still hoping to do our retreat Thank you for listening and supporting in so many ways. We love you! Support us on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nom...2023-03-0615 minNomad + SpiceFeminism & Capitalism US police solve only 2% of all major crimes Defunding the police will actually make us safer Aboriginal deaths in custody in Australia Ursula K Le Guin's speech at National Book Awards Feminist writer, coach and business woman Kelly Diels Sophie Lewis’ “Abolish the Family” book The family structure we’ve held up as the cultural ideal for the past half century has been a catastrophe for many For a lovely vision of what anti-capitalist living could look like, read A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers Also read: Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism Communal living is taking off in the US...2023-01-301h 21Nomad + SpiceSee Ya, 2022!We discuss end-of-year rituals and bid farewell to the year: We talk about Wintering: The power of Rest & Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May What the heck is the Gregorian Calendar anyway? The Celtic Calendar sounds much more our style Kit recommends Spirited, the movie musical, for some holiday fun Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Viv is planning to do the Year Compass as an end-of-2022 ritual 2022-12-1615 minNomad + Spice5 Year AnniversaryIt’s our fifth anniversary! The episode Kit regrets…. Viv is proud of our queer episode, although we’d do it differently now Kit shouts out our blockbuster two part episode on neurodivergence (part 2 here) Check out our Reading Retreat… coming back (hopefully) in 2023! You can also join the Long Reads club if you wanna hang with us and Rage Retreat. Camp Catharsis. What do you think? Let us know. Send us your voice memo on feminism and capitalism! Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instag...2022-10-2620 minNomad + SpiceSummer Books 2022 Join us at the 7in7 digital nomad conference in Montréal Read with us in our long-reads club Connect with Viv and Kit on Good Reads Powell’s City of Books in Portland A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers Untamed by Glennon Doyle Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev The Trauma Cleaner by Sarah Krasnostein Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel A Room Called Earth by Madeleine Ryan Happy Endings by Bella Green The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo Spoiler Alert by Olivia D...2022-08-1530 minNomad + SpiceWhat Nomading Prevents You From Doing Kit mentions our [very old] hobby episode Viv mentions our [also very old] vacation episode Jenny of Digital Nomad Girls shares her home base thoughts. Choir buddies! Have you joined Bumble BFF? One more old episode: How to Stay Politically and Socially Active! Carbon offsetting app Wren Marbree shares her vegetable and mushroom farming adventures Get your own Sleigh the Patriarchy jumper here Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.2022-08-0142 minNomad + SpiceFeminist Weddings Jewels talks about the conflicting objectives of modern weddings and how she made her wedding an event that still has her guests asking for a reunion 10 years on Jon’s proposal to Viv Viv’s favourite ever proposal (still makes me cry ten years after I first saw it) Wedding magazine editor Sally tells us why she loves weddings despite being a feminist Janice stresses the importance of considering your intentions for wanting to get married Watch the first dance Kit and Claire choreographed for Viv and Jon’s wedding And if you really want to see the whole show, here’s t...2022-06-201h 32Nomad + SpiceNeurodivergent Nomads Part 2 Please fill out Kit’s survey on neurodivergence in nomads Angie shares why she decided to take medication and learned to forgive herself for years of feeling incapable ADHD expert Dr Ned Hallowell on TikTok The worldwide prevalence of ADHD: is it an American condition? The Great Indoors: The Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape Our Behavior, Health, and Happiness Make cleaning fun with the Sweepy app Daisy tells us what it’s like to have been diagnosed with both ADHD and autism Hannah shares how getting her ADHD diagnosis improved her relationships and gave her the right vocabulary to expla...2022-04-251h 06Nomad + SpiceNeurodivergent Nomads Part 1This is the first of our two-part series on ADHD, autism and the whole spectrum of neurodivergence. Jon’s bird content Please do Kit’s survey on neurodivergence in nomads! Dani Donovan’s ADHD comics The “Faces of ADHD” and the “3 Types of ADHD” (more great cartoons here and here) Angie shares how she balances nomading and neurodivergence Jenny of Digital Nomad Girls shares her diagnosis journey Daisy’s Irish Independent article [paywall] “Vivienne” tastes like purple icing Here’s the reason to retire “Aspergers” from your vocabulary #ActuallyAutistic on Instagram and Twitter and TikTok Buzzfeed News article about person-first language T...2022-03-011h 29Nomad + SpiceFarewell 2021! What happened when Kit got Covid We mull over what next year might look like The Art of Gathering People making plans for 7in7 Shoutout to our excellent VA, Charlotte! Join the Long Reads club on our Patreon We announce our career change to screenwriters The most Australian thing ever (you are welcome) Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.2021-12-2131 minNomad + SpiceIntuitive EatingContent note: In this episode, we cover diet culture and fatphobia, so if that’s not good for you maybe give this one a miss! If you wanna get a sneak peek at Viv’s wedding here’s a 45 second trailer And here was the honeymoon resort in case you’re looking for the best all-inclusive