Nomad + Spice

Kit Whelan + Viv Egan

A 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.

77 Episodes

Going on Hiatus
3/6/2023
15:17
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! [email protected]. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.
Feminism & Capitalism
1/30/2023
1:21:52
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: Leaving Cambridge for the comfort of strangers - The Boston Globe Map of communal living spaces in the US: Cohousing Assn of the US Financial Times: Britain and the US are poor societies with a few very rich people Chart on income inequality in the UK & US Sustainable and ethical brand rankings: Good On You Jenny Lachs tells us why she thinks feminism and capitalism can't co-exist Rich people who want to be taxed more: She's Inheriting Millions. She Wants Her Wealth Taxed Away. - The New York Times 'Tax us now': ultra-rich call on governments to introduce wealth taxes Flint Water Crisis: Everything You Need to Know Join your local Buy Nothing group Tiff shares with us why she thinks capitalism and feminism are antithesis Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! [email protected]. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.
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See Ya, 2022!
12/16/2022
15:33
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
5 Year Anniversary
10/26/2022
20:51
It'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! [email protected]. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.
Summer Books 2022
8/15/2022
30:28
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 Dade Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo Black Widow by Leslie Gray Streeter How to How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! [email protected]. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.
What Nomading Prevents You From Doing
8/1/2022
42:49
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! [email protected]. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.
Feminist Weddings
6/20/2022
1:32:48
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 the [edited!] wedding video Kyrie tells us about her own unconventional wedding plans Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! [email protected]. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.
Neurodivergent Nomads Part 2
4/25/2022
1:06:21
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 explain what she is experiencing Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price Kathryn tells us about her neurodivergent journey and autistic burnout Fidget toys Calmer earbuds Martina tells us how realised she may have ADHD after two of her close friends were diagnosed ADHD self-assessment for women Autism self-assessment Highly Sensitive Person self-assessment So, You Think You Have ADHD? PDF (includes Facebook groups and other useful links) Have you had or been to a feminist wedding? Share your stories here to be featured in one of our upcoming episodes Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! [email protected]. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.
Neurodivergent Nomads Part 1
3/1/2022
1:29:59
This 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 Two sides of ADHD So, You Think You Have ADHD? PDF Hannah Dixon of Digital Nomad Kit talks about her diagnosis journey ADHD self-assessment for women Autism self-assessment Highly Sensitive Person self-assessment ND accounts on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connor.dewolfe/ https://www.instagram.com/danidonovan/ https://www.instagram.com/adhd_alien/ https://www.instagram.com/nd.narratives/ https://www.instagram.com/the_mini_adhd_coach/ https://www.instagram.com/authenticallyadhd/ https://www.instagram.com/iampayingattention/ https://www.instagram.com/actuallyautistictiktoks/ Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! [email protected]. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.
Farewell 2021!
12/21/2021
31:18
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! [email protected]. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.

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Nomad + Spice

Kit Whelan + Viv Egan

77 Episodes

Going on Hiatus

Feminism & Capitalism

See Ya, 2022!

5 Year Anniversary

Summer Books 2022

What Nomading Prevents You From Doing

Feminist Weddings

Neurodivergent Nomads Part 2

Neurodivergent Nomads Part 1

Farewell 2021!