Carl

Carl Vs Reality

Society EN ↓ 13 episodes

A hand-crafted, self-hosted audio notebook about nature, digital privacy, and surviving the modern internet without selling your soul.

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Author

Carl

Category

Society

Podcast website

carlvsreality.com

Latest episode

Sep 17, 2026

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Episodes

Buying videos and not lying to a cat 17.09.2026

My cat hasn't been very well, bless him! Also, me and my partner have started to collect video tapes

Letting Go When Plans Fail 10.09.2026

Sitting on the beach, failed recording equipment, and watching ridiculous pier drama unfold'a little reflection on noise, letting go of control, and why people need to mind their own business.

Sitting in Trees, Catching Rain, and Changing Seasons 03.09.2026

Talking rainwater harvesting, fixing pub shed guttering, fussy houseplants, cat safety, and sitting up in my favourite tree to watch the changing seasons roll into autumn.

Hippy Talks About The Solar Eclipse 27.08.2026

In this episode I talk about my love of nature and natural occuring events and people not being interested

Long Hot Summer and Records 20.08.2026

In this episode I talk about the drought, the heat and me collecting records at car boots

The Sea 13.08.2026

I love the sea, I find it really helps my mental health

Being a Cat Dad 10.08.2026

In this episode I talk about finally getting the paternal instinct

The Optician 30.07.2026

I needed to have my eyes tested and I didn't want to disappoint the optician.

Evening Routines, Incense, and Garden Pottering 23.07.2026

Lighting incense at home, chatting evening routines, watering the garden, feeding the local hedgehog, watching nesting wood pigeons, and escaping social media to build an independent web space.

Eleven Minutes of Bullshit About Carbon Footprints and Privacy 02.07.2026

Ditching streaming algorithms and AI slop for an old MP3 player, independent Bandcamp music, and ethical web hosting. Just a bloke waffling about intentional living without being preachy.

A Casual Chat on Solitude and Nature 25.06.2026

Chatting from a willow tree after dodging a rare adder, exploring digital minimalism, why solitude is vital for mental health, and the joy of random cat pictures.

Sitting in a Tree Talking Crap 14.06.2026

Alright, cheers for tuning into Carl Versus Reality. I'm sitting up my podcasting tree after a crisp morning walk, proper clearing the head after a week that left me so mentally exhausted I didn't even know what day it was. In this episode, I'm having a natter about finding that vital nature connection'hunting for beach hag stones, adding to my little shrine at home, and completely kicking against...

Why I Ditched the Algorithm (and Why Success is Failure) 10.06.2026

Hello and welcome back to Carl vs Reality. I'm currently sitting right back up in my podcasting tree, about a twenty-five-minute trek out into the coastal wilderness to find a bit of peace and tranquillity, only to have a massive, deafening fighter jet go roaring back and forth right over my head'which is a bit of a perfect metaphor for life lately, isn't it? I've been away from the microphone for...

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