holiday you’ve ever had Contribute to our episode on neurodivergence that we’re planning for next year Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole and Elise Resch Give @foodpeacedietitian, Ragen Chastain and Kirsten Ackerman a follow to find out more from a nutrition perspective L...2021-12-0748 minNomad + SpiceRe-Emergence Need more Nomad + Spice in your life? Join our Long Reads club on Patreon With restrictions being lifted in the UK, are we seeing the light at the end of the tunnel? Dealing with uncertainty in a pandemic How Delta exposed Australia's pandemic weaknesses Sally wonders how the pandemic has changed our norms and behaviour and what anxieties we will we be taking into the future with us The pandemic made clear that Consent Is About More Than Sex Colour coded consent wristbands indicate your comfort levels with physical touch Sarah shares how the pandemic taught her spontaneity, but also...2021-10-0548 minNomad + SpiceSummer books episode! Want to read with us? Join the Long Reads club on Patreon Be our friends on Goodreads! Kit and Viv Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino Convenience Store Woman by Sakaya Murata How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States by Daniel Immerwahr Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Know your Baldwin: The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin If Beale Street Could Talk - Netflix documentary Kindred by Octavia Butler The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo...2021-08-1033 minNomad + SpiceWomen Sacrificing in the Pandemic Women of colour lost the majority of the jobs in the economic downturn Report that found women booked vaccination appointments for their male partners and their parents Women skipped medical appointments more than men during the pandemic People are reporting weird periods after getting vaccinated 1% pay rise for healthcare workers in the UK is a big UGHH The phenomenon of feminised job roles A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking Why Women Had Better Sex Under Socialism “Covid took a crowbar into gender gaps and pried them open” Kim Stanley Robinson’s piece about the positives in global decrease in population...2021-07-1346 minNomad + SpiceLifelong Learning as a Feminist Practice Our new Patreon tier!! Black lives still matter Ambar shares about how learning about herself has been an important project for her this year Read more about the Dunning-Kruger Effect Women You Should Know Activists to follow: @blairimani @amandangocnguyen @iamrachelricketts @rachel.cargle @michellekimkim @keah_maria @melaninmvskoke @ajabarber @beyonkz @joshuaobawole @teresabaker11 @pattiegonia Stop Asian Hate Greta’s got it Audrey shares her conflicted feelings about activism and learning You’re Wrong About Maintenance Phase Roxane Gay’s Writing for Social Change Masterclass Check out Kit’s dance vids! Witch, Please Sonia on professional and intentional learning Support this podcast on Patreon...2021-06-111h 03Nomad + SpiceWhat Home Means for Digital Nomads Kit’s current “home” Salem, Massachusetts, US Viv’s current “home”: Westward Ho!, Devon, UK Sarah shares her homes with us Indigenous Women Hike on Instagram (+ their story on what makes someone a local) A short summary of Australia Day protests “The past is a foreign country” Martina shares the push/pull relationship she has with her family home Angie describe what home means to her Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.2021-02-2352 minNomad + SpiceGoodbye 2020!We talk about the (few) unexpected upsides of this year, the goals we’ve surprisingly reached as a result of the pandemic and what that tells us, and set vibes (NOT goals) for the coming year/s. With, you know, laughs. Happy end of 2020! Help Lines: US, Canada, UK, Ireland - Crisis Text Line (also available on Facebook Messenger so you can ) Australia - Lifeline Anywhere in the EU/EEA: call 116 123 US: call 800-273-8255 Everywhere: IASP Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on...2020-12-1627 minNomad + SpiceOur Worst Nomad Stories Back when we knew nothing about the pandemic, we recorded this episode! Benedict Cumberbatch can’t pronounce “penguins” Here’s our beautiful castle … we can’t wait to go back once we’re allowed Kathryn shares her close call with the law Marie reflects on illness on the road The definition of bogan Nomads who…. scrub toilets? Angie Cole shares a cautionary tale about late night transportation 2020-12-0945 minNomad + SpiceShould We Go Vegan? Do you miss plane food? These people are missing it this much If you’re vegan-curious, try signing up for Veganuary in 2021 Chani shares how going mostly vegan has helped with her mental health Digital Nomad Girls’ Jenny Lachs shares her environmental reasons for cutting down her meat consumption Viv refers to Yoga with Adriene, another January challenge you can do Check out the Ultimate Vegan Brunch Tour by Suzette Burton The article reporting Black Americans are more likely to be vegan than the rest of the population Suzette suggests the Happy Cow and A Billion Veg apps to help you l...2020-11-251h 34Nomad + SpicePost-US Election Feelings + White Women DO BETTERWe have thoughts, we have feelings, we have reactions. They are raw and so are we. In this episode, we talk about joy, disbelief, apprehension, and what white women all over the world need to do now. ... Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.2020-11-1218 minNomad + SpiceOur Favorite Summer (or Fall, or Winter) BooksAll the books we’ve loved this year in which time has no meaning. Kit’s Goodreads list grows apace! Shoutout to the “cozy mystery” genre (and its many subgenres), introduced to us via A Deadly Inside Scoop Viv’s book recommendations: The Guest List by Lucy Foley The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams Next on the list: Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo Kit’s book recommendations: One To Watch by Kate Stayman-London The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin 2020-09-3030 minNomad + SpicePart 3: Nomads in the Time of Coronavirus What does the rest of 2020 look like for location independent women? We reflect on the first five months of the pandemic Marie makes the most of her new circumstances Viv bangs on about Couch to 5k (again. We have forgotten what we said on the previous episode) Tweets on capitalism Sarah is adjusting and adapting, and holding still Check out our Black Lives Matter action list Although her day-to-day life hasn’t changed that much, Janice is being kinder to herself 2020-09-1743 minNomad + SpicePart 2: Nomads in the Time of CoronavirusThe second installment of our three-part documentary series tracking how nomads are handling this wild year. In our third month of lockdown (oh, sweet summer children) Viv’s doing Couch to 5k with a remote run club Kit’s playing Beat Saber on a VR Headset (neither of us is as good as the video) We read Braiding Sweetgrass in our book club Robin the Wandering Aunt checks in from Dallas about letting herself lean into her emotions Sally shows us up with really good sound quality and is definitely making the most of living on the be...2020-09-1645 minNomad + SpicePart 1: Nomads in the Time of Coronavirus We offer a COVID-19 time capsule from a million years ago (March) Jenny Lachs shares how she was feeling in the early days of the pandemic, particularly around productivity and self-care We discuss how we’re parenting our parents regarding coronavirus safety Tiff shares what it’s like being stuck far from home and how the what-ifs are causing stress Jacqueline Jensen talks about the emotional roller coaster she’s been experiencing Audrey paints a picture of her life and the push and pull of inside and outside The Washington Post graphic Cynthia shares how connecting with other online business owners...2020-09-151h 18Nomad + SpiceMinisode: Kicking Off 2020! Check out Dani Donovan’s cartoons! My Brother My Brother and Me year names Join Viv doing Veganuary and also Yoga with Adriene’s 30 day challenge! Join the Charge What You’re Worth Club via Patreon Jennifer Miller is part of Family Adventure Summit, which is like 7in7 for families! Nab the final spot on our Scotland reading retreat! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Facebook us! Nomad + Spice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music! Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi. 2020-01-0129 minNomad + SpiceHow To Decide If We Want Kids Our first-ever Reading Retreat is SOLD OUT! Lupita Nyong’o’s perfect holiday is the same as ours Listen to our two-part episode on how to raise kids as a nomad: Part 1 & Part 2 The best advice for deciding if you want kids: “You’re going to regret it either way some of the time, you just have to figure out which way you’ll regret less.” Why Have Kids by Jessica Valenti is a good book to read if you’re on the fence Audrey tells us how she feels very conflicted about having kids Emily lived with her niece for a year and le...2019-12-231h 00Nomad + SpiceOur No-Bullshit Guide to Becoming A Digital Nomad Check out our glam Albanian wedding photos in the Facebook Group Kit wrote about why 7in7 is exclusively for experienced nomads - because the truth is most don’t make it past the one-year mark Buffer’s annual State of Remote Work Report Digital Nomad Girls has a great resource where 50 women share their nomad jobs Hannah Dixon’s 5 Day VA Challenge and the Bucketlist Bombshells’ courses are two programs that we know actually work to help total newbies get started Audrey from The F School says we shouldn’t listen to other’s opinions Robin from Wandering Aunt advises newbies to ta...2019-11-1941 minNomad + SpiceHow To Stay Politically & Socially Active as a Digital Nomad We recorded this in summer, but it got pushed back by some of our other episodes, and we’re thrilled to finally get it out! Jenny Lachs from Digital Nomad Girls thinks nomads have a responsibility to be politically and socially active Activist burnout is a real thing and we need to have strategies for coping with it We discuss integrating activism into your work like the Australian play Kill Climate Deniers Audrey from The F School wants you to give money to causes you’re passionate about Check out Lesbians Who Tech! Who wouldn’t love cuddling kittens at Coco’s...2019-10-2252 minNomad + SpicePersonality Tests Check out our Reading Retreat in a Scottish Castle! Just ONE spot left! A mother-daughter team created the Myers-Briggs test in the 1940s, based on a discredited idea from Carl Jung It’s now a $20 million per year industry Viv’s article on the Myers-Briggs Vox’s mini-documentary on the Myers-Briggs Janice from the Career Introvert thinks the personality tests can sway how we act Viv’s concern with these tests is that they don’t adapt, grow, and change with you Gretchen Rubin’s Four Tendencies Quiz and her blog post describing it as a more focused test Here’s the adapted...2019-09-2551 minNomad + SpiceHow Do Digital Nomads Keep Fit? Viv’s going to bootcamp run by a 60-year-old Dolly Parton lookalike 🙌 There’s a coworking space with a climbing wall in London, and we want more Shout out to Very Nomad Problems’ Nomad Olympics Friend of the show Jenny Lachs likes the “evil” Carrot Fit app Kit likes trying new things with ClassPass Kayla tells us how being a nomad makes keeping fit more fun Kit’s steps were abysmal in 2018 because she was