Sir Tim Smit, is probably best known as one of the co-founders of the Eden Project; A visionary conservation project set in a claypit in the middle of Cornwall

It’s fair to say that Eden was built against the odds, and Tim played a huge part in that. He’s someone who will pursue a grand idea, despite considerable risks, and isn’t afraid to be disliked in the process.

Before Eden he had a whole other career in the music industry before entering the world of conservation, co-founding the Lost Gardens of Heligan, and with Eden, pioneering the legendary community get together The Big Lunch.

Tim is a master of building crews, and not giving up when the going gets tough. With a tendency to not do as he’s told, this conversation took many twists and turns. We hope you enjoy it.

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Author, journalist and writer Ruby Warrington has a knack for getting ahead of the zeitgeist. In 2016 she coined the term sober-curious as a way of investigating her own relationship with alcohol. It clearly hit a collective nerve and inadvertently, she started a movement, resulting in a book, a popular podcast and no doubt millions of lives lived differently.

Her latest published book is Women without kids, an in depth look at women choosing to live childfree and all the personal, political and systemic reasons it’s happening. In our conversation we cover alcohol, the taboos around parenting differently, and touch on her latest preoccupation - content addiction.

We love Ruby because she models, explores, and informs; her brand of rebellion gently nudges you in a new direction without judgement.

We hope you enjoy the episode.

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We're excited to announce that the podcast is back!

After a hiatus we're back to explore what rules need breaking in 2025.

We're in tough times, which means more reason than ever to celebrate those who are pushing back in whatever way they can.

This season we'll have double the amount of episodes as were interviewing some seasoned rebels who've managed to grab public attention, alongside some inspiring people from across our Be More Pirate community who we think you should meet.

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