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A Wild Way Home - Alternative Living Inspiration

Society EN ↓ 6 episodes

We’re Philly and Ollie - parents to two young daughters who, frankly, we’d like to see a bit more of. Each week, we’ll be talking to people who are living alternative lifestyles - those who’ve found ways to break free from the 9-to-5 grind and live life on their own terms. Join us as we search for our Wild Way Home.

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They quit London and built a home out of “junk” - The story of Beeview Farm 10.12.2025 43:06

⚡️ Ever fantasised about breaking free from the grind? This episode, we meet a family who actually did it - leaving London behind for a self-sufficient, off-grid life in remote West Wales. 💡Charis and Mathew Watkinson, the couple behind Beeview Farm, built their family home from an old horsebox and materials that were otherwise destined for landfill. Their journey hasn’t been simple - including...

He’s lived off-grid his entire adult life: “ I'd go shopping on horseback” | Tao Wimbush of Lammas Ecovillage 20.11.2025 53:39

⚡ ️ Could you make the leap to full off-grid living? What if you had a helping hand, and a group of neighbours who were all in it together? That’s what life is like for the residents living at Lammas Ecovillage. 💡 Lamas is one of the most famous ecovillages in the world. Only 15 years old and made up of around 20 holdings, it’s a small, off-grid settlement in West Wales. Tao Wimbush has been at...

She couldn’t find the right school - so she built her own! “ Traditional school isn't setting kids up for success in the real world” 22.08.2025 49:29

⚡ ️Imagine 4-day school weeks, outdoor learning as standard, limited access to devices - and children who want to be at school. This is the dream of Liberty Woodland founder Leanna Barret. 💡 Many people are questioning whether the traditional school system is really setting their kids up for success - whether sending them away 5 days a week is truly best for them. And while homeschooling rates a...

How to decide which alternative life is for you: “All great change starts in the imagination” 24.07.2025 59:32

⚡ ️Fed up with the ‘normal’ way of doing things, but not sure which alternative way of life will suit you and your family best? Well, you can get many ideas by listening to this podcast of course - but we want to take it a step further with this episode. 💡 It’s possible one day you’ll fall in love with vanlife, or permaculture, or worldschooling - or it might be that your wild way home doesn’t e...

Life on a canal boat: “It’s not easy but it’s worth the freedom” 23.07.2025 58:34

⚡️ Have you ever walked past a row of narrowboats, bobbing up and down in one of the UK’s stunning canals and wondered - what would life be like on one of those? Well, we have too. 💡 Life aboard a canal boat offers freedom, a deeper connection to nature, cheaper living and a little bit of something new every day. But it definitely comes with its difficulties too. 💬 That’s why we’ve invited The...

Is permaculture a more fulfilling way to live? “We have this biological need to be outside” 23.07.2025 57:26

⚡️ What do you know about permaculture? For many it conjures up visions of off-grid living and back gardens overflowing with fruit and veg. But it turns out permaculture is about way more than that - a way of living where you understand that “everything is connected”. 💡 Permaculture can do wonders for your mental and physical health, cut down the rising costs of living, break free of capitalism...