mostly in hot places We chat clothes, gear, and why we live in leggings Invest in good bras!! We recommend Enell for super-bouncy activities Michelle works out 6 day...2019-08-2155 minNomad + SpiceOur Favorite Summer Books 2019 Viv wouldn’t have read anything if it weren’t for our Book Club Kit’s thankful for our Charge What You’re Worth Club to help fund her insane Goodreads habit Viv recommends Circe by Madeline Miller and we talk about the current popularity of ancient myths Kit recommends the Shades of Magic trilogy by V.E. Schwab for all your magical adventure needs We’re plotting our own adventure: a reading retreat in a Scottish castle! Details coming soon, spots will be very limited. Email us if you’re interested in joining! Viv recommends Pachinko by Min Jin Lee and we l...2019-08-1239 minNomad + SpiceAsk Us Anything! We’ve nicked our format from Reddit’s (very interesting) AMA The villa in Bali where we had daily massages Remote nomading in Trømso Hermione’s undetectable extension charm Moana, the DN princess His Dark Materials inspired Kit’s love of nomading Kit references our Charge What You’re Worth Club Beck Power knows about putting yourself out there Check out St Brendan’s Isle for mail forwarding services Check out more of Natasha’s questions here Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow...2019-07-251h 02Nomad + SpiceAsking For Help Wanna come meet us IRL? We’ll be in New Zealand for Kit’s conference for experienced nomads, 7in7, in October If you haven’t already, check out Michelle Obama’s book Becoming Kyrie relates how being a nomad can make it harder to ask for help Ways you can connect with other nomads regularly: Charge What You’re Worth Club, 7in7 Society, Nomad Feminist Book Club Need to quit something? The Upside of Quitting is your friend Martina shares her strategy for getting better at asking for help If you’re in South America, check out Rappi – a magic delivery app C...2019-06-1249 minNomad + SpiceBeing a Queer Digital Nomad TWIST! Our guest hosts are Hannah Dixon and Nicole Abramowski!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOO! Lynn & Alba have our first voice memo focusing on having to come out to everyone you meet while travelling Sam talks about language and coming out to clients Kyrie offers her perspective on labels and dating on the road and introduces the classic U-Haul joke Chrys deep dives into the intricacies of dating as a queer nomad Esther reveals more of the difficulties of dating Apps: Grindr is available for queer men, but Her is one of the few lesbian-focused apps Tristan mentions 7in7 for meeting other queer nomads...2019-04-3059 minNomad + SpiceDigital Nomad Taxes We discuss the ethics of tax paying… or not Hiring someone to help is very important! Under the UK system earning £150,000 is the same as earning over £1 million This topic makes us want to bury our heads in the sand - but let’s fight that instinct together! We got just ONE voice memo for this scary episode, from the amazing Jenny Lachs of Digital Nomad Girls US taxes are definitely legal - see the 16th amendment Some American nomads stay away from home to avoid tax Scandinavians are happy to pay taxes Get answers to your most burning tax questio...2019-04-0326 minNomad + SpiceMinimalism The eternal carry-on versus checked baggage! Cassie from Bucketlist Bombshells has big bags – here’s what she has to say If you want to see the opposite end of the minimalism spectrum, check out Consumed on Netflix Marie Kondo’s gratitude practice – so nice! Come and join our Facebook page where our Liz Scully: she loves a pencil Viv used to carry a stuffed Totoro with her. The idea was to do something exactly like this person has (Viv is unreasonably mad to have found someone else doing her idea and having so many followers) Kyrie talks about her evolving packing...2019-03-1332 minNomad + SpiceThe Man Episode Behind every woke man… Our friend Simon talks about dicks Steve points out how the typical nomad dude might feel uncomfortable inclusive spaces Zach blows our minds If you can’t picture it, here’s Leslie Knope’s rage face Note to our emailer: #byefelipe We hear from our boyfriends who credit us with their feminist awakenings, you’re WELCOME, and Lewis shouts out How To Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran Thanks to Amirul for mentioning the great educational tool that is Tumblr Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Facebook us! Nomad + Spice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music! Yell...2019-03-0148 minNomad + SpiceCultural Appropriation + Digital Nomads Wiki definition of cultural appropriation. Actually quite good! Viv’s friend’s article about white male chefs Generational differences on cultural appropriation in Indian families Tips for practicing yoga minus the cultural appropriation The British Museum and its many abuses of other cultures’ stuff Check out Bond Women’s Festival Don’t buy the Buddha! Bodei sent in a voice memo and mentions the grey area of sharing cultures Beyoncé wears Indian clothing at an Indian wedding vs Selena Gomez wears a bindi cuz she likes it White people at Standing Rock being rubbish Nat Geo owns its colonialist past An overly...2019-02-071h 02Nomad + SpicePlanning for Our Financial Future as Digital Nomads Viv is in Sydney, and Kit is in Chiang Mai! Look us up! We’re talking about financial planning!!!!!!! The ‘By the time you’re 30’ meme Deanna Marie serves us some financial realness. You can’t be in startup mode forever! Join our Charge What You’re Worth Club! Mark Manson’s turning 30 post (not the one Viv was thinking of!) Amber Monaco owns her debt! Watch Crazy Rich Asians to find out what you can spend all your loads of money