235 | Politics
The Minimalists
Joshua Fields Millburn
4.7 • 11.5K Ratings
🗓️ 19 May 2020
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Joshua and Ryan discuss local, national, and international politics; outrage and divisiveness in the current political climate; and the quagmire of disarray and turmoil created by tribalism and partisan politics with journalist and podcaster Kim Iversen, and they answer the following questions:
How can we help our government officials adopt more minimalist practices, especially with respect to budgets? (02:54)
Which political party is most closely aligned with the principles of minimalism? (15:29)
How do we all maintain balance in this heated political climate? (25:25)
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of The Minimalist is brought to you by... |
| 0:02.4 | ...Nobody. |
| 0:03.3 | Because advertisements suck. |
| 0:05.4 | Da Minimalists. |
| 0:07.1 | Hmm. |
| 0:17.5 | Every little thing... |
| 0:19.6 | You think that's me. |
| 0:22.2 | Every little thing... |
| 0:24.2 | You think that's me. |
| 0:26.5 | Every little thing that's just feeding your greed. |
| 0:30.9 | Oh, I bet that you'd be fine without it. |
| 0:38.5 | Hello everybody. |
| 0:39.1 | Welcome to The Minimalist Podcast. |
| 0:40.3 | We're going to discuss what it means to live a meaningful life with less. |
| 0:43.1 | My name's Joshua Philz-Milburn. |
| 0:44.5 | And I'm Ryan Nickadeemis. |
| 0:45.5 | And together we are the minimalist. |
| 0:46.9 | Ryan, it is an election year. |
| 0:49.0 | Yes, it is who you vote for. |
| 0:50.0 | Of course. |
| 0:50.8 | Daffy Duck. |
| 0:52.4 | Or Jimmy Carter. |
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