{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69d15ad5d2e95f5131644e74/6a856b5b8b730c47c12e08dc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Earthships: Houses From Cans and Tires Without Utility Bills | Mike Reynolds","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/69d15ad5d2e95f5131644e74/1787153096278-7a347edf-46ee-455d-b66c-b6e9262811f9.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>What if your home could produce its own water, energy, food, and comfort?</p><p>For more than 50 years, Michael Reynolds has challenged conventional architecture by building off-grid, self-sustaining homes from materials most people consider trash. As the creator of the Earthship movement, he believes our homes should take care of us, not the other way around.</p><p>But this conversation isn't really about architecture.</p><p>It's about independence.</p><p>It's about questioning the systems we've come to depend on and asking a simple question:</p><p>What if the resources we need are already all around us?</p><p>In this episode, Mike shares why he built homes from tires, beer cans, and bottles and why he believes autonomous off-grid housing is the future.</p><p>We explore Earthships, off-grid living, self-reliance, and sustainable architecture, while asking whether waste could become one of our most valuable resources.</p><p>Whether you're interested in alternative building or simply learning to think differently, this conversation will challenge the way you think about home, freedom, and resilience.</p><p><br></p><p>Support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/HarrisonGardner</p><p><br></p><p>CONNECT WITH ME</p><p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_harrisongardner</p><p>Website: <a href=\"https://www.harrisongardner.net/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.harrisongardner.net/</a></p><p>Bookstore: https://www.harrisongardner.net/bookstore-1&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Pre-order my new book HEAT-SHELTER-WATER-FOOD</p><p>https://www.harrisongardner.net/heat-shelter-water-food</p><p><br></p><p>Earthship Biotecture:&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://earthship.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://earthship.com/</a></p><p>Earthship Academy &amp; Training:</p><p>https://earthship.com/learn</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Building a House From Beer Cans</p><p>01:04 The Colombia Story</p><p>03:40 Why Mike Started Building Earthships</p><p>08:10 The 60-Year Fight Against the System</p><p>12:00 Why Autonomous Off-Grid Housing Matters</p><p>14:09 Ad Break: Supporting The Tools at Hand</p><p>15:57 Unbuilding the Way We Think About Homes</p><p>20:30 The Six Things Every Human Needs</p><p>25:30 Why Everything Has Become an Industry</p><p>29:05 The Knowledge Mike Wants to Spread</p><p>38:03 What COVID Taught Mike About Self-Reliance</p><p>43:21 Why a House Should Be a Machine</p><p>48:25 How Earthships Changed Harrison's Life</p><p>49:45 The Garbage Warrior &amp; Harrison's New Book</p>","author_name":"harrisongardner"}