Martina reminds us that freelancers and small business owners should treat ourselves like employees Why women need to save for the f...2019-01-2145 minNomad + SpiceYear End Recap 2018! We look back on 2018 and weigh up how we did on the goals we set at the end of 2017 Holiday season mental health check-in! Viv is getting a VA via our friend Hannah Dixon The Bromad episode: a perennial fave with our listeners. Our Digital Nomad with Kids episodes, How Women Build Confidence, and Advice to our Pre-Nomad Selves Highlights: the media coverage we got, our live episode and our Patreon ANNOUNCEMENT KLAXON! We’ve got a new tier in our Patreon: the Charge What You’re Worth Club!!!! SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT KLAXON! We’re creating MERCH next year. Watch this space...2018-12-3126 minNomad + SpiceNomading While Fat We’re talking about being fat! Read this article! Everything you know about obesity is wrong Coffee with butter in it Jewels tell us what her badass curvy body can do On Eating by Susie Orbach Martina shares the bravery required to move through the world as a fat person If you don’t follow Roxane Gay, get on that right now!! And read her book, Hunger Rachel discusses the challenges of packing The body neutrality movement Rayven leaves us on a positive note Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com Facebook us! Nomad + Spice. Tweet us! @noma...2018-12-2740 minNomad + SpiceWhat it Means To Be a Nomad (LIVE!) We had a live recording at 7in7! It was so much fun! We were talking about what it means to be a nomad Check out Amy Scott’s Nomadtopia if you don’t already know it Marbree calls in from out of town Want to come along to 7in7 next year? We’ll be in Wellington, NZ Nicole from Queer Women Digital Nomads is running Nomad Misfits in June next year Sarah goes head to head with Kit on the brand new quiz, ‘Cult Leader or Bromad’ We shout out Queer Women* Digital Nomads and Digital Nomad Girls We talk a bit more...2018-12-211h 02Nomad + SpiceShine Theory Watch out for our live recording from 7in7! Shine Theory: Why Powerful Women Make the Best Friends More on Shine Theory + CYG Episodes on Shine Theory + Shine Theory in practice Watch Anita Sarkeesian on the Smurfette Principle (and while you’re there, check out all her Feminist Frequency and Tropes vs Women pop culture analysis because they’re great) The politics photo Viv mentions Women in Congress having bipartisan meetings to get shit done The women of the Obama White House and their Shine Theory strategy Voice memo from Jewels Velky Voice memo for Mar Rosati Liz Scully explains her appr...2018-10-3034 minNomad + SpiceVisiting Home & Family We’re back from our summer break! VIV GOT ENGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGED, you can weep at the video here This is how it could have gone, imagine! Check out Kit’s #NASASocial posts The tweet from Amy @ Wherever Writer that starts the whole discussion Hannah at the Nomad VA shares her home-visiting philosophy Kit’s childhood friendship nursery rhyme Check out our friendship episode for an in-depth discussion Sonia shares her wisdom about seeing her family more We hear from Michelle about how she centers family and community Go to WDS if you’re looking for a cool community of nomad friends! ...2018-09-2736 minNomad + SpiceShare Your Voice + a Replay: Privilege + NomadingGo to our voice memo page to share your thoughts about visiting home and family as a digital nomad! And now, let's replay one of our favorite episodes, in which we talk about privilege in the nomad world! “Anyone can be a digital nomad if they try hard enough” - can they though? We hear from Chrys, Pauline and LaToya, who wade into the waters of digital nomad privilege Privilege 101: we all have some kind of privilege over someone else We quote from White privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack We dig into all the ways we can...2018-09-1223 minNomad + SpiceA GIFT FOR YOU + a Replay: The Value of In-Person EventsGet $100 OFF your ticket to this year's 7in7 with the code SPICE And now, let's replay one of our favorite discussions with the coolest nomad women we know... We talk to Natasha Stanley (This Is For You), Beck Power (Nomad Fly, Nomad Work and Nomad Me) and Jennifer Lachs (Digital Nomad Girls) We’re all fresh out of 7in7 and absolutely buzzing This was going on outside the apartment while we were talking How do you relate authentically? Be honest! Try to avoid talking about work for as long as possible Business opportunities are a side ef...2018-08-2148 minNomad + SpiceOur Favorite Summer Books Kit’s chilling on a beach this August before 7in7 stress kicks in Viv is ramping up for Edinburgh Fringe It’s our 30th episode AND our one-year anniversary! Catch up on old episodes here How we read: paperback vs Kindle vs audiobooks The Nomad + Spice Book Club was born because of our Hobbies episode It’s helped us get in the habit of reading with other amazing women (and get rid of book guilt!) Kit’s GoodReads list is super long now Powell’s is a super cool bookstore in Portland Kit loved Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor Viv loved...2018-07-3128 minNomad + SpiceOur Biggest Mistakes as Digital Nomads Find a fuck-up night near you LinkedIn: actually quite valuable for careers Nomading: not necessarily about travel Money: the bit you need to get right Metaphors: plentiful in this episode We rip on Tim Ferriss for a while Michelle Dale from Virtual Miss Friday shares her fuckup story Chani from the Unlikely Vegan shares an aromatic mess she made while traveling to Main Street Academy Liz Scully and her friend suffered from travel hubris and she’s here to warn you against it Jessa