Jul 21, 2026 · 5 min · 7 segments
Could you throw away 90% of your possessions to live in a tiny home? Host Meghann Scully explores how living with less can solve our housing headache and open up space for an affordable, sustainable…
Meghann ScullyHost
Aidan GatelyGuest
Paul LawfordGuest
Things that we don't need, things that clutter up our homes, things that are exported from thousands of miles away in single-use plastic produced with fossil fuels.
things carefully planned to become obsolete in shockingly short timeframes and sold to us in ways that make us think buying them is somehow essential.
And when we no longer need these products, they're discarded in the worst ways possible.
And of course, in many ways, we know this and many of us try our best to negate some of these effects.
But ultimately, it comes down to the fact that so much of what we own, we simply do not need.
How do we cut down on all that stuff? Well, one solution is a little more radical than most would go for.
Things that we don't need, things that clutter up our homes, things that are exported from thousands of miles away in single-use plastic produced with fossil fuels.
things carefully planned to become obsolete in shockingly short timeframes and sold to us in ways that make us think buying them is somehow essential.
And when we no longer need these products, they're discarded in the worst ways possible.
And of course, in many ways, we know this and many of us try our best to negate some of these effects.
But ultimately, it comes down to the fact that so much of what we own, we simply do not need.
How do we cut down on all that stuff? Well, one solution is a little more radical than most would go for.
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