The Make New Friends at a Bookshop Meetup, volunteer trash pickups, and more from our trip to London

10/06/2025 56 min Temporada 1 Episodio 3

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⏱️ Timestamps: 2:16 - Event: Make New Friends at a Bookshop3:17 - How it works: divide by shelf/genre5:58 - Finding your local spot/community hub7:01 - Reproducing this in London, using locals + research8:20 - Example: The Yurt Cafe in London9:00 - Yurt Cafe as a hub for local info9:38 - Wife joined knitting club10:40 - Trash pickup discussion, Wombles inspired12:27 - Importance of branding for reproducible ideas13:05 - Comparing to Jelly (coworking brand)14:37 - Designing programs to be branded, remixable15:07 - Personal experience: trash pickup creates sense of ownership18:40 - Norwalk equivalent: Eco Evolution22:45 - Importance of supporting local businesses23:20 - They have low threshold for success25:30 - Consistency of showing up matters26:50 - Membership structures for cafes28:00 - Example: Norwalk Art Space membership31:00 - Simple activities: dinner parties, cafes, board games32:00 - Reversing disconnection, repairing social fabric32:50 - Another space in London: a community garden34:20 - Calthorpe Community Garden38:10 - Community gardens as opportunities, leverage infrastructure39:00 - Community gardens as "gardens for community"39:50 - Using what we've got vs. ambitious projects41:10 - Other existing infrastructure: Churches as hubs42:20 - Other existing infrastructure: Delis, shops in suburbs43:00 - Potential for community groups to take over retail spaces44:15 - Front yard vs. backyard culture45:00 - Propagating front yard culture: visible, approachable46:10 - Dream: neighbors coordinating front yard activities46:50 - Using outdoors in springtime47:15 - Applying to apartments: shared areas (pool)48:00 - Deliberately spending time in front yard--📻 Join us Wednesdays at 5:00pm ET: https://wfutradio.com📼 Video stream:https://youtube.com/@belongfulness/streams🎧 Podcast:https://pod.link/1534202027#YAI-S01-E03

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