is all about minimalist travel plans Dorene has freed herself from the deadline to make nomad li...2018-07-2342 minNomad + SpiceBehind the Scenes: How We Make This Digital Nomad Podcast! BLOOPER LOL Call Your Girlfriend’s business episode Say no to yourself! We hire Podcasting Press to edit our podcast episodes We record via Zencastr Kit uses this tiny microphone We use Libsyn to distribute (check out their helpful videos and their Twitter feed) Our website is on Squarespace The story of how Kit met Madame Gandhi at Lesbians Who Tech We collect voice memos via SpeakPipe Podcast rec: Call Your Girlfriend Podcast rec: Another Round Podcast rec: Secret Feminist Agenda Podcast rec: Witch, Please Podcast rec: Flash Forward Podcast rec: Science Vs. Podcast rec: Thirst Aid Kit Podcast rec: Ho...2018-06-2644 minNomad + SpiceHow to Say No Viv has turned 30! Kit is in Austin! It’s harder to say no in business when you’re operating from a scarcity mindset Western culture is full of advice to say yes (i.e. Shonda Rhimes’ book and TED Talk) We heard from Audrey Louisa about how she taught herself to stop people-pleasing Look after your spoons Join the Nomad Feminist Bookclub via Patreon! Re-listen to our Confidence and Money episodes! Check out Tiffany Dufu’s Drop the Ball If you’re a newbie freelance writer, you can book in for a half hour chat with Viv Join the Nomad + Spice Face...2018-06-1537 minNomad + SpiceThe Epidemic of Woo Viv’s cute birthday fairytale cabin Don’t put jade eggs in your vagina Join our Nomad Feminist Book Club! It’s not just nomads: millennials and queers also love astrology Washington Post article about astrology instead of therapy We hear from Kayla Thanks to Christine for contributing your voice memo! The Wing - cool feminist co-working space in the States! Listen to Secret Feminist Agenda Women of colour get worse health care than white women Thanks to listener Abby for her thoughts! John Oliver’s church tax stunt The Guardian’s Why We Fell for Clean Eating Belle Gibson and Pete...2018-06-011h 00Nomad + SpiceSpring Break! We’re taking a brief break from recording podcasts, but we’ll be back in a few weeks! Please talk to us about our upcoming topics – the ‘epidemic of woo’, experiences of harassment on the road and any questions you have on about the podcast and how we produce it If you missed it, we were interviewed for an article about digital bromads – check it out here! While we’re away, maybe listen to the back catalogue? Try: Digital Bromads and Privilege, our two-part series on love and dating as a nomad and our episode on Cryptocurrency We’ll still be...2018-04-2502 minNomad + SpiceCan You Be a Digital Nomad with Kids? (Part 2) It’s time for Part 2 of our location independent kids episode! If you haven’t listened to Part 1, you can do that here Want to talk about taboos more? Check out our money episode! Voice memo from Mirje about how nomad life has changed since the arrival of her baby Kit’s fabled dislike of Bali FYI: The Green School is a fave nomad and nomad-adjacent spot and has some pretty amazing bamboo buildings We hear from Maire with some more controversial viewpoints about being nomadic with kids Our crypto expert Mariza pointed out that: digital nomad men call themselves ‘entrepren...2018-04-1249 minNomad + SpiceCan You Be a Digital Nomad with Kids? (Part 1) Can you be a nomad with a kid? We dig in Kyrie shares her plans for a location independent life with a family Check out Almost Fearless, the magazine for travelling families Nomadic kids education: world schooling, unschooling, homeschooling Read The Diabolical Genius of the Baby Advice Industry so you don’t have to worry about all the advice out there We interview Danielle Greason from VA Lifestyle Design Stay tuned for Part 2 of our location independent kids special next week! We’re chatting to Libryia Jones of Wanderist Life! Kids + Travel = ??? Let us know your thoughts. Get in touc...2018-03-3043 minNomad + SpiceHow Women Build Confidence Girls do worse in maths tests when told that boys are better (and other studies) Reply All’s dropshipping episode and our Bromad episode Beck Power on confidence Janice The Career Introvert takes down the mantra of fake it till you make it Read Ellen Bard’s blog post on the negative effects of affirmations We chat about 7in7 feedback Read Tiffany Dufu’s book like we did in our Nomad Feminist Book Club! Ira Glass on the creativity gap QOTD: “Comparison is the death of joy” Man puts ‘Mr’ in front of his gender-neutral name and suddenly gets a job Men apply...2018-03-1533 minNomad + SpiceWomen in Cryptocurrency Thanks to our Patreon supporters! We hear from Christine whose knowledge of Bitcoin is thanks to Grey’s Anatomy Cryptocurrency is generally considered the domain of the dark web, GamerGate and bromads… which makes you want to stay the hell away from it. Marbree shares her critique of cryptocurrency Energy consumption is a serious downside to the crypto boom Are women more fiscally conservative than men? New York Times Bitcoin bros article Plus another Times article about women in cryptocurrency that come out after we recorded Mariza Monteiro is our resident nomadic Cryptocurrency expert Ellen’s Bitcoin bit Check out She Kn...2018-03-0143 minNomad + SpiceFinding Love as a Digital Nomad (Part 2) This Part 2 of our nomad love series! If you haven’t already, make sure you listen to Part 1! This week, we’re interviewing Nicole Abramowski of Queer Women* Digital Nomads on her experience as a queer woman in the nomad space We also chatted to absolute powerhouse Heather Thorkelson of Republic of Freedom and Twin Tracks Expeditions about meeting her husband in Antarctica (!!) and how her location independent