The Secret To Good Simple Living
The 9941 Podcast
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4.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 3 February 2025
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of the Granger Smith Podcast, Granger welcomes special guests Jeremy and Melissa, the creators of the New World, Old Soul podcast and the Good Simple Living vlog. What started as a casual visit to Granger’s home turned into an inspiring conversation about their incredible journey—leaving behind conventional life in Portland, Oregon, to build a homestead in the remote mountains of northern Idaho.
Jeremy, a former police officer, and Melissa, a homeschooling mom, share how they took a leap of faith, quitting jobs, selling their home, and moving to an off-grid property with their four kids—all while documenting their adventure on YouTube. They discuss the challenges of self-sufficiency, homeschooling, and staying connected to their values in a world increasingly driven by technology and artificial intelligence.
Granger and his guests dive deep into the struggles and rewards of homesteading, the philosophical implications of AI and digital influence, and the fine line between content creation and truly living in the moment. They also explore the difficulty of maintaining friendships, setting boundaries in a world of constant connectivity, and the importance of raising kids with curiosity and resilience.
Tune in for a conversation filled with wisdom, faith, and an unfiltered look at what it really takes to pursue the dream of self-sufficiency.
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| 0:00.0 | Well, this is a special episode of the podcast, and I'm, I am so glad that you two are with me, first of all. |
| 0:19.0 | And I didn't plan this. I didn't wake up this morning and think that I was going to have you as guest on the podcast. |
| 0:25.2 | But Jeremy and Melissa, you came up to my house from Idaho. |
| 0:31.4 | Long ways. |
| 0:32.5 | To record a podcast with Amber and I. |
| 0:35.7 | And your podcast, New World Old Soul. And it's actually fantastic and very |
| 0:43.4 | practical. And it is, it's, it's from the perspective of good, simple living, I guess you could |
| 0:53.4 | say. Correct. Yeah. I think that's accurate. |
| 0:56.0 | Which is the vlog, that you guys also have, a family vlog. |
| 0:59.7 | And I'm fascinated by your story, though. |
| 1:02.7 | And so as we were kind of setting up for your podcast here at the house, I said, hey, |
| 1:07.9 | do you want to get on my podcast? |
| 1:10.4 | And you want to join me? |
| 1:11.6 | Because I think a lot of people could benefit from your wisdom and the way that you process things. |
| 1:19.6 | Because, A, it's relatable the way that both of you process things as a family. |
| 1:25.6 | And it's also innovative because you're also, although you're |
| 1:30.9 | relatable, you're doing things that people only dream about doing. First of all, respond to that. |
| 1:38.1 | Like, what does that mean when I say to you, how do you feel when I say you're living a lot of people's dream? |
| 1:47.6 | It's surreal for me. We have discussions about that very thing on a pretty regular basis because |
| 1:53.7 | for us, all of this really has been a dream come true. And I think, you know, we felt called to do what it is that we've done. And it's, |
| 2:03.8 | it's God that's really seen us through. And, you know, looking back for that reason, I think |
| 2:09.1 | it's just kind of been surreal. It's a big risk for us to, to leave familiarity and take on a new |
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