lifestyle allowed their relationship to happen. We also share our experiences (which, granted, have limited applicability to those finding love on the road - sorry) The New York Times article on co-living Wh...2018-02-2146 minNomad + SpiceFinding Love as a Digital Nomad (Part 1) We’re tackling nomad relationships because it’s Valentine’s Day, and we’re hashtag topical. We ran a poll in our Facebook Group and it’s been our most talked-about topic in the whole history of the group! Alas, we’re no good when it comes to the topic of finding love on the road because we were already in long-term relationships when we started nomading, so we turned to four of our nomadic sisters to hear about their stories. First up is Anna SE Lundberg, a speaker, coach and writer, whose partner is decidedly a muggle. Next we have Amy Sco...2018-02-1540 minNomad + SpiceAdvice We Would Give Our Pre-Nomad Selves We’re riding high after our first Nomad Feminist Bookclub meeting, guest starring Tiffany Dufu, the author of our first book, Drop the Ball. Book 2 is The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See. Like the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Viv’s advice is “don’t panic” Did you know Kit maintained a travel blog back in the day? Trust us, your idols don’t have their shit together! Are you in London on Monday February 5 at 6.30pm? We’re having a baby Nomad + Spice meet-up. Email viv@nomadandspice.com to get the details! Hannah talks about ignoring nomad p...2018-01-3133 minNomad + SpiceTaking Care of Your Health Happy New Year! Hot Netflix tip: The Good Place (it’s amazing, just watch it) We were blown away by the generosity of our Patreon supporters! Send us a voice memo at nomadandspice.com/speak! There are two places left in the Nomad Feminist Book Club - get on it ASAP to chat to Tiffany Dufu about her book Drop The Ball We hear from Christine and Dorene We chat briefly about the parlous state of the US healthcare system under the current government Getting a physical in South East Asia Dr Mariana Calleja schools us in taking care of ou...2018-01-1744 minNomad + Spice2018 Preview + Grading Our 2017 2017 recap! We’ve actually been working on Nomad + Spice all year long so we’re looking back on an epic year. If you’re in the UK and want to access local gyms, try Pay As U Gym for cheaper monthly gym access We look back on our Episode 2 travel speed goals and make some new ones Announcing the Nomad + Spice Book Club - starting with Drop The Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less by Tiffany Dufu. Membership for our book club will be one of the perks of our shiny new Patreon! Next year’s topics include more on money, r...2017-12-2026 minNomad + SpiceGetting Out of a Funk We recorded just post-7in7 and we were totally in a funk The paradox of choice can be a great funk instigator We use some great words, including malaise and inertia Check out our very driven friend Anna SE Lundberg for some inspo/jealousy If you haven’t played Exploding Kittens, you should (but you should also be focused like Beck Power) We hear from Christine, Mariza and Janice QOTD: “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the second best time is now” Check out Note to Self’s research on boredom Get yourself some Headspace Check out Dere...2017-12-0628 minNomad + SpiceThe Value of In-Person Events: A Conversation with Our Faves We talk to Natasha Stanley (This Is For You), Beck Power (Nomad Fly, Nomad Work and Nomad Me) and Jennifer Lachs (Digital Nomad Girls) We’re all fresh out of 7in7 and absolutely buzzing This was going on outside the apartment while we were talking How do you relate authentically? Be honest! Try to avoid talking about work for as long as possible Business opportunities are a side effect of making friends! Hot tip from Natasha: when heading to a networking event, prepare questions that will make people smile to break through the small talk Jenny talks about how she se...2017-11-2347 minNomad + SpiceBromadsThis week we’re tackling digital bromads. Urban dictionary defines ‘Bro’ We hear from Marbree and Jenny Bromads: a politics of libertarianism? Tim Ferriss: the original bromad? Maire gives us a more nuanced angle on the bromad Check out Nicole’s group for queer women nomads Listen to our privilege ep if you haven’t already! #notalldropshippers QOTD from Temi: “If it acts like a douche and it looks like a douche, it’s probably a douche” Come meet us in 7in7 in Medellin, Colombia!!!!!!! Check out SheNomads, Digital Nomad Girls, Wanderist Life, Sun and Co for more women-lead nomad...2017-11-1429 minNomad + SpiceTreating YourselfTreating yourself! If you haven’t seen Parks & Rec you need to get on that stat Viv brags about her fancy holiday (shout out to Alice the travel agent at Flight Centre in Sydney) Kit extols the virtues of the Chase Sapphire Reserve Card (including on Twitter) We get treat yourself tips from Berrak and Hannah Our number 1 tip is getting a nice Airbnb apartment Treating yourself: self-care in disguise Check out boring self-care Give us your best treating yourself tips! Send us a voice memo or an email to hello@nomadandspice.com, or say hi on Tw...2017-10-2526 minNomad + SpiceMinisode Update: Conference HangoverA quick post-7in7 update + a preview of what we'll be discussing in the final months of 2017!2017-10-2301 minNomad + SpiceFriendship The New York Times article about friendship We discuss the nomad problem of loneliness We hear from Kyrie and Heather Viv vaguely remembers some high school sociology (and here’s the idea that globalisation turns the world into one giant gesellschaft) Follow Kate Leaver on Twitter or Facebook and sign up for her lovely newsletter. Her book, The Friendship Cure, is out next April through HarperCollins The Atlantic article that claims that once you get married and have kids you stop having friends Next time you get a chance to see Merrily We Roll Along, take it! The episode of Se...2017-09-2740 minNomad + SpiceEnd-of-Summer Break Viv is enjoying no screens + rose petal spa baths How do you treat yourself? Send us a voice memo at hello@nomadandspice.com! We gush over our reviews 2017-09-0504 minNomad + SpiceGoing on Vacation “So are you, like, on vacation all the time?” We discover that our bodies are enforcing weekends France is on the right track to work/life balance The US is setting a terrible example We posit that working is not the best use of the beach Elle and Marbree share their dubiously successful vacation histories Kit shouts out the Hidden Brain podcast on scarcity + time Viv gets anxious on vacation; Kit wants to rage-quit everything We grade Viv’s recent city break + make commitments for future holidays Kit dreams of going to Japan’s cat islands QOTD: “I don’t want to hear...2017-08-3121 minNomad + SpiceAccessorizing on the Road Viv reveals her former life as a fashion icon The surprising ease We hear from Christine and Cassie on their best style tips We love our carry-on only travel style, but it’s not compulsory! Kit gives a shout-out to her Dr Scholl’s flats The capsule wardrobe Viv half-remembers some makeup advice about red lipstick QOTD: “People really remember you when you have hot pink hair” Send us a voice memo or an email about your style tips to hello@nomadandspice.com. Come say hi on Twitter and Facebook, and join our Facebook Group. Please take a moment to subsc...2017-08-2523 minNomad + SpiceHow Nomads Make MoneyIn this episode we reveal how we make money. GASP! The conservative hangover: we need to talk about this more “Money is an emotional topic.” Our friends Beck, Christine, and Holly tell us how they make money + the actual amounts they’re bringing in The three ways nomads make money How Kit + Viv make their living (hint: it’s not podcasting) No amount of money or massages can make Viv like going to an office Baby’s First Freelance: how far we’ve come since our early nomad days How to ask for more $$$$ Charge what you’re worth! Everyon...2017-08-2320 minNomad + SpiceHome BasesWe’re recording from Viv’s home base in London! Opposites attract: Kit + Viv are at either end of the home base spectrum We sample Libby Tucker’s 2016 7in7 talk We pull apart the classic ‘I quit my job and sold my house and all my stuff and bought a one-way ticket’ trope How much do you need familiarity? What counts as familiarity? #philosophy Property owning: NOT FOR EVERYONE! If you’ve got money to invest you don’t have to put money into property. The Adult Gap Year is not the same as being a digital nomad. QOTD: “Being s...2017-08-1823 minNomad + SpicePrivilege + NomadingThis week’s a big one. We talk about privilege in the nomad world! “Anyone can be a digital nomad if they try hard enough” - can they though? We hear from Chrys, Pauline and LaToya, who wade into the waters of digital nomad privilege Privilege 101: we all have some kind of privilege over someone else We quote from White privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack We dig into all the ways we can think of that we have privilege. Strap in! BTW, we allude to but don’t specifically address the issue of straight privilege. (But we know we’ve go...2017-08-1523 minNomad + SpiceHobbies Amy, LaToya and Pauline share their hobbies with us Kit and Viv suck at hobbies! But Viv joined a choir (this one!) and Kit dances (she did not approve the use of that high school photo) The need to schedule hobby-time and build accountability The link between hobbies and self-care The danger of making a relationship into a hobby Who wants to join our digital book club? Or our nomad geo-caching team? QOTD: “I looked on the net - the net. Who calls it the NET? Sorry guys.” What are your hobbies? Send us a voice memo or an...2017-08-1020 minNomad + SpiceTravel Speed Kit + Viv are hanging out together in the Cotswolds! We hear Pauline, Amy, and LaToya discuss their travel styles Viv talks about how Libby Tucker's 7in7 talk inspired her to build a home base QOTD "This isn't something you have to decide once. What I wanted in 2009 isn't the same as what I wanted in 2012, and it's not what I want now in 2017." The risk of nomad burnout Send us your stories of travel speed and nomad in a 30 second voice memo - hello@nomadandspice.com, or say hi on Twitter or Facebook. Please take a minute to subscribe a...2017-08-0823 minNomad + SpiceFeeling Welcome In The Nomad SpaceIn this podcast we cover: Who we are (Kit Whelan and Viv Egan) Why we're making a podcast Today's theme: Feeling welcome in the nomad space Viv tells the story of listening to the podcast Where are all the nomad women? (look at the URL extension... ugh) We hear from Marbree, Jenny, Kyrie, Christine and Shay on their experiences We talk about meaningful gatherings and spaces like 7in7, Lesbians Who Tech, Husk Digital spaces! Digital Nomad Girls, Feminist Explorers QOTD: "Awesome women beget awesome women" Rate us on Apple Podcasts, email us at hello@nomadandspice.com, tweet us at @nomadandspice an...2017-08-0325 minNomad + SpicePreviewA new podcast for location independent women. Long-term digital nomads Kit Whelan & Viv Egan cover everything from sexism, money, and privilege to hobbies, accessorizing, and pop culture. No bromads allowed. While you're waiting for episode 1, you can email us on hello@nomadandspice.com, tweet us at @nomadandspice and join our Facebook group to continue the conversation. We want to hear from YOU. Don't forget to subscribe!2017-08-0101 min